Cell Phones, LG
Like its competitor HTC, LG is turning away from tablets and focusing on smartphones for its mobile strategy. Ken Hong, a spokesman for the Korean manufacturer, told Bloomberg that “We’ve decided to put all new tablet development on the back burner for the time being in order to focus on smartphones.”
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Cell Phones, LG, Optimus L5
The second model from LG’s Optimus L-Series, the midrange L5, is set to hit shelves in Europe this month the company has confirmed. Announced at Mobile World Congress back in February, the Optimus L5 has a 4-inch HVGA touchscreen, 800MHz processor and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, in...

Cell Phones, LG, Optimus 4X HD
Since its introduction at the Mobile World Congress in February this year, the retail availability of the Optimus 4X HD has been eagerly anticipated. German customers will be the first to experience the power of Optimus 4X HD, followed by the Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom and Italy. The rest of...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Android 4.0, Optimus LTE
The Ice Cream Sandwich update LG promised in June is here, at least for one of its phones. We've gotten confirmation that the Optimus LTE software upgrade, which adds Android 4.0 as well as the Optimus UI 3.0, is now live for phones in Korea. LG PR rep Ken Hong has posted a picture of his Optimus LTE...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Spectrum, Android 4.0
There are a number of things you gotta love about the LG Spectrum. To start, it comes with a gorgeous HD display measuring 4.5 inches in diagonal, and you also get to enjoy Verizon's speedy 4G LTE network. There is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor inside it and an 8-megapixel camera at its back. Yet in charge...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Android 4.0, Optimus LTE, Optimus Vu
It looks like LG will be spending June rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich updates to a few of its devices. According to the LG Newsroom, the LG Optimus LTE, Optimus LTE Tag, and Optimus Vu will all begin to see software upgrades available starting on June 4th.

All three devices will receive the new...

Cell Phones, LG, AT&T
Now we don't know whether the LG E970 for AT&T that appeared in GLBenchmark's database will sport the dual-core MSM8960 Pro Snapdragon, or the quad-core APQ8064, but it will surely sport the new Adreno 320 graphics processor, judging from the GPU details revealed.

The specs also list HD 1280x768...

Cell Phones, LG
LG has announced that it has now sold three million LTE smartphones in markets across the world. LG's line of 4G LTE smartphones include the Revolution, the Optimus LTE and its variants, the Optimus Vu, the Optimus LTE Tag, and the Optimus LTE II. The company says that it plans to expand the number of...

Cell Phones, LG
LG has announced the world's first 5 inch Full HD LCD Smartphone panel that offers 1080p resolution and a 440ppi pixel density. The latter easily beats the 330ppi Retina display on the Apple iPhone 4 and Apple iPhone 4S and is made from LCD technology called Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Nitro HD, Android 4.0
When 720p displays are no longer deemed as unique, we sometimes forget that the LG Nitro HD was actually the first AT&T smartphone to offer one – then again, it’s still sporting Gingerbread. So yeah, some people have probably tried looking at other things to quench their thirst for the latest and greatest...

Cell Phones, LG, Sprint
BriefMobile's tipster has done it again, bringing us another leaked image of a rumored high-end LG smartphone. This time, however, the handset's claim to fame isn't a quad-core processor or a 13-megapixel camera: rather, the LG LS860 "Cayenne" allegedly has the neatly staggered five-row QWERTY keyboard,...

Cell Phones, LG, Optimus L7
Earlier this month, we told you that the stylish LG Optimus 7 had started rolling out across major European and Asian cities. Now, the model is available to be pre-ordered in the U.K. from Clove for a price of 238.80 ($379.60 USD). No shipping date was mentioned for the phone, which uses the Korean manufacturer's...

Cell Phones, LG, Optimus 4X HD
As we reported yesterday, the LG Optimus 4X HD finally received a release date. It is expected to debut in June in several European nations. Without missing a beat, LG has uploaded the LG Optimus 4X HD’s first ad to YouTube.

The video is a high-energy tour that takes the viewer through all the...

Cell Phones, Operating Systems, LG, Google, Optimus 2X, Android 4.0
That the LG Optimus 2X is going to get Ice Cream Sandwich eventually is something that we know already. After all, the company itself made the announcement of an upcoming ICS update quite a while ago. However, we didn't have much information as to when the said update was going to be released... until...

Cell Phones, LG, Optimus Elite
Sprint may already count the LG Optimus Elite among its roster of smartphones, but today that handset is finding a second home at Virgin Mobile. The $150 Gingerbread-powered device is now up for pre-order, and Virgin says it will start shipping on May 15th. Though the 3.5-inch HVGA display, 800MHz CPU...