LG V10 Smartphone, $200 OFF

LG Electronics Inc, a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, has released their latest smartphone the LG V10. It does resemble the LG G4 there may be some similarities but they are completely different smartphones.

The LG V10 is powered by Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor paired with 4 GB of RAM. It has plenty of storage space at 64 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card.

The snapper (primary camera) is 16MP lens sensor with features such as laser autofocus, LED flash and optical image stabilization. The secondary camera is a 5MP dual camera system.

LG V10 also has 2 screens, the main display is a 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440 with Quad HD resolution while the secondary screen is 2.1-inch. The secondary screen purpose is to provide the information you need when the main display is off.

The LG V10 is a high-performance handset that offers a very similar experience to the Note 4.

Since it's Black Friday, LG is giving $100 prepaid cards to those who will purchase a Verizon LG V10 or LG G4 smartphone. The promotion is available up to December 25. In order to receive the prepaid card, you'll have to register at a website specifically made by LG for this purpose (http://www.lgphonerebates.com/holidayrebate/). Make sure to read all the terms and conditions. Then you can combine it with the carrier's Black Friday Promotion. Verizon is giving $100 off the price of the LG V10 on Black Friday, which means you can save a total of $200 if you're buying the handset this Friday.

LG Smart TV Streams Google Play Movies and TV

LG, a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul integrates Google Play Movies & TV into their new Smart TVs. The new TV sets will be powered by LG’s WebOS, and not Android TV which a lot of people prefer.

Starting December, those who owns LG Smart TV in the US and other 104 countries will be able to stream thousands of TV shows and movies that are available at Google Play Movies & TV.

LG smart TVs which includes all those using the webOS platform and the other earlier NetCast 4.0 and 4.5 versions will be getting an update that gives them access to the Play Movies & TV services of Google.

LG smart TV owners will be able to either rent, buy, or view movies or TV shows in both SD and HD formats from the comfort of their own homes.

BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry Priv is the first BlackBerry smartphone, that run on Android OS. It has a 5.6-inch display and a QWERTY keyboard that can be slide out. The called it "Priv" because of the privacy and privilege that it offers. It has a built-in software designed to keep you and your information safe.

The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm 808 processor, 32GB of storage, and a 18-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization.

BlackBerry Priv Specs:

Display: 5.6-inch display 1440 x 2560 pixels Corning Gorilla Glass 4
OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 with Adreno 418
Storage: 32 GB expandable using microSD, up to 200 GB
RAM: 3 GB
Camera: Main 18 MP, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED
Secondary Camera 2 MP, 720p
Battery: Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery

BlackBerry Priv will be available on AT&T or through BlackBerry.com starting November 9, 2015.

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Huawei is now the top smartphone in China, dislodge Xiaomi

Huawei Technologies Co, has dislodged Xiaomi from the top in the lucrative China Smartphone market. Huawei topped Xiaomi in the 3rd quarter and posted its 1st year-over-year in phone shipments, based on a new survey.

Xiaomi’s phone shipments is down by 8% in the 3rd quarter while Huawei’s jumped 81%, according to research firm Canalys on Thursday. In the 2nd quarter, Xiaomi had a 15.9% share of the market, while Huawei had a 15.7% share, according to the report.

The Sina news report Huawei was able to sell a total of 27.4 million devices for the 3 months ended September 30, compared to the 18.5 million devices sold by Xiaomi during the same period.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 in Pink Gold

Apple's iPhone 6s will hit the stores of South Korea on October 23, and the battle between the smartphone giants is set. Samsung announced that they will be releasing the Galaxy Note 5 as an answer to the iPhone 6s. The Galaxy Note 5 will be available in two colors, titanium silver and pink gold. Noticed the new pink gold color directly competing with Apple's rose gold iPhone 6S. The color pink gold is identical to rose gold.

Samsung said that the new color variations for the Galaxy Note 5 will gradually be expanded to other Asian countries but release details are still being worked out. There are no news if it will actually make it to the U.S.

The Galaxy Note 5 titanium silver and pink gold models will join the existing Note 5 gold platinum, black sapphire, and white pearl color options.

ASUS Zenfone Go India Launch Price, Specs and Features

Taiwanese tech giant Asustek Computer Inc launched ASUS Zenfone Go in India, it is their first “affordable” smartphone    in the country. They want to enter the budget smartphone market in the 3rd largest smartphone user in the world.

The company said that India is a critical market for them and they want to give cutting-edge products to consumers seeking the power-packed design sensibilities of a high-end smartphone at competitive prices.

The ZenFone Go is priced at 7,999 rupees or US$121 and available now at Flipkart, the number 1 e-commerce website in India.

The ZenFone smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop-based ZenUI. Under the hood it got 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6580 quad-core processor, Mali 400MP2 graphics. The display is at 5 inches with HD resolution of 1280 x 720, and 2GB of RAM.

In terms of connectivity, there is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 3G (HSPA+) network access and a microUSB port. It is powered by a 2,070mAh battery and comes with dual-SIM support. However, the smartphone does not have 4G LTE support just 3G.

The smartphone is equip with an 8-megapixel rear camera sensor with LED flash and a 2-megapixel selfie camera sensor on the front.

The Zenfone Go comes in Pure Black, Glamour Red, or Ceramic White color. It comes in 16GB and 32GB internal storage options, which can be further expanded via MicroSD card.

Asustek chief executive officer Jerry Shen said last month that they have plans to launch one or two low-priced ZenFone Go smartphones each year in emerging markets, like Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Thailand.