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Samsung SPH-M4655 Unveiled by LG

LG Telecom, the South Korean mobile carrier controlled by LG Group, has recently unveiled a new Samsung smartphone, announced to be launched soon for its Korean subscribers. The handset we're talking about is Samsung SPH-M4655 and it was presented in the same press release that announces the availability of LG S...

3 July 2008
10:00 GMT

The 5 Megapixel LG KC550 Released in Romania

LG KC550, the latest 5 Megapixel handset unveiled by the South Korean manufacturer, was released today in Romania. The new KC550 is a slider that targets users in need of a mobile phone that can also act as a professional photo camera. Of course, the handset won't actually allow you to take photos at a quality t...

3 July 2008
04:52 GMT

LG enV2 Going to Canada as LG KEYBO

Telus, the third largest mobile carrier in Canada, is readying the release of a new LG handset, which will be named LG KEYBO. This is not a completely new device, but only the Telus-branded LG enV2, already available in the US (offered by Verizon Wireless starting April 30). The release of enV2 in Canada is not an of...

2 July 2008
10:13 GMT

LG Might Bring an 8 Megapixel Touchscreen Handset

It looks like LG, which has recently taken Sony Ericsson's place, becoming the world's fourth largest handset manufacturer, will come soon with a new 8 Megapixel camera phone, named LG KC910. According to the Dutch website MobileCowboys, which got a tip from an anonymous source, the new LG should hit the ma...

1 July 2008
10:26 GMT

LG Secret Went Home

LG Secret, the latest high-end touchscreen handset released by LG, is now available in the manufacturer's home country, South Korea. Released in Europe as LG KF750 and in South America as LG KF755, the Secret has now finally become available in South Korea, under the names of LG SU600, KU6000 or LU6000. LG Secre...

30 June 2008
05:48 GMT

LG Dare Out Now, Defying iPhone 3G and Samsung Instinct

LG Dare, the full-touch handset proudly announced by Verizon Wireless a few weeks ago, is now available for purchase from Verizon's official website. The new Dare is priced at $199 with a contract agreement for two years and at $249 with an agreement for only one year. For a limited period of time, those who buy...

26 June 2008
12:54 GMT

LG to Release a European Design Mobile Phone

LG Electronics, currently the fourth largest handset manufacturer in the world, after Nokia, Samsung and Motorola, has opened a new European Design Centre in London. More exactly, the Centre is located in the Covent Garden district and it was formally opened yesterday by The Duke of York, His Royal Highness Prince An...

25 June 2008
06:46 GMT

LG Chocolate 3 Comes in Blue Too

The latest LG handset from the Chocolate series, namely LG Chocolate 3, planned to be released in the US by Verizon Wireless, will be available in two colors: black and blue. The black version was already unveiled by Verizon, in the press release announcing the new handset, while the blue one was (apparently) kept se...

25 June 2008
03:12 GMT

LG Unveils Two Very Elegant, "Posh" Plasma Displays

It would really seem that, these days, LG's going mostly for those people who appreciate both style and high-end features in their HDTVs. After they've announced the very elegant Scarlet a while back, the Korean company is now back with two PDPs (plasma displays), the PG3000 and PG200R models, which have a ...

25 June 2008
01:45 GMT

LG KF240 Available in Brazil

LG KF240, part of LG's KF fashion-oriented line-up of handsets, is now available in South America - in Brazil, more exactly. The handset was first announced in February, and Brazil is the first country where it can be bought. The KF240 is a mid to low-end device with multimedia-centered features. The handset ...

23 June 2008
09:37 GMT

Weird LG KS360 Unveiled

LG, the South Korean manufacturer, has presented a new full QWERTY handset during the Singapore CommunicAsia fair, the KS360 - a device that doesn't bring high-end features but it sure is interesting, especially because of the way it is designed. The QWERTY keypad of the LG KS360 is a sliding one and, when o...

19 June 2008
06:58 GMT

LG Secret Released in Asia

LG has released its latest high-end touchscreen phone, the KF750 Secret, in Asia, during the CommunicAsia fair held in Singapore (June 17 - 20). After being launched in Europe at the end of May and in South America (last week, as LG KF755), the Secret is now ready to lure Asian users who want fashionable handsets tha...

18 June 2008
06:21 GMT

LG Decoy Out Now, Beautiful Girls (Not) Included

As announced last week, Verizon Wireless has released the LG Decoy handset today - the very first mobile phone to come with a detachable Bluetooth headset that's integrated into the case of the phone. LG Decoy can be bought as of now, for $179.99, with a contract agreement for two years (after a $50 mail-in ...

16 June 2008
10:50 GMT

LG Secret Goes 3G-less in South America

LG announced today, during an event held in Sao Paolo, Brazil, the upcoming availability of the high-end LG Secret mobile phone for select markets in South America. And while users might expect us to talk about the first Secret handset, the KF750 model, LG is actually releasing a Secret named KF755.The difference bet...

12 June 2008
14:16 GMT

LG Dare, Decoy and Chocolate 3 Officially Offered by Verizon

Verizon is preparing a hot summer for its subscribers, as it has just announced the upcoming availability of no less than three new LG phones: LG Decoy, LG Dare and LG Chocolate 3. LG Dare is by far the main attraction of the new line-up. The handset features a wide touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 pixels resol...

11 June 2008
11:56 GMT

LG Vantage Available Now in Canada

LG Vantage 830 is now available for purchase in Canada, offered by Bell Mobility, the second largest operator in the North American country. News about the release of Vantage via Bell spread about a month ago, when a May 16 date was rumored, but the handsets only got to be launched now, at the beginning of June. ...

7 June 2008
04:26 GMT

LG Dare in New Leaked Images

LG Dare (also known as LG VX9700) is a future LG handset that Verizon prepares to release sometime this summer, so as to compete with Samsung Instinct from Sprint as well as with the 3G iPhone that will surely be available only via AT&T. While there are little details about the new LG, we do know that it's a ful...

6 June 2008
08:48 GMT

LG KM500 Released in Romania

LG Romania announced the official release of LG KM500, one of the company's latest music-oriented mobile phones, created to answer the needs of users who want to enjoy an advanced mobile music experience.Already released in other European and Asian markets, the KM500 is now available on the Romanian market too, ...

5 June 2008
08:39 GMT

LG Secret and LG KF600 Luxury Editions Unveiled

Two of LG's sliders from its 2008 line-up of fashionable handsets, namely KF750 Secret and KF600, now come in new luxury editions, as they were dressed in gold by Goldstriker International. Known for making many other handsets look richer (like the iPhone, Nokia, Samsung and Motorola models), Goldstriker has dec...

5 June 2008
05:50 GMT

LG Officially Launches the KM710 and KM380

LG has announced today, on its official Korean website, the release of two new music oriented phones, the KM710 and KM380 models. We've heard about both of them before, but now Lg has came up with the markets where the handsets would be available. Well, these markets include about all the global regions, except...

4 June 2008
13:03 GMT

LG Launches New Blu-Ray Drives

Blu-ray technology is undoubtedly the way of the future and it appears that LG too is prepping its customers for a high-performance feature. The consumer electronics company has just launched its new line of optical disc drives, which are said to feature one of the fastest Blu-ray reading and writing speeds, of 6x. T...

4 June 2008
04:23 GMT

LG Viewty Released in Red

LG Viewty is now available in a fifth color version: hot red, more exactly, this coming after the black, silver, pink and purple versions released up to now. For the moment, the red Viewty seems to be available only in Ukraine (according to Mobile-Review), but it will soon go to Russia and other European countries to...

2 June 2008
12:36 GMT

LG L750ie Announced - Simple but Useful

LG L750ie is the name of the latest-announced mobile phone produced by LG and it's a device created to be simple and user-friendly, probably targeting consumers that are no longer young (like the LG Wine, unveiled at the end of April). For the moment we don't know all the features that LG L750ie will come w...

2 June 2008
09:48 GMT

LG Decoy Hits the Market on June 16

LG Decoy, first spotted on the Web at the beginning of the year, is finally making its way to the pockets of those who want to buy it, as its release date seems to be set for the 16th of June. The phone will be offered, as already known, only by Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile carrier in the US. Initial...

2 June 2008
05:20 GMT

LG KC550 Brings 5 Megapixels for a Reasonable Price

LG KC550 is one of LG's new mobile phones that appeared on the market without being officially announced by the South Korean company. What's a bit unusual about this is that the handset is far from being one that can go around without getting noticed. The new KC550 is offered by Expansys, a UK online retail...

27 May 2008
04:21 GMT

LG Secret to Conquer the UK

LG KF750, announced more than one month ago as the thinnest slider to feature a 5 Megapixel photo camera, is available in the UK for some days now, bringing its sleek design and advanced features to British users. Also known as LG Secret, the handset can be bought from any of the four major UK carriers (O2, Vodafone...

26 May 2008
12:21 GMT

LG KF510 Launched in Romania

LG KF510, one of the latest fashionable sliders launched by the South Koreans from LG, is now officially available in Romania. The new LG phone packs a range of advanced features into a unique metallic and resistant case that comes with a color gradation never met in a phone before. The features of KF510 include:...

26 May 2008
10:46 GMT

LG Decoy Closer to an Official Release

LG Decoy, also known as LG VX8610, will soon hit Verizon's stores much to the joy (we guess) of its subscribers. Approved by the FCC at the beginning of the year, the new LG phone is now presented in official photos. Not by Verizon, but by Engadget Mobile, which somehow managed to get several "press photos" wi...

23 May 2008
12:15 GMT

LG KM380 Brings Mobile Music to China

LG recently launched its newest music-oriented handset, the KM380, a device that has all the chances to be launched only in China. Therefore, non-Chinese users in need of a music phone will probably have to look for other models. LG KM380 resembles the W350, Sony Ericsson's Walkman phone made available jus...

14 May 2008
12:29 GMT

LG HB620T Brings Mobile TV to Europe

LG just announced one of its newest handsets to feature mobile TV capabilities, the LG HB620T, a device that will be released soon in several countries across Europe. The new HB620T comes in a clamshell form factor and it features DVB-T compatibility. Unlike DVB-H, another mobile TV standard, DVB-T is available al...

14 May 2008
05:21 GMT

Three New and Slim LG Phones Launched in India

The mobile division of LG has recently announced the availability of three new handsets for the Indian market, targeted for different categories of users: LG KF510, LG KP320 and LG KP110. The most expensive (and advanced, at the same time) of them is LG KF510, a slider that comes with a touch-sensitive navigati...

10 May 2008
04:03 GMT

A Thing of Beauty: Close and Personal with LG's Scarlet HDTV

One of the dominant trends in technological design nowadays is to combine very advanced technical features (high brightness level, high contrast level, various enhanced image processing technologies) with an eye-catching look, which will appeal even to the more discerning of customers. And this trend is quite visible...

9 May 2008
08:34 GMT

LG Vantage and Samsung Ace from Bell Canada

Bell Mobility will soon be offering its customers two new (and quite different) handsets, the LG Vantage and the Samsung Ace, both coming to enlarge and diversify the line-up of mobile phones the second largest Canadian carrier currently has. LG Vantage (not "vintage", ok?) is a good looking slider that features ...

9 May 2008
08:15 GMT

LG KM501, New Music Phone Launched

LG recently showcased one of its latest music phones, the KM501 model, which allows users to enjoy up to 29 hours of continuous music playback time. Released until now only in Taiwan, the new KM501 comes in a slider form factor and it resembles, in terms of design, the KE500 model, launched by LG back in 2007. T...

9 May 2008
05:37 GMT

LG Secret Gets DivX Certification

LG Secret, also known as LG KF750, has received today an official DivX certification, following an agreement between DivX, Inc. and LG Electronics. Officially announced last week, LG Secret is the latest high-end mobile phone unveiled by the South Korean producer. Being DivX certified, the handset allows users to ...

29 April 2008
11:57 GMT

LG enV2 Available Tomorrow from Verizon

Verizon Wireless announced the release of LG enV2, available in the US as of tomorrow, the 30th of April, via all the Verizon Communications Stores in the country as well as online, at Verizon's website, and at Circuit City, the well-known electronics retailer. Following the successful LG enV, the new enV2 is ...

29 April 2008
10:20 GMT

LG, Among the First to Start Production on 8G LCD Panels

The LCD panels' market is one bloody war zone, filled with companies from South Korean and Taiwan constantly trying to reach for each other's throat in an attempt to occupy the leading position. One of the keys to success in this highly competitive field is innovation and the capacity to always be one step...

25 April 2008
07:06 GMT

LG Prada II - More Style and More Features

LG and the Italian fashion company Prada are preparing the successor of their stylish (and expensive) LG Prada mobile phone, which was released more than one year ago and reached sales of about 800,000 units. LG Prada II (or LG Prada 2, although the first name version looks better) will apparently bring more advanc...

25 April 2008
05:41 GMT

New LG Wine Phone Brings Bigger Displays

LG launched a new mobile phone under the name of "Wine", the SV390 / LV3900 model, coming after another Wine, the SV300, which hit the market in the summer of 2007. The new Wine is obviously an improved device, although it has the same clamshell form factor, and it was presented these days in South Korea, LG's ...

24 April 2008
04:52 GMT

LG KF700 Officially Launched

LG KF700, the good looking device first announced in February during MWC 2008, was yesterday officially launched by LG. The handset is now available across Europe, although the South Korean producer didn't mention its retail price, nor the countries and operators that offer the phone. KF700 is presented by LG...

23 April 2008
05:22 GMT

LG Viewty Now in Fashionable Purple

LG Viewty, the high-end touchscreen device released in the fall of 2007, was recently launched in a purple version, and it now comes in four color options: the new purple, black, silver and pink, the last one being available only in South Korea for the moment. Also named LG KU990, Viewty is a fashion-orientated hand...

19 April 2008
04:51 GMT

LG Venus Out Now Via Telus, Only $99

LG Venus has now become available from Telus, the third largest mobile operator in Canada, as expected after the announcement made a few weeks ago. What was not announced back then is the fact that the Venus can be bought for only $99 (that's in Canadian dollars, but they have the same value as the US ones). Su...

17 April 2008
05:50 GMT

Rumor: LG Voyager From AT&T and Sprint Too

Exclusively available in the US from Verizon Wireless, the second largest mobile carrier in the US, LG Voyager could be soon offered by AT&T and Sprint too, the first and respectively the third largest North American operators. According to Electronic Times Korea, an "official of LG" said the South Korean company p...

15 April 2008
10:48 GMT

Viewtyful World Photo Contest From LG

Following the huge success the 5 Megapixel LG Viewty had and still has, LG recently rolled out a new photo contest for all the photography lovers out there. Named Viewtyful World, the competition is presented together with Yahoo!, Flickr and National Geographic. Until the 11th of June 2008, users will be able t...

14 April 2008
08:25 GMT

LG to Release Black Label 5 Megapixel Handset

LG today unveiled the future release of what the South Korean company presents as the thinnest 5 Megapixel mobile phone (only 14.9 millimeters in thickness). Part of the Black Label Series, which includes the highly popular LG Chocolate and LG Shine phones, the new device will come with tons of style and a wide rang...

7 April 2008
08:23 GMT

LG Iron Man For the Superhero in You

LG presented, during CTIA Wireless 2008, a special edition of its popular Shine mobile phone: LG Iron Man. Created for a new campaign in partnership with Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios, the handset comes with the future release of Iron Man, the movie, which should hit the theaters on the 2nd of May 2008. B...

7 April 2008
06:36 GMT

LG KF600 "Touches" India

LG launched its KF600 fashion mobile phone in India, targeting young users who want to have both style and advanced functionality in one handset. LG KF600 is a sleek slider phone that will easily attract users, first with its fancy look, then with the unique features it brings. Among them, the touch-sensitive Interac...

5 April 2008
05:34 GMT

LG Viewty Now Fit to Hit the US

One of the most successful touchscreen phones released until now, LG Viewty, will soon be available for the US market too, after being released in Europe several months ago. The American version of Viewty will be slightly different than the original one. While the European handset, known as LG KU990, offers 3G c...

1 April 2008
08:38 GMT

LG Ice Cream Phone Released

After the popular Chocolate series which brought LG high profits, the South Korean company now comes with a new phone that bears a sweet name, and that is "LG Ice Cream". Not a new device in the true meaning of the word, the Ice Cream phone is an upgraded edition of the LH5000 (or LH-5000) model, first released in ...

31 March 2008
07:11 GMT

LG Venus Proudly Presented by Telus

LG Venus, the fashionable touchscreen candybar, will be available for Canadian mobile users starting April 2008, via Telus Mobility. The handset will come in two color versions, a black/silver one and a pink one, the latter being released at the end of the year's second quarter. LG Venus is the first touchscr...

28 March 2008
15:42 GMT




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