It looks like Sprint has another 4G LTE device lined up in the works in the form of the LG LS860, which is codenamed Cayenne. The LG Cayenne, unlike most of Sprint’s Android smartphones, will debut with what appears to be a very capacious and well-spaced 5-row keyboard with a staggered key arrangement. The device [...]
The LG Optimus LTE2, LG’s answer to the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III, appears headed to Verizon at some point in the future. Blog of Mobile, courtesy of Droid-Life, has discovered that the device has cleared the Global Certification Forum (GCF) sporting a model number LG VS930. It has popped up [...]
Virgin Mobile is giving new LG Optimus Elite buyers some extra cash to go along with their new phone. From now until July 18, new LG Optimus Elite users can activate Google Wallet on their phones to receive $25 for the service. The money comes in the form of a prepaid card, but users need [...]
Newly surfaced images of Sprint’s unannounced LG Eclipse 4G LTE Android smartphone confirms that the device will not only have Sprints next-generation 4G LTE network support, but will also come with NFC and a removable battery. The NFC feature would mean that this will be another Android smartphone on Sprint’s Now Network to also receive [...]
LG has announced the latest version of its Optimus user interface, dubbed Optimus UI 3.0, which will be coming on board its newest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices. The company says that the software will be arriving first on the LG Optimus LTE II, which will be hitting shelves in Korea this week, and [...]
The LG Optimus Elite, Virgin Mobile’s first Android smartphone with Near-Field Communication support, has launched today on the carrier for a cool $149.99. Yesterday, the carrier was depleted of its pre-order stock but it appears that the phone is back in stock for those that are hoping to get a hold of the new Android [...]
Last week, Virgin Mobile put up a pre-order for its first phone with Near-Field Communication support, a device called the LG Optimus Elite. Well, it appears that Virgin might have a hit on its hands as pre-orders for the Optimus Elite has sold out ahead of its launch. The carrier’s website reveals that pre-orders have [...]
It has been awhile since the smartphone market has been graced with a 3D-capable device but that will change when LG releases the upcoming LG Optimus 3D Max, its successor to the the Optimus 3D which launched last year. We were able to go hands-on with the LG Optimus 3D Max at this year’s CTIA [...]
LG recently announced one competitor for the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One X in the LG Optimus LTE2, but it appears that it might have another trick up its sleeve in the form of the LG Eclipse which has made an unofficial appearance today. BriefMobile has leaked both a photo and specs [...]
Virgin Mobile has announced its first NFC-powered device, the LG Optimus Elite, which will be headed to the carrier in mid-May. The LG Optimus Elite is going to be Virgin Mobile’s first device that features Near-Field Communication abilities which means it will be the first device in Virgin’s lineup that is compatible with services like [...]
Originally announced back at the Mobile World Congress in February, the LG Optimus 4X HD smartphone is a quad-core device which LG hopes will compete with the likes of the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III. We were able to go hands-on with the LG Optimus 4X HD at the CTIA 2012 [...]
The LG Optimus Vu is a 5-inch Android smartphone, originally launched ahead of Mobile World Congress, but still on the way to consumers. At CTIA 2012 Chuong Nguyen was able to go hands on with the Optimus Vu at the LG Booth to see what this large screen Android device is capable of. In the LG Optimus Vu hands [...]
Not wanting to be left out of today’s announcement party, LG has rather quietly announced a new smartphone called the LG Optimus LTE2, a device that the company likely hopes will compete with the other big device that was announced today, the Samsung Galaxy S III. The announcement, dug up by Engadget, reveals the LG [...]
Following a report on a Korean publication that LG Electronics would put its Windows Phone plans on hold and instead focus on its Optimus Android smartphone line and that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is headed to South Korea to salvage the relationship between the two companies, LG is saying that the reports are purely speculative [...]
After LG had announced that it would be pulling back from releasing Windows Phone 8 smartphones and will instead be focusing on Android through its Optimus brand, new reports are surfacing that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be headed to Seoul, Korea later this month to dissuade its Windows Phone licensee from going all-in on [...]
Did you even know that LG Manufactured Windows Phones? When I was checking out the Twitter chatter this morning, I was amazed at the amount of people out there that didn’t even realize LG even manufactured a Windows Phone device. I guess most people didn’t give Windows Phone a second look before Nokia started throwing [...]
LG isn’t going to let Samsung and Apple have all the cloud storage fun, the South Korean company is making its own cloud storage service. LG Cloud is a new cloud service that will work with Android smartphones, Windows PCs and LG TVs. Any Android user can download the LG Cloud app from the Google [...]
While smartphone manufacturers have moved past the days of neon green trim on green smartphones, environmentally friendly smartphones remain niche products that cannot stand on their own merits. We shouldn’t need to choose between a green smartphone and a great smartphone. Take the LG Optimus Elite, a new green Android smartphone with a paltry 800Mhz processor that [...]
The LG Lucid on Verizon Wireless is an affordable 4G LTE Android smartphone with the first time smartphone owner in mind. The Lucid may not have all the bells and whistles found on phones 2-3 times its price, but it does offer a fast 4G LTE connection, good battery life, solid build quality and an [...]
With buzz surrounding the HTC One X and its Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE variant along with much speculation behind the rumored quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III flagship, it seems that many people have forgotten about LG’s own flagship in the form of the quad-core Tegra 3-powered Optimus 4X HD. To keep the buxx going, [...]
Ahead of Earth Day, Sprint has announced that it will be bringing the LG Optimus Elite mid-range Android smartphone to the masses starting on April 22nd. The handset boasts solid specs for a mid-range number, along with environmentally build materials, such as a shell that’s made from 50 percent recycled plastics and a phone that’s [...]
Sprint’s first 4G LTE smartphone, the LG Viper 4G LTE, has gone up for pre-order today appealing to those that are looking to get on the Now Network’s new high-speed network without having to shell out the big bucks. Earlier this month, Sprint promised to put the LG Viper 4G LTE up for pre-order on [...]
Originally announced at the Mobile World Congress, the LG Optimus 4X HD figures to be LG’s first flagship Android device of 2012. And while the company still hasn’t shared a release date for the quad-core powered smartphone, some impressive benchmarks have surfaced which will probably make consumers hope for something official soon. Techblog.gr, by way [...]
LG is reportedly going to be launching a rival to the still unannounced Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone during the month of May. According to a report from DDaily, courtesy of The Verge, the device will be LG’s answer to the Galaxy S III, a device that will be announced during the first half of [...]
Filings at the FCC may have revealed a potential new 3G smartphone for Sprint running Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system and made by LG/. The LG LS831 model supports CDMA in the EMSR band, which is used exclusively by Sprint in the U.S. market and the phone is accompanied by a document known as the [...]
It looks like the AT&T Thrill 4G–the carrier’s variant of the original LG Optimus 3D–may soon be getting a successor in the form of the LG Optimus 3D Max. The 3D Max was recently spotted getting U.S. regulatory approval at the FCC and may be destined to AT&T. The new Optimus 3D Max was announced [...]
Further leaks suggest that Sprint’s first batch of 4G LTE smartphones running on Google’s Android operating system may launch as early as this month in the timeframe of April 15-22. The LG Viper, a mid-range Android device and the Google flagship Samsung Galaxy Nexus are scheduled to launch during this time according to several leaks. [...]
Today, Verizon launched a phone called the LG Lucid for $79 on-contract. It’s a 4G LTE device that not only sports an extremely low price tag, but some fairly nice features as well. It has a 4-inch display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5MP camera, 8GB of on board storage, and Android [...]
The quad-core Tegra3-powered LG Optimus 4X HD smartphone may be debuting as early as May in India, though it’s still unclear when the phone will arrive in the U.S. The LG flagship smartphone features a quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 720p HD display, and a slim profile. The phone is expected to arrive in June in the [...]
We’ve heard about the LG Lucid numerous times in the past and now, the budget 4G LTE smartphone has finally become official. Today, Verizon announced the pricing and release date for the Lucid attaching a March 29th release date and a $79 on-contract price to the smartphone. Thing is, this isn’t just any old budget [...]
Ahead of an official announcement by either Verizon Wireless or LG, specs for an upcoming smartphone codenamed the LG Cayman were leaked. The device is rumored to go under the LG Lucid 4G moniker once its made available to consumers. The phone will slot in as a high-end mid-range device accompanying, rather than dethroning, the [...]
Along with the Droid Fighter, another upcoming and unannounced handset that was spotted that we had previously little knowledge of is the LG Cayman, a device that’s rumored to be launched as Verizon’s LG Lucid 4G. The phone has recently been pictured in some press photos, which were obtained from pocketnow, along with some additional [...]
Will LG’s flagship Optimus 4X smartphone, announced at Mobile World Congress late last month alongside rival HTC’s One X, with a quad-core Tegra 3 chipset face the same crippled fate like the One X will when it arrives in the U.S.? According to leaked benchmarking results from GLBenchmark, an unannounced LG device with a model [...]
In a movie that just might top Google’s re-branding the Android Market as the Google Play Store on the surprise scale, Verizon has released a list of devices that are currently slated to get upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Again, a major carrier based in the United States has released a full list [...]
A new smartphone from Chinese phone-maker ZTE was discovered as it had gotten Bluetooth SIG and WiFi Alliance approval called the ZTE Optimus Barcelona. Ironically, though, the Optimus Barcelona is named after Barcelona, the city that Mobile World Congress took place last week, though ZTE did not debut the device there. Additionally, with Optimus in [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
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