The V30 was the star of the show for LG’s press conference at IFA yesterday, but alongside it the company also announced another phone in the form of the V30+. Thanks to an announcement from Sprint’s CEO, we now have confirmation that the V30+ will indeed be making its way to the United States.
Although IFA 2017 doesn’t technically start until tomorrow, there have already been a ton of announcements coming out of Germany leading up to the event’s official start. JBL just introduced a new line of wireless speakers with its JBL LINK series, and all three of the new entries come with the Google Assistant built into them.
At the very beginning of the month, a Limited Edition Black version of the BlackBerry Keyone debuted as an exclusive to India. A few weeks later, AT&T announced that it would be the exclusive carrier of the Space Black Keyone here in the United States. Now, during IFA 2017, TCL has confirmed that the Black Edition Keyone will be expanded to 30 countries across the globe.
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen pretty substantial leaks for both the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact. Sony took the stage at IFA in Berlin this morning to talk about some of its upcoming products for the rest of the year and beyond, and as we expected, part of the company’s press conference was dedicated to talking about Sony’s two new flagship smartphones.
Over the past few days, we’ve gotten announcements for new smartwatches/fitness trackers from both Samsung and Fitbit. The Samsung Gear Sport and Fitbit Ionic are shaping up to be two of the best smartwatches for all of 2017, and the latest wearable announced alongside them is the Garmin Vivoactive 3.
IFA 2017 is well underway, and although LG’s V30 announcement might have been the highlight for a lot of people, there are still plenty of new gadgets and product announcements to talk about. Following LG’s event earlier this morning, the next company that will be taking the stage is Sony.
Following weeks upon weeks of leaks, rumors, and even statements from LG itself, the time has finally come for the unveiling of the V30. LG’s press event for the V30 is set to begin in a little less than 7 hours at the time of publication, and just ahead of this event, another render of the phone has popped up showing the flagship in a few different colors.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note used to be the star of the show for IFA in Berlin, but since the company started holding its own separate events for the Note series, LG’s V-series has quickly become the highlight of Germany’s premier mobile trade show. In the wee hours of tomorrow morning here in the States, LG will be livestreaming its press conference so you can watch the V30 unveiling in real-time.
Earlier today, Samsung took the wraps off of its new Gear Fit 2 Pro and Gear Sport wearables. In addition to these two announcements, Samsung also unveiled an updated version of its Gear IconX wireless earbuds. The big feature this time around? Access to a voice assistant that likely won’t do what you want it to.
Samsung held a press conference in Berlin today ahead of the official opening of IFA 2017, and unveiled its two new wearables that we’ve been expecting for some time now — the Gear Fit 2 Pro and the Gear Sport. Here’s everything you need to know.