50% of smartphone buyers want iPhones (but phablets are phat, too)

January 15, 2013 10:12 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Half of Americans planning to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days are planning to buy iPhones, according to a new survey from 451 Research.

LG unveils the 5-inch Optimus Vue, the new “phablet”

February 19, 2012 11:51 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

LG unveiled Sunday its new 5-inch device that blurs the line between phone and tablet. It’s called the Optimus Vue.

Before Samsung released its Galaxy Note, the term “phablet” wasn’t in our vernacular. But since the Note measured in at …