LG abandoning its modular phone strategy: reportOctober 22, 2016 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Modular phones aren't winning. Korea's Electronic Times reported that LG will go back to a regular, integrated design for its upcoming G6 phone after a failed experiment with modularity, The Verge said. LG seemed to have big plans for its G5 phone, with a nice collection of modules out of the gate and the promise of an ecosystem. In June, ti became clear that the phone wasn't doing very well, partly due to the complication of building it... and due to the fact that nobody really wants a modular phone. Then in September Google cancelled Project Ara, so that modular dream is dead. Now that LG has given up on the G5, the (actually good) Moto Z now owns this idea market. Electronic Times' story is based on industry sources, who claim LG realized that people don't like the complexity of swapping components, or the cost of those extra components. Instead ET reports LG will be "applying demands from its customers and markets rather than being buried in creating innovations." Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |