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The hype around mobile payments has died down but the industry has more or less settled around a few key players like Apple Pay and Google Pay. Some OEMs like Samsung have also tried to jump on the bandwagon and LG wasn't about to be left behind. That said, LG Pay has had very little coverage compared to Samsung Pay and hasn't even set foot in the US. A year since it was first announced, LG Pay is finally coming to the US but it will only be available on one phone for now.

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Samsung has long been regarded as one of the worst phone makers when it comes rolling out updates to its phones. It's still no Essential but has gotten better, which means others are now forced to take its place of shame. That spot may now be occupied by LG, ironically a close Google partner, whose 2017 flagships have yet to receive their slice of Pie. Fortunately, based on two leaks, Android 9 may just be around the corner for the LG G6 and LG V30.

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It isn’t unusual for LG to milk everything it can out of a new flagship every year but it seems to have ramped down that practice of late. That doesn’t mean, however, that it has completely stopped. Just three months after it launched the LG G8 ThinQ comes its first “spin-off”’ the LG G8S ThinQ. While LG markets the G8S ThinQ as a more affordable version for the rest of the world, it bears most of the high-end flagship’s most important, and most eccentric, features.

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Are you the type of mobile user who envisions greater productivity and creativity with a digital pen? Have you always dreamed of owning a Samsung Galaxy Note but left aghast at the never decreasing price tag? The good news is LG has been making affordable phones with very thin pointing sticks. Better news is that phone maker has just launched its newest iteration in the US, the LG Stylo 5. The catch is that it’s currently available from only one carrier.

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It’s probably not a good sign when once small-time players from China are getting more attention and especially more sales than former industry giants. That, unfortunately, is the position that LG has found itself in, even after the dual launch of the LG G8 ThinQ and the LG V50 ThinQ. Some have considered the phones dead on arrival in face of high-profile launches from Samsung, Huawei, and even OnePlus. There might be even those that think LG is down for the count. In India, however, it launched a new “W” series of smartphone that begs to differ.

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If you live in one of the areas where Verizon 5G is available but don't want to buy Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G, then good news: you'll soon have another option. Verizon has announced that the LG V50 ThinQ 5G will be launching later this week, after spending a little while as a Sprint exclusive. Verizon, as is usually the case, is also running various promotions in an effort to get customers to take the plunge, so you might be able to save some cash on the V50 5G as well.

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During E3 2019, LG took the wraps off its new LG UltraGear, the world's first 1ms IPS display. The gaming monitor boasts a 144Hz refresh rate that can be overclocked to 175Hz. The model will be offered in two size options, both massive at 27- and 38-inches. Key to both monitors is the blistering 1ms response time joined by gaming settings like Crosshair and Dynamic Action Sync.

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TVs are no longer what they were just a few years ago. Never mind how some have become so thin that they almost disappear into walls, they've also become so intelligent they could become the hub of modern smart homes. Many of them, however, can't do it alone and require the help of some AI assistant. That's why LG is rolling out support for Amazon Alexa to its 2019 TVs under its AI ThinQ smart brand.

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It may be bleeding from quarter after quarter of losses but don't count LG out of the smartphone game just yet. It hasn't thrown in the towel and is, in fact, bullish on pushing its mobile phones forward despite all odds. Its latest strategy is to put its eggs in the AI basket by making its own, still unnamed dedicated artificial intelligence chip in the hopes of differentiating its phones from its competitors.

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On the same day Verizon is launching the Galaxy S10 5G, Sprint has detailed the first 5G devices it'll offer on its own shelves. If you've been following 5G news over the past several months, you probably already know what those devices are. On the smartphone side of things, we've got the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, which will be a Sprint exclusive at the start. The carrier will also be launching the HTC 5G Hub, which is a mobile hotspot that will be able to tap into Sprint's 5G network.

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LG's phones are good, sometimes even great, but often get swept aside by more sensational phones from Samsung, Apple, Google, and even OnePlus. That doesn't mean they don't get a lot of things right, as JerryRigEverthing's Zack Nelson remarked in his durability test. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it doesn't get something wrong, too, as Nelson also discovered in a follow-up teardown. Long story short, the LG G8 ThinQ is not the phone you'd want if longevity is your long-term goal.

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So you'd like to make certain your phone isn't connecting to anything, hearing, seeing, or sensing anything at all, right? Now you can make that happen. Before now, users needed to gain root access (read: not easy for the average person) and potentially void their warranty. Now it's easy. All you need to know is where to look!

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