Sep 18

LG myTouch phones make brief YouTube appearance?

Posted in: Android, LG, mobilepostmini, t-mobile, Today's Chili

T-Mobile’s myTouch smartphones have — until now — been an exclusively HTC affair, but both of the phones captured here appear to be LG-made. Phandroid is reporting that a video posted briefly on T-Mo’s official YouTube channel labelled this duo as the myTouch and myTouch Q by LG. We got wind of two new LG handsets headed to T-Mobile back in May, called the Maxx and Maxx Q, but there’s no clear indication just yet that these are one and the same. The videos soon vanished from view, but the screen grab — with a heavy sprinkling of render magic — shows two phones that share a few similarities with the Optimus Sol, like a substantial chunk of bezel between the screen and the threesome of Android buttons. We’re hoping both will share that eye-blistering AMOLED screen found on the Sol, but we’re still waiting on more details to clarify exactly what LG’s got cooking.

LG myTouch phones make brief YouTube appearance? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceAndroid Guys, Phandroid  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Sep 18

Refresh Roundup: week of September 12, 2011

Posted in: att, firmware, galaxy s ii, GalaxySIi, gingerbread, HTC, LG, mobilepostmini, motorola, refresh, roundup, samsung, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Sprint, Today's Chili, update, verizon

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Official Android updates

  • The HTC Merge on US Cellular can now be bumped up to Android 2.3.4. It appears to be a manual install, so visit here to download the file and learn exactly how to update your device. [via UnwiredView]
  • HTC has added another device to its growing list of phones and tablets that now support the HTCDev bootloader unlock tool. [via PocketDroid]
  • The LG Optimus S on Sprint is now on the receiving end of an OTA Gingerbread rollout. [via UnwiredView]
  • Great news, Samsung Infuse 4G users: you’re getting an update. The bad news: it’s a maintenance fix, rather than a full-out Gingerbread upgrade. Still, it may be worth the download if you have the time or opportunity. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Samsung has released the kernel source for the Epic 4G Touch. [via PocketNow]
  • Sprint’s certainly getting a lot of love this week, and we’re not done yet: the Motorola Photon 4G is beginning to push out another smallish bug fix meant to curb WiFi issues experienced by a few users, and appears to be a gradual rollout. [via SprintFeed]
  • The original Motorola Droid X is expected to receive a maintenance refresh as early as tomorrow, which is intended to resolve a widespread issue with the keyboard. If you’re in this category, definitely keep a close eye out on this space. [via Droid-Life]
  • We’re hearing that the Droid 2 R2-D2 update to Gingerbread, which we originally reported on last week, is officially rolling out to eager fanboys and fangirls countrywide. [via AndroidCentral]

Unofficial Android updates, custom ROMs and misc. hackery

  • Those CyanogenMod7 builds for the HTC Sensation and EVO 3D we were talking about last week? They’re now available. As extremely early builds, download and flash at your own risk. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Since we’re talking so much about HTC, here’s one more thing: you can now grab a ROM for your HTC Desire HD that enables the beats audio technology. [via GSMArena and Android Community]
  • A dev has been hard at work pulling various Motorola Atrix ROMs and porting them over to the Droid X2. The first one available is plain vanilla Android 2.3.4, if you’re just not feeling up to using MotoBlur (aka the now-nameless Moto UI). [via Droid-Life]
  • The initial build of the Motorola Droid Bionic bootstrap is available for install, which essentially will enable you to bootstrap your recovery and create backups on your device. Custom ROMs still aren’t around for the Bionic yet (although early builds of CM7 began showing up this week), but the bootstrap is a big step toward achieving that goal. [via Droid-Life]

Other platforms

  • Symbian’s Anna update is continuing to expand support to more countries, including Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan and Turkey. The refreshes for the US, Canada and Australia — according to an email from Nokia — is expected to arrive within the next two weeks. [via MyNokiaBlog]

Refreshes we covered this week

Refresh Roundup: week of September 12, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Sep 17

LG teases LU6200 with 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 720p HD display, Gingerbread and 75Mbps LTE

Posted in: 720p, Android, gingerbread, Google, korea, LG, lte, mobilepostmini, nfc, PreOrder, smartphone, Smartphones, snapdragon, South Korea, SouthKorea, Today's Chili

We recently stumbled upon the latest smartphone that LG’s preparing for its home country, and wow, this plus-sized beauty is sure to turn some heads in South Korea. The device is known only as the LU6200, but it packs a 4.5-inch AH-IPS display at 720p resolution, a dual-core 1.5GHz Scorpion CPU, an Adreno 220 GPU, along with an 8 megapixel AF camera and connectivity to the U+ LTE network (which supports a maximum theoretical download speed of 75Mbps). Further, users will find a 1.3MP front-facing cam, 1GB of RAM, 4GB built-in storage, an 1,830mAh battery, 801.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0, along with support for DLNA, MHL, WiFi Direct and NFC. Specifically for the Korean market, the handset can also receive digital radio and TV broadcasts through terrestrial DMB. LG has launched a teaser page for this Gingerbread-powered smartphone, for which pre-orders are said to begin on September 26th — although, there’s yet no word on the pricing. It’s certainly intriguing, though we’ll gladly wait for a stateside version before raiding our piggy bank… again.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

LG teases LU6200 with 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 720p HD display, Gingerbread and 75Mbps LTE originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Moveplayer (translated)  |  sourceLG U+ (Korean)  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , , ,
Sep 16

FCC Fridays: September 16, 2011

Posted in: 4G, HTC, LG, live, lte, mobilepostmini, motorola, samsung, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili
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, we’ve gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don’t need). Enjoy!

Phones

Read – HTC PH98100
Read – HTC PI06100
Read – Huawei C2931
Read – Huawei G1000 Plus
Read – Huawei G2800S
Read – LG E906
Read – Motorola MB865
Read – Motorola EX139
Read – Samsung GT-C3520
Read – Samsung SCH-R680
Read – Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Read – Sony Ericsson Xperia active
Read – ZTE N285
Read – ZTE UX720

Peripherals and tablets
Read – Novatel MC679 (AT&T LTE)
Read – Huawei BM1012
Read – Samsung SGH-T859

FCC Fridays: September 16, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: ,
Sep 14

OCZ announces slimmer 7.5mm SSD, confirms one resides in LG’s P220 ultraportable

Posted in: hard drive, HardDrive, LG, SSD, Today's Chili, ultraportable

LG’s P220 ultraportable has been making the rounds since Computex in June, but OCZ has only just now confirmed that it’s using a fairly special new 2.5-inch SSD from the company. Unlike traditional 2.5-inch laptop drives that measure 9.5mm thick, this new “custom designed” drive measures just 7.5mm in height, which makes it about 25 percent slimmer. So far only the 128GB variety included in the P220 has been confirmed, but OCZ indicates that it’s just the first of more LG laptops to use the new drives. Press release is after the break.

Continue reading OCZ announces slimmer 7.5mm SSD, confirms one resides in LG’s P220 ultraportable

OCZ announces slimmer 7.5mm SSD, confirms one resides in LG’s P220 ultraportable originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink AnandTech  |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments
Sep 14

LG Marquee for Sprint hands-on (video)

Posted in: hands-on, LG, mobilepostcross, pre-order, Sprint, Today's Chili, video
Sprint shone some light on the latest mystery handset from LG earlier today — and what a bright light it is indeed. The Marquee’s four-inch NOVA display is one of the brightest on the market — it’s a sort “we can’t technically say it’s the brightest, but it’s certainly up there” situation. Screen aside, this is a slick and skinny Gingerbread handset. It’s got a large display, but it feels nice in the hand. There’s a 1GHz processor inside, so it’s certainly not the most powerful phone we seen, but it felt quite zippy during our time with it. The carrier will be offering the phone up for pre-sale on September 20th — those who get in early will start receiving their phones on September 29th. Everyone else will have to wait for October 2nd. The handset will run $100 with a two-year contract. Check out a hands-on video after the jump.

Gallery: LG Marquee hands-on

LG Marquee hands-on

Continue reading LG Marquee for Sprint hands-on (video)

LG Marquee for Sprint hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments
Sep 14

IDT’s power-saving Panel Self Refresh tech coming to laptops, Ultrabooks and tablets (video)

Posted in: intel, LCD, LG, monitor, Today's Chili, video

We aren’t talking Pixel Qi-style savings or anything, but then again, IDT’s not asking you to ditch the conventional LCD your retinas refuse to step away from. The company’s Panel Self Refresh technology just got a major shot in the arm here at IDF, with the introduction of the world’s first Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.3-compliant Timing Controller with integrated PSR technology. A lot of technobabble, sure, but here’s the lowdown: with this stuff in the mix, most users will see upwards of 45 minutes of battery gain, as the panels don’t require constant refreshing.

Granted, power savings are only seen with static images on-screen, and you’ll need a PSR-enabled graphics processor to take advantage. The good news, however, is that Intel seems to be into the idea of using this stuff to boost the overall battery life of Chipzilla-based machines, so it shouldn’t be too long before it starts popping up in laptops and Ultrabooks. As to how the magic actually works? IDT’s PSR technology “identifies a static image and stores it local to the TCON in an integrated frame buffer; then, it seamlessly displays the image from the local frame buffer allowing the eDP main link and a majority of the GPU functions to be powered-down, resulting in significant power savings.” Have a look at the unveiling video just after the break.

Gallery: IDT’s power-saving Panel Self Refresh tech shown at IDF 2011

Continue reading IDT’s power-saving Panel Self Refresh tech coming to laptops, Ultrabooks and tablets (video)

IDT’s power-saving Panel Self Refresh tech coming to laptops, Ultrabooks and tablets (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceIDT  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Sep 14

LG Marquee steps out in leaked press shot, coming this October? (updated: it’s official)

Posted in: Android, gingerbread, leak, LG, mobilepostmini, phone, Phones, smartphone, Smartphones, Sprint, Today's Chili

It looks like the LG Marquee’s gearing up for its coming out party. We first caught wind of the Optimus Black clone when it surfaced in blurrycam form at a Radio Shack briefing, running what appeared to be vanilla Android, and branded for the Now Network. Well, thanks to a leaked press shot over on PocketNow, we can clearly see that the device is, indeed, sporting a lightly-skinned version of the pure Gingerbread experience, with Sprint ID replacing the browser in the phone’s launcher. Cosmetically, you’ll also notice the new grey-colored chassis has a striped band sweeping down the battery cover, although the camera placement remains similar to its European cousin. Aside from that, the only other notable difference is in the design and arrangement of the capacitive buttons. The specs seem to fall line with its elder LG stablemate, as the handset packs a single-core 1GHz processor, 2 megapixel front-facing / 5 megapixel rear cameras and 4-inch NOVA display. The only question that remains is whether you’re willing to forgo impending beastliness for elegance this October when it’s rumored to launch.

Update: Sprint’s made it official. The LG Marquee’ll be available for pre-order online on September 20th, and will go on sale October 2nd for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.

Continue reading LG Marquee steps out in leaked press shot, coming this October? (updated: it’s official)

LG Marquee steps out in leaked press shot, coming this October? (updated: it’s official) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourcePocketNow  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , ,
Sep 14

Ultrabooks invade IDF 2011, Toshiba Portege Z830 makes cameo (video)

Posted in: hands-on, intel, Laptops, LG, notebook, thin and light, ThinAndLight, Today's Chili, video

While we’ve already seen Ultrabooks from a bevy of brand name manufacturers — Toshiba (which we caught on video below), Lenovo, ASUS and Acer — ODMs are now joining the thin and light party here at IDF. There’s one catch, however: this row of Ultrabooks from the likes of Pegatron, LG, Invetec and Foxconn aren’t nearly as svelte as their branded counterparts, leading us to believe that Intel’s specs aren’t quite as rigorous as we’d originally thought. Video proof after the break.

Myriam Joire contributed to this report.

Gallery: Ultrabook row at IDF 2011

Continue reading Ultrabooks invade IDF 2011, Toshiba Portege Z830 makes cameo (video)

Ultrabooks invade IDF 2011, Toshiba Portege Z830 makes cameo (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments
Sep 13

LG Optimus Hub officially outed as successor to Optimus One dynasty (video)

Posted in: Android, gingerbread, Google, LG, mobilepostmini, optimus, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili, video

Well, LG’s gone ahead and made the successor to the Optimus One all official-like. The device you’ve previously known as the Univa (E510) has been renamed as the Optimus Hub, and it’s set to arrive in Italy next month for €199 off-contract. The specs remain the same since we first peered at the handset, though we’re now able to fill in some additional gaps. First, the camera has received a bump to 5 megapixels, and while the phone’s ability to record video still tops out at VGA (640 x 480), it’ll now capture up to 24fps (rather than 18fps with the Optimus One). Sadly, an LED flash remains absent from the scene. This Euro version features quad-band GSM support, although its 3G connectivity is limited to the 2100 and 900MHz bands and HSDPA caps out at 3.6Mbps. HDblog (based in Italy) was fortunate to get some hands-on time with the device, and even if you don’t speak Italian, it appears to operate quite well — just take a peek after the break. How will it compare to offerings from Huawei and ZTE in the battle for your hard-earned coin? That folks, remains to be seen.

Continue reading LG Optimus Hub officially outed as successor to Optimus One dynasty (video)

LG Optimus Hub officially outed as successor to Optimus One dynasty (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Pocketnow, Unwired View  |  sourceHDblog.it (translated)  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , ,