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Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012

# 2012-05-19 15:30:00, Engadget
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, Verizon Wireless brought its LTE service to 28 new markets and expanded its reach in 11 additional areas. We also saw Straight Tal...

FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012

# 2012-05-18 17:52:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

LG LS970 'superphone' shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip

# 2012-05-17 23:32:00, Engadget
It's only been a few days since we first heard the rumors about an upcoming, Sprint-bound LG quad-core slab, and now that same LS970 "superphone" is back for more action. Thanks to yet another snap acquired by the folks over at BriefMobile, we can now spot a couple extra details on the device, inc...

LG Optimus 4X HD stops in at the FCC, flaunts AT&T bands, global support

# 2012-05-17 14:39:00, Engadget
LG's latest 4.7-inch wunderphone may not have received an official release this side of the Atlantic, but that doesn't mean the Feds aren't putting it through its paces. A global version of the LG Optimus 4X HD made its way through the FCC test labs recently, revealing a quad-band GSM / EDGE radio...

LG 55" Cinema 3D Smart TV Lightning Review: A Pretty Good TV for Children of the Night [Lightning Re...

# 2012-05-17 07:00:36, Gizmodo
LG's newest LED member of its Cinema 3D line is packed to the gills with features and functionality including native support for Netflix and HuluPlus, sharing media from mobile devices and PCs, and Internet access, but you're going to have to keep vampire hours to avoid the glare.

Which devices have Ice Cream Sandwich?

# 2012-05-17 04:00:00, Engadget
It's mid-May -- do you know where your Ice Cream Sandwich update is? Six months after Android 4.0 made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, millions of owners of legacy Android devices are still anxiously awaiting the day the new firmware gets downloaded on their own electronic real estate. At l...

LG's Optimus LTE II ships this week in Korea, nails down a few more specs

# 2012-05-16 17:27:00, Engadget
Just in case the world forgot which phone was first with 2GB of RAM, LG has pushed out another press release for its Optimus LTE II which ships this week in Korea, just as promised. The detailed specs reveal this version ships with a 4.7-inch True HD IPS LCD, and while many of its specs (8MP camer...

LG announces Optimus UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices

# 2012-05-16 17:25:09, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
LG on Wednesday announced a new user-interface skin for its Android-powered devices running Ice Cream Sandwich. The South Korean company’s Optimus UI 3.0 is said to be designed with convenience and speed in mind, and is being labeled as both unobtrusive and simple. “With smartphone hardware bec...

LG shows off UI 3.0 for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, says it's 'unobtrusive and simple'

# 2012-05-16 06:39:00, Engadget
Love them or hate them, those ubiquitous Android skins aren't going anywhere any time soon. Now the latest one to make an entrance to the overlay game is LG's UI 3.0, which the Korean outfits says will make the overall experience of its handsets easier, speedier and "more convenient." The new UI b...

Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno

# 2012-05-15 23:23:00, Engadget
Gartner's latest dispatch reveals a wobbly global trade in mobile phones. Although our love of smartphones continued to blossom, with sales of that subcategory up nearly 45 percent, it wasn't enough to stave off a two percent overall decline compared to the same quarter in 2011. A total of 419.1 m...

iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants

# 2012-05-15 22:19:00, Engadget
We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don't usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap's off. Going by a newly-expanded American Customer Satisfaction Index, it's the iPhone that most scratches the itch at a score of 83. Despite having just be...

PSA: LG Optimus Elite available today on Virgin Mobile USA for $150

# 2012-05-15 08:22:00, Engadget
If you were one of those who jumped on last week's pre-order, chances are you're eagerly waiting for this Virgin-branded Optimus Elite to show up at your doorstep today. For those who decided to wait it out, however, you'll be happy to know LG's Gingerbread slab is now up for grabs at "major" reta...

LG’s first Quad Core Smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD heads to Europe this June!

# 2012-05-15 01:21:03, Akihabara News
LG announced that the Optimus 4X HD, which was first introduced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February, will be available next month in key markets starting in Western Europe. Beyond the fast NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, LG’s latest Android 4.0 device boasts the biggest battery among Quad-Core sm...

LG lines up Optimus 4X HD for launch in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland

# 2012-05-14 17:34:00, Engadget
While there's already plenty of excitement around other quad-core Android phones, LG will join the party soon when its Optimus 4X HD launches in a few European countries next month. Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland are all on deck in June, where this latest Optimus variant will bri...

New carrier Voyager Mobile starts May 15th, promises rewards for chatting it up

# 2012-05-14 09:44:00, Engadget
Competition among US cellular carriers is about to get a bit fiercer with a fresh national network that will actively encourage using your phone rather than setting hard limits. Newcomer (and MVNO on Sprint's network) Voyager Mobile is teasing a "frequent talker program" that will give all kinds o...

Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012

# 2012-05-13 14:34:00, Engadget
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make ...

FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012

# 2012-05-11 17:11:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

LG Eclipse superphone revealed, ready to take on Galaxy S III and HTC One X

# 2012-05-11 04:45:27, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Purported details surrounding an unannounced high-end smartphone from LG have emerged alongside a leaked image, possibly revealing LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone intended to take on the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC’s One X. BriefMobile on Thursday published an image of the LG LS970, rumored t...

LG Optimus Elite on pre-order at Virgin Mobile; carrier's first NFC phone in the US

# 2012-05-11 03:39:00, Engadget
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...

LG LS970 superphone rumored: Krait quad-core, 2GB RAM, LTE and 13MP camera

# 2012-05-11 01:28:00, Engadget
Not to be outdone by its Korean rival, LG's reportedly preparing a potent new phone with some of Qualcomm's latest SoC hardware. According to BriefMobile's leak, it'll pack an LTE-friendly MDM9615 alongside the Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM -- something LG has already announced for its Optimus LTE...

LG to launch new Google TV this month

# 2012-05-07 18:00:24, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
According to an LG executive, the South Korean firm plans to launch an Internet-enabled Google TV in the United States the week of May 21st, Reuters reported on Monday. The company is looking to gain a larger share of the emerging smart TV market and defend itself against Apple, which is widely exp...

Review The World’s First Android 4.0 Smart TV (Videos)

# 2012-05-07 03:10:56, M.I.C. Gadget
The Lenovo game console also rolled out about the same time as the Smart TV. Lenovo Smart TV has made it global debut at Suning stores in four major cities in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Nanjing) last week, which was about the same time that Lenovo game console (CT510) rolled out. The co...

Did LG's Optimus L5 handset sneak through the FCC?

# 2012-05-07 01:41:00, Engadget
Remember LG's Android L-style series of smartphones from back at Mobile World Conference? While we can't be totally certain this is the case, it appears that the Optimus L5 handset recently passed through the FCC's subterranean lair. Buried within the testing report is the diagram pictured, display...

Will LG's New Google TV Finally Make You Want One? [TV]

# 2012-05-06 23:43:10, Gizmodo
LG has announced that its new Google-powered smart TVs, announced at CES in January, will launch in the US towards the end of May. More

LG's Google TV-enabled sets coming to US end of May

# 2012-05-06 21:03:00, Engadget
LG revealed two Google-loaded TVs at CES, but never gave us prices or told us when these LED models might dangle their skinny bezels in stores. In briefings at Google last week, we heard that the 47-incher (47G2) and 55-incher (55G2) would sell for $1699 and $2299 respectively -- although Amazon a...

How would you change the LG DoublePlay?

# 2012-05-06 16:34:00, Engadget
It's almost baffling to see a modern Android smartphone with such an archaic design in a world more accustomed to the Galaxy Nexus. Still, LG's late-2011 DoublePlay has a slide-out physical keyboard and that dinky second screen which reminds us of a phone that's years out of date. However, when we...

Premium design LG Optimus L7 to arrive in Stores this month!

# 2012-05-06 01:41:40, Akihabara News
The LG Optimus L7, part of LG’s L-Series lineup, will begin arriving in stores this week. Sporting a premium design and with a largest-in-class 4.3-inch display, the Optimus L7 offers Google’s latest Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS. And as part of the L-Series, it offers timeless style without sac...

LG Releases Optimus LTE2 with True HD IPS and 2GB of RAM in Korea

# 2012-05-06 01:35:27, Akihabara News
Sure this many not be as cool as Samsung’s new Galaxy SIII, but if you are an LG Fan and living in Korea you will be pleases to hear that the company is planning to release next week a new Optimus, the LTE2 that comes with Android 4.0, 2GB of RAM, WPC-backed wireless charging, a [...]

Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012

# 2012-05-05 15:30:00, Engadget
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, we saw the first rollout of Verizon LTE from one of its rural partners, and both the Optimus L7 and Xperia U were spotted for Fido...

Visualized: Apple and Samsung occupy the 99 percent... of phone profits

# 2012-05-04 06:17:00, Engadget
Financial maven and maker of beautiful graphs Horace Dediu has found that between the top eight mobile phone vendors, Apple and Samsung share 99 percent of the total spoils. Of RIM, LG, Sony (Ericsson), Motorola, Nokia and HTC, only the latter made a profit -- claiming that left over one percent. ...