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LG’s mobile sector reports strong 2014 earnings, spurred by smartphone sales

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Rithvik Rao

It’s one of those times of the year again where every company lines up to report their quarterly earnings, along with various other metrics laced with investor-centric jargon. The latest company to do so is LG, having just put on display its numbers for the 2014 fiscal year. LG 2014 earnings information is available for all parts of the South Korean company, but of course, we’re focusing on the mobile sector, which happened to fare very well.The LG Mobile Communications Company brought in about USD$14.26 billion in revenue, which is an increase of 16 percent over 2013. This ...

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LG teases forthcoming G3 Android Lollipop update for the US

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Stephen Schenck

When Android 5.0 Lollipop first landed late last year, certain phone manufacturers were out to make a name for themselves by getting updates to at least some of their phones as quickly as possible. Motorola and LG led the pack there, though while LG got the ball rolling for G3 Lollipop updates in early November, it wasn’t until several weeks later in December when we saw it really spreading to a lot of users, as the update ...

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LG G Flex 2 vs LG G3: specs comparison

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Rithvik Rao

We’ve already explored in an initial comparison video what the differences between the LG G Flex 2 and LG G3 are in everyday usability, but what are the cold hard facts? On paper, which is the better phone? That’s what this LG G Flex 2 vs LG G3 specs comparison looks to decide.Unsurprisingly, the newer phone comes out on top, with four spec wins to the G3’s two. But the G3 does earn those two – this isn’t exactly a runaway victory. One of those two G3 victories is the display, and that one’s easy to explain; the G Flex 2 has to sacrifice display ...

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LG G Flex 2 vs LG G3: CES 2015 comparison (Video)

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Rithvik Rao

LG has a new phone out, the G Flex 2. But does that mean the G3 is no longer LG’s powerhouse flagship? We put a G3 next to the G Flex 2, and let them battle it out at CES 2015 for an initial comparison. Our LG G Flex 2 vs LG G3 video (available under this text) includes our first thoughts on how the two stack up, and more.Even with the design, the influence of the G3 on the G Flex 2 is distinct. As Michael Fisher puts it, it’s almost as if someone sat on the G3 for long enough, it’d become a G Flex 2. The similarities don’t end there, either – they continue ...

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OnePlus One mini, BlackBerry Classic, Windows Phone ups & downs | Pocketnow Weekly 127

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Michael Fisher

Updated with links to the high-quality version of the podcast (both to stream and download it), as well as timecodes to let you jump through the podcast. As always, thanks for listening, and we’ll see you right here next week!“Bring us alternate topics,” you said. And boy oh boy, have the waning days of December delivered.On today’s podcast, we’re joined by Daniel Bader of MobileSyrup for a firsthand account of the BlackBerry Classic launch and an acoustic retelling of MobileSyrup’s BlackBerry Classic review, told as only a true Canadian can tell it. ...

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LG’s G3 Lollipop update spreads across Europe

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Rithvik Rao

Weeks ago, when Google officially dropped Android 5.0’s source code into AOSP, LG was fast to claim the title of the first OEM to update a non-Nexus phone to the Lollipop build (though, technically speaking, Motorola had already begun soak testing the update for its Moto X “Pure Edition” at the time). At the time it was only available in Poland, and finally today we’re learning of further progress, ...

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LG G3 oversharpening fix arrives with a few kernel tweaks

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

This is just great: far too often we find ourselves reporting on issues with popular smartphones, only to see time go by without any fixes materializing. And after sharing news with you back in July about how the LG G3 was using a contrast-enhancing software filter to make on-screen text annoyingly “pop,” we went months without any sign of salvation. LG still may not be willing to do anything about the oversharpening, but the independent dev community has finally arrived with a fix, offering the solution ...

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Pocketnow Black Friday deal roundup: smartphones, tablets, wearables galore

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

It’s that time of year again: bargain-hunters bundle up for a long night out in the cold, armed with a vacuum flask full of coffee and a checklist of the stores they’ll be hitting. Retail employees let out a resigned sigh as they prepare to begin a single shift that starts somewhere around Wednesday afternoon and lasts through Saturday morning. And if you’re anything like us, you’re staying warm at home, probably watching way too much Netflix, and hoping to snag a few good deals online.That’s right – it’s

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Pocketnow Holiday Shopping Guide 2014

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

With autumn very much making its presence felt, and the last days of 2014 looming ahead, the mobile electronics market is about to make another of its regular shifts, temporarily moving away from a time dominated by launch after launch, and instead focusing more on getting these products into our hands. We’ve just come off a couple big months of launches, led in by IFA in early September, and peppered with iPhone, iPad, and Nexus announcements in the weeks that followed. But now with the holiday ...

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New Blue Steel color option arrives for LG G3

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Rithvik Rao

If, for some reason, you find yourself wanting to purchase an LG G3 but not able to deal with the current selection of color options, allow us to introduce to you the just-announced Blue Steel LG G3.Basically, it’s an LG G3 – but blue. There are no fancy technological additions to the phone, no special software is included: it’s just a blue phone.With that out of the way, if you find yourself longing for a Blue Steel LG G3 (and we don’t blame you; the thing doesn’t look half bad), you’ll first want to give New Blue Steel color option arrives for LG G3 appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG begins Android 5.0 Lollipop update for G3, Nexus 5 still in the dust

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rithvik Rao

Google just can’t seem to catch a break. After Motorola dropped a bombshell last night by beginning Lollipop soak tests for the 2014 Moto X, even LG has beaten out Google’s Nexus line in getting the update to the latest version of Android, as it has just announced the beginning of the LG G3 Lollipop update.The update will begin rolling out this week in Poland, followed shortly by other key markets. Of course, we’re ...

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Leaked screenshots reveal Lollipop on LG G3

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Rithvik Rao

In 2014, an important part of an OEM’s job is keeping its flagship phones up to date, especially with major Android releases. With the final code drop of the Android 5.0 Lollipop release, it’s time that OEMs get cracking at updating their respective devices. Motorola,

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QHD smartphone displays: do they really use more power?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Taylor Martin

This newfangled tech world is some sort of heaven for pixel junkies.A few years ago, the thought of a 4K (3,840 by 2,160 pixels) monitor, television, or projector wasn’t terribly far-fetched. 4K projectors and cameras have been available since the early 2000s, but personal monitors and televisions in ultra high-definition are a far newer product of this pixel-obsessed world.Prior to 2013, however, the buy in price to the budding world of 4K was illogical for most of us normal humanoids who don’t draw six-figure salaries each year. The first 4K televisions were large and expensive. Very ...

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LG talks Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for G3, G2

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

It’s a question Android users everywhere are asking of the manufacturers behind their phones: when can I expect a software update to Android 5.0 Lollipop? The Nexus 6 may be the first smartphone to debut running the latest version of Google’s OS, and there are already handsets lining up behind it to bring Lollipop to their users as quickly as possible. Some OEMs have offered dates for when their users might hope to see such software released, and the latest to join the fun is LG, talking ...

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LG G3 – After The Buzz, Episode 39

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Most new device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we’re lucky- as we work on our review.Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it’s a giant explosion of frantic opinion-sharing activity.For about … a day. And then it all goes away. Sure, there’s followup coverage as people find bugs and hidden features, but after that initial blast, not many ...

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