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CTIA 2007 -- LG has become the latest mobile phone manufacturer to partner with Google. The handset maker will begin to introduce new models that come pre-installed with Google applications such as Google Maps, Gmail and Blogger. There will also...
Verizon Wireless has gotten into the Valentine's day spirit by launching the Pink LG Chocolate. Technically the shade is called Strawberry, but we've never seen strawberries quite this shade. The Chocolate is also available in black, white, red and green....
LG let it slip out last month that it was working on a high-end fashion phone with Prada but today has gone ahead and officially announced the PRADA Phone by LG. As expected it is a stylish device and actually...
CES 2007 -- Verizon Wireless has announced the LG VX9400, a mobile TV compatible phone that will be one of two launch handsets for V Cast TV. The other phone, Samsung's u620, was also announced today. Besides supporting broadcast TV...
Prada has announced it teamed up to create a fashion phone with LG. While it's not entirely uncommon for a high-end fashion brand to hook up with a mobile phone manufacturer, Prada noted that the two companies worked to develop...
Cingular has launched the LG CU400, a relatively low-end handset that also features 3G connectivity. Previously Cingular has kept 3G for more expensive handsets. Even with the limited feature set, the CU400 is still compatible with Cingular Video and MobiTV....
Verizon Wireless has officially launched the highly anticipated LG enV (or depending on who you're talking to, the more arcane LG VX9900). The handset has been rumored for months, with everything from photos to spec sheets being leaked. It's an...
Verizon Wireless has debuted two more colors of the popular LG Chocolate VX8500 phone. The colors are officially named cherry and mint, but we're betting most people with simply stick with red and green. They join the previously available...
Sprint has launched the LG LX-150, an entry-level clamshell handset. One unique element of the phone is that it sports a dedicated text messaging key. Pressing it takes you right to the SMS section of the interface. Other features of...
Verizon Wireless has launched its second LG Chocolate handset, the VX8600. The launch comes at no surprise because LG accidently let the press release (with images!) get out back in September. The Candybar style LG Chocolate VX8500 was advertised heavily,...
LG has introduced the Shine, its second launch of the Black Label series of iconic handset platforms. The LG Shine is meant to succeed the popular Chocolate line of handsets. Like the Chocolate, Shine should be available in multiple configurations...
Images and full specs of the upcoming LG Chocolate VX8600 were accidently let out of the bag this week by LG. This is the clamshell counterpart to the existing VX8500 Chocolate that launched recently. It should be an exclusive for...
Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX3450, an entry-level handset that picks up where the LG VX3300 left off. At this time Verizon is still carrying both handsets, but the VX3300 is likely to be phased out in favor of...
Buy the LG Chocolate for just $99 from WireFly. That's $50 less than from Verizon Wireless direct. The LG Chocolate is the new hot phone, or that's at least what Verizon Wireless would like you to believe. The handset officially...
Alltel became the first US carrier to launch a handset with the unique Fastap keypad layout. The LG AX490 was announced today and will go on sale starting August 3rd. Fastap is a licensed key layout technology that puts a...
As expected, Verizon Wireless has launched the LG Chocolate VX8500. Verizon is the first US carrier to get a handset from LG's Chocolate line. The line has been LG's response to the new wave of Motorola design and has proven...
Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX5300 which is an updated version of the VX5200. The update adds Bluetooth, an improved screen and comes in almost an ounce lighter. 128×160 pixel screen with 262k colors Bluetooth with DUN support, but...
LG reported its second quarter earnings today. Thanks to price pressure in two of its core businesses (LCDs and phones) the statement has more red ink than LG executives were hoping. The company actually posted a loss for the second...
The LG CU500 is currently in a softlaunch from Cingular (it was approved in April, but hasn't been shown off until now). It's the first of two HSDPA equipped handsets that Cingular plans on launching. The HSDPA 3G standard is...
Verizon Wireless is now featuring the LG "Chocolate" 8500 handset on its homepage, noting that it will be for sale soon. The slide style phone will be an exclusive to Verizon Wireless. Not much information was revealed, but music will...
Cingular launched the LG CG225, an entry-level clamshell handset. The features are basic, but fairly well equipped for being a base model. Quad-band GSM VGA camera IM (AIM/Yahoo/MSN/ICQ) Speakerphone Cingular is selling the CG225 for free with a 2-year service...
Verizon Wireless has launched an upgraded version of the LG V (AKA VX9800) that has been infused with V CAST Music. The company made a similar move recently with the launch of Motorola's RAZR V3m. The LG V V Cast...
Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX8300, the replacement for the popular VX8100. Most features stay the same, but the VX8300 does sport a few new tricks. Most appreciated is the new stereo Bluetooth support. Other features of the handset...
Sprint has launched the sleek LG FUSIC (formally known as the LG550), a handset we first heard about this year at CTIA. Much like Motorola, LG has been attempting to create brandable names for some of its higher profile launches....
Motorola saw another increase in its US mobile phone handset marketshare as numbers for Q1 were released. Total market share was up 2%, hitting 29% which was the highest of any company. Worldwide Nokia is the leader, with Motorola...
Sprint Nextel launched the LG LX350 on its PCS network. The LX350 is a mid tier handset, but still manages to do so with a sub-$100 price point. Features of the LX350 include: 128×160 65k color LCD (internal) 96×64 65k...
The FCC has posted approval documents (ID BEJCU500 for the LG CU500, a 3G handset that is heading to Cingular later this year. Unfortunately the filing doesn't note if the CU500 uses UMTS or HSDPA (Cingular is bringing out phones...
LG is bringing one of its hottest Asian lines to Europe with the announcement of the KG800 Chocolate. The LG Chocolate phone has been a smash hit in South Korea with over 300,000 units sold in three months. While features...
While it's not headed stateside, the KTFT EV-K100 is still worth a look for its extremely thin figure--just 7.9mm thick. It almost makes the Motorola RAZR V3 (14mm) clunky. To put the numbers in perspective, 7.9mm is almost exactly...
Cingular Wireless this week launched the LG CG300, a mid-level clamshell handset. Features of the LG CG300 include: VGA camera Quadband GSM Bluetooth Speakerphone 65K color screen with 128x160 pixel resolution Cingular is selling the CG300 for $49.99 after a...
LG Electronics yesterday announced a deal to purchase KTFT. KTFT is the fifth-largest mobile phone maker in South Korea and also makes select models for the US in partnership with UTStarcom. KTFT specializes in developing mobile handsets and outsourcing...
MobileBurn has got their hands on an tiny, full featured slim (9mm) candy bar phone, the LG KG320, also being shown at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany. Features: 1.3 megapixel camera 262k color TFT LCD display Bluetooth 128MB of...
On the coat tails of yesterday's announcement of two new 3G phones’, the LG CU320 and the Samsung SGH-ZX10 handsets, today Cingular announced ‘Cingular Video’ on-demand streaming video service, with 19 channels of video, and four more channels coming soon....
Today Cingular released the LG CU320, the first of a pair of 3g phone's for Cingular's network that we saw a couple of months ago at CES. Their 3g service is available in select cities including, Austin, Baltimore, Boston,...
The LG F9200 was launched today by Cingular (in addition to the SLVR L7). We caught up with the F9200, which is an update to the F9100, at CES and were impressed with its feature set for a consumer level...
CES 2006 - Another sign that this year's CES is one big 3G demonstration, LG will be showing off MediaFLO technology at its booth. MediaFLO was developed by Qualcomm and is a streaming media technology that will be covered...
Cingular Wireless launched the LG F7200 today and it's the first phone from the carrier to support push-to-talk (which was also announced today). The F7200 is a slider style mid-range handset. Features of the device include: PTT compatible with included...
While still unannounced, the FCC recently put their stamp of approval on LG's CU320 slider phone. It looks to be headed to Cingular once their 3G network is up and running later this year. Feature wise the LG CU320 sports:...
By Jon Gales -- This week we took a look at the LG VX9800, a high-end EV-DO enabled handset from Verizon Wireless that has had some visibility thanks to a large advertising campaign. Think of it as the Sidekick for...
Cingular launched the LG CE500 today, another music phone. The CD500 is LG's first major attempt at a music phone and will compete with the ROKR in Cingular's lineup. Features of the LG CE500 include: 40MB built-in, plus a microSD...
LG today announced the UL-U880, the world's thinnest 3G phone. Along with a whole host of features, the U880 is decked out for music. Since it's a 3G handset, don't expect it to ship in the US but it's interesting...
LG announced the CL400 today and despite an introduction in South Korea the phone will likely make it to the US--Cingular's logo is visible on the exterior display. The CL400 is packed with features, the most interesting of which is...
Verizon Wireless is taking orders for the LG VX9800 which will begin shipping next month. The interesting phone has a design similar to the Motorola A630--split the phone open and there is a bigger screen and QWERTY keyboard. On the...
Cingular Wireless has launched two entry-level handsets from LG, the C2000 and C1500. C2000 128 × 160 pixel 65K color STN LCD VGA camera MP3 ringtones C1500 (shown at right) 128 × 128 pixel 65K color STN LCD Faux color...
UPDATE: Verizon Wireless has announced that the LG VX9800 will begin shipping on October 1st. Gizmodo posted a mini-review of the upcoming LG VX9800, a CDMA Motorola A630 look-alike. The phone was recently shown off at the MTV VMA awards,...
Verizon Wireless and LG tonight announced the LG VX5200, a mid-range flip phone. Features of the VX5200 include: VGA camera Speakerphone with voice dialing Internal 65K Color STN, 128 × 160 Pixels External 65K Color STN, 96 × 64 Pixels...
The FCC has approved (ID BEJVX1000) another phone that will be marketed to the parents of children, this time from LG. The VX-1000 is a simplified phone aimed to be given to children. Other recent entrants to this market include...
LG, the fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer, reported a drop in Q2 earnings that it has attributed to price pressures for mobile phones. This is a common theme this quarter, both Samsung (LG'ss closest competitor) and Sony Ericsson have echoed the...
As expected, Verizon Wireless today started shipping the LG VX8100. The VX8100 replaces the VX8000. Features of the VX8100 include: * EV-DO high-speed data (V CAST compatible) * Bluetooth * MiniSD card slot * 1.3 megapixel camera * 176 x...
Photos of a handset reported to be the LG F9200 have leaked onto the internet. It will replace the LG F9100 which is currently shipping on Cingular. Features of the F9200 are still hard to lock down, but the pictures...
As expected, LG has announced it has licensed the PalmOS for use in future products. Under terms of the agreement, LG Electronics can develop and market smartphones based on Palm OS. It wasn't announced how many devices LG has plans...
TheStreet has an interesting article about smaller cell phone manufacturers being squeezed out of the market by "The big three" (Nokia, Motorola and Samsung). The top three players have all seen growth while LG, Siemens and others have had a...
At a press event in Korea today, LG showed off a new 5 megapixel camera phone. The LG SV550 sports a 5 megapixel CCD with auto focus and a twist design. The SV550 is the second 5 megapixel phone announced,...
As expected, Cingular has launched the LG A7110. It's the first LG phone to include EDGE. Features of the A7110, a midlevel handset, include: * EDGE high-speed data * 128 x 160 pixel 65K color display * IrDA (no Bluetooth)...
Sprint PCS on Tuesday began shipping the highly-anticipated LG MM-535. Sprint PCS announced that it would be carrying this phone back in March. Features of the MM-535 include: * Megapixel camera (with flash and video capture) * Slide-style design *...
UPDATE: The LG VX9800 has been announced by Verizon Wireless and it will begin shipping on October 1st 2005 Photos and specifications surrounding the LG VX9800 have been made public by the FCC. The VX9800 appears to be very similar...
LG Electronics today anounced its first quarter earnings statement for 2005. It was poor thanks to a bad investments in LCDs, but as far as mobile phones go: * 11.1 million handsets shipped, up 27% from the same quarter last...
CTIA 2005 -- At the show today, LG confirmed speculation that the A7110 will be offered by Cingular. The A7110 display unit in LG's CTIA booth is branded for Cingular quite prominently. Features of the A7110 include: * VGA camera...
CTIA 2005 -- The LG VX8100 is now official. Specs and photos of the VX8100 leaked from the FCC late last year, even before the phone it replaced (VX8000) shipped. Features of the VX8100 include: * EV-DO * 1.3 megapixel...
CTIA 2005 -- While it was rumored for a long time, the LG MM-535 is now official to Sprint PCS. Features of the MM-535 include: * 1.3 megapixel camera * mini SD card slot * 1.30" x 1.61" 262K color...
CeBIT 2005 -- LG has announced the M4300, a music flip phone (with this device, LG joins Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson in launching phones taht specialize in playing music). Features of the LG M4300 include: * MP3 / AAC...
The FCC yesterday posted approval documents for the LG LX545 (FCC ID BEJLX545). Visually the phone appears similar to the upcoming LG MM-535, expected to be launched on Sprint PCS later this year. Confirmed features include: * 1.3 megapixel CCD...
Several reviews of the LG VX8000 have been posted over the last few days. The phone officially launched yesterday with Verizon V Cast. Despite the VX8000 being brand new, the FCC has already approved the LG VX8100. * Time Gadget...
Buy this phone from Wirefly for free after rebate. Cingular today added the LG F9100 to the lineup. The LG F9100 has a unique slide out QWERTY keyboard that makes it somewhat of a competitor to the Motorola A630. While...
A report came out yesterday citing anonymous sources that LG was talking with Siemens about buying Siemens' mobile phone division. Today, LG is denying any such talks with Siemens: bq. "We have never been in such talks with Siemens," a...
The hot rumor is that LG is in talks with Siemens over purchasing Siemens' money losing mobile unit. MobileTracker reported earlier this week that Siemens was looking to either sell or kill its handset division. If LG purchased Siemens mobile,...
Buy this phone from Wirefly for free after rebate. The LG F9100 is now more than a FCC approval hearsay--LG officially announced the F9100 today at CES. The phone sports a unique design: a full QWERTY keyboard beneath its sliding...
Details of the LG VX8100 have leaked, even before the phone it replaces (LG VX8000) hit store shelves. The LG VX8100 was approved by the FCC in December, and as usual the FCC provided photos. Some photos show Verizon Wireless...
The LG A7710 should make its official debut at CES later this week, but MobileTracker can provide a sneak preview: * Slide-style design (like the Samsung P777 we featured last week) * 65K color screen * Class 10 EDGE *...
The LG F9100 was approved today by the FCC. Inside the approval documents were the usual details. The LG F9100 has a focus on IM and looks to be a competitor to the slow-to-market Motorola A630. Features of the F9100...
LG Electronics has chosen the SavaJe OS for future mobile phones. The OS will be used on a range of 2.5 and 3G handsets starting in 2005. bq. SavaJe OS offers a total Java environment designed to provide operators, developers...
You can buy the LG PM-325 for just $29.99 through WireFly Sprint PCS today launched the LG PM-325. Due to having Bluetooth this phone is going to be in pretty hot demand (Sprint doesn't often ship a phone with Bluetooth)....
Telus is shipping the world's first commercial Fastap handset, the Fastap LG 6190. Fastap is a unique keyboard layout the combines a typical number based format with a full alpha keyboard (though not in QWERTY format). A deal between Digit...
Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX6100, the successor to LG's popular VX6000. Features of the VX6100 include: * VGA camera with flash and lens cover * cdma2000 1xRTT data * 128x160 pixel 262,000 color TFT main display * 96...
Cingular added the LG L1400 to its lineup over the weekend. With a new activation, the entry-level camera phone is selling for $29.99 without rebate. Features of the 1400 include: * VGA camera (4x zoom, and brightness control) * 65k...
LG and AT&T Wireless today announced the launch of the LG G4020, an entry level priced handset with a fair amount of features. You can purchase the handset starting today at AT&T Wireless corporate stores. Here are some specs: *...
AT&T Wireless has announced the LG L1150. It's one of the first GSM camera phones from LG (the L1200 has a camera and recently launched on Cingular Wireless). Here are the specs: * Integrated VGA camera with digital zoom *...
LG and Verizon Wireless have announced the immediate availability of the LG VX7000. The handset includes a camera and much more: * Camera with rotating lens and flash * Video messaging * Mobile Web 2.0 * 176 x 220 pixel...
LG yesterday announced two new flip style mobile phones for use on the Cingular Wireless network. The L1200 and C1300 are available now. The L1200 sports a VGA camera with digital zoom while the C1300 is lean and mean....
LG inked a deal with Qualcomm that secures a plan to launch EV-DV by 2006. Qualcomm will provide LG with CDMA2000 1xEV-DV chipsets by the end of this year. LG Telecom will launch EV-DV trials as soon as early 2005...
LG Electronics USA yesterday announced the VI-5225, a Sprint PCS exclusive. The company is calling the VI-5225 the, "Little black dress" of wireless handsets. Here are the specs: * Black case * SMS (big deal for Sprint PCS phones) *...
InfoSync has an article on the new LG VX4600, an update to the LG VX4400. It's a clamshell CDMA phone, with a lot of features: * External OEL and internal 65,000 color LCD * Dual band 1.9 GHz PCS /...
Qualcom announced that LG will make mobile phones that use its "BREWChat" push-to-talk technology. The technology uses voice-over IP (VoIP) to accomplish PTT. Few details are known....
Digit Wireless, consumer electronics giant LG Electronics and Canadian wireless carrier TELUS Mobility announced an agreement to produce the world's first Fastap enabled mobile phone. What's Fastap? Little buttons between the normal buttons on a cell phone that negate the...
Verizon Wireless announced with LG Mobile Phone that it will begin to ship the LG VX4500 tomorrow. The pricepoint is a cool $89.99 with a new contract. Here's a quick feature wrap up: * Innovative, Stylish Clamshell * E911 Emergency...
LG Electronics is rumored to begin using the Symbian operating system for its upcoming smartphones. The company would not confirm the rumor, but no denial was given either....
Cingular Wireless has announced that it has launched 2 new LG phones that use the GSM standard. Most of the phones from the manufacturer use the CDMA standard which is used by Verizon Wireless. The G4010 is designed with cost...
LG has announced its latest phone, the G5300. It sports one unique feature--a compass along with some software that points the user to Mecca. Obviously this phone is targeted at the Middle East, one of the faster growing wireless markets...
Verizon finally has a camera phone, possibly in an attempt to market towards younger consumers. The LG VX6000 has a full-color screen and a .3 megapixel camera. Not the best resolution, but not bad for a US camera phone. It...
Infosync World notes that LG is now the 3rd largest phone maker in the US, with about 19% of CDMA phones. They are pretty new to the market (entered in 1998), so the high ranking is even more meaningful....
LG Mobile Phones has announced 5 new models for North America at the CTIA Wireless conference in New Orleans. The phones vary widely in price/features but they all look decent: * 6000: On board camera, 262K color TFT screen on...
