LG to announce three Windows Phones in the coming weeks, 10 more throughout 2010

By on Sep 3, 2009 at 7:30 AM
General September 3, 2009

What better way to get our attention early on a Thursday morning that with a press non-release? LG has announced that it will take the wraps off of three upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Windows Phones in the coming weeks and that 10 more will be made available throughout 2010. An attempt to cut leaks off at the pass? An open invitation for bloggers to start digging for dirt? The thing is, the GW550 and the caption about it being one of the first three to drop, we have no idea what we’re in for. Of course, seeing as the GW550 is already known to us as a Windows Mobile 6.1 device, we can’t help but think we may see more shenanigans that involve claiming a phone with an updated OS is as good as new. Still, we’re definitely looking forward to having LG tells us just what the full-touchscreen handset and QWERTY slider that will join the GW550 are all about. So, LG… Make with the goods!

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  • bluehorseshoe

    Gotta have my Windows phone!

  • hahahah

    windows mobile, yawn

  • Hmm…

    Is that a new LG or the Nokia E71?

  • twoboxen

    hmm… winmo or n900… which to choose? hmmmmm…. /s

  • Vince

    This surprised the hell out of me…new LG devices sporting WinMo? Clearly, LG is not taking any chances in its attempt to find a smartphone niche.

    Despite the naysayers, WinMo has not become irrelevant, although it’s as close as you can get without being so. If M$ can get its act together — hah! — the OS may even make a comeback. It’s still widespread even if it’s nearly invisible.

    I like to say that WinMo is the silent but deadly smartphone OS.

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com christexaport

    The next Windows looks promising, but LG abandoned the Symbian bandwagon too early, IMO. We’ll see whether WinMo’s trust with carriers will be enough on the low end to usurp Symbian in the emerging markets. I doubt it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/numetheus Christopher Cox

    @Vince,
    It’s wide spread only because of the sheer number of devices and across all carriers. I’m pretty sure that if winmo was on one carrier and on one device (in US) like it’s competitor that it would have died a long time ago. It’s the widesperead distribution that is keeping it alive … it certainly isn’t it’s popularity. Like you said … They are invisible.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Phoenix Arizona, USA

  • Witty!

    Why is it so trendy to bash WinMo and MicroSoft?

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Baldwin Park North America

  • Justin

    Windows Mobile for life!

    I love it because it’s an OS that doesn’t treat me like an idiot. It assumes I know how to manage multiple programs at the same time. It doesn’t have a committee that decides what programs I can and cannot have.

  • Fiyero

    I dont’t understand why T-Mobile won’t get any LG phones.

  • http://gallery.me.com/numetheus Christopher Cox

    @Justin
    I have a life, and because of that I don’t want to manage my phone all the time. I want a phone that is powerful and easy enough to just work. It should let me work the way I want, and when I am done using it, I should be able to just put it in my pocket knowing that no matter how many applications I decide to use throughout the day … it will just run.

    With Windows Mobile, that description does NOT fit what I want. I have to make sure to close out of my programs, and if I don’t do management, they will run in the background keeping connections open eating my batter or eating memory. People on the internet will call you an idiot because you didn’t manage and close your programs … so the community is not friendly either. The software catalogue is stale and the apps look old and outdated compared to the next gen apps we get on iPhone. The UI is considered ugly and outdated … and most companies create shells to hide its WM underpinnings.

    So you can keep your WM crap.

  • http://gallery.me.com/numetheus Christopher Cox

    @Witty!
    It’s not trendy. WM is an operating system that is practically invisible, even though it is still out there purely because of sheer numbers. Few get excited for WM news compared to Android, iPhone, BB, or Pre. And the relative few that love WM will be quick to trash you just because you are using an iPhone. WM 6.5 I feel is their last chance to really make a difference and pull out of the sinkhole they are in.

  • http://(null) jon

    Great, more LG pieces of crap.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Plano North America

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