Need a digital camera? Why not get a phone instead? Because with the new LG KC910 touch screen phone, an 8.0-megapixel 3.0-inch is never impossible.

KC910 is as slim as 13.95 mm thin and has a user-friendly interface. It has xenon flash, ISO sensitivity up to 1600, image stabilization, auto-focus, and manual focus. Face Tracking, Smile Shot and blink detection are also some of its many features.

Not only that, the KC910 can document video from fast to slow motion. It includes Dolby Mobile that gives a powerful bass throughout music listening, and can also play DivX and Xvid movies directly out of the PC.

The LG KC910 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.

LG has come up with yet another mobile phone model in its line, the LG CB630 Invision.

With AT&T and LG being partners in this project, a candybar cell phone accessorize by amiable applications such as Mobile TV service (made possible by AT&T’s MediaFLO) and AT&T’s Video Share (to aid LG’s 1.3 megapixel camera) has been born.

The new LG CB630 Invision is not yet in the list of AT&T’s ‘products-for-sell’ as of now. However, rumors are spreading that it is already out in the web market, thus, it is ready to be purchased online at a price of $99.99 with a 2-year holding period.

Apple’s iPhone distribution of more than a million items in three uninterrupted quarters enable them to smash records. And even when the 2^nd-quarter deliveries slumped down (probably because of the new 3G iPhone), Apple has remained to be the 2nd placer for the 1st half of 2008, with Motorola on the 3^rd place.

Meanwhile, Motorola topped the US Mobile Handset vendor with 25% share. However, the 1^st placer struggles in the productive and quick-rising Smartphone industry. In fact, Motorola was the single dealer with 2-digits drop for both quarterly and annual growth in the second quarter of 2008.

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AT&T declares an expanded global coverage for international travelers. The new project will give way to 50 data Megabytes in 67 countries for only $60/month. Also, AT&T’s www.att.com/travelguide generates a route with information of up to 10 international destinations. AT&T has increased the number of countries, from 41 to 67, wherein discounted rates for data are being offered.

Via AT&T’s expanded coverage, every international subscriber can call and accept calls in more than 200 countries. Sending email and browsing the web is equally possible in more than 150 countries, including more than 60 countries with 3G coverage.

AT&T has also made news about its latest AT&T Navigator Global Edition for international navigation capabilities, which supplies comprehensive directions in the six Olympic cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Qinhuangdao as well as most western European countries, North America and the U.S. Caribbean.

Both LG and Dolby have arrived at a pact that will formulate the first cell phone to integrate the technology of Dolby’s system into its units. Some of the features that would be incorporated in LG cellphones are Mobile Surround, Sound Space Expander, Natural Bass, High Frequency Enhancer, Graphic EQ, Sound Level Control, and Mono-to-Stereo Converter.

According to Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile, the company believes that this technology will raise the bar for audio quality on multimedia phones and expect Dolby Mobile to help them create a new trend in the mobile phone industry. He further said that LG is committed to providing their customers with the best features available and their new collaboration with Dolby helps them deliver on this pledge.

LG is reported to commence high-end multimedia phones with Dolby Mobile technology beginning the fourth quarter this year.