Company Press Release: 

Update with Cookie Fresh & Cookie Plus

- grow you connections, anytime, anywhere…

New Delhi, June 18, 2010: I text and instantly bring a smile on their faces, I click and cherish special memories with my best friends, I update and share my mood of the moment, I tag and create an everlasting impression and I make the day special for my special someone with just a touch on my new LG sociable phones - Cookie Fresh & Cookie Plus. LGEIL, the brand known for its prowess in technology and design, today launched two new mobile phones, Cookie Fresh (LG GS290) and Cookie Plus (LG GS500v). The launch will further strengthen the brand’s hot selling Cookie portfolio and ensure a strong foothold in the social networking sector. Boasting a flurry of amazing features that keeps you connected with not only friends but the entire world, LG brings exciting new phones – the LG Cookie Fresh (GS 290) and Cookie Plus (GS 500v).

Commenting on the launch. Mr. Sudhin Mathur, Business Head, Mobile Communications, LGEIL, said, “In today’s fast paced digital life, staying connected and informed through the virtual world has become a very important aspect of the millennial youth. With the launch of Cookie Fresh and Plus, we have eased through the barriers of accessibility, experience and affordability for the young generation. We understand the class and strive to meet the demands of today's youth through phones which are high on features and are reasonably priced. We are positive that these handsets will be a big hit with the youth of the country and take forward the LG Brand to the next level.”

Brilliant pieces of gadget, bundled with a plethora of fun applications offer a sociable and enjoyable mobile phone experience. The handsets, coupled with social networking connectivity and easy SNS usability, allow users to stay connected to Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr and other popular sites anytime and anywhere.

Magnifying the networking space and building up an arena for the youth, LG's new range of Cookie handsets make a perfect fit. Exemplary and super cool matches for the youth; these new handsets feature direct access to social networking sites.

LG’s unique peer management application, LiveSquare™, adds a visually dynamic and interactive dimension by creating avatars for your close contacts. The handsets are also equipped with LG’s Editable Screenshot MMS- which provides a creative communication solution by allowing editing of web images; an animated UI and colourful theme option which offers a splash of imagination and personality.

The LG Cookie Fresh and Cookie Plus will be priced at Rs 6199/- and Rs 7990/- respectively.

LG Cookie Fresh

• Sociable Features of LG Cookie Fresh

• One touch Social networking – Share the latest as and when it happens on Orkut, Facebook, Myspace and Twitter by simply pressing SNS widget on phone home screen.

• LiveSquare™ – Add more excitement to Social networking keep track of your frequently used contacts birthdays and more by assigning avatars to your friends and keeping track of your conversations in a visually creative way.

• Cookie Speed Dial – Enjoy easy access to your close friends with an updated version of the Cookie phone’s popular speed dialing home screen.

• Friendly Features of LG Cookie Fresh

• 7.62 cm WVGA full touch screen. See the big picture, View pictures, play games or browse the Web.

• 3 Way fun user interface – Access all your contacts widgets, Avtars in a giffy with a unique 3 way interface. Customize and create your home screen as per your mood using the graphical UI.

• My Multimedia – Make your own fun with a 2MP camera, MPEG 4 video and MP3 audio playback support, Wireless FM tuner/recorder and 3.5mm earphone jack.

• Create and share Video – Give your videos and photos a personal touch with editing function, add music and various sound effects and share.

• Oxford dictionary – Click on the oxford dictionary widget, type the word and get the meaning along with its correct usage. Choose from English to English, English to Hindi and hindi to English.

LG Cookie Plus

• Sociable Features of LG Cookie Plus

• One touch Social networking – Share the latest as and when it happens on Orkut, Facebook, Myspace and Twitter by simply pressing SNS widget on phone home screen.

• LiveSquare™ – Add more excitement to Social networking keep track og your frequently used contacts birthdays and more by assigning avatars to your friends and keeping track of your conversations in a visually creative way.

• Cookie Speed Dial – Enjoy easy access to your close friends with an updated version of the Cookie phone’s popular speed dialing home screen.

• Editable Screenshot MMS – Let your creativity run wild with this capture-edit-send feature which allows users to draw or write on screenshots or photos before sharing.

• Friendly Features of LG Cookie Plus

• 7.62 cm WVGA full touch screen. See the big picture, View pictures, play games or browse the Web.

• Widgets and Pocket Applications – Enjoy popular mobile applications such as AccWeather as well as Widgets downloadable from the LG Widget Gallery.

• Cartoon-styled UI with Customizable Color Themes – Animated interface offers a touch of fresh originality accentuated by the phone’s 18 colorful themes for greater personal expression.

• My Multimedia – Make your own fun with a 3MP camera, MPEG 4 video and MP3 audio playback support, FM tuner/recorder and 3.5mm earphone jack.

• 3G enable – Enjoy the entire spectrum of advanced internet services like video calls, streaming and faster download etc.

• Motion gaming and Motion Silence – enjoy motion sensor games like never before. Silence the incoming coming call by just flipping the phone on its front side.

About LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in January 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, IT hardware and mobile communications space. In India for a decade, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry.

LGEIL has achieved a turnover of Rs 13,089 crore in 2009. LGEIL's manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco-friendly units among all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The second Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture GSM Phones, Colour Televisions, Air Conditioners, LCD TVs, washing machine, refrigerators and Optical Disc Drives. This is India's first mobile phone manufacturing unit and also Asia's largest Optical Disc Drive manufacturing plant.