Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V Android Phone

Virgin Mobile, one of Sprint’s prepaid brands, introduces the new LG Optimus V Android smartphone offering “Optimal” Experience for no-contract customers. Basically, the Optimus V is Virgin Mobile’s version of the Optimus S. It gets a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi and microSD card slot.

The Optimus V is available fro $149.99.

[businesswire.com]

LG pulls back, 'will evaluate' upgrading Optimus series to Gingerbread when specs and source code are public

You might remember yesterday's brouhaha over LG's seemingly false claim that Android 2.3 Gingerbread requires a 1GHz processor or better, using it as a justification for keeping an official upgrade out of the hopes and dreams of Optimus One owners around the globe

So they're taking responsibility for jumping the gun and have committed to "evaluating the upgradability" of the Optimus line once Google's published Gingerbread's official requirements and turned loose the source code. Of course, it's possible they'll ultimately find another reason for keeping the phones stuck on Froyo -- but for now, we've got a sliver of hope.
via _ LG