Eastern promises: UK finally gets Android mobile device from LG

Between LG and Motorola, there are quite a number of Android phones available in Korea and other Asian markets that simply haven’t made their way over here. And by “here” I mean Europe and America. But with the release of the InTouch Max in England, we’re finally seeing some of that Androidy goodness.

Competition reveals fastest tools for sending mobile text: your thumbs

How much would you think it’s worth to be a fast texter? For two Korean teenagers, the answer was $50,000 dollars each. Korean mobile manufacturer LG ran a world championship texting competition in New York city - and the winning two man team one a cool 100k.

You snooze, you lose: Android picks up where WinMo was too slow

It has been a week of ups and downs for Windows Mobile. But mostly downs. Its big Korean manufacturing, LG, may have announced it was remaining committed to the mobile OS - but in almost the same breath it also declared it was looking to Android to boost smartphone sales. And many others feel that same. What’s the problem?

Has Skype jumped the shark with High-Def TV calls?

You’ve got to love CES. It’s like the global hub for digital-convergence fantasies. Nowhere are you more likely to see a combination microwave-radio-cellphone than at the Consumer Electronics Show. But one genuinely interesting hybrid caught my eye. Electronics manufacturers LG and Panasonic have gotten together with Skype, the worlds most popular VoIP client, to create a HDTV with Skype on-board.

Woolies is now offering mobile phones online

Rating: Iconic British brand re-emerges for handset sales
Just when you thought a classic British High Street retailer was dead and buried, Woolworths is back and selling goods online. Just in times for the Xmas period. This is fine until you look at the wide range (168) of handsets it is selling amongst other electrical goods. [...]

First Android from LG; openness from Myriad

It seems that no mobile maker wants to be without at least one Android device on its roster, and LG is no different. The LG GW620 should be released by the end of this month - and the Korean giant has announced that mobile software provider Myriad will be its partner for different types of open mobile application

CTIA’s call for 3.5mm jack mirrors UMSD

Rating: What about PC-less software distribution, though?
Brilliant minds obviously think alike. GoMo News’ advocacy of a Universal Mobile Storage Device (UMSD) was pre-empted by the CTIA a few weeks ago. However, the CTIA’s focus was more on a common audio connector rather than storage.
What the International Association for the Wireless Industry was suggesting [...]

Good news! Boost for mobile apps and widgets as manufacturers sign on to JIL

I’ve long been a fan of the Joint Innovation Lab and what it stands for (see below), so I was delighted to see the news today. Four major mobile handset makers have signed on to the organisation, providing a solid base to what was previously a group comprised only of operators. Perhaps most importantly, one of those manufacturers is RIM - meaning that the JIL has also gotten the support of a mobile operating system with a decent and popular app store.

LG goes all HTC with massive Windows Mobile launch

LG has announced a major Windows Phones launch for the next few weeks - with up to 13 devices on the market by the end of next year. This is part of Microsofts massive drive to save its floundering Windows Mobile platform, and will see LG launch three devices before Christmas.

LG and Nortel demonstrate 3GPP and LTE active call handover

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, and Nortel have demonstrated the world’s first 3GPP standards compliant active handover of a data transmission between a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and a CDMA network.
The demonstration successfully showed that online activities such as video downloads, web surfing and VoIP calls can [...]

Orange Watch Phone cheaper in UK than France - but is it worth it?

The GD910 is a beautiful little gadget from LG. A touch-screen mobile phone in the shape of a wristwatch, it could warm the heart of any man between 8 and 80. Provided you can afford it, that is. We’ve had plenty of info in the lead up to this release, but for the first time [...]

LGs mobile uber-gadget, the 3G watchphone, launches in France

When Orange announced that it would be bringing the 3G watchphone to the UK last month, we were delighted. It’s a classic piece of toys for boys gadgetry. Now Orange has announced that the touchscreen wristwatch device is available in France, so we’ve got some pricing information.

Qualcomm hit with €146 million fine for stifling competition in South Korea

American telecommunications company Qualcomm has been slapped with a $208 million (€146 million) ban in South Korea. The Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) had been investigating Qualcomm for over three years, and claims that its technology licensing practices are anti-competitive. Qualcomm disagrees with the fine, and has announced its intention to appeal it in court.
The KFTC claims that Qualcomm had obtained a 99.4% share in the CDMA mobile chipset market, and that it abused that position. The KFTC claims it used that position of power to discriminate against companies that used any other manufacturers chips in mobile devices. The Commission also says that Qualcomm granted unfair rebates to favoured customers. Korean clients of QualComm include two of the three biggest handset manufacturers in the world, LG and Samsung.

LG reports record-high profits and mobile phone sales

LG Electronics has declared that it has broken its profit records for Q2 this year. The South Korean manufacturer saw its net and operating profits soar. It also sold almost 30 million mobile devices from April-June, over 7 million more than it had in Q1.

DeviceAnywhere launches LG-specific mobile development lab

DeviceAnywhere announced today that it is launching a remote mobile development service just for LG. The LG Virtual Developer Lab (VDL) has been created in partnership with the mobile manufacturer.

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