LG 55-inch OLED HDTV promises cheaper LCD-beating at CES 2012

LG has revealed plans to bring a huge 55-inch OLED HDTV to CES 2012 in January, with the super-slim panel using new OLED technology to deliver better color quality and response times. The new set, LG Display claims, demonstrates how AMOLED systems more commonly used in the smaller displays of smartphones can be extended to encompass far bigger panels for televisions.

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ComScore report Android eat BlackBerry share, Samsung top vendor

ComScore released its latest U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share report on Friday that suggests Android’s market share is continuing to eat away at the popularity of RIM’s BlackBerry OS in the United States. The research firm found that Android’s market share between August and October was 46.3%, up 4.4 percentage points from the three-month period ended in July. RIM’s market share fell 4.5 points to 17.2% during the same period. Apple’s share grew 1 percentage point to 28.1% and Microsoft’s share fell 0.3 points to 5.4%. Samsung remains the most popular handset supplier in the United States with a 25.5% share of all phones, and its share did not change since comScore’s last report. LG has the second biggest grip on the market with a 20.6% share, although its share fell slightly. Motorola follows it with a 13.6% share and is followed by Apple (10.8%) and RIM (6.6%). ComScore also found that 90 million U.S. residents now own smartphones, up 10% from its last report, and that 10% of mobile subscribers now use an iPhone.

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LG Announced Optimus Big some specs, Android 2.2, NOVA display

LG officially announced the long rumored LG Optimus Big on Friday, The LG Optimus Big (aka LG-LU6800) is running Android 2.2 Froyo and sports a 4.3-inch NOVA display -- the NOVA is also present on the Optimus Black with very high brightness levels -- 1GHz dual-core CPU, 16GB memory, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and a five-megapixel camera with auto-focus, all powered by a 1,500mAh battery. Adding also an HDMI port, the LG Optimus big is available in two color flavors: white and black.

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LG Optimus 3D official, video and pictures hands-on, Specs

LG has officially announced the LG Optimus 3D, the company’s 3D-capable smartphone based on a Texas Instruments 1GHz dual-core OMAP4 processor and a 5-megapixel dual-lens camera for 3D video capture. The Optimus 3D has an autostereoscopic 3D glasses-free display measuring in at 4.3-inches and WVGA resolution, HDMI 1.4 connectivity, DLNA support, up to 1080p 2D video recording and a broad range of codec support including H.264, H.263, DivX, MKV, WMV-9, ASF, AVI, 3GP and MP4. LG has thrown in 8GB of storage and a memory card slot, and there’s a new 3D UI with five 3D-dedicated UIs for the gallery, camera, game & apps, YouTube 3D and a 3D guide to the handset, Optimus 3D run Android 2.2 Froyo, with a Gingerbread update.
The LG Optimus 3D will arrive in Europe early in Q2.

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LG announce the LG Revolution Specs, Video demo

Dr. Jong-seok Park of LG Electronics takes the stage at the Verizon press conference and announces the LG Revolution, LG's first LTE device.  With high-speed 4G LTE connectivity that puts users in the action, LG Revolution offers complete HD support for streaming, playing and recording video multimedia while on the go. Equipped with a chic design, large 4.3-inch touchscreen and Android 2.2 platform, LG Revolution is the ideal device for users ready to experience the next level of smartphone power.

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LG Xnote P210 12.5-inch notebook Specs, world's thinnest bezel

LG has possibly been the most active at the end of 2010, blowing its horn loudly and readily with new 3D AV equipment and TV technology high on the agenda, now a tasty, thin laptop has emerged from the Korean manufacturer's PR machine.
The Xnote P210 comes with 12.5-inch display, which LG is proud to say features the thinnest bezel out there. The entire package measures in at only 299 x 192 x 20.9mm, and it weighs in at only 1.3kg. On the inside, you’ll find an Intel core i5-470UM processor, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, a 320GB hard drive, and 4GB of RAM.
There's no pricing details or release dates as of yet, but Pocket-lint will be sure to let you know as soon as we've got our hands on one. Most likely, at CES 2011.

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LG Ally will update to Android 2.2 Froyo in February

Good news for all you LG Ally users, A moderator on the LG Forum has given a certified response that confirms we will be seeing Android 2.2 Froyo on the Ally in February.The next question on the mind of owners of the phone is whether or not the Froyo upgrade will allow them to run Adobe Flash Player 10.1.

With a 600Mhz processor, the LG Ally may come up a bit too short to meet Adobe's hardware requirements for Flash Player 10.1. Based on Adobe's latest requirements, an Android 2.2 device equipped with a WVGA screen must have a processor clocked at 800MHz or higher. Unless some changes are made soon, Ally owners might end up shut out of one of the major applications installed on Froyo flavored handsets.

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LG Optimus 7 Runs when the Battery Taken Out

With other devices running different operating systems, pulling the battery while this is being charged and the phone is on instantly cuts the power and the phones will turn off. With the LG Optimus 7 can runs without a battery, pulling the battery while charging will leave the device functioning. There might be an explanation involving electronic schematics: maybe the current doesn't go through the battery and then to the phone but the other way around - maybe also related to Windows Phone 7 being responsible for charging the battery.

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LG Star Tegra, picture, Runs Froyo, Has HDMI Port

The Tegra 2-powered LG Star has reappeared in a new spy photo shoot. The device runs Android 2.2 Froyo instead of the expected 2.3 Gingerbread but still managed to outperform the Nexus One.
The Star is running a customized UI on top of Android Froyo. Word is, however, that Gingerbread will take its place by the time the device launches. There's not much on the Tegra 2 specs, like CPU clock speed, but it did beat the Nexus One with Froyo at the Quadrant benchmark.

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LG Quantum : Windows Phone 7 with Keyboard on AT&T video review

LG Quantum is the only hardware QWERTY Windows Phone (the Dell Venue Pro is sold by Dell and Microsoft stores but not T-Mobile stores). And that's enough to set it apart in an ecosystem where all Windows phones adhere to Microsoft's minimum specs and are sold at the same $199 price with contract.

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LG Fathom review and video

If you're a long time fan of Windows Mobile and are the kind of person who turns off TouchFLO 3D on HTC phones to get back to that classic WinMo experience, the Fathom is your kind of phone. We're not sure how many of you are out there, but we know there are a vocal few. The Fathom features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and the same 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU that powers some of our favorite high end smartphones. The Fathom has a high res 800 x 480 touchscreen, 3G EV-DO Rev. A for Verizon and world GSM roaming capabilities too. Is it sexy? Nope, but it is speedy and stable.

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LG eXpo reviews and video

The LG eXpo is the HTC Tilt 2's competitor on AT&T. While the Tilt 2 features HTC's TouchFLO 3D that makes the smartphone much more fun and modern, the eXpo opts for impressive hardware like the 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, good 5 megapixel autofocus camera, fingerprint reader and optional pico projector. Both sport a very ample slide-out hardware QWERTY keyboard and an 800 x 480 pixel resistive touch screen. The LG is a bit slimmer and more pocketable than the beefy Tilt 2, but it's still a large phone.

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LG Ally reviews and video

The LG Ally is the latest Android smartphone to join Verizon's lineup and we suspect it will trounce the similarly designed but more expensive Motorola Devour. Though the LG has fairly high end specs, it doesn't get the Droid designation (we're not sure what's up with that Droid thing). It has a 3.2", 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch pinch zooming, an accelerometer and Android OS 2.1 Eclair.

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