What’s old is new again. At least that’s what LG would have you believe after teasing the upcoming LG Optimus Vu, a brand new 5-inch device with a 4:3 aspect ratio. The Optimus Vu breaks away from the now standard 16:9 mold of tall and skinny devices, instead offering a smartphone that looks something like [...]

Even more devices could be coming to Mobile World Congress from the LG camp. We’ve got the LG P700 and the P880 – let’s begin with the latter. It’s said to be positioned for the high-end market. It’ll reportedly have an HD display, though screen size wasn’t mentioned. Due to its screen size we imagine [...]

A new entry-level handset from LG appears to have slipped under the radar and right onto a Swedish retailer’s site. CDON.COM has the LG Optimus L3 (E400) listed, detailing it’s 3.2-inch display at 320×240, 3MP camera, and Android 2.3 operating system. The pint-sized device combines both size and cost efficiency. It is listed for the [...]

Some devices survive a mobile lifetime without hitting end of life while others are decommissioned faster than the season in which they launched is over. It looks like T-Mobile will soon be putting several of their devices on end-of-life, many of them being Android-based handsets. Highlights include the HTC Sensation 4G, the HTC Amaze 4G. [...]

LG’s followup to the Optimus 3D recently surfaced under the LG CX2 name. The new handset, which looks to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February, is said to feature a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU from Texas Instruments, a glasses-free 3D NOVA display measuring 4.3-inches, and dual 5MP cameras for capturing 3D content. It’s also [...]

The fashionable stylings of the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 (most convoluted handset name ever?) will grace UK shores starting tomorrow courtesy of retailer Phones 4u. The handset features a greyscale custom interface and “Saffiano leather feel back” to match a feature set that includes a dual-core processor, 8MP camera, and ultra-bright NOVA display. The [...]

With a little over a week of sales under its belt, the LG Spectrum is prepped to receive its first over-the-air software update. The 10MB download brings the phone’s software version to VS920ZV4 and doesn’t provide much in the way of major changes. Rather, it addresses an issue with streaming movies from Netflix. Seeing as [...]

Amazon is offering new Verizon customers the newly-launched LG Spectrum for a hot price. The device has only been available since last Thursday but they’ve already knocked the price down to $80 for new customers signing a new two-year agreement. For that price you’re getting a very capable 1.5GHz dual-core S3 snapdragon processor, a 4.5 [...]

LG is reporting that their Optimus LTE handset has surpassed 1 million units sold since its introduction in October of last year. The phone, which is often touted as the first LTE handset with an HD display, saw the majority of those sales come from the Korean market, where it sold 600,000 in its first [...]

Information regarding another unannounced Android handset has plopped into the laps of the guys at PocketNow. This time we’re hearing of a device being called the LG CX2, a successor to the LG Optimus 3D. The device will reportedly feature a 1.2GHz dual-core OMAP4 processor, dual 5 megapixel rear cameras, 8GB of internal storage, an [...]

With plans for release of the LG Connect 4G on MetroPCS solidified, an FCC filing is suggesting a bigger player also has their hands on the LTE smartphone. Reference by model number VS840, the Connect 4G has received approval for CDMA/EvDO bands in addition to LTE band 13, the very band assigned to Verizon’s next-gen [...]

LG is giving Korean gamers a bit more incentive to pick up an LTE smartphone with the launch of Resident Evil 4 for Android. The Capcom-made game is being offered exclusively to those signed up for LG’s U+ mobile service. Available in the U+ Market for those with a 4G LTE device, the action/horror title looks [...]

The chums at PocketNow have gotten their hands on information about another yet-to-be-announced Android handset. LG will apparently be coming to market with a beast of a device called the LG X3. We’re not sure what the X3 is for but this thing will have a 4.7 inch 720p display, a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 [...]

Verizon is adding yet another handset to their 4G LTE lineup as the LG Spectrum goes on sale today for $199 on a new two-year contract. The Spectrum features a 4.5-inch display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and 8MP camera and ships with Android 2.3.5. An Ice Cream Sandwich update is planned. You can check out our [...]

Dapper dandies take note: T-Mobile UK has updated their coming soon page to now list the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 for a launch sometime in February. The carrier touts the handset’s “stunning Prada style” and a 4.3-inch ultra-bright NOVA display but offers little in the way of specifics regarding release date and pricing. The [...]

If the low-end LG Optimus One that launched contract-free on Straight Talk a few months ago didn’t quick get your Android engine revving, perhaps the mid-end LG Optimus Black or higher-end LG Optimus 2X (aka G2X) is enough to tickle your fancy? Both devices were leaked online as coming soon to Walmart’s pre-paid cellphone service [...]

Looks like LG is still giving it the old college try with the newly announced Optimus Pad LTE, the South Korean OEM’s latest forray into the Android tablet space. Dubbed the first LTE tablet (in Korea), the Optimus Pad LTE is a surprisingly sexy tablet boasting an 8.9-inch 1280×768 “True HD” IPS display, 1.5GHz dual-core [...]

If you’re on the prowl for a great deal on an Android device, Sprint may have what you’re looking for on a pair of mid-ranged handsets sure to fit anyone’s budget. For a limited time, pricing for both the LG Marquee and Samsung Transform Ultra has dropped to a whopping $0.00 (after mail-in rebate) making [...]

Microsoft has entered into a patent agreement with another major Android manufacturer. LG was the victim this time though there’s no word on how much they’ll have to pay for each infringing device sold. I don’t think any of us are surprised anymore at this point but it still saddens me to see Microsoft doing [...]

Sprint’s LG Viper 4G doesn’t have a release date or pricing, but we had the opportunity to get a first look at one of the first LTE devices for the carrier here at CES. The phone is an amalgamation of many of the top features from recent LG releases, from its LTE radio to the [...]