LG Optimus LTE (LU6200) Pictured Once Again

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Just a couple of days ago we could take a look at the LG Optimus LTE (aka LG LU6200) which was pictured in the wild and now we have a couple of more images starring the Korean manufacturer's LTE powerhouse.

The phone is reportedly operating on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread but the main selling point of the phone is its 4.5-inch AH-IPS LCD with HD resolution (720 x 1280), along with LTE support. The processor is not to be overlooked either as it clocks at 1.5GHz on two cores, being a Snapdragon chip. The phone is expected to hit Korea this month and we can't wait for LG to make it available in the U.S. and internationally.

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Four Ways to Make Your Android Feel New Again

Most people keep a phone for nearly two years. Unless you're keeping things fresh, you're likely to get a bit bored with the look and feel of your phone. And while you can't change the hardware (unless you want to buy an expensive off-contract phone), you can surely change the software. Here are four ways to make your Android feel new again, in order of easiest to most difficult.

1. Change your wallpaper

This might seem obvious, but it's amazing how much of a difference a change of wallpaper will make to your experience. Most devices let you change the lock screen wallpaper independently of the home screen, so you can get even more variety by making them different.

Our reccomendations? If you like Live Wallpapers, try Fireworks, Koi, or Super Mario. All are free.

If your battery life is on the fritz and you don't want to toll your CPU with animated backgrounds, try Backgrounds HD for a huge selection of high-resolution static images.

2. Change your lockscreen

If the "slide to unlock" function on your homescreen is feeling a bit stale, check out WidgetLocker to increase the functionality of your homescreen. This app is well worth the the $2 pricetag, as it gives you endless flexibility to make your homescreen functional. You can add widgets, place multiple sliders to quickly launch your favorite apps, and more.

3. Change your launcher

Android is unique in that you can install a third-party launcher to change your home screen interface entirely. Don't like HTC Sense, MotoBLUR, or TouchWiz? Try either LauncherPro or ADW Launcher EX. These apps let you set custom gestures for dock icons, apply visual styles to your application tray, and lots more.

4. Change your ROM!

At the end of the day, your phone is only as good as its core software. Thankfully, there's a huge selection of third-party ROMs available from the development community that can increase your battery life, improve device performance, and drastically change the look and feel of every screen. For example, I'm currently running VillainROM on my Galaxy S II, which has improved my battery life by around 20%. Another popular ROM series is MIUI, which transforms your Android in what appears to be a totally different operating system.

To load a custom ROM, you must root your device and install a custom bootloader. To do this, allocate at least an hour of time to make it happen, as rooting often involves running through a handful of steps. Check out the development forum for your device over at XDA; you're likely to find a sticky thread with instructions on how to get started.

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Verizon's Motorola Droid Bionic Shows Up Again On Video

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You can literally count the hours until Verizon and Motorola will finally launch the Droid Bionic, after it was introduced at the beginning of this year at CES, so it's just normal that more and more pictures and videos of the phone pop up.

In the video below you will not find anything out of the ordinary. It's the Droid Bionic filmed in what appears to be a Verizon store. There's also a comparison with the Droid X2 but what makes the Droid Bionic unique is that it will be the carrier's first dual-core phone with LTE support. With hours until its launch, will you buy the Droid Bionic or will you wait just a little bit more for that Droid Prime?

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HTC Eternity WP7 Pictured Again?

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As soon as today, HTC is likely to unveil several new smartphones, including the HTC Omega (a Windows Phone 7.5 device with a single-core 1.5GHz CPU), the HTC Eternity (another Windows Phone 7.5 device but with a huge 4.7" display), plus potentially the HTC Runnymede (an Android phone with the latest 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon chip). So far we've seen the Omega, plus a shot of the Eternity, and we have yet to see Runnymede, except in a very small image on a specification sheet. An online retailer has published what appears to be a clearer render of the Eternity, showing it as a slate device with a design not dissimilar from the Desire HD (with aluminum construction). The Eternity is expected to ship with a 1.5GHz single-core Snapdragon chip with 512MB of RAM, an 8MP rear-facing camera, and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It'll pack 16GB of storage, a 1650mAh battery, and Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

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UK startup defends Huddle name against Google — again

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One of the many features Google debuted in its highly anticipated Google+ social product last week was a group chat application named “Huddle.” At least one company was particularly non-plussed by Google’s big launch: Huddle, a London-based startup that provides cloud-based communication software.

Interestingly, this is not the first time Google has stepped on Huddle’s brand name turf. A few years back, Google launched an internally developed cloud collaboration app called “Huddlechat.” The app was promptly pulled entirely after some pretty intense criticism surfaced in the press about Huddlechat’s similarities to both Huddle and 37Signals’ Campfire product.

Huddle, the company, which has raised $14.2 million in its five years in business, issued a blog post today about its second brush with a Google-owned doppelganger. Overall, it seems that the startup is not exactly pleased with the situation — and it is not taking it lightly:

“There has been much speculation on Twitter and in the press as to whether the feature in Google+ is a joint venture between us and Google.  While the Huddle feature in Google+ appears designed to foster personal collaboration based on relationships and consumers’ interests, the Huddle feature in Google+ is not associated with Huddle, the leader in enterprise cloud collaboration and content management. There have also been suggestions that Google has, in fact, acquired us. There is no basis to such speculation.

…The Huddle team has worked hard to build its brand visibility worldwide and maintaining this is extremely important.  We have contacted Google about this matter, and our hope and preference, of course, is that this issue reaches a timely and amicable resolution.”

But while it was easy for Google to retract a small, quickly deployed proof-of-concept app like HuddleChat, the latest mixup will probably not be corrected so simply. Google+ is such a massive project that it seems unlikely Google will backpedal on the Huddle app unless there is a real legal problem with the way it uses the name. Huddle is a word in the common vernacular, so by putting the word “Google” in front of it, the app is probably in the clear from a legal standpoint.

It is unclear if the Google+ team was aware of Huddle the startup, or of the earlier Huddlechat debacle, at the time that it named the group chat application. This could simply be a classic case of what can happen at a very large corporation: Often, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing — or has already done in the past. Unfortunately for Huddle and other companies like it, it is often the industry’s smaller players who feel the negative effects of that miscommunication the most.

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Everything Is Sliding Again, Amid New Greek Problems, And Bernanke's Big Letdown

The markets were enjoying a nice mini-run up until around the time on Wednesday afternoon, when Bernanke opened his mouth, and revealed that QE3 was not imminent.

Since then the selling has resumed. Markets went negative yesterday, and that's what's going on again today.

US futures are down, and all of Europe is lower. France is off 0.8%. Same too with Athens. Same too with Germany. Spain is off an even uglier 1.4%.

The other big story is Greece, where there are fresh concerns about the austerity package.

Specifically, there are reports of a big "hole" in the package, meaning that it doesn't accomplish as much as it claims to, and the new Greek finance minister is pissing off everyone in Europe by trying to establish wiggle room on the austerity vote.

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• Why The Market's Six Week Slide Is A Massive Threat To The US Consumer Recovery
• Still No Deal On Greece, But Everything Is Rallying Back For Now
• BOOM: Everything Is Red Again, As Greek Situation Hurtles Towards Endgame

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