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We’ve just swooped our way through the Fulton Innovation stand here at MWC and found, sat next to the familiar light-up cereal box, a peculiar version of the Verizon LTE network-riding LG Revolution. Thicker than its CES-announced counterpart (by only 1.5mm, if the Fulton reps are to be believed), this Revolution features a Qi wireless charging-compatible back, which happens to go very nicely with a Verizon-branded inductive charging station. You can scope those out in the gallery below. We’re told the back cover that makes this possible will be available as an accessory in the next 30 to 60 days, but the excitement for us was in hearing that Samsung also has an unannounced handset that will feature a similar add-on, which will be landing in the same timespan. While at the stand, we were also shown the back cover of an HTC Thunderbolt — we weren’t told the Thunderbolt will be making like the Revolution and getting its own chunky wireless charging adapter, but don’t be surprised if it does.

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LG Revolution gets Fulton inductive charging back, HTC and Samsung handsets joining the party soon originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, would you look at what finally powered on! Yep, Acer’s brought its 4.8-inch phone / tablet to MWC, and not only is it finally ready to show off that beautiful 1024 x 480-resolution display but it also gave it a real name — it’s now the Iconia Smart. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Acer’s “100 percent phone, 100 percent tablet” that was introduced back in November, it packs a Snapdragon processor, Android 2.3, and is said to be coming to a US carrier sometime in April.

Now that we’re all up to speed on the details, we’re ready to tell you that the device is a pretty cool one. It’s obviously going to be for those with big pockets — it’s one long phone — but the high resolution 4.8-inch widescreen panel makes it incredibly unique and nice for viewing pictures and movies. The actual feel of the phone is quite good — it’s made primarily of plastic, but the border surrounding the display seemed to be made out of some sort of metal. As we note in the video, the four buttons look as if they are flush with the bezel, but they’re actually fairly stiff physical buttons. So, how’s the software? Naturally Acer’s taken to skinning Gingerbread a bit here — there’s an assortment of Acer widgets as well as that retooled homescreen you’re seeing in the picture above. That said, we actually like Acer’s neat webpage and media carousel widget. Hit the break for a short hands-on video.

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Acer Iconia Smart hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Acer Liquid mt, everybody! Oh come on, don’t be such snobs, so what if it only has an 800MHz CPU, a humble 3.6-inch screen and standard 800 x 480 resolution? It’s a pocketable and delightfully rotund little device, and Acer’s added a couple of tweaks that we actually found quite useful. The biggest is a part of Acer’s skin atop Android 2.2, which is set to be upgraded to Gingerbread “soon,” a boilerplate promise with any device not running Google’s latest. The Liquid mt offers multiple lock screens, allowing you to do things like control media and check your messaging inbox without having to unlock the phone and enter an app. It’s a pretty sweet implementation, as is the simulated page-turning unlocking animation. The handset’s rear features a 5 megapixel autofocus camera and the stainless backplate that gives it its name (mt standing for “metal”), but its top is most intriguing — it has multiple status lights integrated under the metallic surface, which light up to give you alerts for things like low battery status or unread messages. Check out more of this handset in the gallery below.

Acer Liquid mt hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG Optimus 3D hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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