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LG to merge mobile and PC divisions

News LG is to merge its PC and mobile phone divisions, the South Korean manufacturer announced at the end of last week. According to a statement from the company, the transfer of its PC division into the mobile division will "enhance LG Mobile...

Tags: company, technology, wi fi, communications

16 July 2008, 8:00

Nokia to form open-source Android killer

News Also joining the Symbian Foundation will be AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone. Symbian Foundation members that are also involved in the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) -- the organisation...

Tags: community, linux, ericsson, lg

25 June 2008, 9:13

Apple: The future of home tech

News This Apple revolution will pose a threat to a range of companies, including HP and Microsoft as well as consumer electronics manufacturers such as LG and Sony. Apple will dominate the digital home by 2013 with its range of existing and new products...

Tags: companies, research, services, apple

23 May 2008, 9:32

Google feels need for speed in mobile Web

News Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson -- as well as network operators across the globe. Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on Web-based applications, super-fast search and location-based services.

Tags: platform, location, engineering, mobile devices

14 May 2008, 9:04

News.blog: T-Mobile readies US Android phone

News Motorola, HTC, Samsung and LG are members of the Open Handset Alliance as well. A US T-Mobile executive said on Wednesday that the network will offer a Google Android mobile phone by the end of 2008. At a wireless conference in Redwood City...

Tags: networks, conference, handset, quarter

25 April 2008, 9:16

Photos: US mobiles show off at CTIA

News LG also got in on the touchscreen trend. The LG Vu, shown here, was announced at CES in January, but the company only brought it out in the open for people to play with at CTIA. Credit: LG The semiannual CTIA trade show gives mobile companies the...

Tags: credit, nokia, windows mobile, iphone

3 April 2008, 10:06

Asus Eee 900 could sport touchscreen

News This shortfall is largely due to battery-supply issues, which have been exacerbated by a fire at LG Chem's Ochang plant in South Korea earlier this month. The upcoming second iteration of Asus's popular Eee PC could sport a touchscreen, reports...

Tags: asus, gps, sale, supply

27 March 2008, 8:54

Motorola to split into two businesses

News Competitors, most notably Samsung, Nokia and LG will probably gain the most during this period. Subject to "further financial, tax and legal analysis", the American communications giant will next year spin off its mobile-devices business as an...

Tags: businesses, split, broadband, motorola

27 March 2008, 8:46

Plasma TVs making a comeback

News LG said this week it intended to make 6.5 million plasma panels in 2008, up from 3.5 million in 2007, on rising demand. South Korea's Samsung and LG Electronics, the world's second- and third-ranked plasma panel makers, were particularly hard hit...

Tags: consumers, high definition, american, demand

10 January 2008, 10:24

'Google-powered' phone expected in 2008

News The 'Google-powered' phones are expected to make it to market by mid-2008, possibly from Hutchison Whampoa's 3 UK, Taiwan's HTC, South Korea's LG Google will unveil its long-anticipated plan to bring its software to mobile phones within the next...

Tags: market, google, executives, google maps

30 October 2007, 9:32

Photos: Futuristic home appliances

News Why should LG have all the fun in this market, after all? National, one of the subsidiaries of the Matsushita conglomerate, recently opened a technology centre in the Shiodome area of Tokyo to showcase a growing area for the company: home...

10 October 2007, 10:11

Photos: Beauty tech tools

News The gadget, which looks like a cousin of the LG EnV, sells for $395 (£194); the serum goes for an additional $75 (£37). Beauty routines have come a long way since pink rollers, poodle-curl perms and Pond's Cold Cream.

8 October 2007, 10:21

Nokia and Ferrari drive $25,000 phone

News Designers Dolce & Gabbana have teamed up with Motorola for a gold-colored version of the Razr mobile phone, and Prada has developed a phone with South Korea's LG Electronics. The luxury unit of Nokia has started selling a phone designed jointly...

28 September 2007, 9:38

Mobile phone charger to be standardised

News Sony Ericsson and LG -- announced that its members had agreed on micro-USB as the future common connector. The spaghetti-like nightmare that forms many users' collection of phone chargers, headset connectors and data cables could be set to end...

Tags: connectivity, mini, industry, nokia

21 September 2007, 9:34

LG to launch YouTube-friendly phones

News LG has announced its plans to launch a series of YouTube-centric designs with a new user interface to help customers upload their mobile movies to the video-sharing site. The deal follows an earlier agreement between Google and LG to sell phones...

4 July 2007, 9:22