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Published On Thursday, June 16th 2011  

Dual-screen LG Android phone shows up in the wild, poses more questions than it answers

Dual-screen LG Android phone shows up in the wild, poses more questions than it answers

A little shindig held by Orange in the UK has unearthed a T-Mobile-branded LG device that we've never seen before. It features a display of moderate size and resolution, which slides up to reveal a split QWERTY keyboard and yet another color display. The hidden visualizer is apparently used as an app-launching shortcut repository, though other details remain frustratingly light. Kineto Wireless were the company to bring this unannounced LG handset ... Read More

Published On Thursday, May 5th 2011  

US Cellular to launch dual screen Android powered LG Genesis, and boy is it ugly

US Cellular to launch dual screen Android powered LG Genesis, and boy is it ugly

Over the years we’ve seen mobile phones come in various form factors as handset makers try their hardest to think up a gimmick that can drive up sales. LG, back in 2006, released a device called the EnV. It had a full QWERTY keyboard and two screens, one on the outside of the device, right above a traditional directional pad, and one on the inside that would reveal itself along ... Read More

Published On Monday, May 2nd 2011  

Orange UK to sell the LG Optimus Black, too

Orange UK to sell the LG Optimus Black, too

Last time we talked about the LG Optimus, it was heading to T-Mobile UK. Now another British carrier is joining the party – France Telecom’s owned Orange. We don’t have all the details at the moment, except that LG’s smartphone will be available at some point this month. Moreover, it is said that Orange will offer the Optimus Black free of charge to the users willing to commit on at least ... Read More

Published On Tuesday, April 26th 2011  

The LG Optimus Big gets an official release

The LG Optimus Big gets an official release

The LG Optimus Big, made its first unofficial appearance back in March but now it looks like it's about to be unleashed for real. In LG's homeland of South Korea, the Optimus Big has been officially announced under the guise of the LG LU6800. For the meantime it's only available in South Korea but if conditions are right, there's no reason why it couldn't be pushed westward, although LG haven't got ... Read More

Published On Tuesday, April 26th 2011  

LG Optimus 3D hitting UK on June 6, compliments of Clove

LG Optimus 3D hitting UK on June 6, compliments of Clove

LG Optimus 3D, which is known as the world’s first Android smartphone with glasses-free 3D screen, is heading to UK. The information comes from the online retailer Clove, which said they’ll start shipping LG’s baby on June 6th, allowing everyone to pre-order it in the meantime. The price, you ask – it’s 454.80 GBP with VAT, though if you can get the taxes back (if you’re a non-EU citizen travelling to ... Read More

Published On Friday, April 8th 2011  

T-Mobile G2x dual-core Android smartphone gets priced, dated

T-Mobile G2x dual-core Android smartphone gets priced, dated

T-Mobile USA has announced that it will offer the G2x smartphone by LG online starting April 15 and in stores on April 20. The phone will be priced at $199.99 with a new two-year service agreement, or $499.99 full retail. The G2x is a variant of LG's Optimus 2x that had been previously announced, and which we reviewed earlier this year. The T-Mobile G2x offers a 4-inch touchscreen and is powered by an ... Read More

Published On Wednesday, April 6th 2011  

LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black launched in India for Rs.30000 and Rs.27000

LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black launched in India for Rs.30000 and Rs.27000

LG India has launched the Optimus 2X which is the world’s first Dual Core Phone in India. It has also launched the  Optimus Black which has a NOVA display. The company has also revealed that 40% of the phones LG would launch in 2011 would be Smartphones. The Optimus 2X is a pretty well-speced handset with a 4 inch display, Tegra 2 Dual Core technology  , 8 MP camera with 1080p (full ... Read More

Published On Friday, March 25th 2011  

LG T315i: A feature phone with WiFi for $155 that shouldn’t have been announced

LG T315i: A feature phone with WiFi for $155 that shouldn’t have been announced

LG has just announced the T315i  and the highlight feature of this dumb phone is WiFi connectivity. Starting this month you can pick up this thing up in Russia for ~ 4,400 rubles which is equivalent to $155. It measures 103 mm x 57 mm x 11.9 mm, has a 3.5 mm headphone jack, 2 megapixel camera, 2.8 inch display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, and supports ... Read More

Published On Tuesday, March 22nd 2011  

LG Thrill 4G smartphone bringing 3D viewing to AT&T

LG Thrill 4G smartphone bringing 3D viewing to AT&T

AT&T has announced an exclusive LG smartphone named the Thrill 4G. It has the first glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display on a phone in the U.S. Based on the Optimus 3D that we got hands-on with at MWC, the LG Thrill 4G has a 4.3-inch screen with that unique 3D capability. Video and stills can be shot in 3D with the 5 megapixel stereoscopic camera. Content will be provided in 3D via ... Read More

Published On Monday, March 21st 2011  

Cricket Wireless launches LG Optimus C for $130 off-contract

Cricket Wireless launches LG Optimus C for $130 off-contract

Just about every other carrier has its own variant of LG's fast-selling Optimus One  smartphone, and you can now even count Cricket Wireless among that group. It recently launched the LG Optimus C, which offers yet another oh-so-slightly-different design along with all the same specs we've seen before -- a capacitive 3.2-inch HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, a 600MHz processor, and Android 2.2 with some minor LG customizations. That may not ... Read More

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White Nokia Lumia 900 leaked?

White Nokia Lumia 900 leaked?

Published On Tuesday, February 7th 2012  

Yesterday the white Nokia Lumia 800 was officially announced to the public, and today we’ve got yet another white Lumia ... Read More

Nokia Lumia 800 set for 16th November UK release

Nokia Lumia 800 set for 16th November UK release

Published On Tuesday, November 1st 2011  

It has been confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 800 will be released in the UK come 16th of October, which ... Read More

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Pink Samsung Galaxy S II Hits the Scene

Pink Samsung Galaxy S II Hits the Scene

Published On Wednesday, January 18th 2012  

Samsung has struck gold with their latest Android powered smartphone: the Galaxy S II. While the device has yet to ... Read More

Windows Phone Apollo to feature speech-to-text for email, low-end Tango gets split in two

Windows Phone Apollo to feature speech-to-text for email, low-end Tango gets split in two

Published On Wednesday, September 14th 2011  

If this hodgepodge of sorta, kinda official confirmation is to be believed, Windows Phone users can look forward to deeper ... Read More

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