Microsoft's major update to Windows Phone 7, codenamed Mango, may be rolling out much sooner than we expected. Fall was the time frame given by Microsoft and along the way evidence has cropped up suggesting an arrival sometime in September. But now, new reports from insider sources claim that the update will be released starting September 1.
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Sony and LG Electronics sign licensing treaty in long running patent war
Patents are the most common thing that will tie up major electronics firms in courtroom battles. The number of patents that cover all segments of the technology world is staggering. I can only imagine how hard it is to develop a new product without stepping on another firms patent in the process. Sony and LG Electronics have been fighting a long running patent war with each alleging that the other infringes on its patents.
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LG Prada K2 caught on (blurry) video
Leaked video purportedly showing a (very blurry) LG Prada K2 smartphone has emerged, doing very little to dampen our enthusiasm about the incoming touchscreen handset. The clip, passed to Pocketnow, shows a brief glimpse of the slimline slab, which is tipped to use LG's NOVA technology for its 4.3-inch display and deliver 1,000 nits of brightness. To put that into perspective, the Super AMOLED Plus panel on the Galaxy S II is said to run at around 300 nits, and the iPhone 4 Retina Display at around 500 nits.
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LG Flip II Android Dual Screen Slider Smartphone for T-Mobile Revealed
While this isn't the first time we've heard of such a device, this is the most detail we've had in photos. What we've got here is a dual-screen slider smartphone device made by LG, utilizing some form of Android, and carried by T-Mobile. This device will most than likely use its lower smaller touchscreen to hold a drawer of apps along with whatever else developers find themselves developing into the platform. According to a leaked T-Mobile roadmap discovered back in May, this device will be released on the pink carrier by September 14th, 2011.
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Apple Sued for OS X Fast Booting with Supposed LG Owned Patent
Down in Florida today, a group by the name of Operating Systems Solutions, LCC, has found it necessary to file a patent infringement lawsuit against no less than Apple. Their suit includes finding Apple's OS X operating system using a fast boot operation which seems to infringe on a patent originally owned by LG Electronics. The original owner, LG Electronics, seems to have filed for patent back in 1999, another granted patent being assigned again in 2002 to LG Electronics Inc, but that in its reissued granted patent form is assigned to Protimus Technologies LLC in 2008 - it is this patent that's being quoted in the court's document - will Apple be forced to defend connections to said original LG filing? We shall see!
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2011 The Year of NVIDIA dominating Android Superphones and tablets
The year 2011 has been a time of many advancements for Android, not least of all in the land of processors. In the United States, the Motorola ATRIX 4G was the first dual-core Android handset to hit the shelves, while the first dual-core tablet was the Motorola XOOM. Besides both of these devices being Motorola, what’s do they both have in common? They’ve both got the power of the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor inside. From the very start of this dual-core revolution here in the USA, NVIDIA has been dominating the market.
LG LW980S 3D TV uses passive glasses and is certified flicker free
LG has announced a new premium 3D TV that has some nice features. The new set is called the LW980S and it uses advances CINEMA 3D tech from LG and has a NANO Full LED backlit screen. One of the coolest features of the set of those that are looking for 3D capability is that the TV uses passive glasses. That means you won't have to buy those expensive and bulky active glasses.
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LG Thrill 4G Review
Ok guys up next on the chop block we have the LG Thrill 4G with its pretty glasses-free 3D screen and dual-core power. You may know it better as the Optimus 3D as this is a glasses-free 3D device loaded with fun. Between dual cameras and the dual-core cpu you will have plenty to do with this beast. Full details as well as hands-on video are below for your enjoyment.
Apple Grabs Two-Thirds Of Mobile Phone Industry Profits
According to a new report, Apple's profits have now soared to become an astonishing two-thirds of the entire mobile phone market. This observation comes from Asymco's Horace Dediu after gathering data from the latest quarterly earnings reports from all the major mobile phone vendors.
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Apple and Samsung take top smartphone sales spots; Nokia falls to 3rd
Apple and Samsung have pushed Nokia into the number three position for worldwide smartphone sales, analysts have claimed, with strong Q2 2011 performance leaving Symbian devices significantly overshadowed. Apple is now the number one smartphone manufacturer, Strategy Analytics‘ figures suggest, with 18.5-percent of the market, while Samsung comes in at second place, with 17.5-percent. In contrast, Nokia has 15.2-percent in the last quarter, less than half the 38.1-percent in the same period twelve months ago.
LG Thrill 4G Hands-On and Unboxing
It may not look like its actually alive and grabbing you like something from Avatar, but it sure gets close. What we have here is the glasses-free 3D powered LG Thrill 4G from AT&T. We have seen this before known as the Optimus 3D and I unboxed that too. What makes this phone special is not only does it have a dual-core CPU but it has dual cameras. It can capture and playback 3D video as well as play 3D games and other things all without those sexy red and blue glasses. Check below for more details.
LG’s Roadmap Leaked, Includes Windows Phone 7 Mango Fantasy And Dual-Core Prada K2
The roadmap for LG's 2H 2011 smartphone lineup has been leaked along with specs and images revealed by the folks at PocketNow. They were not allowed to reproduce the images, and hence have offered up some renderings, which show a strong lineup of both high-end and mid-tier Android devices as well as one Windows Phone 7 Mango handset. All the devices are set to launch before the end of this year.
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