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LG KU580 Hero Review

After more than 1 year from its launch, LG's Chocolate collection ends in 2007 with another high-end stylish phone – KU580 aka Hero. Also known as Chocolate Multimedia, the new handset embeds more Internet capabilities than its predecessors and a unique look which makes it the best choice in its class.
common - comments - 4.8.2007

LG Launches Microsoft-Powered DVR

Aiming to take on the popular TiVo DVR, LG on Wednesday introduced its combination digital video recorder and DVD recorder based on Microsoft technology. The LRM-519 would be the first set-top device to use the Microsoft Program Guide, a TiVo-like service being offered by the Redmond company.

The device includes a 160GB hard drive and will run on Windows Media Center Technologies. The DVD recorder will support a range of recording formats, including DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD+R Dual Layer discs. Users will also be able to expand the storage space of the unit by connecting external hard drives to the DVR's 2 USB ports.
microsoft - comments - 24.11.2005

LG Viewty update in the works

According to information that was accidentally published by LG in its German blog, it may appear that they are currently working on a successor to the LG Viewty, the LG Viewty II or GC900. The original Viewty by LG, the KU990, sold very well, particularly in Europe, where it was suggested that it may have outsold the Apple iPhone.

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neowin.net - 16.04.2009

LG rumored to be readying Arena and AT&T Neon phones

With the texting-friendly LG KS 360 now looking likely to morph into the AT&T Neon, LG is also reportedly prepping an iPhone-like device dubbed the Arena...
betanews.com - 05.02.2009

LG shows off instant-on 10-inch netbook

Where netbooks were originally thought to be a low-cost entry point for consumers, LG is proving it's just as much an entry point for manufacturers with the debut of the HSPA-connected LG-X120 netbook...
betanews.com - 19.02.2009

LG Philips Builds World's Largest LCD

When it comes to television, bigger is better -- at least according to Korean electronics giant LG and its Dutch partner Philips. LG Philips on Wednesday unveiled a 100-inch LCD screen, which is 1.5 times larger than an 82-inch model built by Samsung Electronics last year...
betanews.com - 09.03.2006

LG and Verizon Wireless preview Decoy Slider phone

LG Electronics and Verizon Wireless unveiled the LG Decoy Slider -- a 3G cell phone with a built-in detachable Bluetooth 2.1-enabled headset -- at a Bluetooth press event in New York today...
betanews.com - 12.06.2008

LG: 'Life's Good When It's Green'

Jumping on the green bandwagon, LG Electronics said it, too, was taking steps to make its products easier on the environment...
betanews.com - 09.01.2009

Trapped motorist triggers nationwide LG handset recall


betanews.com - 27.02.2009

LG unleashes its annual flood of announcements

Holding down its traditional CES-opening spot at 8:00 am, LG on Wednesday ran through a dizzying number of announcements across multiple product lines...
betanews.com - 08.01.2009

Youtube, LG agree to develop mobile phone

South Korea's LG Electronics said Tuesday it has signed an agrement with YouTube, the world's biggest video-sharing website, to develop a mobile phone which can operate the service.

LG Electronics said the proposed model will enable users to upload, view and share video clips or user-created content (UCC) online freely without using computers.

"LG Electronics will unveil the mobile handset that fully supports the YouTube service for the first time in Europe in the second half of this year," the South Korean firm said in a statement...
winbeta.org - 03.07.2007

LG Skycharger embraces the sun, the wind, the marketing

When LG showed off the Skycharger last week, your reporter was within earshot of two other press folk. All three saw the same huge device -- and each had an utterly different idea about what to do with a 104-port charger in a tent...
betanews.com - 15.01.2009

Live from the LG press conference at CES 2009

Speaking to an overflow crowd in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, executives from Korean CE giant LG Electronics were expected to highlight built-in Internet connectivity in new HDTVs, among other features...
betanews.com - 07.01.2009

Netflix partners with LG on streaming movie device

The movie rental service has decided to abandon its plans for its own set-top box, instead opting to offer its platform through a new device to be manufactured by LG...
betanews.com - 03.01.2008

LG points to more Windows Mobile smartphones

During a visit from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Korea-based LG gave more than a hint that it plans to expand its projects with Microsoft, despite belonging to Google's Open Handset Alliance and the Nokia-backed Symbian Foundation...
betanews.com - 04.11.2008

LG feeds wrist watch talk wish

Is it that at any other CES, we'd all be chirping about the advent of a working, non-hideous wrist phone? Or are we all just too jaded to believe? Either way, LG may have lost a perfectly reasonable wrist-mounted mobile phone in the stampede...
betanews.com - 14.01.2009

LG will sell two models of 3D TVs in 2009

LG, a leading maker of HDTV's will be entering the 3D frontier next year. Choon Lee, Vice President Director at the Digital TV Research Lab, stated that "3D TVs are the next big step for ; we will try with one or two markets in 2009" This is great news for the home consumer as 3D is the next big technology coming down the pipe. Sadly that was all that was said about the new TVs. Will they require special 3D glasses, likely, but it is unknown for sure. One can only hope that these TVs will be sold in many markets but it's still too far out to speculate.

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neowin.net - 27.11.2008

LG posts a big quarterly loss, plans restructuring

South Korean Consumer Electronics maker LG posted a big loss in its fourth quarter 2008 earnings report this morning, and like Samsung last week, the company will restructure its business...
betanews.com - 22.01.2009

Microsoft, LG Reach Patent Agreement

Microsoft said Thursday that it had reached a cross-licensing agreement with South Korean electronics manufacturer LG, which follows a similar construct to a deal with Novell reached last November...
betanews.com - 07.06.2007

LG to launch TVs with built-in Netflix capability

Netflix and LG Electronics announced on Sunday that LG will soon be launching a new series of televisions that will be capable of screening Netflix movies directly from the internet, without the need for an external box, according to an article published by Reuters today. The U.S. DVD rental company and Korean electronics giant teamed up last year to launch set-top boxes and Blu-ray DVD players with the capability to stream Netflix movies, and an update to the Xbox 360 last November saw the Netflix software embedded in to Microsoft's game console.

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neowin.net - 05.01.2009

LG Pens Deal to Bring YouTube to Phones

The iPhone's exclusive hold on YouTube on the mobile phone will be short-lived. LG said Tuesday that it had come to an agreement with the social video site to bring videos to its line of phones later in the year...
betanews.com - 03.07.2007

LG Debuts New Hybrid Disc Drives

LG is reportedly releasing its second-generation hybrid optical disc drives for PCs. The devices are able to read discs in all currently available formats, including CDs, DVDs, HD DVD, and Blu-ray...
betanews.com - 21.07.2007