LG G5 and V10 get certified for enterprise and military use

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LG has announced today that the G5 and V10 smartphones have been certified by the U.S. National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) for use in enterprise and military standards.

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LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones

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LG Innotek, one of the popular components and materials manufacturers has announced a smartphone cover glass which is embedded fingerprint sensor module. This can be integrated into smartphones that lets you just place your finger on the smartphone’s glass to register your fingerprint that can unlock the phone. Continue reading “LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones”

LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online

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LG’s two upcoming K series smartphones have been spotted online in a listing by a benchmark database website. The purported listing by the Geekbench for two LG devices – the LG-K530 and the LG-K535 – doesn’t reveal full specifications, but suggests that it could be the successor to existing K10 smartphone. Continue reading “LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online”

LG Q1 2016 profits up 65% YoY despite 15.5% drop in mobile revenue

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LG Electronics has reported revenues of 13.36 trillion won (US$ 11.12 billion) in Q1 2016, down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 505.2 billion won (US$ 420.25 million), up 65% from the same period the previous year, mainly due to 55% YoY growth in Car Infotainment business. Continue reading “LG Q1 2016 profits up 65% YoY despite 15.5% drop in mobile revenue”

LG Rolly Keyboard 2 rollable Bluetooth keyboard for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows announced

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LG introduced Rolly Keyboard, its first rollable portable wireless keyboard during the IFA 2015 last year. Now it has introduced the new LG Rolly Keyboard 2 in Korea with an updated five-row design, compared to four rows in the first version. The extra row adds number / symbol / function keys on the top and the keyboard also has enough space between the keys, promising the best typing experience. Continue reading “LG Rolly Keyboard 2 rollable Bluetooth keyboard for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows announced”

LG K7 LTE Review

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LG announced the K7 and K10 smartphones in the K series at the CES 2016. The company launched the K7 LTE in India today for Rs. 9,500 and it is locally ‘Made in India’. The phone has a 5-inch FWVGA display and comes with some camera focused features. Let us check out in this detailed review if the phone justifies its price tag. Continue reading “LG K7 LTE Review”

LG K10 LTE Review

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LG had announced the K7 and K10 smartphones in the K series at CES 2016. The company has now launched the K10 LTE in India for Rs. 13,500 and it is ‘Made in India’. The phone has a 5.3-inch display, comes with 2.5 D Arc Glass and offers some nice camera features.  Are these specifications enough reasons to buy the K10 LTE? Is the device worth its price tag? Let us check out in a detailed review. Continue reading “LG K10 LTE Review”

LG K7 LTE and K10 LTE ‘Made in India’ smartphones launched for Rs. 9500 and Rs. 13500

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LG today launched K7 LTE and K10 LTE smartphones in India with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) support, as it had promised. These are the first LG smartphones to be made at its Noida plant in India and these were launched launched by telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. LG aims to make 1 million smartphones in its new plant this year. The company said that the VoLTE and VoWiFi features will enable faster transmission of data and voice. Both these smartphones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop), come with dual SIM support, have rear mounted power button and volume rockers and feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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LG G5 SE QuickCover case packaging surfaces in new leak

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Earlier this month it was reported that LG has applied for G5 SE trademark in South Korea. Now, image of G5 QuickCover case has leaked that says it is compatible with both G5 and G5 SE. Continue reading “LG G5 SE QuickCover case packaging surfaces in new leak”

LG introduces world’s first UHD TV receiver chip

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LG has announced that it has developed the world’s first TV built-in receiver chip (LG3307) that enables users to view Ultra HD (UHD) content without a separate set-top box. This is based on next-generation broadcast standard ATSC 3.0 developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and uses ROUTE (Real⁃Time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) protocol. Continue reading “LG introduces world’s first UHD TV receiver chip”

LG K Series 4G smartphones launching in India on April 14

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LG just sent out invites for the launch of it’s two new ‘K series’ smartphones with 4G LTE support in India on April 14th. The image in the invite clearly shows the K10 smartphone, so the company could be K7 or the K4 smartphone since both these have 4G LTE support. Continue reading “LG K Series 4G smartphones launching in India on April 14”

LG G5 is made of 100% aluminum alloy, not plastic, says LG

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After a LG G5 teardown video revealed that the top millimeter of material is plastic, even though the company claims that the smartphone is made of meal. LG has released a statement saying that the phone has 100% aluminum casing with a coating of primer, which provides additional insulation and enhances the surface for a smooth and durable finish.
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LG Innotek introduces 15-watt wireless fast charging module for smartphones

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LG Innotek, one of the popular components and materials manufacturers has announced that it has developed 15-watt transmission modules for wireless power charger that can supply the same amount of power supplied by wired chargers. It promises to supply power to charge a fully discharged battery up to 50% within 30 minutes. Continue reading “LG Innotek introduces 15-watt wireless fast charging module for smartphones”