Posts Tagged ‘LG Optimus One’
T3 and Techradar Awards
May 23rd, 2011 by Dave@LGUK
It’s that time of the year again, as T3 and Techradar – 2 of the most prestigious technology sites put together their list of nominations for their 2011 awards.
Techradar have announced their list of nominations for their ‘Phone of the Year’ awards and it’s great to see some of LG’s latest offerings to the smartphone market making their presence felt on the list. On the ‘Phone of the Year’ nominations list both the LG Optimus 2X and the LG Optimus 7 have a nod. Also amongst the nominations is the LG Optimus 3D’s screen in the ‘Best Phone Innovation’ category...
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Kelly’s got text appeal
November 23rd, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
LG have today announced that UK model and TV personality Kelly Brook is the face of the LG Optimus One handset, the affordable new smartphone from LG’s Optimus family.
The decision to make Kelly Brook the official face of the Optimus One stems from her hectic routine, making the Optimus One the ideal phone for her to keep in touch with family and friends on the go. The sleek and modern look of the handset also makes it the perfect accessory for Kelly’s glamorous image.
Kelly comments, “The LG Optimus One really is the perfect accessory – not only for its stylish...
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LG’s Optimus One reaches 1 million sales worldwide
November 16th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
Great news reached us at the blog this morning, LG’s latest Android handset – the Optimus One has sold 1 million units world wide in 40 days.
These phenomenal sales figures represent a new record for LG making Optimus One the fastest selling handset in the company’s history, with an average of 25,000 handsets sold each day.
LG’s Optimus Onehas been popular with first-time smartphone shoppers looking for high performance and useful applications in a competitively priced handset.
was one of the first phones to launch with Android 2.2 Froyo and combines the best features of Google’s OS with some great exclusive LG...
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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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T3 get hands on with their LG Optimus One video
October 7th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
Last month we covered the news of the upcoming launch of a new member to LG’s Optimus smartphone family – the LG Optimus One. Well the gadget gurus at T3 have got their hands on one and have made their own hands-on video where you can see some of the functionality of the phone including the 3.0 megapixel camera, LG’s user-friendly custom UI, multi-touch web browsing as well as offering a view of the stylish handset from every angle.
Head over to T3 to watch the video for yourself here
Running Android 2.2, the Optimus One was designed to optimise the Froyo...
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Watch the LG Optimus Conference to learn more about the Optimus Chic and Optimus One
September 20th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
On Tuesday the 14th of September LG launched two new members of the Optimus smartphone family via a live, online conference from Seoul. The LG Optimus One and the LG Optimus Chic both run Froyo, the latest version of the Android operating system, and are designed with the first time smartphone users in mind.
To see both of the new handsets and learn about the thought processes behind them you can watch the conference for yourself below. More information on both handsets, including full specifications, are available here.
There are no plans for the LG Optimus Chic to be released in the...
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Introducing the new LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic
September 14th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
This morning LG released more details on two members of the Optimus Family via an online press conference - the LG Optimus One and the Optimus Chic. The Optimus Smartphone family was launched with the Optimus GT540 and will extend to include an Android powered tablet as well as several new smartphones in the future.
The big news for both the Optimus One and the Optimus Chic is that they will both be among the first handsets to be running Android 2.2, Froyo, the latest incarnation of Google’s mobile platform, allowing two to three times faster and smoother internet browsing, web-page...
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LG Application Store – coming soon to the UK
July 9th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
The newly revamped LG App store is currently available across Asia and Australia, but the good news is that the LG applications store is coming soon!
The app store opened with 1400 apps covering everything from games to education, finance to travel, with the number having risen steadily since the app store launch. LG UK customers will soon have access to apps including The Sims 3, Worms 2010 and of course Solitaire. For the more practical minded of you there are also cooking apps, language translators and visitor guides to numerous cities internationally amongst a whole host of other great apps.
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