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Surround sound on your phone is quickly becoming a reality, thanks to a partnership with LG and Dolby Laboratories.  The companies today signed an agreement that grants LG the ability to embed Dolby Mobile technology into its handsets, allowing virtual surround sound via earphones.  The audio processing technology is designed to deliver rich sound quality to mobile handsets, and the new software is built specifically for phones. 

 “We believe this technology will raise the bar for audio quality on multimedia phones and expect Dolby Mobile to help us create a new trend in the mobile phone industry. LG is committed to providing our customers with the best features available and our new collaboration with Dolby helps us deliver on this pledge,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

 Using the new partnership and technology, LG plans to use Dolby Mobile for the following uses:

• Mobile Surround, offering a realistic surround sound experience using headphones 
• Sound Space Expander, creating a wide, rich, and spacious soundstage experience especially suited to music playback
• Natural Bass, which adds powerful boost and bass extension
• High-Frequency Enhancer, which enhances music and other content by restoring high-frequency effects
• Graphic EQ, which helps tune the audio experience for different content types
• Sound Level Control, which helps level out audio for a more consistent playback volume
• Mono-to-Stereo Converter, which improves the playback experience of user-generated content 

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