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The LG Panther is getting plenty of attention after it was shown off last week –potentially stating that it could be the very first Windows Phone 7 series device to be launched.
While the images of the touch screen smart phone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard was anything but telling; it was more than enough of a confirmation of LG’s decision to make a WP7 device and to show that they are well ahead of their competitors. In terms of specs, many are still wondering what LG will be giving with the upcoming Panther, but there are already plenty of speculations as to what we should expect based on the performance and demands of the 7 series mobile platform.
The easiest and most probable guess is that the Panther will come with a Snapdragon processor –mostly hinted by the fact that Microsoft and Qualcomm are teaming up for this new OS and that the highly detailed and dynamic user interface would require plenty of hardware power.
The touch screen display is most definitely going to be capacitive since the touch based controls will certainly be using gestures. Also, the UI uses larger buttons, icons and links; a sure sign that it was designed to be tapped with a finger instead of a stylus.
This recent report about the Panther has been conflicting with earlier news reports about the LG Apollo. The Apollo is expected to be a super phone with extremely high end specs and follows the basic touch screen look as opposed to a phone that comes with a physical keyboard. While some assume that the two phones are one and the same, we are certainly hoping that these are two different phones. After all, considering the initial speculations, both of these devices are going to be worth looking forward to.
Go to GSM Arena to get the scoop on the LG Panther.
HD is the big thing these days. While we are still not sure if the big push in 2012 will actually happen (SD broadcasts will stop in order to pave the way for HD-quality TV), we do know that HD quality video recording has now become the next big thing with mobile phones.
A new handset from the 
The GW990 is so big in size and in features that 
This would be pretty awkward on a standard sized touchscreen phone to say the least, which probably explains why LG decided to place the GW990 into the category of Mobile Internet Device instead. With a humongous 4.8″ screen LG are certainly not joking about, and with a screen resolution of 1020 x 480 the GW990 truly does give off some impressive visuals.
The original 
While the Cookie Plus follows a very similar design to the KP500 Cookie it comes with a more rounded and curvilinear feel to it that makes it much more appealing to the eye and hand. Aside from that it follows the same design, with a similar sized screen above the same three functional buttons found on the KP500.
The Cookie Plus is still a GSM phone like the KP500, but one of the new additions that particularly singles out the Cookie Plus is the inclusion of 3G support (HSDPA 7.2Mbps). Although LG should be commended for bringing 3G technology to the Cookie line, the new Cookie Plus could have greatly benefited from Wi-Fi support, which is sadly still not present. There is still support for GPRS and EDGE, as well as USB and Bluetooth with A2DP.
After the unexpected success of the KP500 Cookie it is no surprise that LG has decided to extend the handset into a whole range of phones. While there are many more Cookie phones to look forward to in 2010, including the (possibly)-sliding GS290, the Cookie Plus is very similar to the existing Cookie KP500. There are some obvious improvements like 3G support and an updated interface with proper social networking integration, but other areas that could have been improved as well like the camera and perhaps the inclusion of Wi-Fi. The Cookie Plus has a more agreeable feel to it and the upgrades do enhance the user experience but for anyone owning the existing KP500 Cookie it may be worthwhile waiting to see what other handsets join the range as the Cookie Plus may be too similar to the original to warrant purchasing. You can find out what 
The 
The KS360 had used resistive touch sensitivity but this was only supplied on certain parts of the phone’s interface. LG has extended the touch sensitivity to the entire interface for the GT350 and the display is bright and colourful thanks to the 256k colours available. Like most touchscreens on the market today the GT350 has an accelerometer included so you can auto-rotate the screen depending on your needs.
As well as having an excellent media player for playing your own music you can also listen to the latest tracks through the included stereo FM radio. The GT350 comes with many games included and also has motion controlled games that make use of the previously mentioned accelerometer. You can download many more games, as well as themes to personalise the look and feel of your GT350’s homescreen.
As well as having support for multimedia messages (MMS), the GT350 supports the more intuitive threaded view for SMS messages, where messages are displayed per-contact rather than bundled together in one folder. As well as supporting instant messaging clients like Google Talk and Windows Live, the GT350 has fantastic email features. The phone supports push email, so that you can be informed of any new messages as they are received, and not when you check for them.
Since the launch of the first touchscreen phones just a few years back there has been a move to bring out bigger and bigger devices with each launch, to the point that now there are many touchscreen phones that are such an excessive size that companies are starting to refer to them under a host of alternative monikers, such as ‘mobile internet device’. The Mini GD880 is 
At 102 x 47 x 11mm it is very similar in size to the 
The Mini GD880 comes with a 5 megapixel camera with advanced face detection. The camera comes complete with autofocus and fantastic features such as geo-tagging. Through the GD880’s Social Network Connect you can quickly and easily upload images that you have taken to your favourite social media sites online, such as Facebook or Picasa. The LG Press Release seems to hint that this applies to video as well, so the camera will most likely come with video recording powers, although this is as yet unconfirmed.
The Mini is a great phone for tapping out messages, with excellent support for SMS and MMS. The Mini GD880 supports push email so that you will always be notified of when a new email has been received. The LG Mini places a lot more emphasis on social networking however, with some great features such as Social Network Connect that amalgamates all of your social networking accounts into one easy to access interface.
The Mini follows on from LG’s earlier Pop phone that had prided itself on being the slimmest and most petite touchscreen handset available. With touchscreen phones getting increasingly larger and bulkier it is nice to see that there is a mobile phone company is still willing to cater for people who would like to have a more portable and manageable handset.
In the couple of years since its initial release the 
are totally free. You can find apps to tell you the latest news, games apps or apps for your favourite online social networking service as well as many more apps being released every day.
The Android media player has great support for music and video playback, and many other alternative media players can be downloaded through the Android Marketplace. Although internal memory is limited to 150MB you can easily upgrade this to 32GB through microSD cards, which is plenty of room for storing music and videos to keep you entertained on the go. The added benefit of this is that you can have many microSD cards and swap them about depending on your required content.