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The handset on the picture will supposedly be the company’s flagship phone for 2012.It is expected to sport a 4.3” HD display, Dolby sound with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board, and will offer AcerCloud technology, which supposedly “enhances mobile productivity by providing seamless document management”.If this is indeed the company’s upcoming flagship phone for 2012, there is a good chance it will be making an appearance at MWC 2012.

It seems that a root method for the DROID 4 has been discovered barely a week since it went on sale.The root method was discovered by none other than Dan Rosenburg, so if you’d like to root the device and flash some custom ROMs onto it, pop on over to his blog.

If you’re in the market for a backup phone or a simple phone to give your child, you might want to check out Motorola’s latest offering in the form of the Motorola Gleam+.The Gleam+ features a 2.8” LCD as its main display, and on the outside will sport an external display consisting of 144 LEDs.It comes with a 2MP camera and Bluetooth 2.1 and USB 2.0 for connectivity, 50MB of default storage which can be expanded by an additional 16GB through a microSD card slot, FM radio capabilities and a 3.

If you were looking to get your hands on the white version of the Galaxy Nexus, you’re in luck as online retailer Negri Electronics apparently has them in stock and is shipping them out to customers.Unfortunately they are priced slightly higher at $659 as opposed to Amazon’s offering of $629.99.It should be noted that this version of the Galaxy Nexus will be a GSM unlocked version of the phone and should be able to work on both AT&T and T-Mobile’s network.

It looks like LG Phoenix will finally be getting its long overdue Android 2.3 Gingerbread update.Unfortunately this will not be an OTA update, so if you own the LG Phoenix, pop on over to LG’s website for the download link and instructions on how to proceed.

NEC MEDIAS LTE N-04D Android handset is expected to see a launch on Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and will be available come 15th February 2012. Its pricing has not been revealed yet.It will be an Android 2.3 Gingerbread powered handset with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 processor under the hood, feature 16GB of internal storage, a 4.3” 720×1280 display, an 8.1MP rear-facing camera, a dust-proof body, water resistant, mobile wallet functionality and with a 1Seg TV tuner on board.

Android 4.0.4 wriggled its way onto the interweb last week, and while it was geared specifically for Sprint's Nexus S 4G, a similar version has just cropped up for the CDMA / LTE Galaxy Nexus from Verizon.First and foremost, the ROM is said to be noticeably faster, with the speed gains also extending to the web browser and the device's boot time. The release also packs a new radio file that (at least from user impressions) offers more seamless transitions between the CDMA and LTE networks.

If you’re looking to sign a contract with Telus, then you may want to consider picking up the LG Optimus LTE, which is set to launch tomorrow.The Optimus features Android 2.3, 4.5 inch touch screen True HD Display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP rear facing camera, and a front facing camera.In terms of pricing, the LG smartphone can be had for $629 off contract, $579 on a one year contract, $529 on a two year contract, and $99 on a three year contract.

Today on Facebook, HTC announced that the Android 4.0 update rollout would begin in late March, starting with the Sensation line of handsets.If you’re rocking a Sensation, which includes the 4G, XE, or XL, you can expect to get your handset updated within or around a month’s time. All other handsets will likely be waiting for a while.

HTC will be launching their very 4G LTE capable handset for Europe in the near future. This is according to Vodafone Germany who revealed that the HTC Velocity will be arriving in Germany, although no specific date was mentioned.In terms of specs, the HTC Velocity will remain the same internally as the HTC Vivid LTE, which includes a 4.5” qHD 540×960 display, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an 8MP rear-facing camera capable of 1080p Full HD video capture, a 1.