Touchscreen handset shipments to exceed 230 million by 2012. According to IMS Research, Touchscreen-equipped mobile handsets sales will increase to over 230 million by 2012. There are numerous signs pointing that touchscreens are poised to significantly increase their presence in the handset market. Three of the largest mobile phone manufacturers have highlighted a trend in the increased production of phones using touch technology:
+ In July, LG revealed that it had sold seven million touchscreen handsets.
+ Just one week after the launch, Sprint announced that the Instinct had already become the best selling EV-DO device in the carrier’s history.
+ Apple reported selling one million of the new 3G iPhone handsets in just the first three days of its release.
Finally, we will also hear from Nokia in the near future for that S60 Touch, its touchscreen handsets.
(via digitimes)
LG Chocolate 3 on Verizon. LG Chocolate III is the successor to the LG chocolate 2. Verizon LG Chocolate 3 sports a 2 megapixel camera,, EVDO (without Rev. A) data connection, FM transmitter and microSD card. LG Chocolate 3 is slated to hit Verizon on July 14 and bring with it a price-tag of $129 with a 2-year contract and $50 rebate. LG Chocolate 3 is also available for $199 after $50 rebate with a 1-year contract, $299 for free and clear of any contracts.
LG SH150A with AMOLED display. The latest LG handset to rock the super-crisp display technology isn’t going to be headed to Yankee shores anytime soon. South Korean handset manufacturer, LG, has released the LG SH150A in their homeland - you know, the magical place where feature phones routinely rock 7.2Mbps HSDPA and DMB connectivity.
Alltel LG Scoop Available. Follow up from the last post in January (
LG KT610 - HSDPA Symbian Smartphone. LG just announced the KT610, an HSDPA and GPS equipped QWERTY device. The smartphone will run an OS that will be based on Symbian OS v9.2 and S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. Support for push email functionality will also be incorporated. There’s no mistake this handset is going to be a strong multimedia orientated device, in fact, LG have said as much, “[KT610 users] can take full advantage of a rich suite of multimedia features and applications.” 
LG KF510. LG has announced the release of the KF510 a stylish, slimline slider that is to launch soon. LG KF510 is going to be on display at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress 2008 event in Barcelona, Spain next week. Sneaking in at a mere 11mm (.43″), the KF510 sports a metal frame and tempered glass display.
Alltel unveiled Red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, LG Scoop, and Samsung Muse. Alltel unveiled 3 new phones that it plans to launch in Q1 2008. Currently none of them can be bought, and only the Pearl Red is available for pre-order.
LG Rumor Firmware Fix Update from Sprint. LG and Sprint have now officially released a firmware fix, the fixed-up firmware for LG Rumor users to download post-haste. Sprint released the V06 Rumor update, affecting the LG LX260 Rumor.The new firmware is available to Sprint’s LG Rumor owners and is an OTA (over-the-air) download, so updating your LG Rumor is as easy as a couple button-presses.
LG Watch at the CES 2008 is a wrist phone concept with a very innovative user interface. Its a watch. And a phone. The prototype is a 4-ounce GSM phone with a 1.5-inch, high res screen, which you navigate using a scroll bar and two action buttons at the bottom of the phone.
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