All posts tagged "LG"

  • Models pose with LG Electronics' new G4 smartphones during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, April 29, 2015. LG Electronics Inc. says its quarterly profit plunged 59 percent from a year earlier as losses from TVs offset a modest improvement in its smartphone business. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    LG in quandary over smartphone slump

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone maker, is suffering a prolonged slump in its smartphone business in the face of increased competition, which is forcing it to sharply cut the prices of...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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  • LG plans to unveil its rollable television by 2016. (Courtesy of LG Electronics)
    LG plans to unveil ‘rollable’ TV early next year

    By Kim Yoo-chul LG Electronics, the world’s No. 2 TV maker, announced Monday a plan to unveil a “rollable” OLED TV at a technology expo in the U.S. early next year. “LG Electronics is working on developing...

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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    LG Electronics rolls out space-efficient projector at $1,334

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant, LG Electronics Inc., said Thursday it has rolled out a projector that sports improved space efficiency and can be used anywhere throughout the home. The latest projector requires...

    • Posted September 10, 2015
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  • LG Electronics Co.'s upgraded edition of its flagship smartwatch, LG Watch Urbane Luxe (Photo courtesy of LG Electronics)
    LG to release new $1,200 luxury smartwatch

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will showcase an upgraded edition of the LG Watch Urbane, its flagship smartwatch, at an electronics show slated to be held in...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • South Korea's No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Inc. said on Aug. 6, 2015 it has agreed to make an investment of US$2 million on a U.S.-based robot startup in line with its efforts to tap deeper into the Internet-of-Things (IoT) segment. The photo shows the robot JIBO. (Photo courtesy of LG Uplus)
    LG Uplus to invest US$2 mln in robot-making firm

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Inc. said Thursday it has decided to invest US$2 million in a U.S.-based robot startup in line with its efforts to tap deeper into the Internet-of-Things...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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    Samsung, LG remain strong in North America

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top smartphone makers, still hold a strong foothold in North America with their premium lineups, despite the growing challenge from cheaper Chinese rivals, data showed...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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    LG Electronics reports 45 percent plunge in 2Q profit

    By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit tumbled 45 percent from a year earlier. Net profit came to 226.38 billion won...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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