LG G2 for Sprint gets a taste of Android 4.4 KitKat
LG G2 owners on Sprint no longer have to look on with envy as their friends on AT&T and T-Mobile get upgrades to Android 4.4 KitKat. The CDMA carrier has just started rolling out the OS update on its network today. There aren’t any special treats beyond Google’s more advanced software, but the release does fix a bug with Sprint’s included Next Radio app. Unfortunately, there’s no word on a corresponding KitKat upgrade for Verizon’s G2 customers — if you’re on Big Red, you’ll have to keep waiting.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Sprint, LG
Via: Android Police
Source: Sprint (1), (2)
Study finds LG the fastest growing Android brand in United States
A recent report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech finds that LG is the fastest growing Android handset brand in the United States. The data, which was collected in a three month period ending in February 2014, shows LG has topped 8 percent market share in the United States, putting it in third place. What’s the reason for the recent growth? Probably something to do with the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and the G2. After a string of low-tier and mid-range devices in the first few years, LG has quietly become a serious contender in the Android space.
Meanwhile, across the pond, Motorola is doing extremely well with the Moto G. Having grown from nearly zero market share to six percent, British buyers are snatching up the affordable Moto G.
The Moto G in Great Britain has attracted a very specific consumer profile. Almost half of owners are aged between 16 and 24, 83% are male and generally they come from lower income groups with 40% earning under £20,000.
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European Amazon listing prices LG’s G2 mini at 350 euros ahead of launch
So far we know most of the things we need to know about LG’s G2 mini. Like, we know there will be two processor variants (Tegra 4i for Latin America and Middle East, Snapdragon 400 elsewhere), there’s also a 4.7-inch (qHD) display, 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera. That’s all fine and dandy, but what about the price? Well, if a few eager European retailers (one being Amazon) are anything to go by, expect to shell out 350 of your shiniest euros ($480, but will vary by continent) once it finally flips from “aún no ha salido a la venta” to “En stock” sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Via: GSM Arena
Source: Amazon (Spain)
LG’s Knock Code unlock method bumps into G2 and G Flex next month
LG’s staying true to its word and updating the basic KnockON feature found on the G2 and the G Flex with its newer, more sophisticated Knock Code technology. The South Korean company launched the feature on the G Pro 2 in February, with a promise that it’ll eventually be available on older models. While the older knock technology only switches a screen on or off when you tap it, Knock Code lets you bypass the lock screen altogether. You merely need to configure a phone’s security setting to recognize a combination of up to eight taps made on four sections of the screen beforehand. The security feature’s slated to arrive on the handsets sometime in April through a firmware update — the bad news is, there’s no clear word on which countries will get it. Obviously, users in LG’s home turf will be some of the first to enjoy the feature, but everyone else will just have to cross their fingers.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Source: LG
All New HTC One Dummy Unit Poses with Other Popular Phones
It wouldn’t shock me, if HTC’s CEO just walked out on stage at their event, raised the New HTC One up in the air and yelled, “Here it is! Go get it!” then just walked off stage. The All New HTC One has been spotted more times in the wild than the Loch Ness Monster, and today, we get a dummy unit posing with some other phones you might have heard of.
The iPhone 5s, LG G2, Xperia Z1, and the Galaxy S4 and Note 3, lay beside the All New One, and we get a good look on how it measures up. Not like it is much of shock that it is pretty distinctive when compared to the other popular phones. So check out all the images, and let us know how excited you are about the new HTC One.
Source: Droid-Life
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