After Silence, T-Mobile Agrees to Update Optimus L9 to Jelly Bean
T-Mobile has begun pushing Android 4.1, after radio silence on the device’s status to our questions.
LG Releases Ice Cream Sandwich Source for Optimus 2X
LG releases its source code to the Ice Cream Sandwich update released in Korea for the LG Optimus 2X and held back from international release
Sprint Says LG Optimus S Gingerbread Re-release Still Coming
Readers from our most recent editorial had commented about Sprint’s pulling of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S. The update for the LG Optimus S was announced back in January. It took another nine months for Sprint and LG to approve the Android 2.3 upgrade. It took about 48 hours after […]
Virgin Mobile Lining Up LG Optimus
Virgin Mobile has confirmed in a comment thread found on its Facebook page that it will launch its own version of the LG Optimus S Android smartphone, with no word on pricing or availability. The phone is currently available on Sprint as a mid-range smartphone with a 600MHz processor and Android 2.2 and also features […]
T-Mobile LG Optimus to Feature UMA
An internal T-Mobile employee slide has confirmed both the T-Mobile variant of the recently announced LG Optimus Android device and the addition of UMA functionality for phone calls over Wi-Fi without using plan minutes. With the addition of UMA access confirmed, this would make the Optimus the first UMA enabled device launch since the […]
LG Announces Mid-Range Optimus Series with Android
This morning during a press event, LG formally announced and unveiled two new mid-range Android devices as part of its new Optimus line in the Optimus One and Optimus Chic. Both feature Android 2.2 and are underpinned by a 600MHz chipset, 3.2-inch 320 x 480 LCD capacitive touch displays, Wi-Fi radio, A-GPS support, Bluetooth with […]