LG who make products for many electronic sectors, especially mobile phones, have already released some netbooks. But word has it, that LG are working on a new netbook “Synergy” that will work in sync with your handset. It isn’t clear on whether any LG handset will be able to sync with the netbook, or if a specific model will be released. Synergy will allow the netbook to answer calls and reply to texts without any need of grabbing your phone when someone contacts you. You’ll also get caller ID with it, along with being able to browse the files stored on your handset from the netbook.

Synergy will also feature a 10 inch display, bluetooth and run Windows XP. The suggested price for the netbook is $149 with a two year contract.

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Fancy a netbook with 12 hours battery life? Well, you’re in luck as LG is set to launch an upgraded model of its X130 netbook. Yes folks, LG is set to release a new X130 netbook variant equipped with a 9-cell battery pack – that gives you like we said 12 hours of battery life.

Specs and feature wise, its still the same LG X130 netbook we covered not so long ago. You’ll get a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1-inch LCD with 1024×600 pixel resolution, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooh and Windows XP Home.

The LG X130 will be available pretty soon in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It will set you back for around $632.

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LG is about to update its LG X120 netbook with a new netbook which just got into the hands of the FCC. According to the documents forwarded to the FCC, this LG netbook was listed as the LG X13. But that seems a rather akward follow-up to the LG X120 so our guess is that it will be released as the LG X130.

Anyway, setting aside the name issue, the FCC documents don’t seem to reveal any outstanding specs of the LG X120. It seems that this netbook would just be your standard netbook models with 1.6GHz CPU, 160GB HDD, 1 GB RAM and the rest of the standard netbook specs. Bluetooth and WiFi would also be supported. The LG X13 also have a wider form factor than the LG X120.

And that’s just about it for what we know of this netbook. LG would probably strike a deal with some US mobile broadband provider to make this netbook more appealing and interesting to consumers.

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The lucky guys at Engadget have been fortunate to get their hands on a retail version of the new netbook from LG, the LG X120 (1.6GHz Atom CPU / 10.1 inch screen / 160GB HDD / 1GB of RAM). They’ve posted up a number of images from the unboxing of the unit which can be found in the gallery with a handful of images from the event posted below:

Engadget seem impressed with the X120 from their initial unboxing inspection, noting the matte white finish on the exterior of the netbook, the high gloss finish on the interior and on the screen, the quality of the keyboard and the LG “Splashtop-powered Smart On interface” as being positive additions. The LG X120 certainly makes a good overall first impression.

So finally, as previously published AT&T has officially launched its subsidized netbook offerings. The official product site is already up and running now. Interestingly, AT&T prefers to call its subsidized netbooks as “mini laptops”, perhaps to avoid legal implications later on.

Anyway, the package is good for two types of data plans which cost either $40 or $60 monthly service fee.  Both come with a 24-month service contract and either a 5GB or 200MB domestic data access.

Up for grabs are the  as Acer Aspire One for $99, Dell Mini 9 for $149, Dell Mini 12 for $349, LG X110 for $249 and Lenovo X200 $849.99.

Actually only three of these products can be classified as netbooks, the 8.9-inch Aspire One, Dell Mini 9, and LG X110. Interestingly, the LG X110 is priced relatively higher than the other two because it sport a 10-inch display.

So, if you don’t mind getting tied up with a 24-month AT&T service contract, these netbook deals might interest you.

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A recent check upon LG’s patent filings has revealed that the company is once again looking into making convertible tablet notebooks. We say once again because, apparently, the company came out with a convertible tablet netbook back in 2007, when netbooks weren’t even “invented” yet. The new convertible notebook, according to the patent, will have two different operating systems. One for “notebook mode,” and another for “tablet mode.” Of course, the patent makes no claims that the product will be out soon, but it’s in the works if the drawings and descriptions in the patent are any indication. We’ll update you as soon as more information regarding this product comes out.

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LG Canada seems to want to stop calling its LG X110 a netbook. Either to start a new trend or to avoid getting lawsuits from Psion.  So, LG is asking users/consumers instead, more particularly Canadian residents to come up with a cooler and sexier branding for their LG X120.

So, what’s its going to be? LG Incognito, Flipbook, LG MicroG? Or can you come up with better suggestions? If yes, then why don’t you join the LG X120 Whatchamacallit contest and stand a chance to win an LG X120 netbook of your own instead.

If you’re not from Canada, you can still join in the fun by voting the suggested entries. But you won’t win an LG X120, just the bragging rights that you have voted the winning name.

Well, at least you don’t have to buy some coffee to join this netbook-inspired contest, if you’re a Canadian resident.

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I have somewhat bad news for the loyal customers of LG. You might be holding off for a new, even better model than the LG X120 before buying a netbook, but it’s going to be quite a while before LG introduces any more new models in its netbook/notebook line. The company has decided that it will rather work on churning out more phones with touchscreens or QWERTY keyboard than notebooks. This is undoubtedly good news for fans of LG mobile phones, especially since it’s said the company is working towards making their phone products better than ever, but those who are looking into buying LG notebooks might want to look elsewhere if the company’s current offerings don’t seem like worth the money.

Mobile Today via Unwired View

Besides Samsung, there is another famous cellphone-making company dabbling in netbooks. That, of course, is LG, and its latest model–the LG X120–is said to be on schedule for a release in the Japanese before the end of the month, followed by a wider release in April. All things considered, the LG X120 doesn’t really differ much from netbooks in its category. It’s got a standard 10-inch screen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi and either a 3-cell or 6-cell battery. It does sport an inbuilt HSPA modem, though, so it would be a great choice for mobile computing enthusiasts who are fond of doing work on the go.

Engadget via Liliputing

Finally LG has officially announced the release date of the LG X110 netbook. And it will be an April release for the company’s home country Korea. Likewise we also now have a more official price tag for the said netbook, well at least for the Korean market it was said to be something around $607 in Korean Won equivalent.

If you would feature of the LGX110 that we should be excited about is the integrated HSDPA 3G as well as its sleek and stylish form factor and design. Although some would say that it looks a lot like the MSI Wind.

According to some official announcement in Korea, the LG X110 would have the following basic specs such 10-inch WSVGA LED backlit screen (1024×576) and 160GB HDD. The LG X110 will be available in two models - X120-L76LK and X120-L76PK. Although it is not very clear as to what wil be the difference between these two models.

Anyway, with the Samsung NC110 also up for release sometime soon, it looks like we’re going to be seeing some more new announcements from Asus to counter this new rival netbooks, or at least after we see the release of the much awaited Eee PC 1000HE.

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