Usually when a phone hits its End of Life Status (EOL), it’s a cause for sadness. It wasn’t easy saying goodbye to the HTC Droid Incredible and we even shed a few fake tears for T-Mobile’s G2. However, today, TMoNews is reporting that the LG G2x for T-Mobile has reached its EOL and quite frankly, [...]
T-Mobile has announced that it will be restarting the LG G2x Gingerbread update and it will be arriving both Over-The-Air (OTA) and via manual install for those that don’t wish to wait on the update arrive. If you recall, LG and T-Mobile had to spend the update due to the amount of bugs that infected [...]
After having previously announced that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would not be hitting the LG Optimus 2X and the T-Mobile G2X variant, LG is saying that it is still considering the possibility of bringing Google’s latest generation operating system to the dual-core handsets. In a statement given to Android and Me, LG says that [...]
First, it was the bad news that the Nexus One wouldn’t be getting an upgrade to Android 4.0. And now, it appears there is more bad news afoot. On LG’s Facebook page, the manufacturer seemingly confirmed that the LG Optimus 2X would not be getting the boost up to Ice Cream Sandwich. We’d have to [...]
Now that the T-Mobile G2X has re-appeared on T-Mobile’s portfolio of Android smartphone, the carrier is running a promotion through July 28th that will make the dual-core offering from LG for free with a two-year contract. The phone was initially plagued with some random rebooting problems initially, but it seems that the carrier and LG [...]
Just a short time ago, we told you that the T-Mobile G2x had returned to T-Mobile’s online store after being absent due to “inventory issues” for two months. We all know that the real reason that the phone was out of action was because of the numerous software bugs that it was plagued with and [...]
It has been gone for over two months but the T-Mobile G2x has made its return to T-Mobile’s store and until July 28th, you can snag the device for free from T-Mobile’s online store. The deal that T-Mobile has going on is for new and add-a-line customers only so those of you who are on [...]
Last week, Radio Shack began taking pre-orders for AT&T’s version of the LG Optimus 3D, the LG Thrill 4G, a device that it will eventually charge $80 for. Along with that information came a possible release date of August 7th. Well, today, AT&T confirmed the pricing of the LG Thrill 4G – $100 – and [...]
In some very good news for LG G2x owners on T-Mobile, the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update is now live and ready to be installed using LG’s Mobile Software Update which is an updater tool that is unfortunately only available for Windows. So, here’s the deal. The update is 178MB in size and updates to GRI40. [...]
Google has posted its latest Android chart showing the distribution of the different versions of the operating system. The results indicate that Gingerbread has doubled in size over the past two weeks while Froyo, unsurprisingly has dropped in stature. As you can see in the graph, the percentage of devices using Froyo is down to [...]
Over at the LG forums, there is a very heated discussion going on about the problems that the T-Mobile G2x is facing. Owners are obviously clamoring for action and unsurprisingly, have been inquiring about the phone’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Well, take it for what it’s worth, but a LG forum moderator has chimed in [...]
It’s been almost a month since T-Mobile sold the LG-made G2x and it’s becoming clearer by the day that inventory restraints might not be the actual reason for the issues the carrier is having with the supply. And to make matters worse, some evidence has popped up indicating that T-Mobile still has absolutely no idea [...]
With Father’s Day right around the corner we wanted to give you a look at the hottest Father’s Day gifts for dad’s that love technology, gadgets, cameras and more. Dad doesn’t need to be a geek to appreciate these incredibly cool Father’s Day gifts, but it will help. You can head over to Notebooks.com for the full [...]
A leaked document indicates that T-Mobile is planning on increasing the price of the G2x because of ‘inventory constraints’ that have knocked the device out of T-Mobile’s online store. Yesterday, it became clear that T-Mobile was dealing with a host of problems in regards to its LG-made, dual-core smartphone, the G2x. Not only did it [...]
Earlier today, T-Mobile admitted that their new dual-core device, the LG-made G2x had software issues and that both companies were working on a fix for them. Turns out, that fix very well could be the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update that the carrier announced will be rolling out sometime this summer. The announcement came in the [...]
Yesterday, stock of the T-Mobile G2x vanished at T-Mobile. Rumor had it, T-Mobile had pulled it off shelves due to quality issues. Well, according to T-Mobile, the phone is actually out of stock due to high demand, but there are in fact issues plaguing the G2x that it is working on fixing. In a statement [...]
It appears that the LG-made T-Mobile G2x has been pulled from shelves, at least at T-Mobile.com, and it might be due to quality issues that have been plaguing the device since its launch back at the end of April. TMoNews has discovered that the G2x has disappeared from T-Mobile’s website and it’s probably not because [...]
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Recently, we had a look at the 5 best Android phones coming out this summer and now, we present to you what we here at GBM think are the five best Android smartphones on the market right now for the four major carriers in the U.S . There are some new phones and there is [...]
T-Mobile had promised that an operating system update to take the Android 2.2 handset up to Android 2.3 Gingerbread will be forthcoming, and it looks like that may happen soon as Gingerbread was seen running on a G2X. This is my next caught an early glimpse of the Gingerbread build for the handset, and it [...]
Looking for an amazing deal on a new smartphone? Well, then you should probably have a look at the deal Radio Shack is offering on the T-Mobile G2x, a phone that was just released on April 20th and will only cost you a mere $100. The deal applies to new customers signing up for a [...]
T-Mobile has confirmed that their newly released LG-made G2x smartphone will be receiving its Android 2.3 Gingerbread update in the very near future which will bring it up to speed from the Android 2.2 Froyo that it currently runs. The tweet from T-Mobile’s official Twitter account has confirmed that Gingerbread is “coming soon” to the [...]
T-Mobile has confirmed that the highly anticipated dual-core, vanilla Froyo powered G2x smartphone will be available starting April 15th online and will show up in stores five days later on April 20th. The carrier also confirmed that the device will cost $200 with a new two-year contract. Unfortunately, the deal comes with a $50 mail-in [...]
After an official unveiling at CTIA this past month, the retail box for the T-Mobile G2x made by LG has been leaked onto the web, which shows a clean white box with the logo and name of the phone as well as an image of the phone highlighted in the center of the box. Although [...]
LG’s Optimus 2x is going to be making it to the shores of the United States and the airwaves of T-Mobile in the form of the LG G2x. Announced late last night at CTIA, the G2x is going to be a dream come true for many T-Mobile customers. Not only will it be running a [...]
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