Android in Canada Blog

By Tim Gee on May 8th, 2013

  The last couple of months have been pretty good for us in the Android community.  Sony, HTC, and Samsung have all released flagship devices, the Xperia ZL, One, and Galaxy S4 respectively, and all are very solid offerings.  LG on the other hand released their flagship device, the Optimus G, back in late 2012…

By Tim Gee on March 14th, 2013

  Today is Samsung’s day.  But LG isn’t about to hide in the shadows as they have literally gone and “One Upped” the big Samsung billboard in Time Square.  As you can see in the picture above, they have redone their billboard, which sits directly above Samsung’s, in hopes of reminding people that their super phone is already…

By Tim Gee on March 8th, 2013

  Good news for you Optimus G users.  According to Rogers, the Jelly Bean update should be coming at the end of the month.  That means that you will soon have your taste of Project Butter and Google Now among other things. I have to say that it was a pretty bad move on LG’s…

By Mark Roberts on March 6th, 2013

The past two months have been a very busy time for the mobile industry, and we have seen some major announcements and product unveilings in the Android world. We all know that Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy S4 at next week’s Unpacked Event, and it’s sure to have as much, if not more…

By Tim Gee on March 4th, 2013

I’m sure you all know by now that I’m a numbers person and when I read this number I was pretty amazed.  According to LG, they have already sold over 10 Million LTE capable devices.  This is double the 5 Million that they reported just back in August of 2012.  In some regard, this number…

By Tim Gee on February 20th, 2013

Well it looks like Rogers has now officially made the white Optimus G available for purchase.  The phone is identical to the black version other than that it’s done up in white.  It even has access to Rogers coveted 2600MHz LTE band which, from what I know, is one of the best LTE frequencies available. If…

By Tim Gee on February 12th, 2013

  LG has just released a new promotion for the Optimus G just in times for Valentines.  Customers who purchase a new Optimus G between now and March 30, 2013 can get a full year of free music.  Now what does that mean exactly?  I’m not totally sure but here’s what it says in the…

By Mark Roberts on January 15th, 2013

Today it was reported that LG is planning to introduce the Optimus G2 this fall, one year after the Canadian and international launch of the current model. Like many other phones expected to arrive this year, the phone will feature a 1080p HD display five inches or so in size. Given the rumoured time frame…