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LG GW620 Android Smartphone Now Called InTouch Max

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:24:45 +0000

LG today announces its InTouch Max GW620 Android smartphone in UK, which will be offered by T-Mobile and Virgin Media from now. The LG InTouch Max boasts a 5-line QWERTY and touchscreen keyboard, making it simple to type and especially convenient for social networking. With a Social Networking Manager built-in application (Linkbook), you can also go straight to your friend’s social networking profiles from your contact list.

Other features include Auto Face-tagging, which automatically recognises your friend’s face on a tagged photo. The Face-to-Action means you can call, SMS, MMS or join your friend’s social networking site simply by touching their face in a picture. The LG InTouch Max also comes with a 5-megapixel camera that captures high quality images and videos which can be displayed on the 3-inch touchscreen and a 1500mAh battery, which promises plenty of talk and stand-by time.

The LG InTouch Max GW620 will launch today on the following network providers:

T-Mobile Free on £20 a month, 24 month contract (with unlimited data)
Virgin Media Free on £22 a month, 18 month contract (with unlimited texts and data)

Specifications:

5-line QWERTY Keyboard
HSDPA7.2, HSUPA2.0, UMTS(900/2100, 850/1900, 850/2100), GSM(850/900/1800/1900)
Dimension: 109 x 54.5 x 15.9 mm
Display: 320 x 480 3.0″ HVGA 262K TFT
Android 1.5
5 megapixel camera
microSD card slot
3.5mm headphone jack
bluetooth
WiFi

Myriad Selected as Partner on LG’s First Android Device

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:23:33 +0000

Myriad Group AG today announced that it has been selected by LG Electronics as the major Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) applications partner and J2ME partner for its new Android device, LG GW620, which is due to be released this month via both Orange and Canadian carrier, Rogers.

“Android is a very exciting platform as it allows mobile operators to quickly bring advanced features to their customers,” said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad. “This partnership will enable LG to benefit from our proven mobile technology, bringing the best possible experience to the user.”

LG and Myriad will continue to work closely on other projects to deliver the best software experience on mass-market mobile devices.

Rogers Wireless first to Offer LG Eve GW620 in Canada

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:12:10 +0000

LG and Rogers Wireless announced the LG Eve (GW620) Android smartphone, featuring an application called Social Network Services (SNS) Manager, which brings together a user’s Facebook, Twitter and Bebo networks into one place, letting them check status updates in real time. The SNS Manager leverages social networking by putting a person’s address book contacts as the central reference and launching point for a variety of social media tools.

Also designed for easy social networking are the 5 MP camera for taking high quality pictures that you can view and edit on the LG Eve’s 3-inch touch screen, and the 5-line QWERTY keypad, which is ideal for email and messaging. Additionally, the LG Eve features a Face Recognition application which means that once a person is tagged in a saved photo, the device will automatically recognize the person’s face and tag him or her in other photos.

Other key features of the LG Eve include:

A 3D gallery for viewing and sorting photos, with the ability to quickly and easily find photos by tagging favourites or using the filtering tool to sort photos by tags, face recognition or date
5 line QWERTY keypad
Video Recording: MPEG4,H263@QVGA24fps
Video Playback: MPEG4, H264 @ HVGA 24fps, WMV, DviX
5 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED Flash
Micro USB
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR

The LG Eve is available at Rogers for $49.99 with 3 year voice and data activations.

LG Release GW620 Mini Site with Full Specification Details

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:46:43 +0000

While there isn’t much detail when the company announced the LG GW620 Android smartphone last month, the upcoming slider has got a mini site with a full specificaiton detail published. As the first Android smartphone from LG, the GW620 has a QWERTY slide-out keyboard, 262k TFT 3-inch touch screen and available in Silver, Black-Blue and Black colors.

According to the new press photos, it looks like LG will bring its S-Class UI, which are currently widely used in their multimedia touch screen phone and smartphones. There is also integration with social networking site with its SNS Manager (Social Networking Service), allows you to link your contact to facebook or twitter and view their latest status updates easily.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The LG GW620 should be available by the end of this year in selected countries

Full Specifications

Talk Time: 8.1 hours (GSM) / 7.7 hours (3G)
Standby Time: 700 hours (GSM) / 625 hours (3G)
5-rows Qwerty Side Slider
Band/Modes: GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) , UTMS (900/2100MHz)
Weight: 139 grams
Dimensions: 109 x 54.5 x 15.9 mm
Battery: 1500 mAh
Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, 3.5mm Headset jack, USB 2.0 HS
Display: 3-inch, resistive touch screen, 320 x 480 pixels
5.0 megapixel camera, LED Flash
microSD card slot
GPS
802.11b/g
FM Radio
4GB/2GB internal memory

LG First Android Smartphone GW620 Announced

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:15:54 +0000

LG has just announced its first Android-powered smartphones, the LG GW620. While details specs is still unknown except a 3-inch full touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keyboard, the LG GW620 will also support the social networking sites and to be available in the fourth quarter of this year in select European markets.

“The LG-GW620 will appeal to first-time smartphone customers by offering a new and different kind of user experience,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Our objective is to provide a wide selection of smartphones to satisfy the diverse preferences of today’s consumers. This Android phone is just one of many smartphone models we plan to introduce worldwide in the years ahead.”

In addition to the Android model, LG announced in early September that it will be introducing a minimum of 13 new smartphones over the next 16 months that utilize Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. The newest release, version 6.5, was announced just last week.