LG Electronics says it's set itself a goal of selling 140 million mobile phones this year, 20% more than in 2009. It also says it's going to push into the smartphone market and wants to become one of the world's top two mobile device manufacturers by 2012.

This year, LG says it'll reveal around 20 smartphones with at least half of them using the Android operating system. "Hopes are especially high for Android phones, which, with their user-friendly and open-access OS, are expected to make up more than half of all LG’s new smartphone releases", the company said. This seems at odds with LG's year-old partnership with Microsoft, when a joint statement in 2009 promised "LG will make Windows its primary operating system for its smartphones".

Historically the UK has looked to Saint Swithin's day on 15th July for its summer weather forecast. In the USA, groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is seen as a reliable predictor of spring. And this year Punxsutawney Phil is offering a SMS text service.

This week's edition of The Fonecast includes the biggest announcements from the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas… and plenty of other news stories, from the new Orange/Barclaycard service to faster mobile chips.

In addition, Faisal Sheikh from London-based dealer (and phone unlocker) Fone Doctors explains what makes the Google Nexus One such a big deal – and why he's not too concerned about Google's online-only retail scheme.

This week the team takes a look at product announcements from the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas before diving into the rest of the week's mobile industry news. And Faisal Sheikh from Fone Doctors offers his perspective on the Google Nexus One.