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Upgrade your LG Optimus GT540 to Android 2.1!
November 11th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
UPDATED 23/12/10:
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience the delay on the update has caused, but can confirm that the problems you have been facing with your upgrade have now been resolved.
If you have purchased your handset through Orange, O2, Tesco’s, Carphone Warehouse or Phones4u, you will now be able to upgrade successfully.
For those who have purchased through Vodafone, we will update you with further news about the software as and when it comes through.
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Wishing you all a happy Xmas and New Years
UPDATED 01/12/10:
Thank you for your comments and feedback- We apologise for the inconvenience you have been caused...
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Hands on with the LG Optimus One
November 9th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
It’s always a good day when a new LG handset lands on my desk. I relocate to one of the sofas in the office and get to legitimately lie around all afternoon and play with the phone! This was no exception when the new LG Optimus One handset landed last week.
Running Android 2.2, with a 3.2” capacitive touchscreen and a 3.0MP camera the LG Optimus One is one of the most affordable smartphones available on the market.
Having spent an afternoon lay on the sofa playing with it I was instantly taken with the UI. Running Android 2.2 LG have added...
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LG Optimus One Launch party
November 5th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
Last night was the launch party of the brand new LG Optimus One handset. The exclusive party was held at the Penthouse bar on London’s Leicester Square, with a wonderful seventh floor view of the London skyline at night the perfect place to try out the Optimus One’s Google Goggles feature.
The party served as an introduction to the new handset, with LG’s trainers on hand to talk party-goers through the wide range of features on the handset whilst they enjoyed a drink and a canapé. Entertainment was on hand over the evening with a DJ set from model Dasiy Lowe...
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Android reach the 100,000 applications mark
October 28th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
With the recent release of the Windows Phone 7 operating system it seems the other operating systems have been out of the spotlight of late. That was until the news surfaced that Google’s Android OS has reached the 100,000 appsmark in the Android Marketplace.
In comparison to Apple’s application store, Google have about a third the number of applications, but the growth rate between the two is incomparable. Since March Google have managed to triple the number of applications in their market place. It is worth noting that Google run an open licensing policy, meaning programmers developing applications can add proprietary...
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Iron Man and LG team up to bring you the Ally Android phone
May 7th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
Iron Man is my hero. Or more accurately Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man/Tony Stark is my hero. By his own admission he is narcissistic, but he is also quick witted, wealthy and successful with the ladies. In the new film he also has one of these
This is the LG Ally phone. Packing Android 2.1, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera, WiFi, Micro SD slot, GPS, Google Maps and a 3.2 inch touchscreen this could well be the Android phone that LG fans have been waiting for.
The inclusion of the latest incarnation of Android - Android 2.1, is a...
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LG InTouch Max GW620 reviewed
January 29th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
Techradar.com have posted their review of LG’s first android phone, the InTouch Max GW620, awarding it 4 out of 5 stars!
The review states “LG has clearly thought about what users want from a phone like this”, listing the easy to use slide out QWERTY keyboard, high quality 5.0 mega-pixel camera, effective social networking overlay and it’s reasonable price as highlights.
Their main complaint with the phone is the use of the S-class UI (user interface) system, which the reviewer personally struggled with, but also conceded that it can be turned off according to preference.
The review concludes by describing the GW620 as...
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