The LG Wing was one of the last (and weirdest) smartphones LG released before the company exited the smartphone space earlier this year. What looks at first glance like a normal smartphone with a 6.8 inch display is actually a dual-screen phone with a smaller 3.9 inch display that folds out to give the Wing a […]
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LG’s StanbyME TV is basically a 27 inch tablet on a stand
It’s been a while since LG stopped making handheld tablets. But the company just introduced a new kind of TV that’s… basically a big tablet placed atop a stand. The LG StanbyME is a 27 inch display with a built-in battery that provides up to 3 hours of viewing time. And while you can use a remote control […]
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LG’s bootloader unlocking tools will no longer be available after December 31
LG shut down its smartphone division earlier this year, but promised to continue providing Android updates for its latest flagship phones through 2022. Want to keep using up to date software on an LG phone after that? Your best bet may be unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom ROM. But you’d better hurry up, […]
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LG’s new foldable display material is “hard as glass,” but “flexible as plastic”
LG doesn’t make smartphones anymore, but the Korean electronics company still makes smartphone displays, and the company has just unveiled some new technology that could be used in upcoming phones with foldable displays. According to LG Chem, the new “Real Folding Window” display technology can be used to make screen covers where the surface is as […]
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10 Comments on Lilbits: An ePaper dev board, a small(er) BlackBerry clone, and Amazon’s continued crackdown on pay-to-play reviews
Lilbits: An ePaper dev board, a small(er) BlackBerry clone, and Amazon’s continued crackdown on pay-to-play reviews
10 Comments on Lilbits: An ePaper dev board, a small(er) BlackBerry clone, and Amazon’s continued crackdown on pay-to-play reviewsAnother day, another set of products disappeared from the Amazon website as the company continues to take actions against sellers that pay for positive user reviews. This time it looks like TaoTronics and Vava devices have been removed… which is unsurprising since they share the same parent company as RAVPower, whose products were also removed […]
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LG promises Android updates for existing flagships through 2022 despite shutting down its phone business
4 Comments on LG promises Android updates for existing flagships through 2022 despite shutting down its phone businessLG may be getting out of the smartphone business, but when announcing that move the company said it would continue to offer support and service for existing phones for some period of time. Now the company is clarifying that it will continue delivering major Android updates for recent flagship phones apparently at least until Android […]
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Lilbits: Remembering LG’s innovative phones, another smartphone Linux distro, and high-performance single-board computers
2 Comments on Lilbits: Remembering LG’s innovative phones, another smartphone Linux distro, and high-performance single-board computersLG is getting out of the smartphone business and that’s probably a smart move for a company that’s been losing money in that space for the past six years. But it’s still sad to see the exit of a company that had been pushing the boundaries of smartphone weirdness with models like the dual-screen LG […]
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LG is shutting down its phone business
As expected, LG is exiting the mobile phones business. LG is one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies, but the company has had a hard time competing with major players in the smartphone space like Samsung, Huawei and Apple. While the company has made some of the most interesting smartphones in recent years, that […]
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Lilbits: More chip shortage fallout, elementary OS turns 10, and the end of LG smartphones?
1 Comment on Lilbits: More chip shortage fallout, elementary OS turns 10, and the end of LG smartphones?Another upcoming product has been delayed due to the ongoing chip shortage. This time it’s the Analogue Pocket, a handheld gaming device designed for retro gaming — it even uses cartridges from classic game consoles. Originally scheduled to ship in 2020, that date was pushed back to May 2021 due to global supply chain issues… […]
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Lilbits: HomePod Mini’s hidden hardware, the future of LG smartphones (or lack thereof)
2 Comments on Lilbits: HomePod Mini’s hidden hardware, the future of LG smartphones (or lack thereof)A week ago we learned that Apple’s first smart speaker would be discontinued. The company is shifting its focus from the original $299 Siri-powered smart speaker to the new $99 HomePod mini which may not offer the same audio quality, but which is a heck of a lot more affordable at a time when rivals […]