LG Versa owners will be more than happy to play with that new game pad module which is now available. The game pad can be simply snapped-on the back of the phone and it will slide-out whenever you feel like playing a game. The 8-way directional pad comes with four dedicated SNES-style gaming buttons ready for lots of action. The upgrade will cost you $29.99 but it’s absolutely worth it.

via Verizon

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Just in case you haven’t already made up your mind to take the plunge with LG’s upcoming Viewty Smart, LG has a video to show you.  We assume people will definitely like its 8 megapixel camera, the iPhone-esque S-Class 3D interface, the big 3-inch touchscreen, and a back that looks just like a digital camera, but the lack of an operating system could be a dealbreaker for many aspiring customers.  Enjoy the video and don’t forget to sound out your thoughts in the comments section.

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If color was the only factor deterring you from getting your beau an LG Lotus, Sprint has added another option that looks interesting.  The QWERTY-toting clamshell was previously available in purple, which isn’t exactly popular among the masses, and black with a matte finish when it released last year.  Besides from the new red exterior, the LG LX600 is the same old chubby self with its 2mpx camera, Bluetooth, and the QWERTY keypad for the more furious texters.

Available now on Sprint for just $49.99 (compared to $99.99 that the originals demanded) with a suitable contract.

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Last week, the GC900, which we have now come to call as the LG Viewty Smart, made an appearance on the LG blog, which was later taken down.  This time around, we bring you news straight from the horse’s mouth and have one more detail to add: a release date.  According to the press release by LG recently, the 8mpx Viewty Smart cameraphone will start appearing through “operators in Europe” this May, but the article did not mention a price, so may be it’s up to the operators now to come out with their subsidized prices. In the meantime, enjoy a few beauty shots of the LG Viewty Smart on us after the break…

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LG Electronics offers a low cost phone that possesses the high quality features like QWERTY and touch screen features, then the LG Neon may be worth checking out. Also available through Rogers Wireless, the LG Neon is not supposed to compete against a BlackBerry or an iPhone. Instead, it’s a slightly beefier multimedia phone that happens to rock a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Texters will find that quite useful.

The most notable feature on the LG Neon TE365F is its slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This three-row keyboard will certainly come in handy for pumping out those text messages, instant messages, and emails. When you slide out the keyboard, the display automatically orients to landscape mode as well. The display also happens to be a touchscreen, but it comes with a few limitations that I’ll describe a little later in this review.

Other notable features on this multimedia and messaging-minded handset include tri-band (850/1800/1900) GSM/EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth, integrated MP3 player, FM radio, 2 megapixel camera (no flash), picture and video messaging, and an SMS conversation box. It’s nice to see a couple of notable basics like the MP3 player and digital camera, but there isn’t much here that’s going to floor you. At the same time, you have to realize that this phone only costs fifty bucks with contract. That’s pretty cheap.

Inside the box are the phone itself, a SIM card, charger, and supporting documentation. Even though there’s an MP3 player inside and the phone uses a proprietary connection, there is no provided headset.

The LG Neon TE365F QWERTY messaging phone is available through Fido for $50 with a qualifying two-year service agreement or for $175 outright.

(Source) Mobile Mag

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And Smart it is, with its ultra-sleek looks and power-packed features.  LG has now fessed up and announced the GC900, which we knew better as the Viewty II, and will be called the LG Smart hereon.  We pretty much knew all its ins and outs but in case you missed some, here are its major features all crammed into a thickness of 12.4 mm:

• HSDPA network support
• WiFi
• 3-inch TFT touchscreen display
• 8-megapixel camera with video capture at 720×480 resolution
• aGPS with Geotagging
• S-Class 3D UI
• Weight: 90g

Pricing and availability aren’t revealed yet, but the Orange logo on one of the images confirms that it will be the carrier playing home to LG Smart in the UK.

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LTE is upon us and everyone who’s anyone in the mobile business is going to prepare either an LTE network or some phones ready to deliver 4G speeds to your mobile life. All the big names are involved with LTE and everyone is testing it. Samsung and LG might launch their first LTE phones in 2010 according to some people. Will Verizon’s LTE network be ready in time for these phones’ arrivals? Will Samsung and LG beat Nokia when it comes to launching the first LTE device?

via DigiTimes

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It’s been a long wait but whether it was worth it or not is for the interested AT&T subscribers to decide as they now have a new non-smartphone touchscreen cell phone to choose, the LG Xenon, which has now joined AT&T’s ranks now as promised.  The Xenon, as we already know, should be an ideal match for anybody who’s into big-time texting (like that poor girl who just couldn’t stop) and email as it comes with a slide-out QWERTY keypad for easy thumb typing.  There’s support for quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz) networks along with WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and USB 2.0 adding up to nice set of connectivity options.  Other features include a 2-megapixel camera, a 2.8-inch LCD display, and support for microSD up to 16GB (100MB onboard).

Look up AT&T to get the LG Xenon for $99 after a $50 rebate on a two-year contract.

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We still have no concrete information about the next incarnation of the LG Viewty, but we have been hearing whispers and also seen a few shots of what is purported to be the upcoming device with the model name of GC900 aka the Viewty II.  The latest rumor from Omio takes it a step ahead and gives us a release date, which of course may turn out to be entirely fabricated, along with an insight into what we can expect from the GC900.  They were able to unearth a release schedule for Q2 2009 for Orange UK and guess what they found! The Viewty II of course along with some new mysterious entrants called the Samsung Preston and LG GW520, of which we have no clues at all.  The GC900 is supposed to boast an 8-megapixel lens with Xenon flash, a 3-inch WVGA touchscreen, 32GB of inbuilt memory, DivX/Xvid compatibility, and the S-Class 3D UI that the Arena runs.

Sounds pretty nice, but let’s wait for the official announcement before we jump wagons, shall we?

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Looks like touch is the way to go, seeing how even non-smartphone touchscreen handsets are kicking up a storm these days.  It is now LG’s time to toot its horn again, this time with the LG KP500, more widely known as the Cookie, which has surpassed the 2-million-unit mark in just five short months since its release and still going strong.  Dr. Scott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications, had this to say on reaching the milestone:

We wanted to allow more people to benefit from the advanced touch technology that we introduced in previous touchscreen handsets.   Because of our extensive background in touchscreen handsets, we are now able to bring this innovative technology to consumers at an affordable price without compromising quality with the LG Cookie.

More peer pressure on the LG Arena to perform better, even if it was preordered a million times before its release, don’t you think?

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Branded as music phones, the three new handsets from LG are squarely targeted at emerging markets and could be categorized as low to mid-end devices.  Of the three, the GM310 (second in the picture) seems to stand out with its slightly better specs compared to GM210 (left) and GM205 (right).  The GM310 slider offers what every true music phone should offer, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and has dedicated music keys with support for microSD cards going up to 32GB to go with the 512MB or 1GB onboard.  It supports tri-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA networks and has a fairly sized 2.2-inch QVGA display.  A 3.15-megapixel camera should be enough for anybody’s immediate imaging needs and there’s Bluetooth 2.1 for sending them around.

The GM210, also a slider, seems destined to stay in the low-range segment with a 2-megapixel camera, music keys, a microSD slot that can handle cards of up to 4GB, and USB 2.0 connectivity.  The GM205 also boasts of a similar 2-megapixel camera, dedicated music buttons, 2.1 channel speakers, and 2GB microSD support.

All the three handsets sport Dolby Mobile and LG Sound Engine and will be released in emerging markets of Asia and Latin America, after which they will be rolled out gradually in a total of 30 countries.  No price details have been announced yet.

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We already knew about the one-of-a-kind transparent keypad on this slider phone, but the multitouch feature is definitely news to us.  And get this, it’s not just the display that’s multitouch but also the transparent keypad, which can be used to navigate the GD900’s S-Class 3D interface by finger scrolling like you would on the display. The gestures are taken a bit more further and specific applications can be customized to open up with gestures.  For example, drawing a ‘W’ with a finger will launch the browser and the famous “Apple pinch” for zooming in and out of pictures is tucked in too.  Other specs that have been revealed now include quad-band GSM, dual-band UMTS with HSDPA support, an 8-megapixel camera, handwriting recognition, and the S-Class 3D UI.  Watch the video below to catch the GD900 in action.

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Christmas has come and gone already and we now have a new release date of April 9 for the Xenon to appear on AT&T, but that shouldn’t stop LG from showing the GR500 off at the CTIA 2009 and us from bringing you another peek at this QWERTY-packing slider, right? So, here we are with a fresh batch of pictures courtesy of AVing. The specs have been gone over many times already but for those emerging from under a rock, the LG Xenon is a Quad-band EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA device that has a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD slot, Bluetooth and USB 2.0, WiFi, and a widget-based UI to go with its haptic touchscreen display. Let’s hope they stick to the release date this time.  Continue reading for a few more pictures…

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Looking for a worthy upgrade to your ageing enV2? You may not have to wait long as we have news that the next iteration in the enV series is already on its way, worthy or not.  According to VZW E, a member of HowardForums, who posted the pictures, the vx9200 or the enV3 sees a bump from 2 megapixels from its predecessor to 3 megapixel and a few structural changes including a curved external dialpad and the omission of one space bar button on the QWERTY keypad found inside.  The display has added on a few more pixels from the looks of it, while the flanking stereo speakers remain where they were on the enV2.  Not much of an upgrade if you ask me, but without the complete spec list, we might be wrong after all.  Read on for one more fuzzy shot of the enV3’s exterior…

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ZTE is one of the largest telecommunication equipment makers in China and that seems to be good enough to make ZTE the 5th largest handset maker in the world. The position was formerly held my Motorola but this will all change this year. Nokia, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson will lead the pack with ZTE and Motorola following. It looks like ZTE has shipped 45 million phones in 2008 and it seems ready to surpass Motorola in the first quarter of 2009. ZTE might also be able to leave Sony Ericsson behind which isn’t doing that good momentarily.

via DigiTimes

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Look whose back! It’s LG Lotus, now in red. Sprint just released the spec sheet of the Lotus Clamshell. The new model features a stylized cover which adds to its beauty. This is the third color of the model, after the purple and the matte black versions. The specs are similar to the previous releases however the cover is an addition. As per rumors Sprint will bring the phone to the general public by mid-April with price tags similar to the current versions. The phone will serve the seekers of new style, others might consider sticking to the earlier versions.

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Cellphones marketed towards teens continue to flow out of AT&T and next up is the LG Neon.

Featuring a touchscreen, slide out QWERTY keyboard, and 2.0MP camera the Neon is sure to make any techsavvy teenager happy. The press release also states that you’ll be able to “access Instant Messaging, Mobile Email, AT&T Music, and the mobile Internet.”

Just like the Magnet, details are scarce on the LG Neon but AT&T assures us that more details will be released in the coming weeks. Remember to check back, we’ll keep you posted.

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The LG GM630 flip phone has just received the FCC approval before arriving to the USA. The most important feature of the phone is the TV tuner which will certainly help you get faster through that commute. Otherwise the phone is similar to the LG HB620T which is currently available in Europe. It will include features like a 230 x 320 resolution screen, a 2-megapixel camera, FM radio tuner and Bluetooth. Interested in any of that? We’ll be waiting for the phone to make its official appearance.

via Celular Cafe Brazil

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AT&T will finally launch that LG Xenon which we were waiting to arrive before Christmas. Pictures of the device have started to appear here and there around the Internet and the release is imminent. We’re looking at an April 9 launch according to AT&T.

The phone will come with a new OS, said to be similar to Smasung’s TouchWiz UI. Besides that, here’s what else you should expect from it:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz)
• 950 mAh battery
• 105.5mm x 53.5mm x 15.8mm
• 240×480 2.8″ LCD
• 3 megapixel FF + VGA (VT)
• 100MB of memory with microSD support up to 16GB
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• Wi-Fi
• EMP U330 Lite Chipset

Will you buy one or are you still waiting for something else.

via smartphonenation

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LG Electronics has added a new member to its GM series with the unveiling of the LG GM200 Candybar Mobile Phone. The new device is the third to be included in the lineup lately, following the LG GM730, which came featuring Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, and the GM310, which brought a sliding form factor.

The newly unveiled LG GM200 comes as a simple candybar mobile phone that packs Dolby Mobile technology, along with stereo speakers. The handsets also sports a nice range of multimedia features, such as music and video players, as well as a built-in FM antenna. In addition, it seems that the phone maker also added a background noise sensor, which is meant to automatically adjust the volume when it is necessary.

The LG GM200 candybar also features

• GSM/GPRS connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• 30MB of internal memory coupled with a microSD memory card slot to offer additional storage space for those who need it.

The handset measures 106 x 48 x 14.7 mm and looks pretty nice, the same as most of LG’s candybar mobile phones.

The LG GM200 is expected to become available in May

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