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Few days ago we first caught the LG DoublePlay and now it’s official, announced alongside the fifth annual LG U.S. National Texting Championship. The somewhat weird lookin’ device rocks a split QWERTY keyboard and dual capacitive touchscreens, one measuring 3.5 and the other one (between two sides of the keyboard) 2 inches. In addition, this youth-oriented Android smartphone also comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recorder, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, while Gingerbread is running the show. Not sure I like it that much, but I’m pretty confident many SideKick fans will enjoy it.
As for the 2011 LG U.S. National Texting Championship, it will see contestants competing for chance to become part of texting history, a $50,000 Grand Prize and be named the fastest texter in the U.S. of A. For the occasion, they [contestants] will use the brand new DoublePlay to type phrases exactly as they appear on LG plasma screens, while distracted by blind folds, complex phrases and marathon game play.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
