LG GD510 Pop priced at £99.95 on PAYG in the UK
The LG GD510 Pop (seen as some sort of a Cookie successor) is now available in the UK on Pay As You Go, via Carphone Warehouse.
Customers can get the GD510 Pop on PAYG for £99.95 (about €112 or $166) – it’s not yet featured on Carphone’s website in the PAYG section, but it will probably [...]
Verizon announces the HTC Droid Eris, launches the LG Chocolate Touch
Verizon Wireless has finally announced the HTC Droid Eris – basically, this is a remade HTC Hero (already available in the US via Sprint).
As rumored, Verizon will sell the Droid Eris for 99.99 on contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) starting November 6, the same day when the more expensive Motorola Droid becomes available.
The features [...]
LG SB210 – a golf-friendly touchscreen phone
LG has just announced a new touchscreen phone in South Korea, the LG SB210 – which, apart from providing the usual features, it also offers maps for 280 golf courses and other golf-related services, including a so-called “Receive PJT” application.
The handset also comes with a G-sensor, compass and a calories calculator.
The SB210 looks a lot [...]
Rogers launches Nokia Surge, prepares Nokia N86, LG Eve
Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest mobile carrier, has launched the Nokia Surge – a QWERTY S60 phone that’s already available in the US from AT&T.
The features of Nokia Surge include a 2.4 inch QVGA display, HSDPA, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Bluetooth, 2.5mm headset jack, 2MP camera and MicroSD card support.
Rogers sells the Surge for as low [...]
Telus Launching HSPA Nov 5; iPhone is on the List
When we last mentioned that Telus would be upgrading its network to a full HSPA+ spread in November, we had no idea when exactly during the month we would see it. Finally we know.
The magic date is November 5. This particular day will welcome not only the new network but several handsets to support that [...]
LG Aims to Boost Marketing Budget, Add Celeb Endorsements
Consumer electronics giant LG has announced plans to change marketing strategy and significantly increase its marketing budget for next year.
LG has two different methods of marketing it will focus on the most: celebrity marketing and specific sponsorships.
The company feels that it will be more effective at reaching customers by having Hollywood celebs endorse LG’s flagship [...]
Samsung, LG, RIM and Sharp will support JIL widget specs
The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL), whose members include Verizon, Vodafone, China Mobile and Softbank, announced that top handset makers agreed to support the JIL widget specification in phones released starting the first quarter of 2010.
The handset makers are: Samsung, LG, Research in Motion and Sharp. It is the first time when giant phone manufactures announce [...]
Mysterious LG GR700 Passes FCC, Has AT&T Bands
We all know that just because a device gets approval from the FCC with AT&T bands, doesn’t mean it will actually officially become an AT&T phone. But we like to think that there’s a very good chance that it will happen. At the very least, it means AT&T is considering it.
So when we found out [...]
Bell’s HSPA November Lineup Leaked
No, it’s not your imagination. It’s true that Bell has been a prominent figure in the phone news as of late. They’ve got some crazy stuff going on — most good, some bad. Fortunately we have more news on the good end of the stick.
BGR has leaked the new lineup that’s supposed to start off [...]
LG Lotus 2 Leaked, Launching Early 2010?
If a LG Lotus sequel is leaked in a forest without anyone around, does it make a sound? Probably not.
Fortunately we had PhoneArena hanging around that forest to break the story. Yes, dear readers, there is a Lotus 2 coming. If you recall, the original Lotus was the squarest phone on the block, and apparently [...]