As if the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Convoy were not enough, Verizon also has some chocolate topping for their mobile sundae: The LG Chocolate Touch.

This new iteration of the Chocolate has integration with Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. It also has Dolby Mobile sound and a Join the Band feature that allows uers to play along with their music with a virtual drum kit and 88 key scrolling keyboard. It also has one-touch uploading as well as a 3.2 Megapixel camera.

You should be able to purchase it today for $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate.

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The official numbers are in and the mobile business look to be improving. 290.5 million cell phones have been sold in Q3 which is 5.6% more than Q2 2009. Furthermore analysts predict that the final quarter of 2009 will see a year-to-year improvement. Q4 2009 mobile phone sales should amount to 300 million handset which would be 3% more than in Q4 2008.

Atop the mobile business Nokia is still the leader with 37.3% market share. Samsung follows with 20.7% while LG is far behind on third position with 10.9%. Sony Ericsson and Motorola have swapped places with Moto closing the top five at 4.7% market share. Sony Ericsson is probably going to lose fourth place soon as it only surpassed Motorola by 0.2% which translates into 0.5 million units. Do you think Verizon can sell that many Droids in the following months?

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LG has announced a new notebook for their X-NOTE line, more exactly the R590 model.

In the inside of the LG X-NOTE R590 you can find the latest i7 processor, with the option to pick the 820QM or the 720QM. The RAM memory is set at 4GB while the graphics card is powered by an Nvidia GeForce CT 230M with 1BG of VRAM.

Other details of the R590 laptop include a 15.6-inch screen, a hard-drive of 500GB, and WiFi.

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Remember the LG GW620 that we mentioned a few weeks ago? At that time some details were still unknown and it wasn’t an official release, but at this time the situation has changed because the LG handset has gained a mini-site, a couple of videos, and the whole list of specifications.

With that being said, the LG GW620 is a dualband UMTS, and quadband GSM device, with the dimensions being 109 x 54.5 x 15.9 mm and the its weigh only 139g. It obviously boasts WiFi and Bluetooth, and is available with an internal memory of 2GB or 4GB. Other features of the LG handset include a microSD card slot, and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus. Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks are also a big part on some functionalities of the GW620. Expect the device to hit the shelves near the end of this year for an unknown price, at least for now.

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Cricket has added one more cellphone to their catalogue, it is the HELiX made by LG.

The clamshell type of cellphone goes straight to the AWS 3G lineup, it is available in two colors, either pink or silver, and it costs $140. In terms of features, the LG HELiX can be considered a basic cellphone, it comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera, a speakerphone and bluetooth. Thanks to the use of LG Voice Clarity technology, the call quality is improved by raising or lowering the volume taking in consideration the background voice.

Check more info at www.mycricket.com

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The hottest Chocolate phone so far, the BL40 has been announced by Telus. Canadians will be able to get it soon although Telus didn’t mention any arrival dates or pricing details.

In case you forgot, the phone will offer you a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a front-facing 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, HSDPA, 3.5mm headset jack, a 1,000 mAh, aGPS and LG’s S Class UI. So what do you say, folks, will you get the BL40 or are you waiting for Telus to launch other phones like the iPhone 3GS or the BlackBerry 9700 Bold?

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In honor of Windows 7 day, I just felt that I had to report about one Windows 7 compatible device. The LG X-Note T380 has that new operating system, and is ultrathin with a 13.3 inch screen. It also has a Core 2 Duo SU3700 with 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a GMA 4500MHD graphics, 500GB of hard drive space, and 802.11a/g/n WiFi. The price and release date are not determined on this guy, but I’m surprised it isn’t out already with it being October 22nd and all.

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AT&T is a serious company and it will not stand being made fun of. Sure in this case being made fun of means actually losing a few million dollars. AT&T has filed a suit in San Francisco against LG, Samsung, Chunghua, AU Optronics and others claiming that they all conspired in order to raise cell phone LCD prices exactly when the carrier purchased 300 million handsets. That’s surely not nice and if AT&T were to win, we can expect the defendants to pay a lot of cash to the carrier. After all, it’s not the first time LCD price-fixers would pay for their wrong doings!

via Phone Scoop

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There’s a new watchphone in town and it’s not coming from LG. Made by Kempler & Strauss, the W PhoneWatch is even smaller than LG’s GD910 watchphone.

The device comes with a touchscreen interface, 4GB of storage space, microSD support, music and video players, camera with video recording, Bluetooth support and quad-band GSM. The PhoneWatch is available for $199 without a contract. That’s certainly a great price for an entry-level watchphone.

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LG working together with a wireless testing firm called Anite has completed the first LTE conformance test of LTE phones with both older networks and new LTE networks. The test is pretty important since it assesses how new handsets will handle in actual conditions where an user will be able to use both LTE and 3G services with a single LTE device. The testing also confirms that future LTE devices will work well with “older” 3G networks whenever LTE connectivity is not available. Now we’d just love to see some of those LTE devices out in the open. After all, they will work well on current 3G networks too! Right LG and Anite?

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Did you like LG’s first Lotus phone? In case you did, then you’ll be happy to know there’s a new LG Lotus 2 in the works. The phone is rumored to sport a touchscreen display and could be available from Sprint stores in January 2010. We have no specs for now and no pricing information but we’ll be back as soon as LG starts leaking info about the handset. Curiously enough the phone hasn’t been mentioned in that roadmap that leaked earlier this week so you could end up waiting a while until you get your Lotus 2. But then again, if you didn’t like the Lotus in the first place then maybe the Lotus 2 is not for you.

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We’ve been waiting for a few months now to see LG’s Android phone, the GW620, become official. Although no North American carrier will launch the GW620 is supposed to officially debut in Europe by the end of the year. And it looks like it has already been spotted on French territory and captured on video. The phone will offer you a 3-inch resistive touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 3.5mm headphone jack. And if Motorola has MOTOBLUR on top of Android, LG made sure its proprietary S-Class UI will work well under Android conditions too. We don’t have pricing details just yet but at least we can see the LG GW620 in action.

via Journal du Geek

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I have to admit that the cellphone in the picture here is certainly an interesting concept. The LG Burst is a projector cellphone which could replace current netbooks in certain ways. As you can see the phone acts as a simple touchscreen phone but things can get a lot more complicated if you so desire. The Burst should come equipped with features like motion sensors and pico projectors which would be able to lay in front of you a screen comparable in size to the displays found in current or future netbooks and tablets. Other features would include a touch-sensitive keyboard, support for video conferences, HD capabilities and various media editing tools, and last but no least, features that would help the deaf and hearing impaired make the most of the phone. We have no prices and availability dates just yet as this is just a concept for now.

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That BL20 Chocolate phone has just been announced and we have a price for you guys. It’s going to cost 269 Euros in European markets so expect it to be even cheaper when it hits the States. The phone is not to be mistaken with the BL40 Chocolate, a different creation from LG, which is also about to hit the streets soon.

The slider comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, quad-band GSM/EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA connectivity, 130MB of internal memory space, microSD support up to 8GB, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, video recording and LED flash. Is that enough for you or would you rather get the BL40?

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Korean customers will be able to select two new handsets from KT in the near future. One is the LG Lilac, but the most interesting one is the Samsung Prism, a WiMAX-enabled phone which could find its way to Sprint soon.

The Prism will offer WCDMA, WiFi and WiMAX connectivity which means you’ll definitely be able to enjoy decent data speeds. We’ll be waiting for more details about the Prism once KT, or Sprint, will announce it.

The LG Liliac is the other phone coming from KT, and although it’s not WiMAX enabled it will do just fine in a 3G network. Just like the Prism, the Liliac remains secret for now, but we’ll be waiting for more specs to emerge soon.

via WMPowerUser

Tags: 3G, korea, KT, LG, LG, Lilac, Mobile News, Other Brands, Portable Devices, Prism, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint, WCDMA, WiFi, wimax

Remember that GW300 phone from LG which we showed you a while ago? Well this BlackBerry-like phone will be available in the UK from O2 and Orange. The price hasn’t been officially announced yet but you should be able to get it for a pretty good price, if not free, with new contracts. The phone has very limited features to offer you but it will be a great messaging phone, if that’s what you require. The GW300 comes with a 2.4-inch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1, 2-megapixel camera, 10MB of internal memory upgradeable up to 4GB via microSD cards and some extra features like Facebook app and LiveSquare.

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Don’t look so surprised by that number! Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming and it looks like there are quite a few phone makers ready to roll phone capable or running Microsoft’s newest OS. And while we’re definitely thrilled to see that concept tablet, the Courier already, we can’t say we’re similarly interested in Windows Mobile 6.5. The OS is clearly a transition platform from the old Windows Mobile 6 to the future Windows Mobile 7.

Nonetheless manufacturers out there are ready to launch Windows Mobile 6.5 phones! Those 30 new handsets capable of running Microsoft latest OS will be made by HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, Acer, Toshiba and HP. The phones will be released by the end of the year and we know a few carriers are definitely interested: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, Softbank Mobile, SKT, Telestra and Telus.

Will you buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone?

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enV Touch VX1000 is the codename of the latest LG cellphone which comes with a touch screen display measuring 3-inches. What makes this cellphone stand out from the rest (besides having a touch screen) is the attention to all the details, making it pretty stylish and fun to use.

In terms of technical specifications, the env Touch VX11000 sports a 3.2-megapixel camera, a music player for MP3, WMA, AAC, & AAC+ files, being able to record videos, bluetooth for wireless connections, a slot for microSD memory cards to expand the memory, Dolby surround sound speaker for better quality, and lastly a battery life of 260 times in talking-mode, or 408 hours in standby mode.

More details at the LG website.

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Since LG is one of the sponsors of Formula 1 they have a promotion in Russia that is pretty simple: buy a LG GB230 and you have the chance to win a free visit to the F1 race in the UAE during 30 October and 1 November. It seems like a pretty good deal taking in consideration that the price tag of the phone is $155.

As for the technical specifications, the LG GB230 can be considered a normal phone with basic features: 2-megapixel camera for videos and photos, a microSD memory card slot with maximum capacity of 4GB, bluetooth, and a 2-inch display screen. You can listen to radio without the need of using headphones which is a bonus.

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Remember the LG GB270 that was launched in India earlier this year? It was cheap and good, but the LG folks decided to make it prettier by redesigning it. With that being said, the new style is a bit different (for the better) and it now comes in 2 colors: pink and black. Other than that, the rest of the features remain the same. Sadly there is no information about the release date or price of this new LG GB270 version, but we’ll keep you updated!

The GB270 on the other hand carries a VGA camera, FM radio with scheduled recording…

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