LG set to launch its new tablet on T-Mobile’s network

Will it be a game changer for Android tablets?

LG ELECTRONICS HAS announced that it will be launching its Android 3.0 tablet which is currently known as the G-slate on T-Mobile’s network in the US sometime in March. The tablet is expected to be officially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress which kicks off on the 14th of this month, but LG has kindly shared plenty of details about the new tablet ahead of the launch.
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Verizon to start bandwidth throttling top 5 percent bandwidth users

Will automagically transcode your streaming media

IF YOU’RE A HEAVY bandwidth users with Verizon you might want to re-think your choice of network, as the company has issued some changes to its data usage policies as of today that allows them to throttle the top five percent of its users. On top this, the cellular network operator has decided that streaming media uses up too much of its bandwidth and will from now on transcode all streaming video passing through its network.
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Intel issues recall for all Sandy Bridge chipsets

Expects to take a profit hit on the back of it

INTEL HAS ISSUED a product recall today of all its Sandy Bridge chipsets, which is a huge deal for the company as the product recall is set to have a fairly significant if not huge impact on Intel’s profits this quarter. However, as the Chinese New Year is already in full swing in most of Asia, it’s unlikely that we’ll see any product recalls from Intel’s partners for at least another couple of weeks.
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Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play is the PlayStation phone

Gets early hands on treatment

SONY ERICSSON’S PLAYSTATION phone is hardly a secret or a surprise at this stage after multiple leaks over the past few months; however, it has now been put through its paces in an early preview of close to final sample. The handset is likely to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in the middle of next month and it’s likely to quickly become one of the most popular Android phones.
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HP Topaz hardware specs leaks

Quite impressive overall

IT’S VERY POSSIBLE that tablets are finally getting to the stage where they’ll deliver what have been promised for so long and HP looks set to be close to front of the pack if details of its new tablets prove to hold true. Full specs of its 9.7-inch webOS tablet currently codenamed Topaz has leaked and it has just about everything a good tablet should have.
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