If you were of that mindset that you would own a device with NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 inside and be able to attach to a 4G LTE network in the next few months, you should change that mindset immediately. We have noted this a few times now, but the Tegra 3 does not currently work with LTE. According to NVIDIA’s general manager, Mike Rayfield, we may not see any T3 devices with LTE until Q3 of this year. Speaking at the HTC Frequencies conference in Seattle this week, Rayfield mentioned the T3 is capable of working with LTE, but that “the guy with who has LTE isn’t all that excited about working with me [NVIDIA].” For those not familiar, he is referring to Qualcomm, one of their biggest competitors and also the company leading the LTE modem charge. Fortunately for all of us, NVIDIA acquired a company called Icera to help them build out their own LTE modems.

On a related note, a new version of the Tegra 3 which is currently called the Tegra 3+ (T3+) will arrive some time towards the end of the year. This processor will be “high performance” and a “significant boost” over the current T3. Specific details one what NVIDIA has done to pump up an already powerful processor was not revealed, but we’re excited. We assume it’ll have even better power consumption techniques while remaining crazy fast.

So no LTE in T3 devices for a while still. Like we said earlier in the week, get ready for a wave of dual-core Snapdragon S4 devices on all U.S. carriers. Unless of course the newly leaked Galaxy SIII and its quad-core chip have found a way to get in bed with LTE modems.

Via:  PCMag

LG today officially announced the Optimus LTE for the Korean market, a 4.5-inch HD phone that is sure to get you jealous. The phone sports Android 2.3 with a “True HD IPS” display, at 1280×720 resolution (720p) with a 322 pixels per inch count. When in comparison to the competition, this falls just a few pixels short of the iPhone’s retina display – the human eye wouldn’t and couldn’t be able tell the difference.

Additionally the Optimus LTE has 1GB of RAM, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor (most likely Snapdragon) with a 1830 mAh battery and a weight of 135 grams. On the backside it contains an 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash, and a 1.3MP front facing camera. If that wasn’t enough, the device also comes with HDMI and DLNA capabilities. Unfortunately, 4GB of internal storage (with less being accessible) sits on the inside of the phone, however it does come preloaded with a 16GB microSD card.

Now we all know that Verizon is planning to launch the Revolution 2, could this be it? A leaked Verizon roadmap pointed to a October 20 launch date and we have already seen the device pass through the FCC.

However, the real question is – will this be “Bing”ed out?

Today in other Android news…

• Sprint could launch their own LTE network as early as 2012.
• HTC is holding a Beats-inspired event in the UK October 6 – probably for the Bass.
• Speaking of Beats by Dre, the EVO 3D has a ROM with Beats software included.
• Nexus S has a new update to Android 2.3.6 that we are hoping fixes tethering issues.
• Product pages for the T-Mo Galaxy SII and HTC Amaze 4G are up with lots of goodies.

To stay up-to-date on the latest non-Verizon Android news, be sure to subscribe to Android Life.

The Motorola Edison first popped up when one of our readers noticed earlier this week that the name was listed in the DROID Bionic webtop app.  We were pretty clueless at that point as to what the device was, but now know it is the Atrix 2 or revamped Atrix look-a-like that made its way onto a forum back in July.  The device was once rumored to have an HD screen, however, we are only expecting this to be similar to the Bionic, just on AT&T’s network.  And speaking of networks, the FCC filing for this device does not mention the word LTE anywhere.

Continued coverage over at Android Life.

A lot of HTC device talk has been filling up the Android world both at DL and at our brother site.  With an event scheduled for September 20 in NYC, you can bet we will see a number of these unveiled officially. In other news, another carrier is preparing to launch their first 5 LTE cities this weekend – only 138 behind Verizon.

• Is there a perfect tablet size?  Samsung’s new 8.9″ Galaxy Tab could be.
• AT&T is launching LTE in 5 cities on September 18.
• The HTC Runnymede could launch as the HTC Bass, as in music, not the fish.
• New HTC Sensation EX might be one of the hottest phones ever assembled.
• HTC Flyer can now be partially unlocked over at the HTC Dev site.
• Motorola Atrix finally receives beta CM7.

The rest of the day’s non-Big Red news can be found at Android Life.

We still have no reason to believe that Verizon will get the Samsung Galaxy S II after their head spokesperson Brenda Raney, denied that they would carry a variant of it to the Wall Street Journal.  And after seeing the Verizon version missing from a promo picture that was outed last week which featured versions from T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint, things are looking more grim then ever.  But what about this new LTE version?

Many of you saw the announcement over the weekend from Samsung that they have a newly revamped version of the Galaxy S II to unveil at IFA, one that will include a bigger 4.5″ Super AMOLED Plus screen, upgraded 1.5GHz dual-core processor and, wait for it, LTE support.  There is a chance that the rumored next Nexus device will be very similar to this phone.  It doesn’t have an HD screen though, but neither does the GT-i9250 that was the rumored model number.  Other specs definitely seem to match up pretty closely to what we have been hearing behind the scenes.

With Big Red saying “no” to the SGS2, that could also just mean they will re-brand it on their own network.  A story this morning mentioned that the next Nexus will head exclusively to VZW with the “DROID” brand attached, but our sources aren’t so sure of that happening.  We wouldn’t be surprised though if we saw some form of this phone on Verizon, just without the Galaxy tag – although, we aren’t sure what the heck they would do with it.  Nexus certainly seems like the next option if they don’t go Galaxy or DROID, but that would also mean it wouldn’t be exclusive.  (Confused?)

It’s all a mystery still at this point, folks.  Samsung is pumping out so many new devices and variants of current devices that it has become almost impossible to keep up with them.  One thing we do know, is that they figured out a way to pack in an LTE chip without adding extra girth.

Full specs at Android Life.

It looks like the Motorola XOOM with 4G LTE (aka the Motorola XOOM LTE)  is about ready to launch, along with the DROID3.  Both devices have been added to Verizon’s MAP (minimum advertised price) list, which is one of the better indicators that a device is about to be released.  There is no telling if this is the mystery device that we first spotted from a VZW tablet commercial last week or just the same ol’ XOOM with an LTE radio in it.  We’re going with the latter.  Oh, and this is a pretty good sign that we should be hearing from Motorola about sending in our current non-4G XOOMs for upgrades.  (/Fingers crossed.)

The DROID3 on the other hand is still headed for July 7 until we hear otherwise.  It was just announced as the Milestone3 in China, so you’ve got to figure that Big Red and Moto are just looking for the perfect spot to make it official here in the U.S.

What do you guys think?  Finally ready for 4G in a XOOM?  Is this a newer version of the XOOM or just the current version with a 4G radio in it?

Cheers ___ and  ___!