LG and Google improve mobile experience

LG Electronics (LG) and Google have a unique worldwide partnership. Millions of mobile phones from LG are now supplied with Google services. Mobile users can easily search for this information, find locations, update their blogs and e-mails in the world where they are.

"We continuously develop new standards for mobile devices. For that reason, we are very pleased with this partnership with Google. Together we offer consumers and business users the ultimate mobile experience, "says Paul Bae, Vice-President, Product Planning Team, LG Electronics Mobile Communications. "Through our mobile phones be equipped with Google services, users benefit from easy access to their favorite Internet without a PC that they need. They can communicate as always and everywhere. "

The mobile phones from LG pre-installed with Google products and services are available from this quarter in Europe, North America and Asia. These devices provide a dynamic user experience, including access to the Google search engine with the click of a button. This is a special icon included in the menu. The Google phones offer:


Google Maps for mobile - users can view maps and satellite imagery, local businesses and the right itinerary;
Gmail for mobile - quick and easy e-mailfunctionaliteit;
Blogger Mobile - up-and downloading of photos and texts for mobile blogs (www.blogger.com).
"Thanks to the cooperation with LG we offer mobile Internet users everywhere and always powerful applications and personalized information," said Deep Nishar, Director of Product management at Google. "Users throughout the world through our search engine information to hand and can communicate with Gmail everywhere. They can also use Blogger friends and acquaintances to keep their lives. "

From this cooperation bring LG and Google jointly LG / Google handsets on the market. In the future, they are also digital products for the home market. LG expects the coming years, regular phones with pre-installed Google products and services to be introduced. For 2007 alone at least ten aircraft in the planning.

About LG Electronics
LG Electronics is one of the world's largest producers of consumer electronics and a technological innovator in the field of information, communications and electronics. 80 subsidiaries employ more than 82,000 people worldwide. LG Electronics is the world's largest producer of plasma displays, CDMA handsets, air conditioners, equipment for optical storage, DVD players and home cinema systems. LG Electronics is divided into four business units: Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. The global turnover for 2006 amounts to over 38.6 billion dollars. For more information: www.lge.nl.