LG G Flex Knock Code coming in April, G2 will get it as well

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

LG has taken it’s Knock-On from the G2 to the next level, as we’ve seen the new Knock Code in action with the occasion of our G Pro 2 hands-on video in Barcelona (alongside the G2 mini, F Series and L Series devices). This new way of unlocking the device is able to recognize one of close to 80,000 combinations of tapping the screen to life. Next month (April), LG will start bringing Knock Code to other devices in its portfolio, via a software update. The G2 and G Flex are specifically being ...

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LG G Pro 2 vs Galaxy Note 3: hands-on comparison (Video)

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Thought we were wrapped-up with LG’s new phablet, the G Pro 2, following our hands-on with the Android yesterday? Not even! In addition to bringing you footage of the new smartphones, tablets, and wearables making an appearance at the MWC this year, we’re also doing our best to bring you early comparisons between this new gear and models with which you may be already familiar. Today we put the G Pro 2 up against the pope of phablet-town, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3. Even with the G Pro 2′s larger display it ...

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LG G Pro 2 hands-on (Video)

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Waiting until MWC to announce your new hardware? So gauche. Rather than fight for the crowd’s attention, LG decided to get a head start on things, and introduced its G Pro 2 well over a week ago. As such, there hasn’t been any mystery there: we know the phablet runs a Snapdragon 800, has 3GB of RAM, and offers a 13-megapixel optically stabilized camera. But even armed with all that knowledge, we still needed some hands-on time with the phone in order to more properly form our assessment of it; especially with ...

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iPhone 6 leaked, iWatch goes medical, Nokia switches to green & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG’s announcement of the G Pro 2 just days before MWC. Nokia is next as the company has traded its regular colors for green, and we’ve begun to speculate. Motorola is next as we talk about the company’s leadership, and its possibilities to survive under Lenovo. Apple follows the news as its new hires point to the iWatch being a good medical tool. We end today’s show talking about the iPhone 6, the recently leaked photos, and the possibility of them being real. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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Pocketnow Weekly 083: Nexus 5 giveaway, Android apps on Windows Phone, & HTC M8 rumors

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Snow storms have their ups and downs. On the one hand, they keep you from partaking in all the Nokia unboxing fun your comrades in more seasonable climes are enjoying – but on the other, they put you in mind of all the friends you have in the great Arctic North. One such person is friend of the show Nick Gray of HTCSource and Android and Me, who joins us today for a special extended episode taking a long look at all the HTC M8 rumors of the past few weeks. That’s followed by ...

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LG exec talks G Pro 2 international availability

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

LG simply couldn’t wait for the Mobile World Congress to roll around a little later this month, and earlier today we saw the company go official with the 5.9-inch G Pro 2 phablet. The OEM shared all manner of details, from hardware (Snapdragon 800 SoC and 3GB RAM) to software (Android 4.4 KitKat, natch), but the one area it came up a little short was in discussing launch plans. Officially, all we got was “availability of G Pro 2 in markets outside of Korea has not yet been determined.” However, one LG exec has ...

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LG announces G Pro 2 phablet for South Korea ahead of MWC

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

As it turns out, that specific February 13 LG invite was indeed for the LG G Pro 2 announcement. LG announces G Pro 2 phablet before the Barcelona show, and calls it the successor to the “Best Smartphone of MWC 2013”. Availability for outside of LG’s home country, as well as pricing, has not yet been announced, and that specific bit is coming at the official MWC LG event. The LG G Pro 2, pretty much like the rumors (and the manufacturer itself) hinted, features a 5.9-inch Full HD IPS display with ...

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Is LG preparing a G Pro 2 announcement before MWC?

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

It’s no secret that the LG Optimus G Pro follow-up will show up in Barcelona; LG itself has confirmed the G Pro 2 announcement, and already teased some of its upcoming features, like the 13MP OIS Plus camera, and the improved sound system on the phone. We’ve also seen leaked images of the ...

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LG G Pro 2 speakers will be ‘high-power’, to deliver loud and clear sound

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

A thinner bezel and a software-improved hardware optical image stabilization are not the only features that the upcoming LG G Pro 2 will have. Expected to become officially unveiled at the upcoming MWC in Barcelona, the LG Optimus G Pro sequel is hinted to be the loudest smartphone on the market, with sound that is crisper than any competitor’s. According to reports from South Korea, the LG G Pro 2 will have a (pair?) 1W (watt) ...

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LG G Pro 2 may use a super-thin bezel to make its 5.9-inch size more comfortable

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Smartphone manufacturers sure seem to enjoy little more than one-upping each other, an attitude that has brought us such struggles as the fight for SoC core count, battle of handset thinness, or the megapixel wars. Lately, we’ve noticed a number of OEMs either delivering phones with stunningly thin bezels surrounding their screens, or at least heard about companies rumored to be working on such designs. Will the race ...

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13MP OIS Plus camera confirmed by LG on the upcoming G Pro 2

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Before we’ve seen the alleged pictures of the upcoming LG G Pro 2, to be unveiled in Barcelona, the manufacturer itself took it to its own social page to let the world know that the Optimus G Pro sequel will indeed be found on the MWC show floor. Now, that very same social page is unveiling more information about the soon-to-be-released phablet: the camera, specifically. A 13MP OIS Plus camera will be placed on the back of the phablet. ...

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LG G Pro 2 leaked in these images

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

It’s no secret the LG Optimus G Pro from last year will get a refresh at the upcoming MWC. The arrival of the LG G Pro 2 has been hinted by the manufacturer itself but it looks like we don’t have to wait until the Barcelona show kicks-off to see the device. We can see exactly what LG has up its sleeve to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note III, thanks to this recent LG G Pro 2 leak. In-line with the current design principles of ...

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Did LG just confirm the upcoming G Pro 2?

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

The Korean media hinted that the 2012 Optimus G Pro’s successor will be unveiled by LG at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. The report also mentioned the name of the phone being the LG G Pro 2, and now an LG-affiliated page seems to confirm the information (maybe trying to build up the buzz and anticipation for the phablet’s launch). Part of the G-series of phones, the LG G Pro 2 is likely to land at MWC, in light of this new information. However, nothing else was shared, but ...

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LG G Pro 2 MWC unveiling hinted by Korean media

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

On February 25 last year we were on the MWC show floor shooting a hands-on and comparison video starring the LG Optimus G Pro (back then the Optimus name was still used by LG), which makes this phone now officially close to one-year-old, and due for a refresh. And a refresh is exactly what the latest rumors from Korea ...

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LG commits to fingerprint scanners for 2014 flagships?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

What does the future hold for fingerprint scanners on smartphones? While we had once dismissed the technology as impractical, flawed, or just a relic of the past, last year’s iPhone 5S really brought it back into the spotlight in a major way. A number of other OEMs have jumped on the bandwagon, though none have really been able to recapture Apple’s success. As far as models from major manufacturers go, the HTC One Max is the only one that really stands out, and even there the implementation left a lot to be desired; had ...

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