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LG’s First Windows Phone 7 Presented
February 28th, 2010 by admin in LG
A few days ago, the amazing city Hong Kong was the host of the most expected event in China. We are talking about the Chinese New Year event, which can be described as the best place for a lot of companies to present their new products.
It seems like the boys were very impressed by an LG handset called Windows Phone 7. The device is the first one in its series and it`s expected to hit Hong Kong shelves sometimes before the ”holidays” according to Mr. Ballmer.
Unfortunately the boys didn`t manage to get more information about the device, but I`m pretty sure that we gonna find out a lot more about it very, very soon.
New LG GD910 Watch Phone is coming
February 26th, 2010 by admin in LG
People can use the functionality of a mobile phone on their wrists now. This would be a hi tech product which will look very fashionable. LG, South Korea’s third largest conglomerate has taken the wraps off its new watch phone LG-GD910 for the Indian customers.
LG GD910 is equipped with a 1.3-inch touch screen with a resolution of QQVGA (128 × 160 pixels). Phone is also equipped with IPX4 Certified Anti-dial water function, sufficient to meet the water demands of everyday life.
Since it is a 3G video call watch-type phone, it naturally has a 30-megapixel CMOS camera that can capture 640 × 480 pixels (VGA), photo camera also supports video calling feature. Besides, the camera also features a speaker. At the same time, in addition to the general messaging features, LG GD910 is also equipped with a rich voice synthesis technology (TTS), through the Voice Command feature, easy instructions via voice phone calls, or you can listen to new messages. It also has a standard Bluetooth headset; even without Bluetooth hands-free phone headset can also be very convenient.
GD910 is LG’s first 3G video call watch-type phone not for the ordinary people. It is also known as people’s fancy machine sigh. It has GSM Quadband Network capabilities. It is the first touch watch phone in the world to feature 7.2 Mbps 3G HSDPA compatibility.
The watch phone consists of a curved tempered glass face, premium metal casing and is a measly 13.9mm thick.
LG GD910 is soon to hit Indian market at an approximate price tag of Rs. 49,990.
LG Presents New Ice Cream phone for International Women’s Day
February 25th, 2010 by admin in LG
LG celebrates International Women’s Day with its new Ice Cream phone: LG mobile is please to announce the launch of its Ice Cream mobile phone (KF350) on the special occasion of International Women’s Day.
This phone is equipped with features like 2.2” TFT screen, 30 MB internal memory, FF CMOS, 3.0 mega pixel camera, expandable phone memory.
It also has other features like FM Radio, WAP, MP3 player, HTML browser, electronic dictionary, video telephony and email receiving facility.
This LG Ice Cream mobile phone is tagged Rs 7,949 and is available in colors of Blue, White-Rosy and Pistachio.
LG turns to Google Android instead of Windows Mobile
January 14th, 2010 by admin in Google, LG
In the absence of a new version of Windows Mobile, LG said it plans to use Google Android on more than half its smartphones, despite a recent pledge to use primarily Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
On Wednesday, LG said that at least 10 of the 20 smartphones it plans to introduce this year will be based on Android. The rest will run Windows Mobile and Linux. In a statement, LG said its hopes are particularly high for Android phones.
LG said just under a year ago that it would make Windows Mobile its primary - although not exclusive - phone software platform over the next four years. It also said it planned to launch 50 Windows Mobile phones during that period, including 25 in 2012.
But Microsoft has been slow to make Windows Mobile more competitive in a new smartphone landscape first defined by the iPhone. Since LG announced its agreement with Microsoft, Android has gained momentum while Windows Mobile has stagnated and lost market share. Microsoft is expected to release Windows Mobile 7 sometime this year.
In the meantime, about 20 Android phones have been released from various hardware makers. The introduction of the Nexus One, made by HTC and sold exclusively by Google online, does not appear to have discouraged LG. Some onlookers wondered if Google’s decision to sell phones itself might dissuade manufacturers from choosing Android.
Microsoft has been working with LG to “lay the foundation for an increase in scale,” it said in a statement. “We’re very pleased with the long term trajectory of our relationship with LG and look forward to bringing a number of new phones to market in 2010.”
According to research from IDC, LG is the third-largest mobile-phone maker by volume, but it does not yet rank among the top five smartphone makers. It has lofty aspirations. On Wednesday LG said it hopes to achieve a double-digit share of the smartphone market in 2012. Currently, fifth-place Samsung has 1.3 percent market share, IDC said.
Intel Shows Off LG Smartphone That Runs on Atom Chip
January 7th, 2010 by admin in LG
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini showed off a smartphone based on a new version of the Atom chip, part of the semiconductor maker’s strategy to break into the wireless-phone market.
The GW900 phone from LG Electronics Inc. runs on a chip called Moorestown that will go on sale in the first half of the year, Otellini said today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Devices based on the chip will debut in the second half, he said.
Otellini offered the LG phone as evidence that Intel, the world’s biggest chipmaker, is making inroads into the wireless- handset business. Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, is working to fend off challenges by Qualcomm Inc. and other phone- chip makers, which are pushing their products into portable computers — until now the exclusive domain of Atom.
Intel is also seeking to tap what chipmakers see as their next area of growth: consumer electronics, cars and industrial equipment with Internet connections. Otellini, 59, demonstrated a television set-top box, tablet computer and another smartphone design, all based on versions of Atom.
Intel fell 20 cents, or 1 percent, to $20.60 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The shares climbed 39 percent last year.
This week, Qualcomm and other makers of chips for phones have announced partnerships and unveiled designs that encroach on Intel’s turf. San Diego-based Qualcomm said yesterday that it’s working with Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s biggest personal-computer maker, on a scaled-down notebook computer.
Intel makes more than 80 percent of PC processors — the brains of computers. It aims to use its Atom product, which runs small laptops known as netbooks, to break into chips for wireless devices. That market is estimated to increase 14 percent to more than $46 billion this year, according to researcher IDC, in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show, which began in 1967 in New York, has given rise to the videocassette recorder in 1970, the compact-disc player in 1981, the DVD in 1996 and plasma TV in 2001.
LG Develops Cell Phone for US Mobile DTV Standard
January 2nd, 2010 by admin in LG
LG Electronics has developed handheld terminals compatible with the U.S. mobile digital TV format and will show them at next week’s International Consumer Electronics Show, it said Thursday.
The products include the DP570MH, a portable DVD player, and several cell phones. Detailed specifications of the products were not released but LG did issue images showing the products. The cell phone appears to be a modified version of its Lotus smartphone that has a 2.4-inch widescreen display and QWERTY keyboard.
The DVD player has a 7-inch widescreen display with WQVGA (480 pixels by 234 pixels) resolution and two earphone sockets so TV shows and DVDs can be shared with a fellow traveler. Battery life is about 2.5 hours when watching TV and 4.5 hours for DVD playback. It can also be powered from an AC socket.
It will be launched later this year and will cost US$249.
All will be compatible with the ATSC-M/H standard, to which LG Electronics contributed technical knowledge. The service is expected to be mainly used for free-to-air broadcasts of local TV stations with widespread availability across the U.S. beginning during 2010.
To coincide with the launch of services many electronics makers are likely to roll out compatible products and some are expected to be on show at CES.
The International Consumer Electronics Show takes place in Las Vegas from Jan. 7 to 10.
Once more dual-sim touchscreen phone from LG - KS660
December 27th, 2008 by admin in LG
LG introduced new LG KS660 phone. This is first touch phone by LG with a slot for two SIM-cards. As states the manufacturer, model is designed for business people with a busy schedule. Due to the fact that both cards are in one device and function of call waiting may be active for up to four calls at once.
Through touch display you can switch calls without changing Sim-cards or turn off the phone. Using the stylus, during talking you can create handwritten messages and send them immediately. Clicking on the icon of the SIM-card on the display, you can disconnect from the business line and talk with family members or friends.
Switching between digital and QWERTY-keyboards with stylus may be done automatically, depending on the needs of the user at the time of the call, creating text messages or send e-mail. The handwriting programm supports English, Ukrainian, Russian, Kazakh, Lithuanian and Estonian languages.
Full Specifications of LG KS660:
Mobile network GSM / EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz)
3 inch touch sensitive TFT-display with a WQVGA resolution 240?400 pixels and 262K colors
5 MP camera with autofocus
FM-radio
50 MB internal memory
Memory card slot for microSD up to 4 GB
Slots for two SIM-cards
Bluetooth 2.0, USB
Battery 950 mAh
Standby time - 250 hours
Time running conversation - 3.5 hours
Dimensions - 105?55×14,9 mm
Weight - 115 grams
The model LG KS660 will be available in February 2009 in China and in the CIS markets.
New LG VX8610 "Decoy" slider
June 1st, 2008 by admin in LG
The follow up to LG’s Chocolate VX8550 slider phone on Verizon, the Decoy VX8610, is set to finally show its face on June 16th.
The Decoy rids itself of the awful touch-based front controls and replaces them with regular physical buttons and a d-pad. The new cellphone is rumored to have a removable Bluetooth headset, which is definitely cool. The Decoy also includes a 2 megapixel camera, plenty of storage room thanks to a microSD expansion slot, and a large QVGA (320?240 pixel) display.
Evidence is showing that the CDMA slider will be available for US$179.99 with a two-year service agreement or US$249.99 with a one-year agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate.
Sprint Shows Off iPhone Clone
May 10th, 2008 by admin in LG, samsung
Sprint has confirmed that it’s using a series of online videos titled “Watch the Instinct defeat the iPhone” to show side-by-side comparisons of the Samsung Instinct—available to Sprint users next month—and Apple’s iPhone.
The videos compare which of the two phones have a faster Internet connection and which wireless carrier (AT&T or Sprint) offers more precise GPS navigation. They also highlight the iPhone’s shortcomings, such as its inability to access live television, shoot video and download music without a Wi-Fi network.
The series stared appearing on video sharing Web sites earlier this week. Like the iPhone, the Instinct is shown having voice-activated features like visual voicemail that enables users to select messages by tapping the screen. The price has not been disclosed, but the Instinct is expected to cost less than $200 with discounts. The phone would have to be purchased with Sprint’s “Everything” plan, which starts at $69.99 a month.
Other touch screen phones that will hit the market this spring include LG Electronics’ Vu, to be carried exclusively by AT&T. It will come with XM digital radio, video sharing capabilities and an extendable TV antenna.
LG and NTT DOCOMO Developing New PRADA-Branded Handset
May 10th, 2008 by admin in LG
NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its regional companies announced today that they will begin marketing “PRADA Phone by LG”, a full touch screen mobile phone for the Japanese market, from June.
The handset, already available in Europe and other countries/regions, has been redeveloped specifically for DOCOMO. Reflecting an attention to detail, uncompromising quality and technology nurtured in the global market, the sophistication and elegance of the new PRADA Phone by LG represents a logical evolution of the previous phone.
The PRADA concept is faithfully represented in a special leather case, accessories and custom-tailored screen graphics that accompany the handset.
Handset features include an intuitive, full-size touch screen with vibration touch to improve usability. This function activates whenever users touch screen icons to make a call, use e-mail, take and view photos or listen to music. The 2 megapixel camera is equipped with a German-made Schneider-Kreuznach lens and auto-focus capability.
HIGH-SPEED 7.2Mbps data transmission makes it easy to enjoy i-mode(TM)and to download Chaku-Uta Full(R) and other large files, while full 3-inch browser compatibility enhances the mobile Internet experience.
PRADA Phone by LG will be available at all DOCOMO sales channels.