Details continue to emerge about the upcoming launch of the LG G2. Following some information revealed by none other than the company’s CFO and another executive comes word that LG has set a goal of selling 10 million units. To accomplish this, Korea’s MK News reports that the manufacturer will have its new LG G2 flagship smartphone available through about […]
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Google to partner with LG for next year’s Nexus 7 tablet?
Both last year’s and the new Google Nexus 7 unveiled last week were the result of Google’s collaboration with ASUS. A report now suggests that there could be some changes in the air for next year’s version. According to market analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo, Google will partner with LG on the next model. It’s not the first time that rumours about a […]
LG executive reveals LG G2 launch details
LG CFO David Jung appears to have revealed a few details about the upcoming LG G2’s U.S. launch. Speaking to Korea’s The Kyunghyang Shinmun, Jung indicated that the new flagship smartphone will first launch in South Korea in August. North American and European availability will follow in September with a number of additional markets to follow in October. For the […]
LG ships 12.1 million smartphones in latest quarter
Following Apple’s results yesterday, LG Electronics today announced its Q2 FY2013 financial results. Revenues hit KRW 15.23 trillion (US$13.58 billion), a 10.1 percent year-over-year increase, with net profits reaching KRW 156 billion (US$139.04 million), a slight year-over-year drop. Its smartphone division, once a money-losing venture, recorded revenues of KRW 3.12 trillion (US$2.78 billion) and profits of KRW 61 billion (US$54.37 […]
Latest LG G2 invitation teases back buttons
LG continues to tease its upcoming LG G2 flagship smartphone event. Yesterday it was a video and today it’s a new invitation. This latest image gives us a glimpse of the buttons on the back of the device. Confirmed already are the device name, the LG G2, and its Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Details that have yet to be confirmed […]
LG teases upcoming LG G2 in new video
LG has already confirmed that it will announce the LG G2, its next flagship smartphone, on August 7th in New York City. In its latest teaser, called “LG G Next: Teaser,” LG has chosen to focus on us rather than the G2. It lists a number of stats about our lives: From the fact that we are made up of […]
LG G2 officially confirmed as LG Optimus G successor
LG officially announced that the successor to its LG Optimus G smartphone will be the LG G2. The announcement confirms that LG has dropped the Optimus label as its flagship brand in favour of a new “G” premium brand. The company also promised that future smartphones in the series would also carry only the G name. “Our vision is to […]
LG readying first Windows Phone 8 smartphone?
While the Nokia Lumia 1020 unveiled yesterday is an impressive smartphone with its 41MP PureView camera sensor, it is unlikely to help Microsoft push the market share of its Windows Phone 8 much higher given its high price tag (US$299.99 with a two-year contract). With other partners reportedly scaling back or ready to abandon their Windows Phone 8 efforts, Microsoft […]