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You ready to play the tech name game?

For starters, it's a juicy day for iPhone 5 rumors. The next iPhone could have a smaller dock connector with 19 pins, instead of Apple's typical 30-pin port. TechCrunch is reporting that three manufacturing sources say Apple will be using a port that's roughly the size of a micro USB. If there's truth to this, get ready to dish out money for new accessories. It won't fit that pretty little iHome charging dock anymore. (But hey, Apple fans always dish out money for new accessories. So no … Read more

Manufacturers LG and Philips have joined forces to create a universal platform for apps on TVs, and the companies say the system has the support of Japanese manufacturers.

The newly created Smart TV Alliance is designed to create a single platform making it easier for customers to share apps across multiple TVs and encourage more developers.

"Before today, the Smart TV industry was a very difficult market for both TV manufacturers and application developers as TV's from different brands used different platforms and technologies," said Bong-seok Kwon of LG Electronics, president of the Smart TV Alliance.… Read more

Count LG among those companies that aren't too worried about Surface. But that appears to be because it doesn't plan to focus its efforts on tablets.

Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview published today, LG spokesman Ken Hong said that his company has "decided to put all new tablet development on the back burner for the time being." In its place, Hong says LG will "focus on smartphones."

Hong's comments come just hours after Microsoft unveiled its own tablet, the Surface. That device will launch in two versions -- an Intel-based Windows 8 … Read more

The LG Optimus L5, an Android 4.0 handset that is equipped with dual SIM capabilities, is readying itself for a European launch this month.

U.K., Germany, and France will be the first countries to receive it. Afterward, customers in the Middle East, Asia, Central, and South America will be able to nab the device.

Unfortunately, LG has not released any information about a U.S. release.

CNET first caught wind of the LG Optimus L5 back in February, where it was unveiled at Mobile World Congress. It was announced in conjunction with the Optimus L7 and L3.

The … Read more

Recently, I haven't been so impressed with a string of LG phones. Though a lot of them are good, solid handsets, none of them have wowed me.

That is, until now.

I mentioned the LG Optimus 4X HD back in February, when it was going by the name LG X3. It was rumored to have a quad-core CPU and I'm glad the rumors were true.

Its 1.5GHz Tegra 3 quad-core processor from Nvidia makes it impressively snappy. Not only does it launch and quit graphics-heavy gaming apps like nobody's business, but the 8-megapixel camera is stupid … Read more

Sporting a 2.8-inch touch-screen display, the LG 800G from TracFone is aimed at people who want a prepaid entry-level handset.

It has a 2-megapixel camera on the back, can hold up to 1,000 contacts, and is Bluetooth-enabled. In addition, it has a reported talk time of up to four hours.

The LG 800G is available now at Tracfone's site. It is going for $49.99 and for a limited time, you can earn triple minutes for life with your purchase.

While American smartphones have yet to taste the fruit of quad-core computing, yet another fire-breathing handset boasting the technology has hit European shores. LG has confirmed its Optimus 4X HD is now for sale in Germany. … Read more

Details of an LG "Snapshot" have found their way online this week suggesting that Sprint, or one of its postpaid partners, will offer the handset later this year. Features for the smartphone reportedly include a single-core 1GHz CPU, 768MB RAM, 4GB storage, and a 5-megapixel camera. … Read more

The two South Korean companies still dominated the tablet display-panel market in 2011, accounting for more than 80 percent of all shipments. That figure, though, is down from 98 percent in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli market report.

That loss of market share comes amid blazing growth in the overall tablet market. IHS expects tablet shipments to hit 144.5 million units this year, up 78 percent from 81.3 million last year. In 2010, shipments were only 16 … Read more