LG Display today announced that it is set to begin mass production of what it bills as “the world’s first flexible OLED panel for smartphones.” Using plastic instead of glass, the company has managed to make the panel both bendable and unbreakable. The 6-inch display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, about twice the […]
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LG Z or Z1 with flexible display to launch later this month?
LG and Samsung are racing to be the first manufacturer to launch a smartphone with a flexible display. Up for grabs are bragging rights. While Samsung is expected to launch a limited edition version of the Galaxy Note 3, less has been known about LG’s own device. According to ZDNet Korea, the new smartphone will sport a concave design and […]
LG and Samsung to begin flexible display mass production in October
Both LG Display and Samsung Display are set to begin mass production of flexible displays this month. According to The Korean Times, LG will be able to produce 35,000 displays a month while Samsung could see production hit 1.5 million displays a month at their Korean plants. The report does not specify exactly what sizes the displays will be but […]
Lizzy the chicken helps LG explain optical image stabilization
In a lighthearted ad, LG has recruited Lizzy the chicken to help explain the benefits of optical image stabilization (OIS) for smartphone cameras like that of the LG G2. Chickens have the ability to keep their heads still when their body moves. When the same principle is extended to smartphone cameras, the benefit is the elimination of much of the […]
LG G2 now available in Canada
As expected, the LG G2 made its Canadian debut today. It will be carried by a number of carriers but not all have yet updated their websites: Bell Mobility: From CA$199.95 with a two-year contract to CA$699.95 outright Rogers Wireless: From CA$199.99 with a two-year contract to CA$599.99 outright SaskTel: From CA$179.99 with a two-year contract to CA$599.99 outright TELUS […]
LG Vu 3 with stylus support announced for Korea
As rumours predicted, LG has unveiled the LG Vu 3, the successor to last year’s Optimus Vu II. Like its predecessors, it sports a display with a 4:3 aspect ratio. It adds a “rubber rhodium” stylus and a number of digital pen-friendly apps. In terms of specifications, the LG Vu 3 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor […]
LG teases upcoming LG Vu 3 in semi-transparent QuickView case
Following an earlier report that LG was readying a successor to its LG Optimus Vu II, LG itself is teasing the upcoming LG Vu 3 (the Optimus branding has been dropped), showing it in a pair of semi-transparent QuickView cases on a Korean LG microsite. The miages show the LG Vu 3 in black and gray cases. The cases are […]
LG Vu III to bring more competition to Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
It appears that LG is doubling down on the phablet market. Just days ago, rumours surfaced that it was working on a 6.4-inch phablet designed to take on the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and other larger phablets. Now comes word that it is readying the LG Vu III (or Optimus Vu III?) for launch about the same time that the Samsung […]