LG launches in Korea the Optimus Z Android Smartphone

LG launches in Korea the Optimus Z Android smartphone, newest addition to LG’s Optimus series. Powered by 1GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor, the Optimus Z runs the Android 2.1 OS with the option to upgrade to Version 2.2 before the end of the year.

LG‘s new Android phone features a 3.5-inch 800×480 “Hyper HD” LCD touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera, integrated T-DMB mobile TV tuner and WiFi connectivity. The phone also offers the On Screen Phone function that lets user display their phone interface on the screen of their PC, using Bluetooth connection or a data cable. Also included are Drag & Shake function that allows Optimus Z users to share files between smartphones with a simple shake of the handset, and the LG Air Sync that lets them constantly sync the phone with their PCs or other mobile digital devices.

The LG Optimus Z will be released as by SK Telecom as LG SU950 and by KT as LG KU9500. The stylish phone comes in black.

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Back when the Nokia N8 was announced, it seemed to have a ‘feature’ that most Nokia users have been mocking Apple for – a battery that isn’t “user replaceable”. A few days later, the truth started to come out – unlike Apple’s products, this battery wasn’t soldered onto anything, it was just that the construction of the phone deemed a removable back cover impossible. This ‘unique’ construction also brought along some other niceties, like having the IMEI printed right underneath the HDMI port opening, or all the other data you normally see under the battery being now exposed on the outside of the bottom tip of the phone.

Anyway, the two very visible screws on the sides of the device made people wonder (and Nokia all-but-confirm) whether replacing the battery was just a matter of getting the right screwdriver.

Well, in light of the recent leak of the Nokia N8 Service Manual, here’s all the confirmation you’ll need:

Seems easy enough if you’re a natural born tinkerer. Keep in mind that this may or may not void your warranty. There’s no official word on that yet, but we’ll probably find out at some point after the N8 is actually released.

As for the faint of heart, you may still be safer taking your device to a Nokia Care Point to have a professional do the replacement. And at least now you know it should only take a couple of minutes, and fight back if they tell you they need to keep it for a couple of weeks.

Via The Nokia Blog

Samsung Flight II (A927) for AT&T gets official, should be launched soon

AT&T will soon introduce another one of those many touchscreen + QWERTY feature phones that promise to offer “the best from both worlds”: the Samsung Flight II (A927).

Unlike the first Samsung Flight (currently available for free on contract), the Flight II comes with a landscape QWERTY keyboard, not a portrait one – which could mean the first Flight was a failed experiment (the keys on its keyboard may have been too small to be practical).

Anyway, the new phone features a 240 x 400 pixels TFT touchscreen display, TouchWiz UI, mobile TV, AT&T Navigator, HTML browser, 2MP camera, 512MB of on-board memory, and MicroSD card support (up to 16GB).

The Flight II A927 has appeared at Samsung USA’s official website, although it wasn’t properly announced. It shouldn’t cost more than $100 on contract when launched.

Via PhoneScoop