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LG’s Quick Voice app’s monolingual status shouldn’t last long. After a quick restyle — it’s now Q Voice — the app is gearing up to launch internationally with an English language version ready for the first half of next year. LG also adds a bit more detail on its voice recognition offering, which can pick out a single female voice in a noisy room full of men and have the ability to make settings adjustments to Bluetooth, sound and vibration by speech. Perhaps only slightly less important than real functionality, the Q Voice interface will also include some “witty emotional responses” — ask what the device had for lunch and it will say it chowed down on 220 volts. LG Korea reiterates that the functionality is still limited to its domestic models of the Optimus Vu and incoming Optimus LTE II at the moment, but will feature on additional phones in the future. While voice recognition from bigger mobile rivals hasn’t revolutionized how we use our phones just yet, LG’s hoping the sheen of the newish tech won’t have worn off by 2013.

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LG’s voice recognition app studies English, aims to pass the test next year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the LG Optimus Vu’s insistence on running Gingerbread was the sole factor keeping you from its 5-inch HD-IPS display and its goofy 4:3 aspect ratio, your prayers may have been answered. According to a leaked gallery of images at Android Police, the oversized slab’s rumored Verizon variant will be running Android 4.0.4. The images don’t reveal much else –save for big red’s standard logo, prominently stamped above the device’s face — but that’s one less negative you can count from our review. Check out a second shot after the break, or the full gallery at the source below.

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Verizon LG Optimus Vu apprehended by Android Police, confesses to Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has been rumored to announce later this year and it looks like it might not be the only phablet in town. According to rumors online, LG will also be announcing the sequel to its large smartphone, the Optimus Vu. It will be called the Optimus Vu 2 and is said to be unveiled before this year’s IFA (where the Galaxy Note 2 is rumored to make its appearance). The Optimus Vu 2 is going to feature a 5″ 4:3 1024 x 768 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is also expected to hit the shelves in September or October.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note proved to the world that there’s a market for these humongous smartphones, so it’s going to be interesting to see if other companies can follow suit with their own devices. Stay tuned and we’ll keep you posted when we find out more.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LG Optimus Vu receives “Value Pack” Ice Cream Sandwich update in Korea, LG Optimus Vu First Impressions,

LG and Verizon have something special in the works, and judging from the information we were able to glean from some mysterious documents submitted to the FCC (and subsequently approved today), it appears to be Big Red’s version of the Optimus Vu. While the docs don’t come out and specifically mention the Vu name or the phone’s iconic 5-inch display, the diagram (seen above) of the LG VS950 shows the exact same speaker grille setup on the lower left as well as the SIM flap on the upper right. But if that weren’t enough to clue us in, you can clearly see something that looks curiously like an antenna on the top left — in the very same place as the Korean Optimus Vu. The VS950 sports NFC and offers LTE band 13 and GSM 850 / 1900. The phone’s already received Bluetooth Certification, so we’re hoping this means it’s in the final stages of testing. Let’s just hope it comes with a newer version of firmware than its Korean counterpart.

LG VS950 hits the FCC with Verizon LTE, looks suspiciously like the Optimus Vu originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG’s Optimus Vu still has yet to debut in the US, but Korean fans of the extra-wide 5-inch phablet can soon enjoy a new “Value Pack” upgrade. It brings the phone to yesterday’s-news Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich along with LG-specific tweaks to its note taking features, UI 3.0 and Quick Voice search. There’s a quick demo video of the update (embedded after the break) and promotional mini site with more details, although the ability to understand Korean — or muddle through machine translated closed captions — will come in handy.

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LG Optimus Vu ‘Value Pack’ Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade on the way in Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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