Samsung and LG square off in the battle of the flagships
Published in Mobiles


Galaxy S8 and G6 hitting market close together

Samsung and LG are going pretty much head to head as they launch their flagship phones at roughly the same time

Apple suspends LG monitor sales
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 14 February 2017 12:00

Apple suspends LG monitor sales


It is borked but Apple is still displaying it


After keeping rather quiet about faults on the LG's UltraFine 5K monitor which it suggested fanboys bought to plug into their Macs, Apple appears to be delaying sales for a couple of months until the borked units can be replaced.

AMD sues over stolen patents
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 06 February 2017 13:09

AMD sues over stolen patents


ITC called in


LG, MediaTek, Sigma Designs and Vizio have all been named in a court case in which AMD is throwing its toys out of the pram in a big way.

LG UltraFine 5K Display isn’t exactly MacBook Pro ready
Published in Graphics

Don’t stick it near your router

Desperate to get out of the monitor market, the fruity cargo-cult Apple blessed LG’s UltraFine 5K Display saying it was super-cool and worked perfectly with its new MacBook Pro.

“Apple’s” 5K monitor pasted by poor reviews
Published in Graphics


Apple's monitor steam powered 


The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple is getting pasted by poor user reviews for its expensive new 5K monitor made by its partner LG display.

Voice assistants are a priority in smartphone launches
Published in News

This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.

Official picture of LG G6 smartphone revealed
Published in Mobiles


Full reveal set for February 26th

It appears that LG will definitely try to get all the coverage it can for its upcoming LG G6 smartphone at the MWC 2017 show, and today, the first official picture of the smartphone has found its way online.

LG puts AI into Airconditioning
Published in News
Thursday, 19 January 2017 11:31

LG puts AI into Airconditioning


But there is already an AI in air-conditioning Toto

LG has jacked some AI under the bonnet of its ‘Whisen Dual Air Conditioner’ and says its cunning plan is to apply AI to its other household appliances.

Samsung and LG working on folding phones
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 19 January 2017 10:27

Samsung and LG working on folding phones


Xiaomi too, late 2017 if not later

We are facing two major trends in 2017 and 2018. One is having phones with really small bezels and the second is a way toward folding phones. The latter is expected in late 2017 at the earliest, but all major companies have filed patents covering folding phones. 

The bezel will be a celeb death this year
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 January 2017 15:24

The bezel will be a celeb death this year


Living on the edge


This year we will see the end of the bezel, or at least phones with very slim ones.