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The folks over at LG have done it yet again, where they intend to wow the world with a new set of smartphones, with the venue of choice being Mobile World Congress that is happening at Barcelona, Spain, later this month. There will be key elements of LG’s design heritage implemented across all various facets of the visually striking L Series III smartphones. Sporting a seamless layout, delicate finishing, refined metallic frame and Quick Window smart cover, all of these will be amalgamated together perfectly. Quick Window that will arrive in a trio of vibrant colors, will be the first cover from LG which has been specially designed for a mid-range smartphone. Quick Window would also deliver functional benefits that go beyond mere protection from drops and bumps, as the presence of this see-through window would enable one to check out just who is making a call, at the same time figure out the current time without having to open up the cover.

All of the L Series III models will be powered by Android 4.4 KitKat as the mobile operating system of choice, which would definitely place it in good stead with the rest of the market. LG hopes that by throwing in Android 4.4 KitKat into these handsets, it will be able to deliver the most up-to-date and optimized Android experience across a broader audience. In

If you happen to drop by Mobile World Congress that is about to kick off shortly, you will be able to experience the first three L Series III smartphones, where they are the L40, L70, and L90. The L90 will obviously be the “flagship” model among the three, sporting a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, a 4.7″ IPS qHD (960 x 540 resolution) display, 8GB of internal memory, 1GB RAM, an 8-megapixel shooter at the back with a 1.3-megapixel shooter in front, and a 2,540mAh removable battery.

There is also the LG L70, which will come with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 4.5″ IPS display, 4GB of internal memory and 1GB RAM, while sporting an 8-megapixel shooter at the back with another camera in front. Last but not least, the L40 is pretty much your average entry level device, and we do not have details on their pricing at this point in time.

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Come 24th of February, Samsung will be hosting its Unpacked 5 event in which we can only assume the Samsung Galaxy S5 handset will be announced. While most of its features have been “confirmed”, it seems that Samsung could be taking some cues from Sony as well as their own Galaxy S4 Active by introducing features like being waterproof and dustproof, or at least that’s what the rumors claim. Now thanks to a new trailer released by Samsung for its upcoming Unpacked event, there are certain images and keywords thrown in there that would seem to suggest that those rumored features could be very real.

For example keywords like “wet” and “outdoor” would seem to suggest that the phone might have those protective features we talked about. There are also additional keywords like “focus” and “selfie” which are probably hints at the Samsung Galaxy S5’s camera. According to a recent announcement by Samsung, it has been hinted that the Galaxy S5 could pack a new camera flash unit that would be more natural, as opposed to current flash units which typically result in photos with very harsh lighting. Then again we might be reading more into this than we should, but either way we guess we will learn more come MWC 2014, so do check back with us then, especially if the Galaxy S5 is high on your shopping list.

Samsung MWC Trailer Hints At Waterproof & Dustproof Features original content from Ubergizmo.

With MWC 2014 taking place next week, we guess Archos did a smart thing by announcing several of their products ahead of the event, thus ensuring that it will be getting a fair amount of attention, versus launching it at the event itself where it might be overshadowed by other product announcements. So far we’ve seen the Archos 80 Helium 4G tablet and the 40b Titanium smartphone designed for music lovers, and now we have the Archos 50c Oxygen and 64 Xenon smartphones that were also recently announced by the company. (more…)

Archos 50c Oxygen & 64 Xenon Smartphones Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

Archos is a brand we’re sure many of you guys are familiar with by now. In the past we’ve seen the company release a variety of tablets and smartphones, and it looks like at MWC 2014, we can expect to learn more about their products. Archos has recently announced a new tablet in the form of the 80 Helium 4G. According to Archos, they claim that the 80 Helium 4G will be the world’s first 8-inch 4G tablet that will be priced under £230. Those are some bold claims, but what sort of specs are we looking at if Archos can price it so low?

Well for starters the tablet will pack an 8-inch 1024×768 display. It will also be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm MSM8926 processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage, a 5MP rear-facing camera capable of 1080p Full HD video capture, a 2MP front-facing camera, 4G LTE support (obviously), Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, GPS, a 3,500mAh battery with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running the show. No word on when exactly Archos will be releasing the 80 Helium 4G to the masses, but it will be later this year, although you can expect the tablet to be on display at MWC 2014.

Archos 80 Helium 4G Tablet Unveiled original content from Ubergizmo.

So we sort of know that at MWC 2014, Nokia will be officially taking the wraps off its much rumored Android handset, the Nokia Normandy/Nokia X. In the meantime, rumors and leaks aside, Nokia has also been teasing its customers by turning its social media pages green, and in the latest teaser trailer for MWC 2014, Nokia has released a short clip in which an entire bunch of ducks can be seen in the water and are swimming towards a red traffic light. Did we mention that the ducks are green too? We’re not sure if there is any significance in the ducks, but the green is pretty telling as it looks like the same shade of green that Nokia has used with the Nokia X, at least based on press renders.

Let’s not forget that green is also the color of choice for the Android mascot, so that’s pretty telling as well. Hopefully when Nokia officially unveils the device, the ducks will start to make sense. It’s either that or that’s just some weird marketing on Nokia’s part. As a quick recap for our readers who might have forgotten, the Nokia X is a low-end Android device with a dual-core processor, a 800×480 touchscreen display, a 5MP camera, and will run on a forked version of Android which looks a lot like the tiled interface of Windows Phone. In the meantime what do you guys think these ducks mean?

Nokia Releases #GreenDucks Teaser For MWC 2014 original content from Ubergizmo.