AT&T rumors: LG Secret canceled, Shine 2 and Vu 2 on the way?

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 22nd 2009 at 11:00AM

Brace yourselves, folks: it looks like one of the more painful incidents in recent memory might be in the process of repeating itself. Remember a while back when AT&T canceled the hotly-anticipated Sony Ericsson K850 at the last possible fricking second? Yeah, well, we're hearing that LG and AT&T may have mutually agreed to put the brakes on the CF750 Secret (which, like the K850, just happens to be a 5 megapixel phone) "due to cost" -- in other words, some guy in a suit thinks the price point wouldn't make sense. He's likely right, but we're going to grumble nonetheless if that ends up being the case.

In happier news, the well-traveled Shine looks due to finally be put out to pasture by the end of May "at the latest," while the Vu is scheduled to be euthanized in August -- but don't worry, both models have replacements in the pipeline. Currently, it looks like AT&T expects the Shine 2 and Vu 2 to hit in the third quarter, though we know from countless past experiences that this is liable to slip dangerously close to the holiday shopping season as both manufacturer and carrier realize that neither the hardware nor software are ready for primetime. The Vu 2 is said to have "some new 3D touchscreen that... was very impressive," which we take to mean that S-Class is a strong possibility here. Could the Vu 2 end up being a thinly-veiled Arena or Viewty Smart clone?

[Thanks, Kal]

Filed under: Handsets, LG, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: att, cf750, rumor, secret, shine, shine 2, Shine2, vu, vu 2, Vu2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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TT @ Apr 22nd 2009 1:00PM

They should just call it the Vu2be!
(And if you're wondering; Yes, I'm insanely bored right now)

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derX @ Apr 22nd 2009 4:23PM

Just a heads up; edit accordingly.

"In happier news, the well-traveled Shine looks due to finally be put out to pasture by the end of 'at the latest,'"

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Chris Ziegler @ Apr 22nd 2009 4:28PM

Bah, didn't capitalize May. Thanks!

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Mark @ Apr 23rd 2009 12:27AM

You know, I live in China and have that phone.

It's no good.

America is better off without it.

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Nat @ Apr 23rd 2009 3:16AM

Yeah the Secret isn't fabulous... And I don't really like the Shine either

But the Vu is something that LG should be proud of... its actually a decent phone...

Gotta love Australia... You Americans may get most things before us... but we always have phones before you lol...

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Haritori @ Apr 23rd 2009 4:45PM

Yeah same for the UK, us PAL guys should stick together, unlike those NTSC guys and their inferior 480 Lines SD picture quality vs our superior 576 lines!! ;-).