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MetroPCS Launches World’s First Commercially Available Voice Over LTE Service and VoLTE-Capable 4G LTE Smartphone

When MetroPCS first came out they were just another carrier. They had cheap plans and cheap phones.  They have since been the named the 5th largest carrier in the USA.  They were the first to launch 4G LTE in thier footprint and now are the first to launch VoLTE (“Volt”) which stands for Voice over [...]

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Rumored MetroPCS LG Motion 4G MS770 Images Leaked

It appears MetroPCS will be getting its first ICS phone.  We don’t know much about this phone and MetroPCS is unwilling to give us any information about it.  In an email to them we received this: Andrew, Thanks for your e-mail. We haven’t announced any new devices and don’t have any information available at this [...]

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LG to launch a new smartphone in September with their new L9 quad-core processor?

Every smartphone manufacturer is working on a new quad-core phone these days. So is LG! LG has been building a quad-core processing of their own and we might see it in September. It’s based on ARM architecture and that’s all we know about it right now. Now LG has license to both Cortex-A9 and Cortex-A15 [...]

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Free Boost Mobile Prepaid Phones For New Customers

Unfortunatly I didn’t catch this earlier but you still have time to react to this!  Free phones through Boost Mobile until 6/30. Samsung Replenish Android QWERTY candy bar (regular price $99.99) LG Rumor Reflex touchscreen QWERTY slider (regular price $79.99) Kyocera Innuendo (Black & Blue) QWERTY clamshell (regular price $79.99) BlackBerry Curve 8530 (regular price [...]

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Leaked: Rumored list of new phones headed to MetroPCS – Samsung Galaxy S3 CONFIRMED

MetroPCS has been stagnant for a little while now with new phones coming out, especially ones that are high-end or even mid-range phones.  It seems now they are going to have a good sized push for 4G phones to be released in the near future.  It has been speculated that the 5th largest carrier in [...]

StraightTalk To Add Verizon-Powered LG Enlighten Android Smartphone

StraightTalk, one of the most popular pre-paid outfits, is adding another Android to its current lineup.  This coming about 2 weeks after they released the Proclaim.  The Proclaim has been a very popular phone (since root was found) and has unexpectedly sold out online.  The LG Enlighten is a very entry-level phone and the second [...]

MetroPCS signs handset supplier Yulong Talks cheap smartphones coming

When it comes to budget handsets that can run LTE, MetroPCS is top of that list.  Having a supplier than can handle that and accomidate that is not an easy task.  Chinese supplier Yulong has stepped up and offered to bring inexpensive LTE ready handsets to them.  MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) expects to cover between 102 million [...]

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LG Optimus Elite Makes its Way to Virgin Mobile USA Starting Today

A successor to the popular LG Optimus V, this highly customizable full-featured smartphone keeps customers organized with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and other key features, including a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 5MP autofocus rear-facing camera and camcorder with flash, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard. Hit the break to read the full press release

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Telus Android OS Update Schedule

On May 3rd, Telus released an expected update page on thier site.  From the image after the break Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericcson (selected) phones are supposed to be getting updates within the next 3 months or as late at late July.  The updates include ICS which is always nice.  I am sure [...]

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Rumor: MetroPCS LG Connect kernel [WIP]

Yes, you see this correctly.  The LG Connect is getting some developer love.   Playful God is currently working on developing a new kernel for the new Metro phone.  No information has been released yet on the specs or what it will offer yet.  If it’s anything like his Plauge kernel for the Esteem your [...]