LG announced another member
of their Cookie touchscreen handset family. The entry-level LG Cookie
Plus is a slightly pimped up version of the original KP500 Cookie.
Including 3G with HSDPA and a better UI it will give users another
option when looking for a touchscreen phone on the cheap.

According to LG, one of the coolest new features of the GS500 Cookie Plus
is the Cartoon-like UI. Sounds familiar? Yeah, that's because the
Cartoon UI is one of the most promoted features of the Samsung Corby
too. And by the way, the icons also look suspiciously familiar to what
Samsung offered. Hoping that noone notices, are we?

LG GS500 Cookie Plus

But don't worry if the Cookie Plus with its HSDPA doesn't seem too
much of an upgrade to you. LG plans to offer a full batch of new Cookie
handsets in 2010 so we are looking at a first of many here. Their press
release mentions another mysterious Cookie, called LG GS290. It should
be available in the UK in mid-March, but details will follow later.

Getting back to the "star" - the LG Cookie Plus is definitely set on
a mission to conquer the world and will roll out globally to 45
countries beginning with France and Italy in early March. Pricing is
yet unknown though.