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LG's W2220P LCD Monitor Will Be Available Soon

Planned for release during next month, the new, 22-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) from LG will be available not a moment too soon. This particular monitor has been in the works for a while and has given rise to significant feelings of anticipation from HD enthusiasts, especially considering the coming holidays. N...

19 November 2009
04:58 GMT

LG Makes Hard Drives Light

Normally, when we think about a hard drive, our minds unfortunately drift to the large, heavy, complicated and huge data-storage units used in everyday PCs. Until a few years ago, the term hard drive specifically determined these monstrous, often circuit-covered box-shaped things that could break concrete if, for wha...

11 November 2009
10:12 GMT

LG Details the XPION 30 Series of Desktop PCs

The desktop PC industry might have seen better days, compared to the current situation, but some system builders remain consistent and continue to release new models that boast the traditional form factor. Such is the case with one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics, LG, which has just annou...

11 November 2009
06:06 GMT

Full Specs of LG New Chocolate BL20 Emerge

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is expected to soon announce yet another mobile phone that will fit into its Chocolate series, the LG New Chocolate BL20. Still unofficial, the upcoming member of the company's Black Label series has been recently spotted in a video promo, and now its full specifica...

23 September 2009
12:45 GMT

LG Rolls Out WIDEBOOK Laptop Series with 16:9 Displays

Following the release of its first NVIDIA ION-based nettop, LG has announced today the debut of its new line of portable computer systems, called WIDEBOOK. According to the Korean consumer electronics maker, the new series has been designed for entertainment enthusiasts, providing them with a choice for a wide 16:9 H...

17 September 2009
05:49 GMT

LG Jumps on the ION Bandwagon with the XPION X30

The holiday season isn't that far ahead and, with Microsoft's Windows 7 just weeks ahead of its official debut, a number of companies is gearing up to provide customers with the latest products and technologies. Such is the case with LG, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics and pe...

17 September 2009
03:31 GMT

LG Announces the XD3 Slim Portable HDDs

Leading industry players in the storage market have recently announced a number of new products, designed to provide customers with new options for expanding their storage solutions. Following Toshiba, Samsung and Western Digital, which have all lined up their new 640GB, 2.5-inch hard drives, LG has recently come up ...

11 September 2009
06:17 GMT

LG Rolls Out N2R1 NAS with Built-In DVD-RW Optical Drive

LG Electronics, one of the world’s leading vendors of consumer electronics, has just announced the debut of its new Network Attached Storage solution, at this year’s Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) Expo. The company’s new N2R1 NAS model has been designed for users looki...

11 September 2009
03:18 GMT

Windows Mobile the Primary Smartphone Platform for LG

Windows Mobile would be the primary smartphone platform for LG going forward, Microsoft announced at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona on February 16, 2009. The Redmond company and LG have deepened their alliance on the foundation of a memorandum of understanding signed on Novembers 3, 2008. As a direct con...

16 February 2009
11:45 GMT

Intel and LG Announce Collaboration for World's First Moorestown MID

Santa Clara, California-based Intel and LG Electronics have just announced a collaboration meant to enable Intel's next-generation Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform, codenamed “Moorestown,” on an upcoming LG device, which will also incorporate the Linux-based Moblin v2.0 software platform. Accord...

16 February 2009
03:14 GMT

LG Lets Out the GeForce 130M-Equipped XNote P510

Following the introduction of ASUS' latest portable computer system, which was featured with a new NVIDIA GeForce GT100-series graphics processor, LG has just announced a new notebook, dubbed XNote P510. The new 15.4-inch portable computer system has also been featured with one of NVIDIA's latest graphics p...

12 February 2009
09:21 GMT

Photo of LG KM900 Arena Touchscreen Phone Leaked

Touchscreen fanboys have one more reason to rejoice today. Yesterday, we learned about Toshiba's TG01 Windows Mobile-powered touchscreen mobile phone, which comes with a wide range of multimedia features, and now we hear that LG will also come up with a high-end touchscreen handset. The newly spotted device fr...

4 February 2009
04:09 GMT

LG Display and Chunghwa Executives Face Jail

According to the latest news in the industry, four of the current and former executives from LG Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have agreed to serve jail terms, after pleading guilty in the United States for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy regarding the sale of TFT-LCD panels. The executives in question...

21 January 2009
04:10 GMT

Apple Wants LCD Screens from LG, Signs to Get Them [UPDATED]

LG Display has struck a long-term deal with Apple to produce 15-inch LCD displays for use in its devices. LG is also displaying a new type of screen at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. The 1.4 millimeters thick display may not be overlooked by Apple. LG made it official today ...

12 January 2009
03:23 GMT

Details on LG VX8360 Bluetooth Music Phone for Verizon

According to the latest news on the Web, the next LG phone to hit the United States market through Verizon Wireless is the LG VX8360. As Verizon states, this clamshell will be a “Bluetooth music phone” that will come as the successor of the older VX8350, a device currently priced at $49.99. The new handse...

7 January 2009
02:40 GMT

LG Announces Two SIM Card KS660

LG recently announced its first mobile phone to feature support for two SIM cards at the same time, the LG KS660. The device comes with touchscreen while also including support for tri-band GSM connectivity. In addition, the handset has a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus. The 3-inch TFT touchscreen display of the...

5 January 2009
02:39 GMT

LG Releases the KS660, Its First Dual SIM Mobile

LG is expanding its line of mobile releases with the new KS660, which represents a pretty major announcement for the South Korean mobile manufacturer, due to its dual SIM capability. As you've probably already realized, this is the first such dual SIM enhanced device the company has ever developed. The tri-band...

28 December 2008
02:56 GMT

LG KP500 Comes to Romania

The KP500 has had an immense success in the few weeks since its release in Europe and now it has been announced for Romania soon. The device packs very advanced features, especially compared to most mobiles currently available in the country. Even though the top of the list high-tech features it includes can be found...

19 December 2008
08:40 GMT

LG Uncovers LTE Chipset Phone

On Tuesday, in Anyang, South Korea, LG Electronics took a strong position in battling the top manufacturers in the mobile business by officially unveiling to the public its new LTE chipset for mobiles. These 4G connectivity mobiles are said to be the first such phones ever created, and are set to bring profitable net...

10 December 2008
04:41 GMT

LG SH460 Trying to Appeal to Winter Holidays Fans

The South Korean company seems to have had some kind of an epiphany, a strange one, some would argue. Nonetheless, the SH460, which is LG’s latest creation, is at first sight a very attractive device, which promises to be pretty successful especially during the winter holidays season. In fact, that's the w...

2 December 2008
02:57 GMT

LG KF900 Prada Is Due This Month

LG has been struggling to bring forth its Prada development and, as about a week ago we were saying it was to appear shortly, we now see this did not fail to happen. Known as the Prada II, this mobile will most likely become a controversial one because of its features.To further elaborate on that last part, the Prada...

20 November 2008
05:13 GMT

Kodak Is Suing Samsung and LG

Kodak has started what the tabloids might call a scandal by taking Samsung and LG to court about the infringement of certain digital camera patents. This hostile action is surely to be regarded as damaging to Samsung and LG's overall image, at least from a regular user's point of view. Kodak representatives...

18 November 2008
09:15 GMT

LG Swift Heading to Alltel Wireless

It seems that, these days, everybody is trying to create only unique flip phones, and LG makes no exception to that. Together with Alltel, it has released a new mobile – the Swift, which is equipped with new keypad technology.Created for energetic persons, the Swift brings as innovation the Fastap Press-to-Expe...

14 November 2008
05:09 GMT

A Real Bargain - the LG KP152

You have to admit that the LG KP152 clamshell is really quite simple, but also unbelievably appealing. Though it is not clear what happened when this phone was designed or when it was manufactured for the first time, it sure makes you feel good having it. All these feelings are triggered by its charming lines and ele...

10 November 2008
11:10 GMT

LG KP500 Cookie Priced

Although the LG KP500 is a Renoir-esque device that was designed to be entry level, everybody expected that it would be priced somewhere on the upper limit of affordable. It seems that this is not quite true, since according to the latest reports, the price tag for this phone will be somewhere around 170 Euros, befor...

21 October 2008
10:19 GMT

LG VX5500 at Verizon Wireless

Rumors of the LG VX5500 coming to Verizon Wireless have been circulating since August, but until now, none of them was confirmed. Now, we finally have something tangible about this device and, if everything turns out well, it seems that users who have already taken a fancy on this phone won't have to wait too lo...

20 October 2008
08:18 GMT

LG Develops Double-Sided LCD Panel

As you might remember, in one of our articles published last week, we informed you about LG's latest developments in the area of displays (especially that 19-inch OLED screen), which were unveiled at the International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) 2008, from Goyang City, Korea. However, it would seem tha...

20 October 2008
02:17 GMT

LG Showcases 19-Inch OLED Display

We've talked, time and time again, about the fact that OLED technology represents the future of displays, providing high-definition, high-contrast and crystal-clear images, while at the same time requiring a lot less power than their already "classic" LCD and PDP counterparts. Some of the most important names in...

15 October 2008
04:32 GMT

LG80 Scarlet HDTV Goes "Transformers", Features 3.1-Channel Sound, Sliding Speakers

LG's Scarlet line of LCD HDTVs has brought some interesting innovations to the market, whether we're talking about their very sleek design, their unique power switch or the quality of the images they produce. However, it would seem that the Korean company has chosen a different approach for its latest Scarl...

14 October 2008
01:56 GMT

LG Prada II Is on the Way

Mobile manufacturer LG and Prada Group have announced that they are going to release a second handset before the end of this year. The first phone designed by the two companies, LG KE850 Prada, was a stylish touchscreen phone that delivered users a 256K color, 240 x 400 pixel, 3.0-inch display, a 2 MP 1600 x 1200 pix...

13 October 2008
06:03 GMT

LG Rhythm Music Phone Released by Alltel

Alltel, the fifth largest US mobile carrier, has recently launched a new music phone, manufactured by the South Koreans from LG and called LG AX585 Rhythm. With such a moniker, it's somehow obvious that the new phone is a music oriented one.Resembling another new LG music phone, namely the KM500 (reviewed by Sof...

9 October 2008
10:49 GMT

LG KC780 Now Official – the Slimmest 8 Megapixel Slider

LG KC780, the second 8 Megapixel camera phone manufactured by the South Korean giant LG, is now official, coming as the world's slimmest slider to pack such a camera. Measuring 107 x 52 x 13.9 millimeters and weighing 119 grams, LG KC780 is presented as "ideal for shooting portraits." That is thanks to...

9 October 2008
06:48 GMT

Black LG Shine TU720 Released by Rogers

Alongside the silver and pink versions of LG Shine TU720, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, has just released a brand new and exclusive black edition of the fashionable phone. For some unknown reason, Rogers is offering the black Shine for a higher price than its previous versions: 79.99 CAD...

8 October 2008
07:54 GMT

LG BD-300: Blu-ray Playback, Netflix Streaming, Upconverting

We've talked time and time again about the fact that digital downloads would become a very serious contended for Blu-ray in the near future, and we've seen certain examples (like Vudu's HDX announcement) that bring solid proof to this theory. And even if Sony dismisses this possibility, other companies...

3 October 2008
13:41 GMT

LG Renoir Officially Hits the Market This Month

LG's first 8 Megapixel touchscreen phone, namely LG KC910, will be commercially available starting this month (October), under the moniker of LG Renoir.The new handset will first be sold across Europe (in titan black and several other color versions that have not been announced so far), with Asia and Latin Ameri...

2 October 2008
05:08 GMT

LG Wine Available for Bell Canada Users

LG Wine first appeared on the stage about six months ago, when it was released on the South Korean market. Afterwards, in July, to be more precise, the phone was officially launched in Europe and Japan as well.Now, the device is traveling across the ocean to Canada, where it will be made available through the mobile ...

1 October 2008
10:07 GMT

Motorola VE20 Available from Telus, LG Dare to Come Soon Too

Canada's third largest mobile carrier, Telus, has just released a new Motorola phone – the RAZV VE20, which was previously launched in the US, via both Sprint and Alltel.Motorola VE20 could pass as a classic RAZR, hence it will probably not blow you away with its look and features. But this doesn'...

1 October 2008
03:18 GMT

LG Makes Touchscreen Phones Affordable with the Release of KP500

LG has just announced what seems to be the first affordable touchscreen handset: LG KP500. Coming shortly after the 8 Megapixel KC910, the new KP500 is a cheaper copy of it, created to enable more consumers to enjoy the benefits of touchscreen technology.The exact retail price of LG KP500 has not been made public yet...

30 September 2008
04:34 GMT

LG KC780 Wants to Be the Thinnest 8 MP Slide Phone

Last week, we were telling you about the mysterious KC780. At that time, we didn't have too much information on the device, just rumors to go on. The good news is that, thanks to several reliable sources, we finally know it is going to be launched officially. The bad news is that, so far, most of the specs of th...

30 September 2008
03:41 GMT

LG Lands Another Netbook, the Xnote Mini

Word on the street (and by street we mean the vast Internet) is that, on Thursday, LG unveiled a new portable computer system that has been specifically designed to compete with all those other netbooks on the market. The new model comes to extend the company's offer of netbooks with a system that sports a 10-in...

26 September 2008
03:43 GMT

AT&T Prepping LG Xenon for Christmas

Some rumors concerning the new LG Xenon have come our way and they have it that, apparently, the AT&T labs are undergoing tests on this LG phone right now. Furthermore, it seems that this will be its new 3G text handset for the holidays that are drawing near at a fast pace.Not too many details are known about the LG ...

25 September 2008
06:34 GMT

LG KC780 Will Have an 8 Megapixel Camera

LG KC780 will be LG's next cameraphone to be equipped with an 8 megapixel camera. This means good news for LG fans, since they will have yet another device that will enable them to take high quality photos.While the whole 8 megapixel camera is nothing short of exciting news, everything else about this phone does...

25 September 2008
05:43 GMT

LG SV300 Wine to Hit Canada

LG SV300 Wine is the name of the latest LG-built mobile phone rumored to reach the shores of Canada. The handset should be released on October 3 by Bell Mobility, the second largest Canadian carrier. According to Mobile in Canada, customers from across the North American country will be able to buy the Wine for ...

11 September 2008
06:06 GMT

LG Prada II Getting Closer, QWERTY Keyboard and 5MP Camera On Board

LG Prada II, successor of the Prada phone released by the South Korean company last year and sold in about 1 million units so far, will bring lots of new and improved features. Although, at the moment, we have nothing official regarding the Prada II, an almost complete list with its specs has appeared on the Web, via...

5 September 2008
13:00 GMT

The 8 Megapixel LG KC910 Fully Unveiled

Although the 8 Megapixel LG KC910 was first seen about two weeks ago, we did not have all the details about it and neither press photos with the handset. Today, LG has officially presented the KC910, confirming the fact that it comes as a superior successor of the hugely popular 5 Megapixel Viewty. LG says the K...

4 September 2008
05:28 GMT

LG KP199, New Dynamite Phone for India

LG India has recently released a new and affordable mobile phone from its Dynamite series, named KP199. This new phone comes in a candybar form factor and packs several quite nice features for an entry-level handset – for example, it comes with 60MB of internal memory. And while this is not at all "huge," ...

3 September 2008
04:30 GMT

Red LG KEYBO Available in Canada

If you're in Canada and you're in need of a red handset that sports a full QWERTY keyboard, Telus has just the thing for you. The Nordic country's third largest mobile operator has released a new color version of its LG KEYBO – launched in its original black edition at the beginning of August.&nb...

2 September 2008
05:29 GMT

Press Photos of LG's X110 Netbook Available

Unlike Dell, which is yet to unveil its highly anticipated netbook, dubbed Inpsiron 910, LG Electronics has finally entered the sub-notebook market with the introduction of its 3G-capable X110 netbook. The new release has been showcased at this year's IFA consumer electronics show, which is currently taking plac...

1 September 2008
09:18 GMT

IFA 2008: LG's New DVS450H DVD Player Plays HD Video, Supports DivX

Everyone's talking about high-definition and Blu-ray nowadays, but the truth of the matter is that the "classic" DVD still reigns supreme over most consumers' home entertainment systems and computers. For this reason, LG's DVS450H might actually enjoy an unexpected level of success, since it incorporat...

29 August 2008
08:40 GMT

IFA 2008: LG Presents Bluetooth-Enabled Scarlet 7000 LCD HDTV

Like most other manufacturers of display solutions, LG has also come up with a pretty interesting lineup for this year's IFA. However, there are a few models that really stand out from a crowd, the most impressive being the LG Scarlet 7000, which, besides displaying full HD images, packs some other attractive an...

29 August 2008
06:34 GMT


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