Apple makes a big fuss when discussing the razor sharp images of the iPhone's Retina display, but now there's a new resolution champ that tops Apple's offering by a solid third.

In one final attempt to preempt the deluge of Apple and iPhone 5 coverage in a couple of days, LG announced its technically superior (but not ready for U.S. prime time) Optimus G, the first U.S. LTE smartphone with a quad-core processor.

The United Nations reports that since the 1960s as many as 110 million landmines have been spread globally into some 70 countries. Metal detectors are currently used to try and locate the mines, but a new startup has come up with a prototype that could more quickly identify the mines by providing a visual confirmation via smartphones.

Most folks think that cellphone etiquette has worsened in recent years. Has it? Well, this infographic certainly seems to think so.