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This story gets filed in the folder reserved for ‘highly unlikely’ events. Now that that is out the way, according to TechRadar, it appears a US judge may have the power to halt the release of the next iPhone, iPhone HD. Crazy, right? What is even more bizarre is how he would block it.

It’s not Apple, it’s LG

Long story short, LG, who are rumoured to be providing the OLED screens found in the fourth generation iPhone, widely expected as the iPhone HD, brought a case against a rival OLED manufacturer.

LG claimed that AU Optronics, a rival firm that manufactures screens, are illegally using LG technology in its devices. The claim apparently ‘backfired’ with a judge in the US ruling LG was infringing on technology rightfully owned by AU Optronics. Messy right?

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What’s even messier is AU Optronics might be allowed to block the release of all devices that have LG’s OLED screens, implying a shut down of iPhone HD sales in North America.

Okay, the fine print

Relax. The first thing that needs to happen for your iPhone HD’s sales to be potentially blocked is that the iPhone’s screen must indeed be manufactured by LG. Assuming that is the case, AUO must push for the injunction, and a court must accept the injunction. Each step has a high possibility, but it stands to reason that if Apple were at risk, they would throw significant legal resources to either fight this case or make it go away completely. There is simply too much at stake.

Again, this is as much a rumour, as it is hearsay, as it is speculative. But if there’s a chance, just a chance, that it is true then it cannot be ignored.

A black and silver mobile phone, LG KP170 Jaguar 4 is on the Orange network. It is equipped with a VGA camera for use while travelling. It also has a built-in MP3 player to playback your favourite songs. The mobile phone has Bluetooth as well as the ability to send images and sounds. With a built-in camera and coloured screen, the phone does not have a built-in FM radio or downloadable arcade style games. However, the LG phone has a stand-by time of 400 hours and has games included within the phone. The phone does not feature a Handsfree Speakerphone and no ThreeG Video Calling. It does not have Triband but it offers talk time up to 9 hours and has a vibrate alert. Also, it does not have Quadband and no voice dialling.

The mobile phone has VGA camera with video recording and 4MG internal memory. The sleek and stylish phone has polyphonic and MP3 ringtones. A practical and efficient phone, the LG KP170 Jaguar 4 has Bluetooth which enhances its connectivity and helps download content from other phones. A stylish and practical phone, LG KP170 Jaguar 4 will certainly make life easier with its host of helpful features. The built-in camera allows video recording as well as capturing still photos. A phone with a robust body and sleek looks, the mobile phone is sure to attract attention. The mobile phone’s MP3 player allows playing favourite songs to entertain you and a long battery life. This means that the user has a recharge the phone less often. All in all, a highly recommended mobile phone, it allows the user to stay entertained with its games.

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has recently agreed to use the Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile operating system on 50 of its models. This will bolster Microsoft’s goal of getting a bigger mobile phone market share. Microsoft dominates the PC world with its software, but the company fails to earn number one position in the mobile phone business. It stands at third position and is unable to beat Nokia’s Symbian and Research In Motion (the BlackBerry maker).

By integrating with LG, MS feels confident about its plans to extend the Windows brand to smartphones despite the fact that the LG is relatively small player in the smartphone market, with only a few notable models like the LG KF900 Prada II. Microsoft has also announced the release of its next version of Windows Mobile operating system named Windows Mobile 6.5. The company claims that this one addresses all the issues that were prevalent in previous Windows Mobile OSes. The version 6.5 will feature more user friendly interface. The drop down menus has been replaced with icons so that the user can access all the features instantly without searching for the in menus or sub-menus. However, the Windows Mobile 6.5 still lacks the multi-touch feature, which is now preferred by majority of the mobile phone users.

To bolster its mobile business profits Microsoft will be offering a free service along with the Windows Mobile service. The free service will offer the users backup services for mobile data. Users will be able to backup and store personal information, contact lists and photos onto Microsoft servers.

LG can be proud nowadays and the reason for this is the LG KF 900 Prada II. In October 2008 LG released this alluring high-end smartphone that can easily rival any other competitor on the market. The product has a phenomenally sleek appearance, which is only embellished by its horizontal slider. Most the of the LG KF 900 Prada II’s surface is covered by the display, whilst the keypad becomes visible after the smartphone is opened.

The Prada II’s magnificent 3.0 inch touch screen display promises to deliver a clear view of 240 x 400 pixels with 256K colours. Its accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation also helps the Prada to stand apart from the normal crowd. Moving on to memory, the LG KF900 Prada II involves microSD cards with up to 8GB of expandable memory and 60 MB of user memory. The GPRS (Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps) connection and WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g) is onboard for speedy internet connections, whilst v2.1 Bluetooth with A2DP makes wireless transfer seamless. Another alluring feature is the Prada’s included 5 MP camera complete with autofocus, flash and video recording abilities. With 400 hours of standby time and 3 hours of talk time, the Prada makes a reliable companion.

LG has moved up another step on the innovation ladder by launching new notebooks with solar displays. The main issue with almost all of the notebook users throughout the globe is that their machines run short of battery juice after few working only a few hours. It’s really frustrating when the notebooks get low on power especially when you are about to do some urgent task and don’t have the AC adapter with you.

To resolve this issue, LG has come up with a brilliant idea and launched sunlight-powered displays for the portable computing devices. These displays will offer users some huge advantages. First, it will lower the battery power consumption to a great extent. Because of this users automatically get extended work hours to do their business on the go. The new displays can be switched to the solar energy mode to conserve the battery charge and when used in the solar mode the displays use the sunlight for illumination rather than getting backlit via the battery. However, it’s obvious that for this you need to work outside under direct sunlight. Test results showed that running the display on solar energy brings down the battery power consumption to one fourth.

According to LG, the backlit displays account up to 75 percent of the total power consumption. Now you can easily imagine the amount of boost that battery will get while running the display on sunlight. This makes carrying around a spare laptop battery, like the LG XBA06LG0-W20, completely unnecessary. The solar display offers 14.1 inches of viewable screen and is optimised for viewing under direct sunlight.

LG Electronics has come up with a new modem chip for smartphones which will boost the data upload as well as download rate via mobile web surfing. The new chip is based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, which is in fact the main contender for the next generation mobile broadband.

The LTE technology is still being established and theoretically it is supposed to deliver an incredible 100 Mbps download speed. The chip that is designed by LG offers a download speed of 60 Mbps and can upload the data at a rate of 20 Mbps, which is far better than the current data transfer speed of 7.6 Mbps offered by most smartphones. The new LG chip, which we can expect to hopefully find in LG mobile phones sometime soon, will broaden the horizons of consumers who will have new mobile surfing possibilities. Because of the high speed connection they will be able to do more and explore new horizons that are not practically possible with the current chips. For example consumers will experience amazingly high speed mobile web browsing and be able to watch high definition videos on the go without encountering the annoying buffering process.

The LTE technology will soon become the driving force behind the next generation technology. Besides LG, many other companies including AT&T and Vodafone are using it as a base of their 4G networks that are to be launched after few years.

The emergence of netbooks has changed the way people perceive mobile computing. Netbooks are the only devices which offer all the functionality of legacy laptops, as well as a practical and compact size rivaled only by smartphones. In this manner netbooks have reached beyond the mobile computing boundaries that were set by the traditional laptops.

The LG X110 Netbook is one of the most advanced mobile computing machines, that not only delivers robust computing applications, but also has all the attributes of your standard smartphone. It is a HSUPA and GPS enabled netbook PC that is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and 80GB of on-board memory. The display type is WSVGA and the widescreen measures 10 inches. You can enjoy razor sharp images and highly detailed video up to a resolution of 1024×600. The best part of the LG X110 Netbook is that it has a built-in 3G modem. It is also equipped with WLAN 802.11 b/g and 10/100 Ethernet to support both wired and wireless network connections.

As far as the data storage is concerned, the LG X110 Netbook gives you two options. Either you can take it with a 120GB of preinstalled hard disk drive or you can opt for the 6GB Solid State Drive (SSD). With such features this device not only enhances the mobile computing world, but also challenges smartphones by featuring a full-size keyboard for easy and accurate typing.

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LG has recently rolled out another smartphone called Incite onto the handheld market. This is one of LG’s most impressive mobile phones because of its impressive features and capabilities. The Incite is another Windows mobile that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. It can take care of all the official tasks as well as offer great options for enjoy multimedia rich applications. To make an unforgettable debut, the LG has dipped its toe into the smartphone market by keeping the price of the hardware a fairly decent one.

Coming to the hardware configuration, the Incite is offering a large 3-inch (WQVGA) touchscreen. The quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band HSDPA gives you the freedom to move anywhere in the world with this 3G smartphone. Additional goodies include a 3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a bunch of productivity softwares that come pre-installed in the phone. Incite offers a massive storage space of 32GB via microSD card, which outclasses other LG smartphones like the LG KS20, for instance. You can easily carry all your data with you and share it with your friends. This smartphone also contains Windows Media Player 10 that makes it easy to watch and listen to a number of different files. Overall, the LG has a good start in the smartphone bandwagon.

LG has offered lots of products ranging from consumer durables to mobile phones, but the company is also well established in the smartphone market. However, these days it is difficult to name a company that is now established in the smartphone market in some form or another. Despite the advent of Google’s open source Android mobile OS, and other rival operating systems like Symbian, LG remains focused on producing Windows Mobile creations. Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Pantech, Glofiish and many more all join LG in their commitment to Windows Mobile. With rivals like the Blackberry OS, Symbian S60, Apple’s own operating system for its iPhone and Google’s Android, both LG and Microsoft clearly have their work cut out for them.

The strategic collaboration with the Microsoft will provide the LG a new and strong mobile platform. Consequently, the LG phones will also have the extended functions and capabilities we are now seeing in the company’s latest creations like the LG Viewty KU990. According to the LG, “The agreement ensures continued strategic collaboration in R&D, marketing, applications, and services in the field of converged mobile devices.” LG is finally targeting towards tackling the smartphone market in an unprecedented manner.

The LG KC910 Renoir is a smart, sleek and powerful phone which offers great functionality and value for money. This one is designed with photography enthusiasts and digital entertainers in mind. Whether you want looks, performance, entertainment on the go or a wide array of connectivity options, the LG KC910 Renoir can offer you the best of all.

This mobile features a captivating design and high gloss finish. The main attraction of this device is its powerful camera, which has the ability to capture some truly amazing photos. Apart from hi-fi images, the LG KC910 Renoir is optimised for delivering stunning videos and true to life acoustics. Even the connectivity options are fair enough to allow you easy file sharing and communication.

LG KC910 Renoir main attractions:

• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz
• GPRS/EDGE class 10
• HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• 3-inch 256K colour 240 x 400 pixel TFT display
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot (8GB card included in the package)
• Powerful 8 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash, digital image stabiliser, geo-tagging, face tracking, blink detection, touch screen focus and manual focus.
• Secondary video camera
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• Wi-Fi, TV-out and GPS receiver with A-GPS
• Accelerometer for screen auto rotate
• DivX/XviD video playback and editing
• Dolby Mobile sound enhancement and FM radio with RDS