The long-awaited LG Optimus Black is finally reaching Australian carriers from this month. Nick over at Gizmodo has the main details on the phone, which will (a tad annoyingly) ship running Froyo rather than Gingerbread. [Gizmodo]
It was always part of the Android vision: cheaper basic phones as well as more expensive high-end models. We’ve seen a couple of cheap Huawei models in recent weeks and a bargain phone from Telstra, and now LG is getting in on the action with the Optimus Me, which goes on sale this week as an unlocked outright buy for $229. More »
LG’s Optimus Android model has been available from Telstra since July and from Optus and Vodafone since August, but the device still runs the relatively ancient Android 1.6 release. That will change, but not for a while. More »
The LG Optimus came out on Telstra last month, but now that exclusive is over, the Android phone is also available on Optus and Vodafone. More »
LG has opened its online application store for users of its mobile phones, and there’s a handful of interesting (and free) productivity applications amongst the offerings. More »