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Is LG making a white Nexus 4?
To me, white phones always seem cooler than their black counterparts. On that note, we bring you a photo of the back of a phone that looks suspiciously like a Nexus 4, but white. Phone Arena posted this picture from an anonymous source that clearly shows the Nexus branding and distinctive sparkly pattern on the [...]
LG announces that it’s bringing the sought-after Nexus 4 to Australian retail stores
Only yesterday we posted on Harvey Norman making the Nexus 4 available from 1 February in its stores nation-wide. We’ve now received a media release from LG confirming this development and their motivation for doing it — basically, there’s huge demand for the Nexus 4 in Australia and they want to meet that demand head [...]
LG announces the Optimus G Pro for Japan with a 5″ 1080P screen
With the announcement of the Optimus G coming to Telstra in March, LG has already overshadowed the handeset today by announcing the Optimus G Pro at the NTT Docomo launch in Japan, the newer Optimus G Pro comes with a 5″ 1080P screen that boasts a pixel density of 441ppi. The Optimus G Pro will [...]
LG Optimus G to launch exclusively on Telstra in March
LG has just announced that the Optimus G will be launching in March in an exclusive deal that will see the flagship phone on the Telstra network. The Optimus G has recently broken the 1 million unit sales mark worldwide and the internal components of the phone are used to power the Google Nexus 4 [...]
Director of LG Mobile France talks about Nexus 4 availability issues
We all know what a pain in the neck it has been trying to obtain Google’s Nexus 4. Shortly after going on sale they sold out, and they haven’t really (in any meaningful way) been back in stock since. People have been variously blaming LG, Google, the end of the world at the end of [...]
Nexus 4 could have sold around 370,000 units
Since the Nexus 4 went on sale in the Google Play Store in Australia on November 13 it has remained frustratingly out of stock with unfortunately no news on when it will return, LG has cited unprecedented demand for the device as the reason that no local retailers have been able to stock the device [...]
Update on Nexus 4 availability — kind of.
Update: We’ve heard back from Google. Sorry guys, no news from them for now. We’ve got the message guys. We know you want to know when the Nexus 4 will be returning to Australian shores. We’ve read your tweets, considered your emails, and even received a few of your carrier pigeons at our Sydney balcony. [...]
Optimus L9 officially launched in Australia
Following on from its appearance in the AllPhones catalogue this morning, LG has officially launched the Optimus L9. LG has advised that the handset will be available in Black or White for a RRP of $399 from retailers Allphones, Crazy John’s, Dick Smith, and Dodo. The indication from AllPhones is that stock should be arriving [...]
LG Optimus L9 coming to AllPhones Mid-December for $375 outright
The newest phone in LGs L-Style range the Optimus L9 is showing up in the latest AllPhones catalogue advising that it will be available in-store from Mid-December for an outright price of $375. The L9 offers a nice looking body which from using the L7 I can say is quite nice to hold although the [...]
Nexus 4 too popular, unprecedented demand sees delivery of stock to Australian retailers delayed till early 2013
Looks like the Nexus 4 is a victim of its own success, after selling out on the Google Play Store all over the world, Australian customers have been eagerly awaiting information from LG on where and when they can purchase the popular handset from Australian retailers. Back when the Nexus 4 was launched, LG promised [...]
Get 50 GB free storage from Box with your Nexus 4
Some good news for those of you expecting shiny new Nexus 4 phones in the next few days. Ausdroid reader @fez_spencer today alerted us to the fact that the LG-built Nexus device is eligible for 50 GB of free space from cloud storage provider Box. We’ve also had independent corroboration from Gadgets4Geeks (who seem to [...]
LG Australia: Nexus 4, Optimus G and Miracast
Last week, Dan was invited to a meet-and-greet with LG Australia in Sydney, where he was able to spend some hands-on time with the Nexus 4 and Optimus G. During that meeting we enquired about a more in-depth look at Miracast and LG kindly invited us out to take another look. This week, LG invited [...]
Ausdroid goes hands-on with the LG Nexus 4
I was in Sydney yesterday to take advantage of an invitation from LG Australia. I met with Brad Reed, Senior Marketing Manager – Mobile Communications, Content and Applications and Josh Corin, Local Product Manager – Mobile Communications. We spoke for some time about some upcoming products – the Nexus 4, Optimus G, and the L-Series [...]