After taking a quick look at the Optimus G Pro image put out by LG, I couldn’t help but notice the Home button was illuminated by the glow of a neon green light. Surprise! It appears that the LG Optimus G Home button doubles as a notification system. Read More

It’s Monday again, and that means there may have been a news item or two you missed while enjoying your weekend induced coma. Although this weekend was a bit on the quiet side, we do have a couple things worth reporting.

Vic Gundotra: We are Committed to Making Nexus Phones Insanely Great Cameras



Over the weekend, Vic Gundotra, Google Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google, took to Google+ to talk about his photography woes. He was packing for a trip to the mountains (Lake Tahoe) and was contemplating whether or not to take his DSLR. He eventually decided to go with the DSLR, but to ditch all lenses with the exception of his 50mm 1.2, to lighten the load.

While none of this is really interesting, a response made by Vic to a comment of whether or not future Nexus device would be able to one day replace all this heavy equipment sent the Android community in a frenzy:

We are committed to making Nexus phones insanely great cameras. Just you wait and see. 

As we all know, Nexus devices haven’t exactly had the best of cameras, but that photogenic handicap appears to be changing very soon.

I don’t know about you but I’m even more excited for the next Nexus to hit. Google I/O can’t come soon enough.

Source: +Vic Gundotra

LG Reveals Specs, Availability, and Pricing of Upcoming Optimus G Pro

Although the LG Optimus G Pro was previously announced, LG has forgotten to give us any real details about the device. Now, they’ve finally decided to fill in the blanks, letting us know that this 5.5-inch behemoth would be available in Korea next week and then overseas regions including Japan and North America, in the second quarter.

The Optimus G Pro will feature a 5.5-inch full HD 1080×1920 (400 ppi) display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage (expandable via microSD) and a removable 3140mAh battery with wireless charging support. As for cameras, the Optimus G pro features a 13MP rear and 2MP front facing camera. You’ll also find LTE connectivity, Android 4.1.2 (skinned of course) and much, much more.

As for price, the Optimus G Pro is expected to retail for 968,000 won! That’s a lot of won and equal to about $898! We certainly don’t expect the device to retail here in the states for $898 or you can guarantee this thing won’t stand a chance.

If you’d like more information, check out the Korean announcements in their entirety below.

Source: LG 1, 2

Like I said, kind of a quiet weekend.

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Android 4.2.2 has been slowly rolling out to a number of Nexus device since yesterday. If you’re holding onto a GSM Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, or Nexus 10, then you’re going to want to keep an eye out for the update if you haven’t already received it. Read More

LG has been releasing some pretty lame teasers made to get us excited about what they have in store for Mobile World Congress this month. While we’ve seen leaks, heard rumors, etc., we’ve been patiently awaiting word from LG on what exactly it is they’ll have for us. Well, now we know, as LG has officially taken the lid off the next generation of Optimus L series devices. Read More

Yesterday, LG released a teaser photo hoping to drum up excitement for its upcoming appearance at Mobile World Congress. Unfortunately, the teaser was quite boring and completely void of any information or hints as to what they could possibly be unveiling. Now, it seems LG is following up with its uneventful teasers by releasing a vague and unexciting MWC video. Read More

LG is planning on showing off its new series at Mobile World Congress this month, and to drum up excitement, they’ve posted the most unexciting teaser to their Facebook page. Read More

If there’s one thing that Nexus devices lack, it’s official accessories. There’s usually little to choose from and worst of all they usually don’t become available until months after a devices launch. One such accessory happens to be the wireless charging orb for the LG Nexus 4. Read More

If you’re looking to pick up a couple of quality devices at a low price, you might be tempted to consider Sprint’s latest BOGO (buy-one-get-one) deal for the LG Optimus G. I’m here to tell you to pass on this deal as you can do much better. Read More