5 Smartphones to Look Out for in 2012
While 2011 brought some truly amazing innovations to the mobile industry from 4G LTE, to dual-core processors to phones that measure in the millimeters in terms of width, 2012 is poised to trump it. Needless to say, these are exciting times. But what’s on that horizon? What phones should you already be thinking about?
Gotta Be Mobile
LG Android OS 4.0 Upgrades Will Begin Q2 2012 With LG Optimus LTE and Others
LG has announced the first set of smartphones that will be graced with some Android OS 4.0 love. On Facebook the company noted that starting in Q2 2012 the LG Optimus LTE, LG Optimus 2X, Prada phone by LG 3.0, the LG Optimus Sol, the LG my Touch Q and the LG Eclipse will be getting upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich.
MobileSyrup
Apple Kicks Off 12 Days of iTunes, Offers a Dozen Freebies to Last into 2012
Cupertino’s annual download giveaway starts today and runs through January 6th. The free gifts kick off with some Coldplay tracks and videos from the band’s latest Apple-sponsored festival appearance.
Engadget
iPhone and iPad users account for 92% of mobile purchases, study finds
Users of Apple’s iPhone smartphones and its iPad line of tablets accounted for 92% of all mobile purchases made thus far in December, a recent study by eCommerce company RichRelevance found. That figure is up from April 2011 when a similar study conducted by the firm found that Apple’s iOS devices accounted for 88% of non-desktop online shopping.
BGR
