LG music service brings HI-FI content to select premium smartphone customers

Among all the recent rumors and leaks of a future possible LG Nexus, the South Korean phone manufacturer announced that it will introduce a new offering this month. The LG music service will bring HI-Fi content for customers of its premium smartphones, through the company’s own LG SmartWorld app.The new LG music service will be available only on certain LG phones, as well as online at www.lgworld.com. Customers in around 70 countries –including the United States, Australia, Brazil, China, ...

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LG G2 Android Lollipop 5.1.1 update allegedly in the works, coming in the next months

It was very early this year that we caught a glimpse of Android Lollipop running on the LG G2, the company’s 2013 flagship. Since then, LG did a good job in officially bringing Android 5.0 to the two-year old device (in some cases, even earlier than its — back then, before the G4 — flagship, the

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LG G2 Lollipop update caught on camera

While the LG G3 Lollipop update spreads across the world — as a reminder, LG was the first OEM to deliver the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to a non-Nexus smartphone — the company didn’t forget about its 2013 flagship, the G2 (pretty much like HTC working on the refresh for both the One M8 and One M7).When it talked about the firmware update, LG didn’t make anything official regarding the LG G2 Lollipop update; it did, however, mention that it will

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LG talks Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for G3, G2

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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Verizon kicks-off VoLTE with support for a couple popular Androids

For as high-tech as our smartphones are, the voice calls they make decidedly aren’t. Phones have long been held back by legacy voice standards, failing to take full advantage of the bandwidth and processing power of modern handsets. Luckily for us, salvation awaits in the form of voice over LTE, or VoLTE. Last month, Verizon shared its plans to activate its own VoLTE network in the weeks to come, and today we get word that it’s getting things started, going live with what it’s calling Advanced ...

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Knock Code makes its way to AT&T LG G2 in latest software update

One of the best features of the LG G Pro 2 was its unique Knock Code feature, allowing users to unlock their phones using one of 86,367 tap combinations instead of traditional PIN codes or passwords. Users of the AT&T LG G2 are finally now receiving this feature on their smartphones.A 39MB update brings Knock ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 095: Apple Beats, fleece phones, & the great kickstand war

You know those weeks where you’re like, “hey – what if we didn’t have a weekly podcast eating up half a day in production time? Can you imagine the kind of boost our review coverage could get from that time?” Yeah, us either. Because this is the Pocketnow Weekly, and we’re not breaking our perfect streak a month before our hundredth episode. This is podcasting, Jack. Serious business. We’ve even got us an EXPLICIT tag to prove it. We ain’t playin’ around.  In this week’s installment of the world’s most meandering tech ...

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

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 posts G2 Mini teaser; could it be much smaller than expected?

Rumors suggesting that LG was developing a “mini” version of the flagship G2 crossed our path back in December, painting the picture of a relatively powerful such handset (running a Snapdragon 800), but one still quite a bit larger than your typical mini phone, with a 4.7-inch display. Earlier this week, those rumors started picking up again, as we saw a device appearing to be the G2 Mini get its Bluetooth, and then its FCC certification. Not willing to leave us hanging ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 082: HTC M8, LG G3 rumors, and early termination on principle

Sometimes it’s not the promise of saving money, nor the allure of a shiny device that drives you from the warm arms of your current wireless carrier – sometimes it’s just a matter of standing up for what you believe in. That’s the case with today’s podcast guest, friend of the show and longtime Verizon Wireless customer Chris Larson, who’s leaving Big Red for the much smaller T-Mobile USA due to Verizon’s stance on net neutrality. On this episode of the Weekly, we’ll talk to Chris and find out just what he’s prepared to sacrifice, and ...

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iPhone 5c catches fire, iWatch sleep tech, HTC M8 leaked photos & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Samsung’s launch of more Galaxy S 4 variants with faux leather. Then we talk about the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, and some camera issues that customers are facing. The iPhone 5c makes the news next as one just caught fire on a teenager. We then go through all three of the conflicting rumors of the HTC M8, and the features it might include. We end today’s show as we talk about the iWatch, and Apple’s different investments to make it unique. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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LG G2 Stepped Battery technology is rumored to power the iWatch

One of the biggest challenges that wearable-tech manufacturers face is how to power such a small device for a decent period of time. Google Glass isn’t the best when it comes to battery life, and so is the Galaxy Gear. Now if there’s one device that we’ve generally praised for its battery life, even though not a wearable is the LG G2, and rumors have it that its technology will power the iWatch. Lots of reports had Apple using solar batteries to power the iWatch, but it turns out that these batteries can only provide one tenth of the battery life that a regular ...

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Bloat watch: which smartphones ship with the least available free space?

Every so often, we get to talking about how much storage is available on our phones out of the box – and not the 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB on the spec flyer, but how much is actually free for us to use, after system software, OEM add-ons, and all that pre-installed bloat is accounted for. The thing is, we only pay a lot of attention to it after we first notice it’s a problem – like how Microsoft found itself in hot water when Surface RT owners noticed their “32GB” tablets only having 16GB free. What we ...

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Galaxy S 5 improvements, Microsoft’s Cortana, US LG G Flex launch & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Sprint pre-orders for the LG G Flex that many have waited for, aside from the announcement of a limited-edition LG G2 in red and gold. We later talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 5, and what the company is doing to improve its hovering sensitivity. Sony follows the news as we already have rumors of the Sony Xperia Z2. Microsoft’s Cortana is next as reports have a Halo character’s voice being what will power the service. We end today’s show by talking about Microsoft and how it is currently disputing rumors of ...

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Limited edition LG G2 phones in red and gold announced

A couple of days ago we’ve seen a golden LG G2 pop up on ePrice, serving as a solid indication of the manufacturer’s intentions for the near future. Fast forward to today, and the LG G2 gets not one, but two new color options, as depicted above (in red), and below (in gold). Apparently, these two devices are LG’s way of celebrating the Chinese New Year — which, by the way, will happen on January 31, 2014 — and are the exact same

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