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LG Connect 4G shines bright with Nova display (hands on)

LAS VEGAS--As it goes with these matters, it's one thing to hear about this or that phone's bright screen, and another entirely to see it.

The LG Connect 4G, one of MetroPCS' two new LTE Android phones, has a 4-inch LG Nova display that boasts 70 nits of brightness. Indeed, it's pretty luminous.

There are other decent specs on it, too, like a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 5-megapixel camera, and a VGA front-facing camera.

It's certainly vaulted for the no-contract carrier, which needs to keep unsubsidized costs down, often by offering handsets that pare down … Read more

Best Buy to offer Clearwire 4G service

Best Buy is beefing up its recently launched wireless broadband service in a deal with 4G provider Clearwire.

Through its Best Buy Connect service, which debuted just a few weeks ago, the electronics retailer plans to offer customers a new 4G tier starting in 2011. The company says Connect network coverage is currently available in "dozens of cities" across the United States, with a further expansion in the offing.

"This agreement paves the way to providing one-stop shopping and support for mobile broadband as more people become more connected across all kinds of devices," said Jed … Read more

Pretty sneaky sis'

Touch4 is a fun, free app that lets you play the classic game Connect Four (similar to the iconic game from Milton Bradley, whose TV commercial spawned the famous line "Pretty sneaky, sis...."). Playing against an AI or a fellow human (on the same device or over Wi-Fi or the Internet), opponents take turns dropping checkers onto a 6-by-7 grid, and the first to connect four in a row wins. Gameplay is simple but satisfying, and Touch4 offers ample customization options, everything from different-size game boards to multiple AI skill levels. Touch4 also goes the extra step of … Read more