LG drops Android 2.2 OS for their Optimus pad, to launch in 2011 with Gingerbread

LG Optimus Pad Android tablet

LG Electronics Inc, the south Korean consumer electronics giant, has confirmed earlier this week that they have indeed dropped all plans to launch a Tablet PC with the Android 2.2 FroYo operating system. You may be aware that LG was scheduled to launch their Optimus Pad Android Tablet PC by the end of this year with the FroYo OS.

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LG Otimus Pad Android Tablet spotted

Tablets Unleashed has covered the Optimus Pad, LG’s Android based Tablet PC, earlier, however we did not have much details other than LG’s claim that it was going to be better than any other Tablet you have seen, and that it would focus on content creation, rather than just . . . → Continue reading LG Otimus Pad Android Tablet spotted

LG’s Optimus Tablet PC to focus on Content creation

The WSJ has a lengthy post on the South Korean giant, LG’s plan for the Smartphone, and Tablet PC market. LG has been late to the Smartphone game, and finished the second quarter with a minuscule 1.2 % market share, according to Gartner. However, LG Electronics is making amends and plans a . . . → Continue reading LG’s Optimus Tablet PC to focus on Content creation

LG Display unveils eBook Reader with Solar cell

LG display has just announced an eBook Reader that is Solar powered. This innovative device uses Solar cells to convert sunlight into electric power, thus providing the ability to read books, magazines, or personal documents even when the battery has ran out.

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LG unable to meet Apple’s iPad display demand

LG Display is a primary supplier of displays for Apple’s iPad. Apple has sold around 3.5 millions units of iPad since its launch in April this year. Reuters reports that LG is now unable to meet the growing demand from Apple for iPad displays

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1.2 million units of ipad panels shipped every month

LG Display has shipped about 800,000-900,000 9.7-inch iPad panels in May, up from over 700,000 units in April, 470,000 units in March, and 300,000 units in February.

Samsung Electronics, joining the game, will start volume shipments of 9.7-inch panels for the Apple iPad in July with monthly shipments reaching 300,000-500,000 units, according to market sources.

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