Oct 28

LG and Cricket launch LG HELiX

Posted in: LG, Today's Chili

LG_HELiX_Pink.jpgCricket and LG have launched the LG HELiX, a flip phone with a 1.3-megapixel camera, a large keypad and font size, voice dialing, and talk, text, and picture messaging.

It features access to the Web with a built-in WAP browser, Bluetooth for using a hands-free headset, and comes in silver and pink. The handset also comes with preloaded MyPerks and MyBackup applications. Other features include a 2-inch, 176-by-220-pixel internal TFT screen and a 96-64 external TFT screen.

The HELiX’s speakerphone is also accessible with a single button press. (You wouldn’t believe how many phones get that wrong.) Both models will be available Thursday, October 29 in Cricket retail stores, dealers, and online for $139.99.

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Oct 28

LG’s transparent 15-inch AMOLED display is amazing, possibly useless

Posted in: LG, OLED, Today's Chili

Look a that, just look at it will you. It’s another in a latest trend that’s bringing transparent displays to consumer electronics. However, this pup is in color and livin’ large at 15-inches unlike those tiny transparent displays we’ve seen in handsets. Unfortunately, all we can do is look for the moment because the concept on show at FPD 2009 in Japan is accompanied by very little in the way of detail.

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LG’s transparent 15-inch AMOLED display is amazing, possibly useless originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 27

Hitachi and Toshiba subpoenaed in DOJ optical drive price fixing probe

Posted in: LG, samsung, Today's Chili, Toshiba

We kinda knew that there couldn’t be any antitrust smoke without the fire of market collusion, and sure enough, Sony Optiarc has been joined on the naughty step by Hitachi-LG Data Storage and Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. As the names should tell you, these are joint ventures involving some of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers, whose American optical drive divisions appear to be under suspicion of fixing prices. We’d have expected Hitachi and LG to wise up after paying out fines for LCD price fixing recently, but when you look at Hitachi’s stock trading up after this news — with traders confident any forthcoming fines will be too small to dent the company’s bottom line — maybe “by hook or by crook” is actually a viable business plan?

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Hitachi and Toshiba subpoenaed in DOJ optical drive price fixing probe originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 22

LG intros ultrathin Win7-powered X-Note T380

Posted in: laptop, LG, thin and light, ThinAndLight, Today's Chili, ultraportable, windows 7

We’re still struggling to figure out why every PC maker in the universe has decided to debut at least one or two new Windows 7 machines today, but while we spin our wheels in frustration, we’ll point you in the direction of LG’s latest. The X-Note T380 is a 13.3-inch ultraportable powered by a Core 2 Duo SU3700 and featuring 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a GMA 4500MHD graphics set, 500GB of hard drive space, 802.11a/g/n WiFi and Win7 Home Premium. In related news, the outfit also updated its X-Note P510 to include Microsoft’s newest, shiniest operating system, though otherwise it’s remaining exactly the same. Price and release for the little guy has yet to be determined, but judging by just how stoked that lady appears, we’d say it’ll be worth whatever LG decides to charge.

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LG intros ultrathin Win7-powered X-Note T380 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 21

AT&T sues LG, Samsung, others alleging LCD price-fixing ‘conspiracy’

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A cellphone without an LCD isn’t much of a cellphone. Alright, yes, there are exceptions to the rule, but generally speaking, LCDs still rule the industry, which makes it a ripe target for nefarious price-fixing schemes to take root — something that LG and Sharp are well-acquainted with coming off a stinging half-billion dollar verdict last year. All the talk of artificially inflated display pricing recently must’ve spooked AT&T, because they’ve gone ahead and filed a lawsuit in San Francisco today alleging that LG, Samsung, Chunghua, AU Optronics, and others all conspired to boost component prices during a period in which the carrier bought some 300 million handsets. That’s a boatload of phones — several times AT&T’s total subscriber base — and we’re guessing the result could be a significant cash outlay if they’re successful with the suit. Does this mean free Mythics for everyone?

[Via Phone Scoop]

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AT&T sues LG, Samsung, others alleging LCD price-fixing ‘conspiracy’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 19

LG BL40 New Chocolate review

Posted in: bluetooth, capacitive, cellphone, feature, Features, LG, pictures, review, Today's Chili, touchscreen, video, wifi


You know the deal by now: we grab a slab of fresh new hardware, fiddle, play, and tinker with it until exhaustion or boredom is reached, then wax poetic about the whole experience, with a side serving of pictures and videos thrown in. Today’s candidate for a grilling is LG’s BL40, which is now available in Europe. You’ll be familiar with it already from our hands-on look last month, but do join us over at Engadget Mobile where we explore what’s under the glossy hood in more detail, and give you a definitive answer on just how useful that elongated screen really is.

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LG BL40 New Chocolate review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 19

Ask an Analyst: Which Phone is Best for Recording Video on Verizon?

Posted in: HTC, LG, samsung, Today's Chili, video

Samsung_Rogue.jpgReader Joseph P. asks: I read both of your reviews of the Samsung Rogue and the LG enV Touch. Which camcorder has better video quality? Which phone by Verizon would you say has the best video quality for recording?

Hi Joseph,

Both the Samsung Rogue and the LG enV Touch recorded video at 640-by-480 resolution and performed well in testing. So did the HTC Imagio, although that’s a smartphone and requires a different Verizon plan.

It would be tough to split the difference in quality between all three. The LG and HTC Imagio were slightly sharper and more colorful than the Rogue, though the Imagio blew one test by being out of focus the entire time for reasons unknown.

(More after the jump.)

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Oct 17

LG GD900 Crystal makes a very portable fish tank, PETA magnet

Posted in: cellphone, hack, LG, mobile, mod, phone, portable, Today's Chili

Remember the good old days with your virtual pets on your keyring? Well, how about an injection of life that actually roams around inside your phone? Some dude in China had this exact idea — probably inspired by the waterproof LG GD900 Crystal in a fish tank — and popped open the hollow keypad of his own Crystal, slapped in two unfortunate little neon tetras, squeezed in some water and snap! There’s no mention on how long the poor things can survive in there for, but chances are PETA will be after your backside well before something goes wrong. We also went through the warranty paperwork, and honestly, we think this gentleman might be in a fishy area here. Video of the mod after the break, if you dare.

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LG GD900 Crystal makes a very portable fish tank, PETA magnet originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 16

LG GD910 Watch Phone review

Posted in: feature, Features, LG, pictures, review, Today's Chili, uk, united kingdom, UnitedKingdom, video

You’re not how much money you have in the bank, you’re not the car you drive, you’re not the contents of your wallet, you are not your freaking khakis – oh, who are we kidding, if you’re reading a site such as this, you’re all about your khakis. To sate that “look good, feel good” need in all of us, LG has brought out the ultimate in techie chic: a watchphone. This is not just any watchphone though, this is a £500 ($808) droplet of Orange-tinted exclusivity that straddles your wrist and demands onlookers’ attention. Do the consumer in you a favor and come along past the break where we have the full scoop on the GD910.

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LG GD910 Watch Phone review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 13

Android rumor rodeo, starring Sprint’s first 4G phone, a delayed Eclair, INQ Mobile’s 2010 handset, and more

Posted in: 4G, Android, LG, rumor, rumors, samsung, Sprint, Today's Chili, tomtom, WiMAX

The gang at Android and Me seemed to have made quite a number of acquaintances on their sojourn through CTIA and MotoDev Summit. Specifically, there were three people along the way they reportedly talked to that led to the most tantalizing of rumors. First down the rabbit hole is a Sprint developer who claimed the first 4G (i.e. WiMAX) phone will be an Android device, which honestly wouldn’t be all that shocking given the company’s love for and recent history with the OS. Next up is a Samsung exec that intimated we shouldn’t expect Android 2.0 “Eclair” until Q2 2010 — interesting in its own right, but looks like those whispers of Sholes launching with anything beyond Donut isn’t gonna come to fruition now. Our third definitive individual is an INQ head employee who let slip its handsets would be finding its way onto a US carrier’s network in 2010 and would have a “pimped out” customized Android skin chock full of social networking the likes of Spotify, Skype, Facebook, etc. The rest of its report is much ado about nothing — no LG android phone this year, no TomTom app this year, and no standalone Google Maps navigation software. Yeah, that’s quite a number of Android rumors to digest, and unfortunately nothing definitive. Looking forward to the future?

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Android rumor rodeo, starring Sprint’s first 4G phone, a delayed Eclair, INQ Mobile’s 2010 handset, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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