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LG Electronics has introduced a new social media marketing campaign for their special LG Mobile UX feature known as the LG QuickMemo, and this campaign will play the role of furthering the upcoming sporting season, what with the summer Olympics about to kick off pretty soon. Well, to celebrate this momentous occasion that happens only once every four years, LG Mobile will conduct a digital event dubbed “Take Dreams Further with QuickMemo”, where it will consist of two parts. The first event happens from July 6-18, where participants are able to show off their support for their favorite athletes or friends who are seeking to achieve personal goals, leaving them encouraging messages via the virtual QuickMemo on LG Mobile’s Facebook page.

As for the remaining part of the campaign, fans are able to participate in an interactive game on the LG Mobile Facebook fan page, letting you create your very own personal moments in soccer, gymnastics and track events. These moments will then be shared with your mates using the virtual QuickMemo. There are prizes up for grabs, so if you think that a new Optimus smartphone would look handsome enough in your pocket, what are you waiting for? [Press Release]

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LG Prada 3.0 receives Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in Germany and Italy, LG Optimus Vu receives “Value Pack” Ice Cream Sandwich update in Korea,

We knew that there would be another Kindle Fire at some point, but we didn’t know when it would arrive, or exactly what it’d look like. If the latest report from the China Times is true, however, we can expect Amazon’s new slate to ship around August 7th. Like the first Fire, this new version will be built by Quanta, with a metal chassis and displays provided by LG and Panasonic. Other details, like its size or the contents within said metallic frame, are still nowhere to be found. What we can tell you is that the new tablet can’t get here fast enough for Amazon given the Fire’s declining sales numbers and its fresh competition from Mountain View.

Update: Looks like something was lost in translation — it turns out the China Times report actually states that the new Kindle Fire is set to make its appearance in July or August, not specifically on August 7th.

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Ready for some hardcore smartphone market share numbers? ComScore’s got ’em for the three-month period ending in May 2012, and you probably won’t be terribly surprised by the outcome. First, let’s tackle smartphone platforms: Apple and Google posted minor increase month-over-month at 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively (1.7 and 0.8 over a three-month span). Microsoft (consisting of Windows Phone and Windows Mobile) didn’t budge between April and May, though it nudged up a tenth of a percentage point since February. RIM dropped 0.2 percent over one month, but it already experienced a much more painful sting — 2.0 percent — during the three-month period. Symbian also went through similar concerns, going down 0.2 percent month-over-month and 0.4 percent since February.

As for specific manufacturers, Apple once again comes out on top, adding 1.5 percent to its customer base over the last three months for a total of 15 percent share. Samsung, still leading the pack in total market share at 25.7 percent, only grew by 0.1. Given the OEM’s success in deploying the Galaxy S III to every major US carrier, we suspect that number will spurt up even higher over the next quarter. Among the companies losing share: LG, Motorola and HTC, losing 0.3, 0.8 and 0.2 percent, respectively.

Continue reading ComScore: iOS and Android market share continues to climb, RIM and Motorola continue to fall

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

Continue reading FCC Fridays: June 29, 2012

FCC Fridays: June 29, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our pals at the FCC have let slip what appears to be a new version of the smartphone from LG called the Optimus Vu. The line art on the left-hand side of the image below is clearly the back panel of the Optimus Vu. In place of the LG logo, you’ll note a model number and the 4G LTE logo.

That model number LG-VS950. The 4G logo and other details from the filing tip that the Optimus Vu is heading to the Verizon network. None of the FCC images or documents point to the name Optimus Vu, so it could be the name will be changed when the smartphone hits the Verizon network. It is certainly not uncommon for smartphones to change names depending on the carrier.

The FCC filing also shows that the smartphone has NFC and operates on LTE band 13. It also has integrated GSM 850/1900 MHz compatibility. Assuming all the hardware is the same, the device will pack a 1.5 GHz dual core Snapdragon processor, a five-inch IPS screen sporting a resolution of 768 x 1024, and 1 GB of RAM. The Optimus Vu we already know also has 32 GB of storage, and eight-megapixel camera on the back, a 1.3-megapixel camera with front, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. That operating system is certainly stale by most accounts, but ICS updates are inbound.

[via Pocketnow]

LG Optimus Vu could hit Verizon is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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