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Apparently LG may sue Qualcomm if the company chooses to provide Samsung with a revised version of the Snapdragon 810 processor for its upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S6. Samsung believes that the current Snapdragon 810 chip runs too hot and is therefore planning to use its own made Exynos …

Those of you who own an LG G3 smartphone in the US and have been waiting patiently for Android 5.0 Lollipop to start rolling out may not need to wait much longer as the company has promised that the software update is ‘coming soon'. The company teased the update on …

LG is apparently looking to move away from Android Wear and begin focusing on WebOS for its future smartwatches and wearable devices. According to new sources, the company is trying to build up an ecosystem around the software in order to have better control. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, …

Today Google announced a new feature called Cast, building upon its existing Chromecast technology. Where Chromecast is specifically for sending video between devices, Cast is going to be used for playing music to compatible speaker systems. It will be possible to send audio from Android, iPhone and iPad devices as well as from the …

LG has revealed the G Flex 2, incorporating design elements from last year's G3 flagship device. The second generation G Flex model comes with a 5.5 Inch curved 1080p OLED display. According to LG's head of smartphone planning, the company decided to return to the curved design do to the …

LG Electronics, the world’ largest maker of ultra-wide monitors, has announced the world’s first 21:9 display with beyond full-HD resolution and AMD FreeSync technology. The unique display was developed primarily for gamers and multimedia enthusiasts, but given its unique capabilities, even some professionals may find it useful. The LG 34UM67 …

LG revealed some of it's upcoming “Music Flow” wireless speakers today and while not available until after CES 2015, if you are looking for some cable free music, you might want to hold off for now. There are three versions in the range so far: the battery-powered  Model H4 Portable, the Model HS7 …

Google has confirmed that it has pulled the plug on Nexus 5 production, meaning that the smartphone won't be around for much longer once current stock runs out at retailers. A Google spokesperson warned that : “once they are gone, they're gone, so we'd suggest people get them while they …

The market of ultra-high-definition television sets is growing at tremendous pace this year thanks to increased competition and lowering prices despite of poor availability of content in 4K resolution (3840*2160 and similar). Samsung Electronics remains the leader of 4K TV market by revenue. In the third quarter of 2014 various …

As 4K ultra-high-definition monitors migrate to mainstream price points, 5K UHD displays are set to become a new de-facto standard for ultra-premium segment. Apple and Dell will not be alone with 5K (5120*2880) ultra-high-definition displays next year as more makers are going to join them, according to a media report. …

LG has once again managed to become the world's largest vendor of Ultra HD TV panels, for the first time in 22 months according to a recent research report. Apparently last month, LG managed to shift 578,000 4K TV panels, securing 28.1 per cent of the market. Taiwan based company, …

LG has announced that it will begin rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to LG G3 users, beating out the likes of Samsung and HTC. According to LG, the G3 will be the first non-Nexus device to receive the update. Android 5.0 has yet to make it on to all …

If you are in the market for an ultra-wide 21:9 monitor then Overclockers UK has you covered as the retailer will be exclusively selling the LG 34UC97-P 34 Inch 3440×1440 curved LED monitor for the next few months. Originally, LG didn't plan to bring this monitor to the UK but OCUK …

Google and LG have entered in to a new cross-licensing deal, allowing the two companies to freely use each other's patents, including old and new ones, for the next ten years. There's no official word on why the two entered this new partnership but there are some possibilities. For a …

LG is set to launch a new IPS monitor sporting ‘true 4K' resolution (4096×2160), the new panel is aimed at professionals and is marketed as a ‘Digital Cinema 4K monitor'. Most 4K monitors on the market have a 3840×2160 resolution but the Ultra HD resolution is an easy to work …

LG Electronics, the last large producer of plasma display panels, said this week it will end production of plasma TVs this November. Earlier Panasonic and Samsung Electronics either stopped production of PDPs or announced the decision to do so. After LG ceases to make PDPs, plasma TVs will generally cease …

It is not a secret that select vendors in the U.S. already offer ultra-high-definition 4K televisions at below $1000 price-point. By contrast, well-known brands have so far managed to maintain premium price on their UHD TVs. However, this Black Friday (28th of November, 2014) even big companies will have to …

LG Electronics has notified webOS software developers that it is working on smartwatch devices based on the operating system. The move is rather strange, given the fact that LG is an active supporter of Google Android Wear operating system. A developer web-site hosted by LG this week teased an upcoming software …

I know that in general we cover light hearted news here at KitGuru, but today we have to take a swing at real, hard hitting journalism, as it turns out that Samsung, is accusing LG of sending its employees to showrooms in Germany, in order to damage Samsung's high end washing …

LG Electronics on Monday said that it would unveil the world’s first curved ultra-wide computer display with 21:9 aspect ratio next month at IFA 2014 trade-show in Berlin, Germany. The display is designed for both professionals as well as home entertainment enthusiasts. LG’s Curved UltraWide Monitor (model 34UC97) features 34” …

Although Microsoft Corp. and LG Electronics announced intention to bring Windows Phone-based smartphones to the market earlier this year, LG has not yet introduced any actual products. According to unofficial information, the South Korean maker of smartphones is working on a mid-range Windows Phone-based handset, which is projected to emerge …

While the whole world seems fixed on the idea of saving energy, we have more electrical devices than ever before. Anyone who's plugged a 4-way adapter into the end of an extension that was already plugged into a double adapter, knows exactly what we're talking about. We all need the …

While Google and its partners introduced several attractive smartwatches powered by the Android Wear operating system at Google IO this week, this does not mean that they are going to revolutionize the market shortly. Apparently, less than a quarter of all Android-based smartphones are compatible with Android Wear devices. Android …

It doesn't look like LG will be making a new Nexus handset for Google this year as the company's Communications Director, Ken Hong, has revealed that Google has not got in touch with them in regards to a new Nexus deal. According to Hong, he would be the person Google would …

The webOS operating system from Palm and Hewlett-Packard has not managed to become popular on media tablets and smartphones. However, it looks like it will be rather successful on TVs. LG Electronics on Monday said that it has sold over one million of TVs featuring the webOS since the launch …

It's that time of year where all of the top Android handset competitors are releasing new flagship devices, We just recently had the HTC One M8, the Galaxy S5 and now LG is jumping in to the arena with the G3, which is expected to be announced on the 27th …

DisplaySearch, a leading display market tracker, said this week that shipments of ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions in 2013 totaled 1.6 million units. Moreover, in the last quarter of the year various manufacturers supplied one million units, which means that the demand for such displays with 3840*2160 resolution is on the rise. …

Rumours have been pointing to Google creating its own Smartwatch for some time now, supposedly in conjunction with current Nexus maker LG, but like most devices coming out today, details have leaked before the announcement. This recent leak has come from none other than EvLeaks, a common name when it …

Samsung has officially set a new record as it has been revealed that the manufacturer managed to ship 320 million smartphones throughout last year, the largest ever achieved by a single vendor. Collectively, phone makers managed to sell 990 million smartphones world wide which is a 41 per cent increase …

The South Korean government plans to invest approximately 1.6 trillion of won ($1.49 billion, €1.088 billion, £895.89 million) into joint development and commercialization of the 5G wireless telecommunication technology with commercial companies. The 5G promises to be around a thousand times faster than existing standards. The science ministry of South …