LG updates US-sold enV, wins more hearts

Verizon Wireless, in the US, is quite a fan of unusual LG models; however, the most out-there has got to be the enV candybar / QWERTY flip model, a-la the Nokia E90 Communicator.

The original enV was a hit; integration with Verizon's VCAST media service was great, and messaging was a breeze; however, the internal screen was pitiful and the shape blocky and unfashionable.

However, that looks set to change with the enV2, an update to the product that enhances the internal screen (and makes it much bigger, thankfully), increases keyboard usability, adds a USB port for sync - and possibly charge - ditching the proprietary LG port, and keeps the microSD expansion slot.

Two colours will be available at retail; black and maroon. Oh, how we wish this could travel down under, but once again, that's unlikely to happen.

LG's Shine painted red for Valentine's... in the US

LG's Shine mobile phone is popular worldwide, but especially in the US, where it does particularly well on the AT&T network.

It's coming up to Valentine's Day, and that means that quite a few gadgets all over the world need to be painted red, or pink, to achieve that tiny extra slice of present-based sales... and, almost inevitably, the Shine is one of them.

AT&T has just released a red model, which sometime still features a just-as-effective mirror finish when the display is off.

We doubt we'll see this model here by Valentine's, or ever, but here's the specs just the same: slim profile, slider, 2 megapixel camera, microSD storage, Bluetooth 1.2 with stereo BT, 2.2" LCD with mirror-like finish, MMS, USB connectivity.

Read: AT&T product page