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Better late than never: Android 4.0 ICS arrives for the LG Optimus 2X at long last

Better late than never: Android 4.0 ICS arrives for the LG Optimus 2X at long last

The v30a firmware can be installed via LG's computer sync program, and allegedly includes the latest Optimus UI 3.0, which you may or may not be fond of, but the Android update is certainly a proof...

posted: 07 Dec 2012, 07:59

LG may update the Optimus 2X to ICS after all, releases source code

LG may update the Optimus 2X to ICS after all, releases source code

The saga of the elusive ICS update for the Optimus 2X will, in fact, continue, as after a new unexpected turn of events, it became known that owners that are still holding on to the first dual-core smartphone might indeed...

posted: 25 Oct 2012, 08:03

LG Optimus 2X getting updated to Android 4.0, but only in Korea

LG Optimus 2X getting updated to Android 4.0, but only in Korea

Owners of the LG Optimus 2X might have felt let down when it was announced that the phone was being bypassed by the Android 4.0 gods; some of that anger might be removed now that the word is out that the handset will be...

posted: 13 Aug 2012, 09:21

No Android 4.0 update for LG Optimus 2X says tweet from LG Canada

No Android 4.0 update for LG Optimus 2X says tweet from LG Canada

With a high Quadrant Benchmark score and videos showing its browser creaming the competition, the LG Optimus 2X was one of the first dual-core entrants into the smartphone game; now, the handset is not even going to be...

posted: 30 Jul 2012, 18:37

LG Canada: no Ice Cream Sandwich for the Optimus 2X

LG Canada: no Ice Cream Sandwich for the Optimus 2X

Even though the LG Optimus 2X has the hardware potential to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a statement from LG Canada says that the smartphone won't be updated...

posted: 27 Jul 2012, 04:27

LG Optimus 2X to get Ice Cream Sandwich in Q3

LG Optimus 2X to get Ice Cream Sandwich in Q3

As stated by LG Mobile Singapore on Facebook, the LG Optimus 2X Android 4.0 update will start rolling out in Q3 of this year. In other words, there will be no Ice Cream Sandwich for LG Optimus 2X owners for at least another one and a half to...

posted: 14 May 2012, 04:25

LG admits lying to South Korean customers about Xenon flash on LG Optimus 2X

LG admits lying to South Korean customers about Xenon flash on LG Optimus 2X

Did LG executives wake up with a long nose or pimples on their tongue or a bothersome conscience? Either way, the Korean based manufacturer admitted on Thursday that they had been lying to customers in their...

posted: 05 Apr 2012, 11:37

LG confirms it will update the Optimus 2X and others to Android Ice Cream Sandwich

LG confirms it will update the Optimus 2X and others to Android Ice Cream Sandwich

LG issued a rebuttal on its Facebook page, of the rumors that it will leave the first phone with dual-core chipset, the LG Optimus 2X, out in the cold regarding Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

posted: 02 Nov 2011, 09:12

Gingerbread update for LG's Optimus line is ready to be unleashed in Europe

Gingerbread update for LG's Optimus line is ready to be unleashed in Europe

Indeed, it’s a long time in the making, but in any event, the long awaited Gingerbread software update is about to start rolling out to LG’s top-shelf Android smartphones, which includes the LG Optimus 2x,...

posted: 31 Oct 2011, 14:00

LG Optimus 2X not getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

LG Optimus 2X not getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

The LG Optimus 2X is not going to get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, LG has confirmed via its Facebook page…

posted: 28 Oct 2011, 07:39

LG to start rolling out its Remote Call services worldwide

LG to start rolling out its Remote Call services worldwide

Just like any other electronic gizmo on the market today, smartphones can also misbehave and cause a great deal of headaches to their unlucky owners. LG, however, has come up with a way to...

posted: 01 Aug 2011, 04:04

LG Optimus 2X random reboot, freeze bug fixed

LG Optimus 2X random reboot, freeze bug fixed

The LG Optimus 2X might have snatched a Guiness world record for being the first to sport a dual-core processor, but if you ask folks over at XDA Devs, or the hundreds who signed a petition, or those folks grouped on Facebook, it’s the bug …

posted: 17 May 2011, 07:46

NOVA Display vs Super AMOLED Plus vs Retina Display vs IPS LCD

NOVA Display vs Super AMOLED Plus vs Retina Display vs IPS LCD

The LG Optimus Black has finally arrived in its final version and it brings an all-new display technology dubbed NOVA display for its brightness and deep blacks. First thing we did? We put it alongside three smartphone heavyweights...

posted: 05 May 2011, 17:43

Guinness Records certifies the Optimus 2X as

Guinness Records certifies the Optimus 2X as "the world's first dual-core smartphone"

Well, Guinness World Records just recently solidified LG’s remark about their smartphone because they finally handed over the certification that blatantly states that the LG Optimus 2x is “the world’s...

posted: 03 May 2011, 11:20

Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X benchmark tests - guess who scored 3732 on Quadrant

Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X benchmark tests - guess who scored 3732 on Quadrant

We ran Samsung's Exynos chipset against the first dual-core phone with NVIDIA Tegra 2 silicon, the LG Optimus 2X, and the Samsung Galaxy S II results on the synthetic benchmark tests went off...

posted: 30 Apr 2011, 03:13

LG Optimus 2X and Samsung Galaxy S screens put under a microscope, interactive tool visualizes why the PenTile matrix is bad for you

LG Optimus 2X and Samsung Galaxy S screens put under a microscope, interactive tool visualizes why the PenTile matrix is bad for you

Creative Hungarians have enlarged 11x with a microscope sections of the IPS-LCD and Super AMOLED displays on the LG Optimus 2X and Samsung...

posted: 20 Apr 2011, 14:46

LG Optimus 2X may see its Gingerbread update in June or July

LG Optimus 2X may see its Gingerbread update in June or July

Timely software updates may not be something for LG to brag about. That is why we cross our fingers every time we hear about one coming. Luckily, this time the word comes from a reliable source - LG's Danish website, which hints…

posted: 14 Apr 2011, 10:03

Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X outdoor camera samples

Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X outdoor camera samples

When you add the extra contrast in Samsung's finest 1080p videos, and the fact that it records in the better .MP4 container, rather than .3GP in the case of LG, plus the higher bitrate - 17Mbps vs 10Mbps for the Optimus 2X - we...

posted: 12 Apr 2011, 13:48

The CTIA E-Tech award roster includes two mysterious LG phones

The CTIA E-Tech award roster includes two mysterious LG phones

The CTIA Expo is fast approaching, and two handsets listed just as LG Mobile Phones, make company of the HTC Thunderbolt, Motorola ATRIX 4G, and the LG Revolution in the finalists listing...

posted: 09 Mar 2011, 03:10

The dual core LG Optimus 2X is coming to the U.S. as the T-Mobile G2x?

The dual core LG Optimus 2X is coming to the U.S. as the T-Mobile G2x?

Now that the LG Optimus 2X is being launched in Europe, it is time to look at a stateside release; a leaked internal document for T-Mobile would make it appear that the handset, equipped with a dual-core processor,...

posted: 05 Mar 2011, 15:07

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