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LG leaving the Chinese mobile smartphone marketplace
LG's troubles aren't showing signs of letting up. A reporter from China Business spoke to a company representative in LG's Beijing office in recent days, and quoted a company representative as saying LG's mobile phone business...
LG is looking to rebrand their flagship ‘G’ line of smartphones
Reports have emerged that LG are plannng to rebrand their flagship 'G' line of smartphones to better compete against other OEMs such as Samsung, Google and Apple, according to sources.
The reports were confirmed by...
Rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to LG G5 commences in Australia
For those who bought in to LG G5's promises this year, you're about to become one of the first device owners in Australia to get Android 7.0 Nougat on your phone -- after the...
LG begins rolling out Android Nougat to LG G5 in South Korea, other countries...
LG has commenced sending out Android Nougat to its LG G5 customers, at least in South Korea, becoming the second major OEM to start the upgrade to Android 7.0. While the roll-out is starting...
Report: LG to abandon modules in next year’s LG G6
As much as I liked LG's 2016 flagship, the G5, it seems no one much else did. What was a technically capable phone inside simply failed to sell; it didn't look as polished as...
LG G5 upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat expected in mid November for Optus customers...
LG has developed an admirable track record of supporting the latest version of Android on their current generation hardware. Last year LG was amongst the first to push out an Android 6.0 updated to...
LG G5 Revisited: (Almost) six months on
I thought it might be a fun idea to take another look at this year's top shelf smartphones, and see how they've gone with a few months since their launch, when the hype has...
LG is offering a bonus Charging Kit when you buy an LG G5 from...
LG has today announced a new incentive program for customers looking to purchase an LG G5 smartphone, offering a bonus LG G5 Charging Kit which includes a spare battery when you purchase the phone...
LG talks battery anxiety, offers spare batteries from $69.95
We've spoken about the LG G5 plenty, and it remains one of my favourite phones to use, not the least of which is because it has a replaceable battery, and that you can easily...
LG frankly admits that the LG G5 hasn’t been the success it hoped, replaces...
In a candid statement to the Korea Times, LG has announced the departure of a number of executives from its mobile division following the disappointing sales of the LG G5, noting that it had been...
Spec Shootout: OnePlus 3, LG G5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S7
This year OnePlus has toned down their marketing, the Flagship Killer and Never Settle rhetoric is gone in favour of a more subtle "It's about time" marketing slogan. So how does the OnePlus 3...
Belkin has launched a USB-C car charger, an industry first
Belkin has announced today what it claims is an industry first, a USB-C car charger using the new USB-PD (Power Delivery) standard which allows the new charger to be compatible with a range of...
LG and Telstra are giving away a free LG 360 Cam with the LG...
When we reviewed the LG G5, we thought that it offered a pretty decent value proposition by itself, regardless of the LG Friends accessories that the company has released to accompany the phone. However,...
LG G5 receives a software update to v10d
Switching on the LG G5 this morning welcomed me with a prompt to install a new software update, which will take the G5 from V10c (Android 6.0.1, March 2016 Patch Level) to V10d. The...
Wanting more juice on the LG G5? The battery kit might be a great...
If you've decided to by an LG G5, and we suspect a good number probably have or will, you're in for an enjoyable time. Ignore the naysayers, the G5 is a unique phone in...