It happened. LG just announced that it’s closing its mobile business unit worldwide.And so endsthe glorious era of unique phonesfrom the Korean maverick. The company’s decision was approved by the board this morning. The Korean tech firm said that it wants to concentrate on other verticals such as EV parts, IoT, and AI: LG’s strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector will enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence, and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services....

LG announced its re-entry into the notebook segment with the launch of 13 new products in a market that is expected to grow by 14% in 2012 in India, even as rival HP started executing its plan to shift from the consumer-focused PC business to enterprise solutions. Hewlett-Packardhas added four new facilities to its Indian rosteras part of a recently announced company-wide effort tochange direction from the PC business to enterprise services....

PocketLinthas confirmed that the world’s first dual-core smarpthone, the LG Optimus 2X, will be launching in “mid to late February” after UK electronics retailer Expansys listed the device on its site with aFebruary 21 release date. Expansys is well known for posting new devices on its website ahead of their releases, it was one of the first retailers toprovide a pre-order pricefor the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Optimus 2X is currently priced at £499....

AndroidOS.inreported that LG India has officially announced the launch of two Android smartphones — the world’s firstdual-coresmarpthone, the LG Optimus 2X, and the world’s thinnest smartphone, the LG Optimus Black. It will be available soon at all retail outlets at a price of INR 30,000 (US $679) and INR 27,000 (US $611) respectively. The LG Optimus 2X wasannounced in Decemberand boasts a 4-inch screen, 8GB memory (expandable up to 32GB), dual camera (1....

Mobile World Congress is just days away and manufacturers are gently teasing their new offerings, LG being no exception. Today, a new teaser video has emerged by way ofPocket-lint, giving us a transformer-esque preview of the first 3D smartphone. The new teaser video differs from thefirst video we brought you, providing a glimpse at the dual-lens camera that will allow users to create their own 3D videos – it also ditches the Hollywood-style voiceover that made LG’s initial video quite comical....