09.Apple Watch face off: which smartwatch should you buy?

Ahead of the Apple Watch launch on 9 March, Sophie Curtis compares the best of the other smartwatches on the market

The Apple Watch is due to launch next week, promising to propel smartwatches into the mainstream. But Apple's Watch will be joining an already crowded market, with many smartwatch makers currently on their second or third edition.

Some of these devices excel in battery life, others in usability; some work independently from smartphones while others need to be contantly connected; some are beautiful items intended as objects of desire, while others focus on functionality and affordability.

If you're trying to work out which smartwatch to buy, you first need to work out what you want from it. Here The Telegraph rates the current batch of devices, based on a range of different criteria:

Best for battery: Pebble Time Steel
Compatible with: iPhone and Android
Price: $250 (£163) on Kickstarter or $299 (£195) thereafter

The Pebble Time Steel is the first 'premium' device from smartwatch maker Pebble Technology. Announced at Mobile World Congress, the device is made from stainless steel with a colour e-paper display and a scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass lens. It has a built-in microphone for quick voice replies and notes, and is water resistant. It also runs Pebble's new timeline interface, which organises information chronologically. Most importantly, however, it boasts a battery life of up to 10 days, blowing most other smartwatches out of the water.

Best for design: LG Watch Urbane 
Compatible with: Any Android smartphone
Price: Unknown

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/watch/11448976/Apple-Watch-face-off-which-smartwatch-should-you-buy.html

10.LG To Launch Flagship LG G4 And A Mystery Premium Phone

Mobile World Congress 2015 has sought us a lot of interesting phones and plans from companies, keeping us tech nerds entertained for the past few days.
After Samsung and HTC unveiled their latest flagship smartphones at MWC, LG has instead announced plans to launch the LG G4 and a new high-end flagship that will “stand above the G series.”
“We are planning to release a product that stands above the G series,” Cho Jun-ho, head of LG’s mobile business said at the Mobile World Congress. “It will be launched during the second half of this year.”
It is being speculated that the new LG series will use more premium materials like metal and glass, along with an additional in-house processor modeled for the handset. The LG G4, which is the successor to the flagship LG G3, is most likely to be announced in April, while the company seeks to regain its position as number three in the smartphone market share.
“We aim to have our smartphone sales grow 20 percent on-year in 2015,” Cho added. “If the popularity of the G2 and the G3 continues through the G4, we expect to grab a meaningful third-place presence.”
Word is also rife that LG is considering to equip the G4 with a fingerprint scanner. As Apple and Samsung have already incorporated features like Payment and biometrics in their devices, LG feels a little left out and has decided to step into testing with biometric verification.

“LG Electronics has recently decided to deploy a fingerprint sensor on its next flagship smartphone and the scanner will be placed at the back of the device,” as the company “has been left behind in the race for fintech (portmanteau of finance and technology) as it has continued to postpone the adoption of fingerprint technology.”

HTC had unveiled its 2015 flagship smartphone, HTC One M9, at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. The smartphone is encased in an aluminum unibody, garnished with pretty awesome specs which are sure to sell like hot cakes once HTC One M9 becomes available at all four major U.S. carriers later this month.

Samsung also debuted its flagship next-generation Galaxy S6

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http://techfrag.com/2015/03/06/lg-launch-flagship-lg-g4-mystery-premium-phone/

Is LG G3 Responsible for the Fall of the Samsung Galaxy S5?

LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy S5 are the two flagship phones which nobody is ever going to get tired comparing of. Over the last few years, LG has been seeing a huge increase in profits while Samsung’s profits have been decreasing quarter after quarter. Today, we’re going to focus on these two companies, and the LG G3 vs the Samsung Galaxy S5, and discuss if LG is the sole reason for Samsung’s recent decline.

LG’s Rise

LG has had a lot of momentum over the past three years. Ever since they teamed up with Google to release the Nexus 4, we’ve watched LG take the knowledge they gained and apply it to their own smartphones. The LG Optimus G Pro was the first of their own real Android smartphones and it showed the world that LG was to be taken seriously. The following year, LG released the LG G2 and it was so good that it made a lot of people’s best Android smartphones list for 2013. In 2014, LG kept that momentum going with the LG G3 and they showed everyone that they weren’t afraid to innovate in an incredibly competitive market.

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http://www.androidorigin.com/lg-g3-samsung-galaxy-s5-compare/

iPhone 6 Vs LG G3 Review: Heavyweights Trade Blows

Perhaps what I love most about technology is its ability to surprise: Apple was meant to struggle when making bigger iPhones and LG was meant to be a spent force. But in 2015 these two companies (perhaps including Motorola) make the most consistently good smartphones on the market.

So it is time to put their flagship smartphones head-to-head: Apple’s iPhone 6 and LG’s remarkable G3.

Display – Radically Different, Shockingly Close

• iPhone 6 – 4.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD with 750 x 1334 pixels
• LG G3 – 5.5-inch True HD-IPS + LCD, 1440 x 2560 pixels

Comparing these phones has to start with their displays, because they are both massively important for their respective manufacturers but in completely different ways.

Source:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/01/27/iphone-6-vs-lg-g3-review/

LG Electronics says 2014 profit up 46 percent, meets estimates

(Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) on Wednesday said its 2014 operating profit rose 46 percent to 1.8 trillion (1 billion pounds), buoyed by strong demand for television sets as well as a turnaround in its smartphone business.

The result was largely in line with analysts' estimates for a 1.9 trillion won profit. LG said it had made a 1.2 trillion won profit for 2013.






For the October-December quarter alone, LG booked a profit of 257 billion won, according to Thomson Reuters calculations based on the electronic goods maker's prior disclosures.

That was slightly below the average forecast of 299 billion won made in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey of 35 analysts. Earnings for the previous three quarters are subject to revision, however, meaning that LG Electronics could report a different quarterly profit figure.


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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/28/us-lg-elec-results-idUSKBN0L10UN20150128

Two Korean IoT Standard Experts Selected as Leaders of Working Group at oneM2M

IoT Standards Leaders

26 JANUARY 2015

Cho Jin-young

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on Jan. 25 that Song Jae-seung, researcher at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, was selected as head of the Testing Working Group at oneM2M. The decision was made during the technical general assembly for oneM2M, a global standardization organization for the Internet of Things (IoT), held in Florida from Jan. 19 to 23.
In addition, Ahn Hong-bum, senior researcher at LG Electronics, was chosen as vice chairperson of the Architecture Working Group at oneM2M.
Mr. Song is widely regarded as a leader in international standards related to the IoT through his 10-year research in the fields of computer and communications standards.
Mr. Ahn is in charge of projects for global standard IoT platforms at LG.


Source:
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8745/iot-standards-leaders-two-korean-iot-standard-experts-selected-leaders-working-group

Does Samsung or LG Have the Best Curved Smartphone?

As Samsung and LG Electronics have released different types of curved smartphones, the industry is paying a lot of attention to competition in the curved smartphone market.
According to industry sources on Jan. 25, Samsung is expected to introduce a new model with dual curved edges as a successor to the Galaxy Note Edge. Some say that the Galaxy S6, which is scheduled to be unveiled at the MWC 2015 to be held in March, will adopt dual curved edges.
When it was launched late last year, the Galaxy Note Edge drew a lot of attention due to its first curved display. The curved display design really helped the model to stand out.
In particular, the biggest advantage of the device is that its curved edge contributes to wider use of the screen, making it possible to display information along the right edge. While watching videos or playing games, users can utilize large screens without interruption. Owing to the curved edge, they can check notifications or text messages while engaged in other activities.
LG, on the other hand, focused on the design and usage of the G Flex 2 through a display that can be bent and curved to different degrees alongside its length.



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http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8746/curved-smartphones-does-samsung-or-lg-have-best-curved-smartphone

LG G3 Lollipop Update 'Coming Soon'

Kudos are in order for LG Electronics. Why? LG last month began doling out Android 5.0 Lollipop updates to G3 handset owners in Europe, and starting soon, the South Korean electronics company will extend the same courtesy to G3 owners in the U.S. That will put G3 owners in select company -- less than 0.1 percent of Android handsets have Android 5.0 installed.

Android 5.0 came out nearly three months ago (early November of last year), yet it doesn't warrant an entry on Google's Android Developers Dashboard, as is the case with any version of the open source operating system will less than 0.1 percent distribution. That will change as the year goes on, but for now, Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x-4.3) and KitKat (Android 4.4) are the two most popular major builds of Android at 46 percent and 39.1 percent, respectively, followed by earlier versions dating back to Froyo.

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http://hothardware.com/News/lg-g3-lollipop-update-coming-soon

16 simple tips and tricks to get more from your LG G3

The LG G3 is one of the best Android smartphones available, besting the competition with its gorgeous QHD display in an almost bezel-less package. Of course, it's not all about hardware with the G3, as LG has provided many great software features, too. If you're a new LG G3 owner, these quick and simple tips will help you get the most from your awesome phone.




Run two apps at once with Dual Window

Samsung and LG have given their recent devices the ability to run two apps side by side, at the same time. This feature may be limited to only a handful of apps, but it can most certainly come in handy when trying to multitask.





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http://www.greenbot.com/article/2456288/11-simple-tips-and-tricks-to-get-more-from-your-lg-g3.html

The best smartwatches of 2015: what's the best smartwatch you can buy?

What's the best smartwatch? Find out with our buyer's guide and in-depth reviews.

After a slow start, it looks like the smartwatch is here to stay. And with an increasing number of manufacturers fighting for a place on your wrist, this is only the beginning of the smartwatch phenomenon - Samsung, LG, Apple, Pebble, Motorola and Microsoft are all battling to win the wearables war. 

Some of the most promising smartwatches haven't even made it to market yet, but here we've collected in-depth reviews, first looks and all the key information you need to decide whether you want to buy a smartwatch now, or wait for one of the forthcoming models. If you already know what you're looking for, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and peruse our top smartwatch picks and tip-offs for future releases. If you want to find out what all the fuss is about, and what to look for, read on to get the essential information you need before shelling out for a smartwatch.

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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/390814/the-best-smartwatch-of-2014-whats-the-best-smartwatch-in-the-world