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LG Electronics has announced the successor to the company's most popular phone ever, the LG Chocolate. It is expected to be unveiled some time in August.

The same design team that produced the original Chocolate has designed the newest incarnation. Although little information was provided in this latest press release it is apparent that although the new phone will feature a "highly distinctive design that takes optimal advantage of the device’s features and performance," it will still stick to the minimalist style and "iconic design" of the original Chocolate. The

Zagg's highly acclaimed invisibleSHIELD is now available for the new LG enV3 (VX 9200), LG enV Touch (VX 11000) and LG Glance (VX 7100) phones. If you recently bought one of these phones you know it is shiny and sleek looking and you wouldn't want to mar its appearance with unsightly scratches. If you don't like the bulk or appearance of the typical case or cover, the invisibleSHIELD is the perfect protective skin for your phone.

The invisibleSHIELD is made from Zagg's patented Nano-Memory technology film. The material originated in the military where it was designed to protect helicopter blades from being scratched and dulled by whirling dirt and debris. The skin is so durable and scratch-proof that not only will it

Alltel Wireless and LG Electronics today announced the latest addition to Alltel's lineup of messaging devices, the LG AX840 Tritan.

The Tritan offers both an advanced touch-screen interface on a 3" screen and a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out sideways, for those who like the feel of real keys. The touchscreen provides a full internet browser plus a virtual keypad for easy dialing, but the Tritan is also equipped with voice recognition for voice activated dialing. The Tritan also sports a 3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth

Korean technology leader LG Electronics today announced the launch of its new, "attractively priced" LG KP500 touchscreen phone. The phone is intended to bring the features found in high-end touchscreen phones to a more affordable phone accessible to the masses.

According to Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, "The feedback we receive from consumers around the world indicate that there’s more people who wish to try the latest touch screen phones...We want to reach out to this group and LG KP500 is our answer to deliver a high quality full touch screen phone that is easy to use and much easier to afford. Within reach of many consumers, we hope that more people will experience the joy of using the latest

AT&T and LG today announced the availability of their new multimedia device, the LG Invision. The Invision will be the third device to offer AT&T Mobile TV, and at about just 4" x 2" x .5", will be the smallest to do so.

The Invision runs on AT&T's 3G network, which allows it to reach speeds of up to 1.4 megabits per second. The phone has a 1.3 megapixel camera and is capable of Video Share calling. It includes AT&T Music, which gives the user access to downloadable music from eMusic, Napster To Go and

Sprint and LG have claimed the official St. Patrick's Day phone with their green LG Rumor. As long as you are carrying one of these you can't be blamed for not wearing green. But the green has more significance than just being a celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

The green LG Rumor will be the first device from LG and Sprint to use environmentally friendly packaging. The box is recyclable and made from 70% post-consumer waste. It is not bleached, but

Alltel Wireless will be offering LG's new touchscreen handset, the Glimmer AX830 beginning this Thursday, March 13. It is a CDMA phone that will support Alltel's EV-DO network and has all the features you would expect in a slider touchphone. It seems very similar to the LG Shine, except with a touchscreen.

The Glimmer measures 3.9 x 2 x 0.6 inches and has a 2.8" display with a 240 x 400 px resolution. It weighs in at about 127 grams. The images released to the press reveal the typical LG shortcuts for menus, calls, messaging and phonebook. Not much is revealed about the rest of the

LG has announced two new phones, the LG-KM560 and the LG-KP330, that will be the first 3G phones capable of roaming in 220 countries. They will be able to do so because they support all three WCDMA bands (850, 1900 and 2100 MHz) as well as GSM bands. Cell phones usually only support one or two bands.

The phones were selected by a panel of experts from six leading operators including Telstra, Telenor, Rogers Wireless, Telefonica Movile, Cable & Wireless International, and Entel PCS, to spearhead the GSM Association's Horizon Phone initiative. According to Dr. Skott Ahn, President of LG Mobile

Today in Seoul LG Electronics announced that it will debut its newest phone, the KF510, at the Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona. The KF510 is and ultra-thin slider phone with a thickness of just 10.9 mm. The phone has a metal frame that is available in Stardust Dark Gray or an attractive Sunset Red and has a screen made from tempered glass.

The KF510 has an animated touchscreen interface and features a touch sensitive navigational keypad developed from LG's Interactive Touch Lighting technology, which has people calling it the "Touch Lighting Phone." It also doubles as an MP3 player and has a multi-function, autofocus 3.0 mega pixel camera.

More information and specs should be available once the LG-KF510 is officially unveiled at next

Yesterday at the CES LG announced its partnership with Harris Corp. to bring television broadcasts to mobile devices. Dubbed MPH for Mobile Pedestrian Handheld, the technology will require handset manufacturers to install a reception chip in their devices.

Harris, an established manufacturer of broadcasting equipment, will be working with broadcasting stations (apparently hundreds are involved in the partnership) to develop device signals. MPH