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A known fact — India accounts for a majority of budget phone users and we know that by budget phones, I don’t mean classic feature phones, but some really decent smartphones. There are so many users in India who totally rely on this very segment of smartphones, and this brings me back to the limelight […]
While we have a couple of foldable smartphones soon to become commercial, LG still isn’t part of the bandwagon. However, the company has been granted a patent for a foldable smartphone with added capabilities. According to a patent filed back in 2015 at the USPTO, LG could be unveiling a transparent foldable smartphone, which means the device will be transparent. […]
The Incredibles gave us the elastic girl, and while LG has no plans to step onto the foldable smartphone ride, it could provide us with an elastic smartphone. According to a new patent by LG at the USPTO, the South Korean company could launch a future device with a stretchable display which can be extended in all directions: top, bottom, […]
At MWC 2019, LG unveiled its flagship G8 device that carries several intriguing features and brings upgrades over its hugely popular G7 ThinQ. Talking about specs, LG G8 sports a 6.1-inch QHD+ display with a notch. The smartphone from LG comes with 6GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 2TB with […]
LG is all set to unveil its new flagship in its high-end G series, the LG G8 ThinQ, for which we have seen a lot of rumors and leaks, both official and unofficial. Now, we have new official information revealing a new audio feature for the smartphone. According to a blog post by LG, the […]
A new smartphone by LG in its Q series dubbed the LG Q9 One has been launched in Korea. To recall, the smartphone was unveiled as the LG G7 One back at IFA 2018. The main highlight of the LG Q9 One is that it falls under Google’s Android One initiative and comes with pure Android 9.0 Pie. […]
LG is expected to unveil its 2019 flagship in its premium G series, dubbed the G8 ThinQ at the upcoming MWC 2019 tradeshow. Amongst the various rumors surfacing, we now have official information regarding one of the features of the smartphone. According to a press release, LG has confirmed that it will incorporate the trending […]
LG has announced its MWC 2019 event scheduled for February 24 in Barcelona, and we are expecting to see a lot of new things from the Korean company. One of the products will be its first-ever 5G smartphone, as confirmed by LG itself. As per a blog post, catering to people’s needs for a faster connection, […]
South Korean tech company LG, much like various other companies, is rumored to unveil its first 5G smartphone in 2019. Among the various rumors going around, the latest one hints at a different picture altogether. According to a report by ET News, LG is expected to launch its 5G smartphone under a new series possibly […]
The flaw was discovered by researchers from Check Point in the user authentication method between the SmartThinQ portable app and LG’s back-end platform. This applicability allows users to remotely control different purposes of their appliances, including turning them on and off. For example, users can preheat their furnace or start their AC unit before they […]
The second season of award-winning TV thriller Mr. Robotpremiered with a scene that sent shivers down the cybersecurity world’s spine. In uncomfortably realistic detail, hackers virtually broke into a smart home, turning the home-based IoT technology against its inhabitants. The TV and stereo started switching on and off randomly, the water temperature in the shower went […]
According to the findings of Check Point researchers, there is a vulnerability in the LG smart home infrastructure through which hackers can take full control of an authentic user account and later remotely hijack LG SmartThinq home appliances including refrigerators, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves and robotic vacuum cleaners. When a user leaves any of these devices […]
LG has updated its software after security researchers spotted a flaw that allowed them to gain control of devices like refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, and even access the live feed from a robot vacuum cleaner. The vulnerability, dubbed HomeHack, potentially affects millions of LG SmartThinQ home appliances. It was uncovered by researchers at Check Point, who […]
A ransomware infecting a Television should not be surprising for the readers since security researchers have already identified Android-based TV sets are vulnerable to such attacks, but the below-mentioned incident is somewhat brutal. About two days ago a Twitter user going by the handle of @DarrenCauthon shared a picture with the public showing that an LG smart TV […]
One can allow a crook to wipe devices clean. Two researchers from Check Point’s mobile security division have uncovered two vulnerabilities in LG’s custom modification of the Android OS which enables attackers to take control of the device. The researchers presented their findings at this year’s LayerOne security conference, but not before working with LG to […]
A troubling vulnerability has been uncovered that may make you think twice about ever even temporarily allowing a friend, partner or acquaintance to use your new LG V10 Android smartphone. A YouTube user called “Matt OnYourScreen” came across the flaw, which potentially allows someone to gain unlimited access to the device in future. The good […]
Millions of LG G3 smartphone users are at risk of losing critical personal data due to a severe security weakness dubbed as the ‘SNAP’ vulnerability. This vulnerability is so grave that it can lead to data theft, denial of service (DoS) attacks and phishing attacks on LG G3 smartphones. According to the blog post from […]
Google had to intervene to fix a few vulnerabilities that risked exposing its Nexus devices and related Android operating system to remote access – or through malware – by hackers. The tech firm has actually been working on media file related software bugs in Android OS since July last year when Stagefright – a media-parsing […]
The LG Update Center Application faces yet another threat of cyber attack as was discovered by SEARCH-LAB Ltd in November 2014. A loophole exists where the center’s SSL certificate lacks verification hence creating a loophole for man-in-the-middle attack on the connection between applications and the LG website (www.lgcpm.com). This gap then exposes LG handset users […]
Search-Lab Ltd. discovered a serious security vulnerability in the On Screen Phone protocol used by LG Smart Phones. A malicious attacker is able to bypass the authentication phase of the network communication, and thus establish a connection to the On Screen Phone application without the owner’s knowledge or consent. Once connected, the attacker could have […]
The well known cell phone company LG announced its new LG OPTIMUS ME P350 in 2011 January and it was released in 2011 February. This OPTIMUS ME P350 supports both the 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 network like all other recent […]