Thursday, September 12, 2013
New Indiegogo project KUBI turns tablets into telepresence devices
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
LG Launches New Mini Phone
Seoul April 07, 2010 -- LG Electronicshas launched its new LG Mini (LG GD880), a pocket-size communication hub that maximizesyoumobile web experience.
LG Mini claims to be the first phone to use the proprietary HTML 5-compatible Phantom Browser, which offers a much faster and more stable ir nternet experience. Mini also includes special internet applications and social network connection features that make keeping in touch with online friends easier than ever.
LG Mini is a 3.2-inch full touchscreen phone that feels solid in the hand and is small enough to fit into any pocket. A button-free face contributes to Mini’s simple and sleek personality while textured metal accents on the sides add to the phone’s visual appeal without detracting from its clean look.
Online Applications provide access to late-breaking information and entertainment in real-time. Applications from BBC News and AccuWeather are pre-installed and content from partners Amazon, CNN International, The New York Times, eBay and Fox News will be available through the LG Widget Gallery.
LG Mini also offers push email, 5.0 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM radio and 7.2 Mbps HDSPA.
The LG Mini will be available in April starting in Europe followed by other regions. Prices will vary country-to-country.
Source: Korea Newswire
Thursday, September 5, 2013
LG's peculiar Optimus Vu teased
Its tough differentiating yourself as a mobile phone manufacturer these days, but LGs upcoming Optimus Vu seems to be a pretty good attempt at creating something slightly difference in the hybrid smartphone/tablet space. The Optimus Vu is a rather large 5-inch black slab of a touch screen smartphone with the main differentiator being its 4:3 aspect ratio.
LG Korea has a teaser website up for the new device and the company is suggesting that a large device like this is somehow meant to be more comfortable to hold in a 4:3 form factor, a reasoning that seems a bit hard to follow. The Optimus Vu is also rumoured to be shipping with a stylus, which should operate in a similar fashion to Samsungs Galaxy Note. This is about as much as one can make out from the video, besides the fact that theres a micro USB port hidden behind a cover and the fact that theres a headphone jack and a couple of buttons on the top, but some alleged specifications have also turned up online alongside with an actual photograph of what should be the Optimus Vu.
We wouldnt bet our farm on these specifications, but the Optimus Vu is said to feature a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, most likely the APQ8060 due to the fact that we should be looking at an LTE equipped device here. There should also be 8GB of internal storage memory, potentially 1GB of RAM and a micro SD card slot present. An 8Megapixel camera, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi of some kind and NFC are all also said to be part of the package.
A couple of oddities include the screen resolution which is expected to be 1024x768, the same as Apples iPad, but lower than many competing devices and the fact that were apparently looking at an Android 2.3 device here as it still has touch buttons below the display, something Android 4.0 devices wont be having. Then theres what appears to be a beam of light coming out of the Optimus Vu in the video which has sparked some rumours suggesting that it might have an integrated pico projector, something LG has tried once before, albeit only as an accessory for a single smartphone model in the US. Well let you draw your own conclusions, but as the device is rumoured to launch this month, we shouldnt have to wait too long to find out the facts.
Source: LG Mobile Korea, IT Tong
Thursday, August 29, 2013
M1 To Launch iPhone 4 In quot;Coming Months quot;
The good folks from M1 have sent us a press email hinting they are goingto launch the iPhone 4 in the "coming months"
Now, where are the other telcos ?
SINGAPORE,8 June 2010 - M1will launch iPhone 4, the thinnest smartphone in the world with thehighestresolution display ever built into a phone, inSingapore in the coming months.Wondering what iPhone 4 will feature, you may check out our quick roundup here
The official page for iPhone4 can be found here