LG's L-series II handsets to get 'Knock' feature via maintenance update

LG announced on Sunday in Korea that its premium feature called 'Knock' (formerly known as 'KnockON') will be standard for other new and future handsets. KnockON is a feature that allows user to easily wake the device from sleep. KnockON makes its first debut on LG G2, where the volume button is located on the back of the device, so users can easily wake the device with double-taps.

After G2, this feature also exists on the LG G Pad and G Flex, all have power button on the back, so user can easily turn his/her device on from sleep with double taps.

Now, all the LG Optimus L Series II phones (L7 II, L5 II, L3 II single-SIM and dual-SIM versions, and maybe other L Series II phones that is not listed, even the power button is not located on the back of the device) reported to get the Knock feature via maintenance update in January.

Here's the full press release report:

SEOUL, Dec. 29, 2013 — LG Electronics (LG) announced that its popular Knock feature (formerly known as KnockON) will be included as a standard feature in the company’s key mobile devices in the future while its line of L Series II smartphones will receive Knock through a global Maintenance Release upgrade starting in January 2014. 

Knock was first introduced in LG G2 as a convenient way to turn the smartphone on and off by tapping twice on the display since the power button was located on the back of the phone. Then Knock was featured in a tablet for the first time with the LG G Pad 8.3 followed by the G Flex curved smartphone which also shared the rear button design of the G2. The reaction of audiences to this new feature was so positive that a version for LG’s best-selling L Series II was developed to offer the feature to as many customers as possible.  

"Knock is distinctively an LG UX and a great example of what happens when you marry the latest in mobile technology with consumer-centric insights,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics’ Mobile Communications Company, “No one ever thought that a power button needed to be improved until our engineers wondered why they couldn’t turn the entire screen into a power button.”

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LG G3 to feature a fingerprint scanner

The Apple iPhone 5s and the HTC One max might not be only the phone with a fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone. A report published on Thursday saying that the LG G3, LG's next flagship, will have a fingerprint scanner, to unlock the phone. The mechanism of the scanner is going to be like HTC One max' scanner (requires user to swipe down his/her finger to read the fingerprint), and not like the iPhone 5s' scanner (requires user to press and hold the fingerprint sensor -- on the home button).

Other features included in the G3 are the Android 4.4 operating system, 2.2GHz octa-core processor, and Quad HD display resolution.

The product is expected to introduced at MWC 2014, with other wearables from LG called G Arch (possibly a smartwatch) and the G Health (possibly a wristband).

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LG announces LG Gx for Korean markets

LG has announce the new LG Gx smartphone for Korean markets. 

According to the specifications, the Gx is (basically) a refreshed version of the globally-announced LG Optimus G Pro. This is an LTE device with 5.5" Full HD IPS screen and Snapdragon 600 processor. The phone has 2 gigabytes of RAM, 32 GB internal on-board memory, 13 mpix camera, and a 3,140mAh battery. 

Gx is an Android Jelly Bean device (unknown build number), and is supported by LG UX that brings some nice features, like knock-on, QRemote, and more.The handset will be available in white and black colours.

There is no word for a global availability, for now.

Source: LGNewsroom (Korean)

Intro: LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition

Again a GPE device! Yes, LG just unveiled the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. As with Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition, the tablet has same specs like the original device (LG G Pad 8.3), except that the tablet will running Android 4.4, KitKat. This means this tablet has a same 8.3" Full HD display, Snapdragon 600 chip, 5 megapixel back camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, and a 16 gigabytes of storage, as the LG G Pad 8.3. The device is available in the Google Play Store in the US priced at $349 and will delivered to you in 1 or 2 days. There is no word on global availability.

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