Category: LG (Android)
This weekend I’ve had chance to play with the new LG Optimus 3D. It’s due to appear on Three shortly plus and will be available direct. The first question most people ask is, “how does glasses-free 3D work?” I took the LG Optimus 3D out on Saturday and …
Earlier this week we spotted the LG Optimus Pro doing some poses on the web. Now another handset, the LG Optimus Net, has joined the party with an official announcement. The LG Optimus Net will be known also as the LG-P690 and has a 3.2″ HVGA (320×480) screen, …
Yesterday LG let us know just how naughty you lot are. Office workers are using their smartphones as a way to access the internet and social media sites whilst supposedly working. They even found that staff are taking their phones into the toilet and watching “adult entertainment” during …
Well. LG have sent us over a press release and it’s a corker. They’re surveyed 2000 people as part of the LG Optimus 3D launch and found some rather interesting bits of information. Firstly, 64% of respondents are fiddling around with their smartphones in offices where phones are …
The LG Optimus Chat has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Here on O2 it’s available for just £139.99 on Pay & Go, although it is.. bright pink. Running Android 2.2 this has a 3 megapixel camera, FM radio, 3G, WiFi, GPS and microSD card. It’s also pink. If you’re …
Apologies, but I have said phone and it’s frankly a bit embarrassed that the flagship Android phone from LG has : A: shipped with 2.2 Froyo and B: has taken this long to be updated to 2.3 Gingerbread.. As I say, the LG Optimus 2X launched with Android 2.2 …
This QWERTY device has just popped up on Flickr. Looking distinctly like a Blackberry it apparently has Android 2.3, a QVGA 2.8″ screen, 3 megapixel camera, Wifi and a 1500 mAh battery. Expect this one to target those cool youths who text, email, tweet and Facebook. Currently there’s …
Today LG announced the launch of the Optimus 3D in Korea, bundling three pre installed Gameloft games to show off the device. LG issued a press release introducing the Optimus 3D , it’s tie in with Gameloft and it’s introduction of 17 Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) games! (Whatever that means!) …
OK. This could get a bit confusing. The LG Optimus Black was announced during CES in January and we saw it in the flesh at Mobile World Congress. It’s available on Orange and T-Mobile but now Phones4U are selling the LG Optimus Black in … white. They’ve called …
Carphone Warehouse seem to have got an exclusive on the LG Optimus 3D here in the UK for a short time, T-Mobile and Three have already announced they will be selling this device too. There have been reports that this handset will ship on the 7th July, however …
LG are to stuff the um-az-in Angry Birds Rio into their new Optimus series of phones. Things kick off with the Canadian LG Optimus 2X with more handsets getting the game as they roll out in Q2. For the 14 people who’ve not downloaded it yet, head down …
As promised, I’ve put up my thoughts on the O2X a couple of weeks after I bought it. I’ll try to give an honest, everyday opinion of the phone, consider it’s my only phone and gets some decent use actually as a phone for my day job and …
You may have seen news of the LG Optimus Black floating around the web this past week. It’s interesting and, for the most part, completely wrong. A UK network has already been announced, back in February in fact. They’ll end up in stores this week and we’ll have …
Exclusive breaking news from CoolSmartPhone. Carphone Warehouse website have listed the new LG Optimus Tab – that new 3D tablet announced back at Mobile World Congress in February – but with a hefty price to pay! The shocking price tag of £799 is way more expensive than the …
T-Mobile USA tweeted that G2X owners won’t have long to wait for Gingerbread to be released for the phone. This significance of this is that the G2x is the American version of the LG Optimus 2X and is pretty well an identical phone, meaning the euro market should …
So, after much deliberation I finally made the jump and bought a replacement for my much loved and trusty Nexus one – An LG Optimus 2X. The decision was actually quite easy, it had to be ‘next generation’ dual core powered, have an unlockable bootloader and ideally the developers and …
Crimes Near Me is a great app that is informative and helpful. It allows you to see Police crime statistics for the area you are currently in. If you were thinking of moving house you could search for the postcode and see crime statistics for the area. The …
The LG Optimus 2X was originally scheduled for February but now it seems that the release date has moved back a little. We had a look at the device whilst at Mobile World Congress and we were bowled over by the speed of the thing. The dual-core processor …
We were lucky enough to be given a near 20 minute tour of the LG booth with one of the reps there, no having to fight through crowds of people to get hands on with the devices, they brought them to us and gave us a talk through …
Just a quick video I managed to record when getting some hands on time with the LG Optimus 2X whilst here in Barcelona. Normally once phones have some content installed on them and they are doing things throughout the day the phone can start to slow down even on …
Online store eXpansys have added the recently announced LG Optimus 3D to their site with a price sim free of £514.99 and a estimated release date of 25th April this year. The LG Optimus 3D is the worlds first 3D phone and will also be coming to Orange, …
The LG Optimus Pad sits between the 7″ Galaxy Tab and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1. They tell us that there’s a very good reason for this. Basically put. The 10″ is too big and you need both hands. The 7″ is too small and you can’t type …
Orange have just announced that they will be carrying the LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black (see our hands-on here). Both devices are due to arrive in the second quarter of this year with Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio, Everything Everywhere stating.. “The LG Optimus 3D …
Three UK have just announced they are to stock the LG Optimus 3D on their network. This device which has just been announced is the first 3D phone in the world and has a great list of specs. Check out below for the press release and video from …
Crazy times here at MWC, Just after leaving the Samsung Stand was the LG stand with some VERY impressive hardware at this years show. There was the LG Revolution which is a 4G LTE device (i tried a speet test but before it finished the person on stand …
LG have posted a video on their YouTube channel for the LG Optimus 3D (yes a device which as not actually been announced yet!) It seems like days before MWC, if you can’t beat the leaks, join them!. This after the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play was the worst …
LG continue to drip-feed the tension in another video. This one comes via Pocket-lint.com and follows the earlier video and picture. The 3D magic is generated thanks to these dual rear cameras, although we’re unsure how you’ll get that 3D experience on the phone itself, unless you perhaps …
Yesterday we reported on the HTC Desire 2 popping up on the Vodafone Germany systems. Today there’s a few more names to add to the pot, including the HTC Flyer, HTC Pyramid and an “LG Star Tab” which may or may not be the European name for the …
This is the LG Slate, aka G-Slate. Inside is the all-new Android Honeycomb OS which has been specifically designed by Google for tablet devices. Specs include an NVIDIA / Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 1280×768 (WXGA) 8.9″ screen display with 1080p full HD video playback. Other details include a …
T-Mobile have updated their range of phones on PAYG and now include the LG Optimus One for £179.99 plus a £10 topup. This comes with 6 months free internet use and every month you topup £10 you get 100 free minutes to call any network The Optimus One …
T-Mobile UK (part of the new Everything Everywhere brand) has announcd they will be stocking the LG Optimus Black in March this year on pay monthly. No news on what deals this will be available on but as soon as we know you will know too. The Optimus …
Three have announced on their blog that they will be selling the new SonyEricsson Arc soon. No exact details on the the timing yet, but the handset is due out in April, so sounds like Three will have it from launch. It will be available on Three’s fabulous …
LG have posted a teaser video for their new top end device due to launch at Mobile World Congress in just under 2 weeks time, This video has just hit the internet and will be spreading like crazy throughout the day. Stay tuned for more information on this …
As is usual for this time of year we’re getting announcements of .. announcements to come at Mobile World Congress. LG have just chipped in with their Optimus 3D launch. It’s a handset that has already popped out onto the web and LG have today stated that… “The …
Various Android Sites are reporting the first sighting of the new LG Optimus 3D. It is widely expected that LG will unveil their first 3D smart phone at MWC next month, the device borrows some styling from the Optimus Black and Optimus 2x, with a Phandroid source describing …
Well, I wish these were our pictures and video, unfortunately they aren’t.. ( How about a press model LG uk?! ) I just thought this was worth highlighting as it is looking like such a nice phone. This phone is packing the dual core Nvida Tegra2 chipset, the worlds …
Those lovely people at xda-developers have managed to “borrow” bits from the upcoming LG Optimus 2X. They’ve got the ringtones, the backdrops, the ringtones and some widgets too. We’re particularly loving the Live Wallpapers. This, the “Water Drop” Live Wallpaper, is really nice, although it did make us …
If you have been keeping an eye on the latest android phones from LG you will have noticed a rather nice clock widget which also includes the weather. Don’t worry if you do not know what I mean, the picture below will jog your memory The great news …
This, the LG Optimus 2X, should be arriving next month here in Europe and will no doubt appear at Mobile World Congress. Specs-wise it’s all very positive – a 4″ WVGA screen and a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. Like a lot of smartphones, it can also do HD-quality …
We first saw the Optimus back in February at Mobile World Congress when it was called the GT540. We’ve also seen some rather excellent LG Optimus One hands-on videos, like this detailed LG Optimus Review. The LG Optimus One is an Android phone running 2.2 (FroYo) and is …
