Sony Ericsson recently hinted that Xperia phones released this year would get Ice Cream Sandwich by March, while HTC and Motorola won't be updating their own phones until next year. The reason it takes so long is that manufacturers tend to put their own spin on Android's interface, and seasoning a new version of with Android their own special blend of herbs, spices and bloatware can take time. That's cold comfort to Android addicts itching to get their paws on version 4.0, which brings the ability to unlock your phone using your phizzog, as well as an interface overhaul and a natty new multi-tasking system.

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LG is hoping for some of the interest in phablets to rub off on the company. Where Samsung and Apple both extended their well-known brands to their phablet lines, LG has opted to create a new brand altogether. "I can't think of another major vendor with a flagship line and a premium materials line," said Ross Rubin, an analyst at Reticule Research. LG executives debated whether to stick with the G brand, which it uses for its flagship G4 and its G Flex 2 smartphones, or try something different, Woo said. It chose to go with V10 to create a product without ties to the rest of its portfolio. It also wanted a number that was higher than four (as in G4), Woo said in a follow-up interview.

The phone's navigation array features Samsung's now-typical physical home screen button flanked by Menu and Back soft keys that also do double duty bringing up recent apps, S Voice, and Google Now/voice search, The power/lock button lives on the right, in the same spot that makes Samsung phones particularly susceptible to turning on at unwanted times, Volume control is on the left, You'll charge your phone from the Micro-USB port on the bottom, and plug in the headset jack up top, An LED flash gives the 5-megapixel rear camera an assist, while the front-facing VGA camera takes on self-portraits and spliced mixed rose gold marble iphone case video chat, Beneath the back cover, the microSD card awaits up to 64GB in external storage..

Update 1:50 p.m. PDT: Statement from T-Mobile was added. Outage that began Friday knocked out data service. Microsoft, whose Danger subsidiary powers the Sidekick service, says it has restored service for "critical applications.". Users of T-Mobile's Sidekick have been suffering through a major outage over the past several days that left many without access to the Web or their address books. Microsoft, whose Danger subsidiary powers the Sidekick service, said it is "working urgently" to deal with the problems, which interrupted data service for most Sidekick users starting at 1:30 a.m. PDT on Friday. The level of disruption has varied, though most users have been affected, Microsoft said.