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LG's successor to the V10 will sport a quad DAC for improved sound. CNET LG hopes the path to phone buyers' wallets is through their ears.The Korean electronics giant on Wednesday said the V20 -- its next-generation flagship phone -- will feature a 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analog converter) in what LG called an industry first. LG said the DAC produces a crisp and clear sound reproduction that reduces ambient noise by up to 50 percent.The V20 is the follow-up to LG's V10 phone, which rolled out last October. The company is expected to unveil its new handset on September 6 in San Francisco.In addition...

Enlarge ImageLG will show off its first Android 7.0 Nougat phone in another month. LG Electronics LG will reveal in September what could be the first phone to sport the new Android 7.0 operating system known as Nougat. In a blog post dubbed "Play More," the company revealed that it will unveil its V20 phone on September 6 in San Francisco. The blog post's tagline of "The second story begins" could refer to the V20 being the follow-up to LG's V10 phone, which rolled out last October, or to the G5, which launched this past April. LG faces the same challenges that impede other smartphone players, including HTC...

Korea's LG Electronics is reporting that it had a strong second quarter with operating profit likely reaching a two-year high.According to Reuters, LG stated in a regulatory filing that April-June profit was likely 585 billion won ($504 million), compared with the average of 599 billion won compiled from 23 analyst estimates in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey. LG's television set and home appliances businesses led the way, analysts say.These are the company's best results since 2014, when it reported a 610 billion profit in the second quarter. ...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryVolkswagen, LG team up to merge coected cars and smart homesLG already has its hands in so many different aspects of the inteet of things, it's giving Volkswagen a substantial advantage over automakers that lack this kind of partnership. David Ramos/Getty Images We've only just begun scraping the surface of coected cars. As more and more aspects of our daily lives become coected to the inteet, it's all but inevitable that they'll begin to blend together. That's what LG and Volkswagen intend to do with their new partnership.The two companies have agreed to work together on developing a ...

Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile on Friday launched the K3, the latest in LG's line of affordable phones.The $80 LG K3 will hit retail stores next week. Sprint The two prepaid carriers, which are owned and run by Sprint, started selling the $80 K3 online today, with the phone hitting retail stores next week. The phone runs on Android 6.0, has a 4.5-inch IPS touchscreen display, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 8GB of storage, a 1,940 mAh battery and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 1-gigahertz processor. It can work as a mobile hotspot and roam in Mexico. The carriers note the 5-megapixel camera has flash and an HD camcor...

Andrew Hoyle/CNET Don't worry about leaving the basement to make a phone call.Starting today, AT&T is bringing Wi-Fi calling to Android phones. The LG G4 is the first to get the service. If you have an AT&T G4, you should get a notification, inviting you to download the software update. Check out CNET's guide to Wi-Fi calling if you need a refresher, but in short, it means you can make calls where cellular service is lacking as long as your phone is within range of a router. AT&T is behind Sprint and T-Mobile as far as which phones work with the service. Before today, only current iPhones could u...