Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 2, 2009 3:39 pm
Filed in Handsets, LG, Rumors
LG continues to prove itself as a force to be reckoned with and following a story from the Korean Yohap News Agency, it’s plenty clear that the handset manufacturer has no intentions of slowing down any time soon. LG’s head of Mobile Ahn Seung-kwon reportedly coughed up a hell of an interview with Yohap, [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 22, 2009 11:51 am
Filed in HTC, Handsets, LG, Retail, Samsung, Sprint
Believe it or not, Sprint fans, there actually are other new handsets available from the carrier beyond the Palm Pre. You might not think so with all of the focus that the webOS device is — or was — getting, but it is true. Sure there’s the Tour coming down the pipe for all you [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 19, 2009 3:12 pm
Filed in Handsets, LG, Press Release, U.S. Cellular
The LG Tritan was rumored to launch in June on U.S. Cellular and starting today it is officially available. The Tritan features a 3-inch QVGA touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, full HTML browser, 3G connectivity, music player, G sensor, Bluetooth and a 3 megapixel camera. Pricing details are still elusive, oddly, but expect it to be [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 17, 2009 9:28 am
Filed in Handsets, LG, Windows Mobile
No, it’s not quite as exciting or sexy as the Aigen GM730 but the new GM550 smartphone is will likely make business users raise an eyebrow. Like the HTC Snap, The GM550 is a Windows Mobile 6.1-powered handset designed with pure business users in its sights. To compliment a smooth and sleek minimal design, LG [...]
While Samsung might think that its two new Omnia Pro’s are the hottest new Windows Mobile devices on the planet, LG is confident that its done Samsung one better with the Aigen LG-GM730. Having layered its S-Class 3D UI on top of Windows Mobile 6.1 for a more visually appealing and user friendly user experience, [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 11, 2009 7:03 pm
Filed in Handsets, LG, Retail, Verizon
Early adopters may feel a bit peeved at Verizon Wireless right now. Launched only a few weeks ago, both the enV3 and the enV TOUCH have already seen a $50 online price reduction. Available originally at $129 and $149 respectively, the enV3 and the enV TOUCH can now be had for $79.99 and $99.99. Those [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 11, 2009 12:47 pm
Filed in Alltel, Handsets, LG, Retail
Just a few days behind schedule, Alltel has launched one of the more exciting handsets that will become available to its customers this month — the LG Tritan. Spec highlights include a 3-inch QVGA touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, full HTML browser, music player, G sensor, Bluetooth and a 3 megapixel camera. Oh yeah, and an [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 8, 2009 9:08 am
Filed in AT&T, Handsets, LG
LG’s entry level messaging phone, the Neon, has landed at AT&T. Officially announced back in March, the QWERTY side slider is now available from AT&T for a mere $29 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a 2-year contract. The Neon packs the typical entry level fare including:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900 MHz
2.4-inch, 240×320 touchscreen display
2 megapixel camera
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
14MB on [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 5, 2009 9:06 am
Filed in Handsets, LG, Retail, Verizon
So far in our coverage of these two Verizon-bound handsets by LG, feelings have certainly been mixed. The LG Glance — with its 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, VZ Navigator and slim frame — has not garnered much love on the pages of BGR. Seeing as it’s an entry-level feature phone of course, [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 2, 2009 4:07 pm
Filed in Exclusives, Handsets, LG, U.S. Cellular
Earlier today we firmed up a whole mess of U.S. Cellular release dates through the end of June. Of course, some of the handsets were more exciting than others and it just so happens that one of our ninjas snapped a live shot of the LG Tritan, due out on June 8th — definitely one [...]
According to an alleged internal memo courtesy of one of our ninjas, it looks like U.S. Cellular is jumping on the “month of the mobile” bandwagon by releasing not one but five handsets this month. Ranging from a simple flip phone to a Windows Mobile smartphone, there really is something for everyone:
Motorola Hint QA30 - [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on May 30, 2009 10:21 am
Filed in Handsets, LG, News, Orange, Services
LG has announced two new handsets, the GW520 and GT505, that do their best to target the social networking, business-oriented crowd. Both handsets feature push notification of updates from various social networking sites, push email from personal accounts and Microsoft Exchange support. The GW520 is a QWERTY side slider with a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on May 30, 2009 8:30 am
Filed in Apple, BlackBerry, Features, HTC, LG, Mac OS, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, RIM, Samsung, Services, Software, Sony Ericsson, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Yesterday, news that the Palm Pre was capable of synchronizing content with iTunes hit just about every tech and gadget blog on the planet. In fact, it even reached mainstream media blogs that typically shy away from little tidbits. Really? Fair enough — it’s pretty cool for Pre proponents to know that their future handsets [...]