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by Alex Dobie
Dec 07, 2012
It's been a long journey to bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich onto the LG Optimus 2X. First the update was rumored to have been canceled, then un-canceled, then delayed, then released, but ju...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 24, 2012
LG has surprised just about everyone this evening, and released the Ice Cream Sandwich kernel source for the Optimus 2X. Word from developers is that this source also applies to the P999 (...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 13, 2012
If you picked up an LG Optimus 2X last year, you'll already be acquainted with the frustrating experience of waiting for much-needed OS updates. The world's first dual-core smartphone shippe...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 30, 2012
The ongoing saga of "Will my Optimus 2X get Android 4.0?" takes another twist courtesy of LG Canada. Previously, LG Singapore had said via their Facebook page the update was coming in Q3 b...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
Development of CyanogenMod 9 continues apace, with the main dev overseeing LG devices releasing a very early "self-KANG" build for LG Optimus 2X and T-Mobile G2X owners. Ricardo Cerquiera ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 28, 2011
LG this morning on its Facebook page announced four of its smartphones -- its top four, in case you're wondering -- will receive updates to Ice Cream Sandwich. The lucky quorum are the Optimus 2...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2011
Because PR messages too often are, well, borked on Facebook, we instead point you to the most recent statement from LG on, erm, Facebook, regarding Ice Cream Sandwich updates and the fact that the O...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 31, 2011
The long wait is finally, almost, at an end for users of LG's Optimus line as they have today released details of the European rollout of their much awaited Gingerbread update for the &q...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 31, 2011
Yet another chapter in the Ice Cream Sandwich update saga seems to be causing some outcry in the community, this time surrounding LG. As it stands, LG are keeping their cards close to their chest re...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2011
We all want to keep our phone looking good, even when it's built as tough as the LG G2X (and it's European twin brother the LG Optimus 2X) is. For many, that means a hard shell case like the Se...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 01, 2011
LG is starting to roll out its RemoteCall software on all "premium" Optimus smartphones, according to press release issued by the Korean manufacturer today. The RemoteCall softwar...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2011
A vanilla UI and dual-core power combined with open hardware make the G2X one of the best Android phones to dateThe LG T-Mobile G2X and its cousin from across the pond the Optimus 2X show us LG is se...
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by Alex Dobie
May 12, 2011
LG has announced that it's kicking off a roadshow tour of the UK to show off its current line-up of Android smartphones, including the Optimus 2X and Optimus Black. As well as the opportunity to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 04, 2011
I'll preface this by saying I don't fall into the benchmark trap. They're too easy to manipulate (all of them), and numbers don't mean as much to me as real-life usage. That doesn't mean t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 03, 2011
Not content with calling the LG Optimus 2X "the world's first dual-core smartphone" themselves, LG has petitioned -- and received -- a Guinness Record for the 2X that spells it all out....
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2011
The release of the T-Mobile G2X smartphone and G-Slate tablet must be nigh, because ol' Magenta is having a little get-together next week in the city that never sleeps. Don't worry, we'll take you al...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 06, 2011
Just got slipped the screen you see above, and it looks like we may see the T-Mobile G2X (that's the LG Optimus 2X for those of you playing at home) as soon as April 15. That's a tad sooner than...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X is proving to be quite the treat for those who love to root and customize their phones, and the release of MCR (MoDaCo Custom ROM) for the device makes things that much better. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 26, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X (see our hands-on) gets the next step of the hacking treatment, a custom recovery. Paul O'Brien has built ClockworkMod recovery, and packaged it up with an easy installer for W...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 05, 2011
LG's dual-core Optimus 2X may launch on T-Mobile USA as the T-Mobile G2X, according to an internal T-Mobile screen leaked to TmoNews. No release date or pricing information is availabl...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 01, 2011
Now that we've got a couple of dual-core devices with those fast-and-mighty NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipsets, it's time to put them to good use -- with some apps. And to that end, NVIDIA this morning ha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 28, 2011
LG has announced that the Optimus 2X -- the world's first (but no longer only) dual-core Android smartphone -- will be hitting Europe in March. Neither carriers nor countries were ann...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 11, 2011
Infinity Blade and Gears of War developer Epic Games revealed a few weeks ago that its Unreal Engine 3 technology was already up and running on Android, and now we have proof in the form of a v...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 29, 2011
Have you been looking for the sweet weather widget from the LG Optimus 2X? I know a lot of you have, and thanks to XDA member Sony_Ericsson_X10 we now have it -- almost. He found that...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWhere do we expect the LG Optimus 2X and its dual-core Tegra 2 processor to shine the brightest? Gaming, of course. We've thrown just about everything we can think ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 27, 2011
Good news for everyone looking for parts and files from the LG Optimus 2X, the files have been stripped from the phone and are available for download. The system dump itself is about 275 MB...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jan 27, 2011
The magic smartphone fairy just dropped off quite the present -- the LG Optimus 2X -- aka the world's first dual-core Android smartphone. First impressions -- and we're talking very, very initia...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 27, 2011
YouTube link for mobile viewingWe can't not benchmarks the LG Optimus 2X (be sure to check out our hands-on), with the world's first dual-core smartphone processor, right? But here's the thing to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X was the first smartphone to be announced with a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and it's also the first to market, going on sale today in Korea. You can have it right now in ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jan 21, 2011
British retailer Expansys UK is offering the LG Optimus 2X for the low price of free when paired with a Vodafone UK contract. The phone itself is listed as being available starting Mar. 21 but i...
