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Volkswagen throws in with LG on ‘Cross-Over’ connected car platform
Everyone’s picking teams for the coming connected car wars, and Volkswagen and LG have chosen each other. The new smart car squad announced a “memorandum of understanding” to collaborate on R&D related to a connected car platform to be developed “over the coming years” today. So what, exactly, does this partnership entail? It’s not just the premise for… Read More
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Tablets Are Dead
In 2010, tablets were supposed to be the new hot thing. Apple released the first iPad, Samsung was working on the Galaxy Tab and countless others were about to flood the market with Android tablets. Six years later, there weren’t any tablets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Companies and consumers have moved on. Tablets are dead. Read More
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LG Outs Its Next Phablet, The Slender LG Stylus 2
There’s less than a week to go until LG’s pre-MWC press conference, where the company is expected to lift the veil on a new flagship smartphone, the LG G5. But the South Korean mobile maker has another handset to show off in Barcelona — which it’s just announced today. Read More
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What New Mobile Hardware To Expect At MWC 2016
Mobile World Congress, the biggest tradeshow specifically focused on mobile, kicks off in just over a week’s time in Barcelona so here’s a quick rundown of some of the big hardware-focused announcements we’re expecting to land during the best part of a week of fully mobile-focused news… Read More
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LG Is Developing Its Own Mobile Payment Service
New Android Wear Smartwatches Can Go Online Without Needing Your Smartphone
Google is finally adding cellular connectivity to Android Wear, its operating software for smartwatches and wearables, in a move that could reduce a user’s dependence on their phone.
Android Wear already supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections, but now wearables will be able to plug right into the mobile grid to take calls, send/receive SMS messages, get search results and other… Read More
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Nexus 5X Review: Google’s Second Best Flagship Device
LG and Google have worked together again to bring you their latest Nexus incarnation. The Nexus 5X, one of two new flagship phones from Google, is being described fondly by the company as “the all-around champ.” I’m not sure what that means. Also, they’re saying things like the 5X is “capturing the soul of the Nexus family.” I’m not sure what that… Read More
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LG’s 10-Inch G Pad II Sports An Enormous Battery And Other Improvements
LG is going all-in on battery life with the second version of its G Pad tablet that was just unveiled today. The device itself won’t surface in the flesh until the IFA electronics show next month in Berlin, but already we know one thing about it: its battery is huuuge. Read More
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LG Posts Slim $206M Profit In Q2 2015 As Smartphone Shipments Slip To 14.1M
Korea’s LG shipped a (then) record 14.5 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2014, but now, a year later, it’s a different story. The firm just revealed its Q2 2015 financials and, while not as disastrous as HTC’s, the company itself describes them as “modest.” Read More
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LG Announces The G4 Beat, A Mid-Range Version Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone
In a bid to appeal to different segments of the global smartphone market, LG has released another new version of its flagship G4 device. Following on from on from phablet and budget models unveiled in May, the Korean company today announced the G4 Beat, a mid-range incarnation. Read More
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