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4.7 inch LG G2 Mini smartphone shows that “mini” is a relative term

LG has officially taken the wraps off the LG G2 Mini. It looks like a smaller version of last year’s LG G2, complete with the power and volume buttons on the back of the phone. But it’s a smaller and significantly less powerful phone. Note that “smaller,” doesn’t necessarily mean small. The LG G2 Mini […]

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Lilbits (2-12-2014): LG G2 shrinks down, becomes a G2 mini

Mobile World Congress is just a few weeks away, and you can expect an onslaught of smartphone and tablet news to come out of Barcelona in late February. But plenty of companies are getting a head start by announcing that they’ll be have announcements. Case in point: Meet the LG G2 Mini. While LG hasn’t […]

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Lilbits (1-28-2014): Does Samsung still need Tizen?

Tizen is a Linux-based operating system that’s strongly backed by Intel and Samsung, among others. While its Linux roots could make it an appealing option to hackers, geeks, and open source enthusiasts, it isn’t really designed to give you more control over your device — it’s designed to give hardware companies and wireless carriers more flexibility […]

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Lilbits (1-14-2014): So much for net neutrality

There’s no law to prevent US internet service providers from offering higher data speeds to companies that pay for the privilege. So some online video sites could stream more quickly than others, for instance. Some websites might load more quickly. In the absence of such a law, the Federal Communications Commission established its own rules… […]

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LG Lifeband is both fitness tracker and smartwatch

If you’re going to wear a fitness tracker on your wrist, it might as well also show you notifications from your phone… or maybe if you’re going to have a smartwatch, it might as well count how many steps you take. At least that seems to be thinking behind the LG Lifeband, a new device […]

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WebOS is back… and this time it’s on (LG) smart TVs

The first internet-connected televisions running webOS software are set to hit the streets this year. LG acquired the assets of webOS from HP after the computer maker basically scrapped its webOS smartphone and tablet division. But LG had no plans to launch its own mobile devices powered by webOS. Instead the company has adapted the […]