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Can’t say we didn’t see this day coming. Your dreams of nabbing a Revue from Logitech for the low price of $99 have officially been squashed. Logitech has confirmed in their Q3 2012 report that the Revue is officially sold out — done, kaput, fini!

Verizon’s most recent MAP (minimum advertised price) list has quite a few discounted devices. The most intriguing is that of the Motorola DROID 4. It appears the DROID 4 will be dropping its price to $199 before it’s even released. The DROID 4 still hasn’t seen a release date, but it was originally set to hit the market with a price tag of $249.99. If this latest MAP is to be trusted, those looking to get their hands on one of the slimmest and fastest sliding QWERTY smartphones to hit the market, will also be treated to a lower price. Now that’s something to look forward to.


What perfect timing. We were just talking about how the LG Spectrum (aka LG Optimus LTE) had surpassed over 1 million units sold. Of course that was mostly in Korea, as the LG Spectrum just hit shelves here in the US. Well, we have some good news for any of you interested in getting this hot device as Amazon Wireless is now offering the Spectrum for $80 when you sign up for a new two-year contract. That’s $80 for a 1.5GHz dual-core LTE device! Try beating that price.


Sprint continues its Carrier IQ eradication, with the Samsung Epic 4G Touch being the latest to receive a security update. Update EL29 has begun rolling out today and will go out in stages, with 100% of phones being updated within 10 days. The update will bring you to software version S:D710.0.5S.EL29 and includes:


LG was proud to announce that their HD LTE handset, the Optimus LTE, has surpassed 1 million units sold. That’s not too shaby for an LTE Android device launched only 3 months ago. The LG Optimus LTE is known here in the States as the the Nitro HD on AT&T and the Spectrum on Verizon. Neither device has been available that long so it will be interesting to see how they sell in the US as compared to Korea, where the device was launched.

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