LG launches Music Flow wireless speakers with Google Cast

LG has launched Music Flow wireless speakers that are compatible with Google Cast. Users will be able to “cast” their music easily from Android smartphones and tablets and iOS and Chrome OS devices.

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LG AKA range of smartphones rolling outside Korea

LG had launched its Aka line of smartphones in Korea last year in November. The smartphones that understands your moods is now rolling outside Korea.

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The AKA line of smartphone is coming to Hong Kong first followed by  Taiwan, China, Singapore, Turkey, and “additional markets”. These smartphones chooses its emotion depending on how you use it and its features, such as alarm, apps, the kind of music that you load on it. There are available in four colors along with different personalities. With a global audience in mind, LG has tweaked the AKA lineup by adding an emotional UX element. Some of the additional features include customizable glasses and eyebrows for each pair of eyes.

“AKA is the first smartphone that gives owners a blank canvas to express their own personalities via a customized user experience. AKA is about being creative and never losing sight of the things that make us young and interesting. This is a whole new direction in smartphone UX and we’re excited about where it may take us.”

said Juno Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

The LG Aka sports a 5-inch IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels and are powered by quad-core 1.2 GHz processor. Other specs include 1.5 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable memory 8 MP rear camera with laser auto focus, 2 MP front-facing camera. The phones come with LTE, NFC, 2610 mAh battery. It weighs 135.5 grams without the front cover, and 157 grams with it on.

LG G Flex 2 hands on

LG announced the second generation G Flex at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year. The South manufacture has showcased the unique device at the on-going Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and we had a chance to take a look at the device.

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LG G Flex was first of its kind device with a curved body and curved P-OLED display. Now, the successor of the original G Flex is out and on paper the model seems to be a game changer in this portfolio. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 hands on”

MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?

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Smartphone, technology aficionados as well as regular readers of the site know that the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) is just around the corner. From the 2nd March to 5th March with pre-events scheduled for the 1st as well, the upcoming week is going to be a cornucopia of smartphone goodness and we’re on ground already to bring you the latest on the latest! With the tone set, we thought it right to bring you a quick rundown of the latest buzz from Barcelona about what to expect. So without further ado, here’s the top five announcements we expect from MWC 2015. Continue reading “MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?”

LG showcases 6 inch Dual Edge P-AMOLED active bending display

LG has already revealed the vertically curved Flex 2 at CES 2015 and now the company has showed off new prototype smartphone sporting a dual-edge display that is curved on two sides. lg-active-bending Continue reading “LG showcases 6 inch Dual Edge P-AMOLED active bending display”

LG to build stereo camera system for Mercedes-Benz cars

LG has announced that it has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to develop stereo camera system for its cars. The duo will create the next-generation camera systems for automated driving, allowing the driver to transfer some driving tasks to the intelligent vehicle.

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LG G3 Beat Review

LG is one of the old horses in the smartphone market, but is a new one to enter the ‘minis’ trend. With the likes of Samsung and Sony pushing the compact battle to a whole new level, it was high time LG got into the game.

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LG launched its compact variant of its flagship smartphone, the G3 Beat a couple of weeks ago. The device takes after the G3 in design, but the similarities are deep with the internals being completely different. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat Review”