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Leak: LG Miracle, it’s a run of the mill Windows Phone that supposedly has NFC
Thanks to Microsoft’s insistence on controlling the system specifications of smartphones using their Windows Phone operating system, whenever anyone announces a new Windows Phone it’s kind of … well, boring. LG’s Miracle is a perfect example of this. This unannounced device was just leaked by the folks at Pocketnow, who say it has a 4 inch ultra bright LCD that pushes 800 x 480 pixels, has a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, 512 MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera, and here’s where things get weird, they say it also has suport … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
LG’s upcoming Optimus Vu has a 5-inch screen with 4:3 aspect ratio
LG is teasing us with a new, still unannounced device. Called Optimus Vu, it’s an Android smartphone with a huge 5-inch screen. However, there’s something special about that screen – it has a 4:3 aspect ratio which is kinda strange, prompting us to think about compatibility and how many of the existing apps will render on such a device. Aside from that screen, this bad boy will also comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8GB ROM, NFC, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, while Android 2.3 Gingerbread will … Read more
Dusan Belic
LG hires Edward Norton and Daria Werbowy to promote LG Prada 3.0
LG and PRADA hired actor Edward Norton and Ukrainian/Canadian model Daria Werbowy as the faces of the global advertising campaign to launch the PRADA phone by LG 3.0. According to the official press release, both Norton and Werbowy “embody the core values behind the PRADA phone by LG 3.0″ – stylish looks and smart functionality. Moreover, both are stars who have excelled in their fields and represent the “ethos of style and substance;” while Norton is an Academy Award-nominated actor, Werbowy holds the record for opening and closing the most … Read more
Dusan Belic
TELUS to get the LG Optimus LTE, too
We’ve already spilled the beans on TELUS’ LTE plans, talking about the carrier’s LTE-enabled SIM cards. Moreover, we’ve heard about two devices from their LTE portfolio – Samsung Galaxy Note LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Now we have another phone to add to the mix – LG Optimus LTE. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea when TELUS will start selling the best mobile device LG has ever made, though we hope that will happen sooner rather than later. The above image comes from LG Canada’s website, clearly showing TELUS as … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple climbs past LG to become the world’s #3 phone manufacturer
IDC, a technology research firm, released statistics today on the data it gathered on mobile phone sales in Q4 2011. According to the numbers, Apple is now the third largest phone manufacturer in the world by shipments, surpassing LG. Apple’s record-breaking iPhone sales last quarter skyrocketed the company into an easy third place, claiming 8.7 percent market share. Nokia and Samsung still hold their respective positions as the top phone manufacturers by a long shot. Last quarter, Nokia shipped 113.5 million mobile phones and Samsung shipped 97.6 million. After that, … Read more
George Tinari
Rogers’ LG Optimus 3D Gingerbread update rolling out as we speak
Even though LG announced Gingerbread update for the Optimus 3D smartphone almost 3 months ago, some carrier-specific models still didn’t get it. For instance, those of you who bought the device from Canada’s Rogers Wireless are still waiting for the official firmware upgrade. Your wait is over with Rogers and LG rolling out the new software as we speak, while all new customers will get the device with Android 2.3.5 preloaded. So what to expect from the latest firmware? Here are the highlights: Enhanced HSPA+ network speed – from 14 … Read more
Dusan Belic
LG’s quarterly handset sales fall, division finally turns a profit
LG announced its quarterly earnings on Wednesday and the results were favorable for its mobile division. After six straight quarterly losses, the handset division posted an operating profit of 12 billion won ($10.7 million). This beats Wall Street estimates which predicted the company would lose 12.9 billion won ($11 million) and is better than the 261 billion won ($232 million) loss it posted in Q4 2010. LG didn’t give a break down of smartphone versus feature phone sales, but did confirm it sold 17.7 million phones in the quarter. This is less than the 30.6 million it sold in the same quarter last year … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
LG A290: Triple the SIM cards for those with triple the mistresses
Most handset makers sell a majority of their devices through operators, so they’ll do anything to maintain that relationship, even if it means not bringing a product that consumers want out to market. We’re talking about multi SIM devices of course, the phones that let people have more than one phone number so they can save themselves some money on calls and texts instead of making operators richer and fatter. Chinese handset vendors were the first to sell dual SIM devices, but Samsung became the first real credible brand to … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Are handset makers delaying launches because of iPhone 4S demand?
I think it’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S was anything but the disappointment some bloggers and analysts originally expected. There’s endless articles on how much of a success Apple’s latest smartphone has been and demand has been so strong, in fact, rumors are now spouting that other handset manufacturers are pushing their phone launches until at least the Q2 2012. For their sake, hopefully the iPhone hype will cool down a bit by then. According to a report from DigiTimes, vendors from around the globe including Samsung, HTC, Nokia, … Read more
George Tinari
Canada’s Rogers now offers LG Optimus Pad for free on 2 and 3-year contracts
If LG’s Optimus Pad tablet works for you, and if you also happen to live in Canada – you’ll be happy to know that Rogers Wireless is now offering it for free on 2 and 3-year contracts. Unfortunately, if you want just the tablet, sans any long-term commitments, the price is unchanged – it’s $549.99. Even though the Optimus Pad was launched a year ago, it doesn’t mean it’s a bad device. Quite the contrary, it has a dual-core processor and its 8.9-inch screen is said to be perfectly-sized by … Read more
Dusan Belic
Fido’s LG Optimus 2X gets Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update
While Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus 2X has been around for quite some time now (though not for too long), it’s only now that we’re seeing it hitting the users of Canada’s Fido network. The drill is usual – before pushing the update to its users, mobile operators are thoroughly testing it to make sure everything works properly. So Fido obviously completed its tests for the Optimus 2X firmware and made it ready for download. Once updated, your LG smartphone will run Android 2.3.4 (up from 2.2), bringing many … Read more