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  • LG Optimus One Smartphone Hits 1 Million Sales Worldwide

    LG Optimus One Smartphone Hits 1 Million Sales Worldwide

    Posted on November 16, 2010 | No Comments
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  • With Sprint ID and Android 2.2, LG Optimus S Boasts the Ultimate in Style and Personalization; Available for Less than $50 from Sprint Beginning Oct. 31

    Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments
    SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sprint (NYSE: S) and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced the upcoming availability of LG Optimus S™, one of the first Android™-powered devices to offer...

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  • LG Launches New Optimus Smartphones With Latest Android Platform For Universal Appeal

    Posted on September 14, 2010 | No Comments
    LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic Deliver Winning Blend of Optimal Performance, Latest in Google Mobile Technology and Stylish Design London, Sep. 14, 2010 — LG Electronics (LG) today launched LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic, two smartphones from the company’s Optimus series of...

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  • WinMo-6.5-powered LG Fathom launch date officially announced, world shrugs

    WinMo-6.5-powered LG Fathom launch date officially announced, world shrugs

    Posted on May 31, 2010 | No Comments
    I dedicate this next post to all the budget-minded Windows Mobile fans out there. Here's looking at you, kids. We just got word that the LG Fathom will be released on June 3rd. For those not in the know, the Fathom is the last of its kind: a 1GHz Windows Mobile 6.5 powered handset. Other features include a dazzling 3.2MP autofocus camera (sans flash, it seems), QWERTY keypad, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 3.2" screen of unknown resolution.

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  • LG announces availability of the X300, their fancy ultrathin laptop

    LG announces availability of the X300, their fancy ultrathin laptop

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    What is it with the last three letters of the alphabet? Why aren’t the letters STU more popular? We have the Sony Z-series and now what amounts to the LG X-series. Anyway, this wee laptop is only 17.5mm thick and weighs 2 pounds, which makes it considerably smaller than the Z-series. Standard specs: a 2GHz [...]

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  • LG announces Wi-Fi capable NAS

    LG announces Wi-Fi capable NAS

    Posted on September 10, 2009 | No Comments
    It's all about the home network storage these days. As more and more companies jump into the ring with their products, it's all about the added features. It's not enough just to build a basic device these days, everyone wants added features. LG is throwing their hat into the ring with the N2R1.

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  • Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Which phones, specifically? We don’t have the slightest idea. But come October 6th, ol’ Redmond is saying we’ll have a “bunch” of new Windows Mobile 6.5 phones (known as “Windows phones” from here on out) to choose from. In just a bit over a month, now, WinMo-devouts will be kickin’ around a brand new UI, a [...]

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  • LG launches new LED and LCD TVs, the world rejoices

    LG launches new LED and LCD TVs, the world rejoices

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    LG has just announced the SL80 and SL90 series televisions, televisions so strikingly beautiful that peace has broken out in the Middle East and Cher has finally forgiven Sonny in her heart. The SL80 (above) and 90s (below) have an edge to edge, bezel-less design with motion smoothing and improved contrast ratio. • The SL80 series utilizes slim [...]

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  • LG Electronics to stuff ARM processors into HDTVs

    LG Electronics to stuff ARM processors into HDTVs

    Posted on June 22, 2009 | No Comments
    HDTVs are increasingly becoming Internet appliances as much as they are televisions. The latest trend from all the major manufacturers are to include widgets and local network access which is pushing the limits of the custom CPUs. This is why LG has shifted focus away from making the central CPU itself, and outsourced the work to ARM. LG has reportable chosen the ARM11 MPCore Processor to do the dirty in upcoming HDTVs. This chip is a multi-core CPU that, along with the ARM Mali graphics chip, should eliminate everyone's main complaint about on-TV widgets: lag.

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  • LG denies plasma TV withdraw claims

    LG denies plasma TV withdraw claims

    Posted on February 27, 2009 | No Comments
    News broke yesterday that LG was investigating quitting the plasma biz, but now George Mead, the Marketing Manager for Digital Displays at LG Electronics UK, is denying these claims. He told T3 that "LG Electronics UK has no intention to withdraw from the Plasma TV market." Oh, see what he did there? LG Electronics UK. Nice, but what 'bout us Americans?

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  • LG’s solar powered gadgets

    LG’s solar powered gadgets

    Posted on February 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Recently, many companies have announced green initiatives and recycling programs. LG is following suit and has announced its own green products and initiatives under its a new slogan: “Life’s Good When It’s Green.” We saw the beginnings of this with their big solar and wind charger at CES.

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  • LG & Intel’s Brand Spankin New MID Platform

    LG & Intel’s Brand Spankin New MID Platform

    Posted on February 16, 2009 | No Comments
    LG and Intel announced that they are partnering to produce MIDs (mobile internet devices) based on Intel's Moorestown hardware platform and Moblin OS. LG hopes to release internet devices with low power consumption. They are also tapping Ericsson to provide 3G capabilities for the devices.

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  • 2009: Year of the Snapdragon?!

    2009: Year of the Snapdragon?!

    Posted on February 5, 2009 | No Comments
    It seems like only yesterday (although technically, it was 48+ hours ago) when Qualcomm's Snapdragon remained a mythical (mobile technology) beast, yet to be discovered by the modern (handset manufacturing) world. However, all that changed after Toshiba shocked the cellular industry by unleashing Snapdragon from its proverbial cave with its TG01 announcement.

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  • Netflix streaming on new Vizio HDTVs

    Netflix streaming on new Vizio HDTVs

    Posted on January 7, 2009 | No Comments
    After announcing viewers will be able to access Netflix movies directly from new LG HDTVs just two days ago, Netflix has done it again. This time, new owners of special Vizio TVs will be able to watch Netflix movies with no additional hardware necessary.

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  • Netflix streaming comes to LG TV this spring: Instant movies, no messy set-top box required

    Netflix streaming comes to LG TV this spring: Instant movies, no messy set-top box required

    Posted on January 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Just a few weeks ago we were all excited to see Netflix streaming makes its way to the Xbox 360 and Series 3 TiVos. Ha, that's already obsolete, as LG plans to release a TV with the service built-in. And yes, this is the first deal of its kind.

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