Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
More pictures of the LG Star have arrived. This time from a member over at the AndroidForums website.
The pictures are fairly clear and show the back of the device, including the HDMI port on the top side of it. Also, the front page is shown and reveals that Android is running on the device although it’s not a stock version. [Read more…]
LG has announced on Twitter that a new LG Optimus One is launching. The new version will be white and looks to be launching in Korea right now.
The confirmation of the white LG Optimus One came from LGs public relations blogger, Ken Hong, who showed the above picture of the device. [Read more…]
LG has announced that the Optimus One smartphone has sold over 1 million units within 40 days.
Although this is by no means the quickest of sales these days, it’s still an impressive number to reach in a relatively short time. [Read more…]
Engadget managed to get hold of some pictures showing an upcoming LG smartphone. The new device has a dual-core Tegra 2 chip inside along with the ability to capture 1080p video thanks to its 8 megapixel camera.
The screen on the new LG device measures 4 inches. [Read more…]
LG Has announced the LG Vortex. The Vortex is an Android 2.2 device that has a 3.2 inch screen along with 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity.
The device runs the latest version of Android and comes pre-loaded with Bing Search and Bing Maps. With it running Android 2.2, the phone can also work as a wireless 3G hotspot for several devices to connect up to and share an internet connection. [Read more…]
LG has announced that the LG Quantum is now available direct from AT&T. The Quantum runs the new Windows Phone 7 operating system and has a 3.5 inch screen and a QWERTY slideout keyboard.
“LG Quantum gives users the freedom to organize their lives while on-the-go by delivering a distinctive blend of innovative tools and efficient design,” said Tim O’Brien, vice president of trade and consumer marketing for LG Mobile Phones. “Providing faster communication, integrated messaging and breakthrough multimedia experiences, LG Quantum is a smartphone device unlike any other.” [Read more…]
The image above (and larger below) shows a new tablet device called the LG Pad. The LG Pad has an 8.9 inch screen and from what we understand, it will run the next generation of Android operating systems (perhaps the next-next gen as in Honeycomb).
A senior official at LG clarified that Honeycomb would be installed on the tablet device and that the OS has been described as a tablet PC version. [Read more…]
The FCC website often has details of new products tucked inside. This time around a new Windows 7 tablet was spotted. The new tablet is the LG H1000B that has wireless 802.11b/g/n included as well as Bluetooth.
The tablet pictured below was found when doing a twitpic search for the product name (H1000B) which might be the tablet we are talking about here. [Read more…]
Vodafone in the UK has announced pricing of a couple of new Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
The first of the two is the HTC Trophy 7 that will be free on a £25/month contract. For £25/month you also get 300 minutes, 500MB of data and unlimited text messages. The contract is for two years. [Read more…]
Today at the Windows Phone 7 launch event, AT&T [T] announced three new Windows Phone 7 devices. The first of these is the LG Quantum. The Quantum will be the first Windows Phone 7 to launch in the US on the AT&T network. The launch date is November 8 and it will come with a price tag of $199.99. Outside of the US, the LG Quantum will be called the Optimus 7Q.
The device its self has a slide out QWERTY keyboard. It has a 5 megapixel on the back. The new Windows Phone 7 device has DLNA integrated allowing content to be streamed over networks if needed. The screen on the Quantum measures 3.5 inches and is in a WVGA format. For storage it has 16GB and it runs the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon core. [Read more…]
LG looks to have accidentally published details on the upcoming LG Optimus 7. The Optimus 7 is another Windows Phone 7 device. The problem here though is that Windows Phone 7 isn’t being officially announced till later today. Since publishing the post online, the LG blog has removed the post (cached page here).
Details about the device show that it has a 3.8 inch WVGA screen and a 5 megapixel camera. For storage it has 16GB on-board. [Read more…]
Recently, Google [GOOG] commented that Android 2.2 was not designed to be run on tablet devices. This hasn’t stopped the likes of Samsung releasing the Galaxy Tab amongst a few others.
What Google recommended was that manufacturers wait for a more suitable version of the operating system, which we believe is Android 3.0, codenamed Gingerbread. The new version has no release date just yet although it is expected early next year. [Read more…]
