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The cost of raw parts in an iPhone 4 is $187.51

Published on: 2nd July, 2010

The iPhone 4 seems to be Apple’s most expensive device ever, according to iSuppli. For example, a 16GB device has a cost of $187.51 when considering the raw parts. It is true that the cost of the original model in 2007 was $223, but it is more than the iPhone 3G which costs $173, or [...]

Apple could get help from Samsung for producing iPads

Published on: 21st June, 2010

Tips from the industry have recently revealed that Apple is in need for production help, as shipments of iPads have accelerated to 1.2 million each month. Apple had launched its iPad manufacturing 700,000 tablets per month, but the production has had to increase by more than two thirds, in order to keep up with customers’ [...]

The first INQ Android phone to be available in the fall of 2010

Published on: 14th June, 2010

Through a recent GigaOM interview, Frank Meehan, the CEO of INQ Mobile, has announced that his company will be releasing its first Android-based touchscreen handset this fall. It seems that the London-based company will not be offering anything else but Android handsets. The company will even stop selling the current BREW OS-powered phones. INQ will [...]

Companies from Korea overtake Motorola on the United States market

Published on: 11th June, 2010

Samsung and LG have ended Motorola’s reign as a top-selling brand on the US phone market. Motorola’s loss is slight, but big enough to place it third with 21.6 percent. Meanwhile, Samsung grew enough to reach the first place with 22.1 percent. LG is ranked second at 21.8 percent. The influence of Research in Motion [...]

No explanation for delaying the LG Ally

Published on: 29th May, 2010

Verizon has announced its customers of the LG Ally that the ship date of the phone had to be pushed back with exactly one week. Information from e-mails and a spokesperson said the new Android device was sent back the same day it was scheduled to be shipped. No explanation has been offered for this [...]

Cookie Gig from LG available in Bulgaria

Published on: 30th April, 2010

LG has officially announced the LG KM570 device for the Bulgarian market. Called Cookie Gig for this particular market, the handset will receive slightly different names for other markets, such as Cookie Music or Surf 4GB. The device has 4GB of built-in flash storage and a 3-inch-sized touchscreen with a resolution of 428×240. The device [...]

The GD880 from LG – first non-smartphone with HTML5 browser

Published on: 20th April, 2010

LG recently announced its official launch of the GD880, the only non-smartphone with an HTML5 browser, nicknamed Phantom. The surprising device can see Gmail and other advanced pages in a very accurate manner, which brings it in proximity of the Android or iPhone browsers. It has similar WebKit roots and is very fast, loading 10 [...]

Wi-LAN sues Acer, Apple, Dell, LG and others over Bluetooth patent violation

Published on: 20th April, 2010

Wi-LAN has continued its practices of suing a large number of companies of the technology industry instead of using business as an argument. The suit includes major electronics manufacturers like Apple, Acer, Dell, Sony, LG, Toshiba and other 12 companies that would violate a patent related to Bluetooth use. The Canadian-based Wi-LAN accuses the above [...]

Possible photos of LG’s Aloha Android smartphone

Published on: 13th April, 2010

Some photos possibly showing the C710/Aloha high-end Android-based smartphone from LG have been spotted. These photos actually belong to the LG LU2300 device present on the Korean market, which could be rebadged to reach the North American market. Specifications for both devices are largely similar, but the LU2300 does not have a Wi-Fi radio, which [...]

BlackBerry stops iPhone’s ascension in the United States

Published on: 18th March, 2010

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry line succeeded to hold off Apple to reach the top place for United States smartphone market share at the beginning of this year. According to comScore data, the BlackBerry line only grew slightly but remained to exactly 43 percent of the industry. Apple reached a milestone and now it has more [...]

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