T-Mobile brings the LG G3 to the US on July 16th for $599 up front
Americans, your wait for LG’s G3 is (nearly) over. T-Mobile has become the first big US carrier to take pre-orders for the 2K-capable Android smartphone, and now expects the device to hit retail shops on July 16th. Be prepared to fork over a lot of cash if you want that pixel-packed display as soon as possible, though. The G3 will cost $599 if you buy it outright, and it doesn’t currently qualify for an easier-to-swallow installment plan. Other stateside carriers haven’t revealed their plans to carry LG’s brawny handset, but we’d expect matching announcements from at least the larger networks before long.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG, T-Mobile
Source: T-Mobile (1), (2)
LG G3 Mini leaks under the LG G3 Beat moniker
LG G3 is most definitely one of the best smartphones this year, if not the best thus far. We’ve been waiting for some info on LG G3 Mini ever since first rumors started. Thus far its been rumored that the device will sport a 720p 4.5″ display alongside a 5MP camera and so on. Today’s leak tells us a somewhat different story.
LG G3 Beat smartphone leak has appeared on a Chinese website alongside some pictures. The thing is this device looks like a shrunken down LG G3, which is why we consider this will be the LG G3 Mini. If they decide to call it that of course. This leak says that the device will feature a 5″ 720p screen, 2GB of RAM, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8MP camera and a 16GB of internal storage. The leak also says it will run Android 4.4.2 out of the box and will be powered by a 2500mAh battery. 4G LTE should also be a part of the package.
We don’t know how “mini” this device will be with a 5″ screen, but that’s where mobile technology has gone these days, unfortunately. Price of this handset should be around 2,500 yuan, which comes to around $400. There’s no word on when it will be released though, but we’re guessing late July release date.
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LG’s 77-inch curved OLED 4K TV is every bit as expensive as it sounds
How much would you fork out for a 77-inch, curved, 4K, OLED TV? Well, LG hopes you’re hovering around a couple of grand per descriptor, having announced it’s launching such a gogglebox in the UK for only £20,000. It won’t actually be available until October, though, so you still have a few months to fill up the piggy bank. As you’d imagine, the “world’s first” curved OLED UHDTV packs a ton of branded technologies that promise a perfect picture, including the necessary upscaling engine that converts lower-res video to “near-4K,” as well as LG’s webOS smart TV platform. For the thrifty, there’s a 65-inch model also launching in October for a mere £6000, which you should easily be able to scrape together from the change lurking between your sofa cushions.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, LG
T-Mobile beats Verizon to punch with LG G3
As some of you already know, the LG G3 will be touching down at T-Mobile’s front door on July 16. With pre-orders being offered for the flagship device, the Un-carrier looks to be first out of the gate with the smartphone. For those keeping track, T-Mobile is the only carrier to offer up a retail data; Verizon could be close, however, with a July 17 launch rumored. Suggested pricing for Verizon’s LG G3 may start at $199 but it’s unclear whether the specifications will be the same across the board.
If you are interested in learning about our impressions of the G3, check out our early review.
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T-Mobile’s LG G3 due July 16; pre-orders now available
T-Mobile on Monday kicked off the week with an announcement that the LG G3 will be available starting from July 16. Pricing for the flagship phone figures to $598.80, but if you break the price out over 24 months it amounts to about $25 per month.
Specifications for the T-Mobile version include 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 5.5″ Quad HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and 13-megapixel camera with bells and whistles.
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No OEM Skins Allowed For Android Wear, Android Auto, or Android TV
I’m a big proponent of the stock feel, in terms of the UI of any device I use. On my iPhone i jailbreak to get tweaks, and change little things here or there, but never anything major, because I just don’t like it. With the exception of a couple of manufacturers, most Android devices today have some type of OEM Skin over top of the Android OS. Samsung has TouchWiz (don’t get me started), HTC has Sense, and then you have companies like Kyocera or LG who have unnamed skin overlays. I won’t go on a random tangent about TouchWiz, but just know that I despise it, and I’m kind of loving Sense on my HTC One M8, but have been contemplating throwing a GPE ROM on there just for the stock experience on that device.
Fresh off the heels of Google I/O, where Google presented Android Wear, Android Auto, and reintroduced Android TV to the world, questions began springing up left and right. I saw the same question asked by different people all over social media. The question is, will OEM skins be used on these new platforms that Google has announced. This got me thinking a bit. Will Samsung really try and do something horrific with Android TV? What would happen to an OEM skin in any of the Android Auto participants?
Thankfully, Google has come out and stated that OEM skins will not be allowed for Android Wear, Auto, or TV. This has me, and many others rejoicing. The biggest issue that I have is the same issue that I have with TouchWiz. If I purchase an Android TV, or in the future, Android TV is built into whatever TV I’m purchasing, what is going to happen to the Android UI? How bad will it become? Yes, I know I’m being pessimistic, and someone could come out and build something great to go over the Android UI, but I don’t think it’s necessary, and I wouldn’t want to take the chance.
Google’s engineering director, David Burke, in an interview with Ars Technica, stated the following about Android TV specifically:
“The UI is more part of the product in this case. We want to just have a very consistent user experience, so if you have one TV in one room and another TV in another room and they both say Android TV, we want them to work the same and look the same… The device manufacturers can brand it, and they might have services that they want to include with it, but otherwise it should be the same.”
This right here is EXACTLY how I feel about Android as a whole. Why have two different manufacturers, with two different skins on top of the same base? Nine times out of 10, the devices will not work cohesively, and it will end having a negative impact on the consumer, which is bad for everyone. Another worry that I had was that Samsung was going to try to do too much with their Samsung Gear Live, and make it an unusable experience for someone who wants to get that watch, specifically.
Source: Ars Technica
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What ‘Ultra High-Definition’ really means
In yet another successful attempt at making the Quad HD / 4K / Ultra HD situation as clear as mud, this week the CEA updated its official… definition of the term “Ultra High-Definition.” The original spec was established in late 2012 just as the first high-res TVs debuted, and now the expanded “updated core characteristics” will let customers know the TV or player they’re buying is actually capable of playing high-res video content. What’s new is that Ultra HD TVs, monitors and projectors have to be able to upscale HD (1080p) video to Ultra HD (3,840 x 2,160), decode HEVC, have at least one HDMI input that supports Ultra HD video input at 24, 30 and 60fps and that can decode the HDCP 2.2 DRM that super-sharp video will require. Not up on all of the acronyms and buzzwords? Whether it’s a stream from Netflix or Amazon, a broadcast over cable or satellite or some new version of Blu-ray, if your new TV has the logo this fall, you’ll be ready for it — simple, right?
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Samsung, Sony, LG
Source: CEA
LG and Google partnering up in order to bring us Project Tango
Google’s Project Tango is certainly an impressive concept, and that is set to be made a reality with LG announcing a partnership with Google to bring Project Tango hardware to life.
Project Tango is unique because the idea allows 3D mapping of your environment through a variety of sensors and cameras. Now imagine this on a tablet, and better yet seeing it on shelves as soon as next year.
Google and LG have worked on hardware in the past, and the partnership definitely yields some impressive results at low costs. A Project Tango tablet and an affordable price would definitely be revolutionary, especially when you can 3D scan yourself and see you running around in a FPS on a tablet.
The dream is almost a reality.
SOURCE: The Verge
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Engadget Daily: living in Google’s world, the faces of Android Wear and more!
Today, we take a look at the Android L Developer preview, compare the three faces of Android Wear, evaluate a $1,000 bread-making robot and dive into the hyper-connected world of Google. Read on for Engadget’s news highlights from the last 24 hours.
The three faces of Android Wear, compared
Android Wear is making waves this summer in the form of three new smartwatches: the LG G Watch, Samsung Gear Live and Motorola Moto 360. Read on for our breakdown of each wrist-worn device and its implementation of Google’s wearable platform.
We just played with Android’s L Developer Preview
Android L is just a developer preview for now, but it’s a forthright indicator of the OS’ uber-connected future. With over 5,000 APIs, a new set of guidelines called Material Design and 64-bit support, Google’s provided a great education of its next mobile OS update.
This robot bakes the world’s most expensive flatbread
This is the Riomatic: a smart kitchen appliance that bakes a really fancy type of flatbread. Users must simply keep tabs on its water, flour and oil hoppers, and voila, it’ll spit out fresh bakes every two minutes or so. The catch? It costs $1,000.
Living in a Google world: Why Android L means you’ll never have to disconnect
As this year’s Google I/O conference came to a close, one fact became absolutely certain: Android is going to follow you everywhere. Read on as Sarah Silbert investigates Android L and its implications on Google’s ecosystem.
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LG partners with Google’s Project Tango to make consumer product next year
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division has been hard at work on its 3D-mapping project, known as Tango, since early 2013. In this time, we’ve seen the team rapidly progress its efforts by introducing a smartphone and tablet specifically for developers to construct their own apps that take advantage of the cameras and sensors inside. That said, we weren’t expecting to hear about a consumer-facing Tango product for quite a while, so it came as a surprise when Google announced that it’s working with LG on a device that will be available to the public sometime next year. There were no details about whether this product will be a smartphone, tablet or neither, but the partnership is likely still in the early stages.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Google, LG
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