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LG Loses Mobile Head

by Helen Vince

LG in Germany has announced the departure of Olive Kinne as director of marketing and sales for its mobile communications business. No reason has been given for his departure, nor the name of a …

Tags:Germany| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Worldwide Tablet Market Contracts for Second Straight Quarter

by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47.1 million in 1Q15, a -5.9% …

Qualcomm Denies Snapdragon Issues

by Tom Allen

LG chose the Snapdragon 808 chip to power its G4 smartphone, providing more fuel to fire the rumours of overheating that have plagued the Snapdragon 810 (Samsung Drops Qualcomm). Qualcomm has since spoken out …

2015 Fails to Check Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Q1’15 was the second consecutive quarter in which the worldwide tablet market declined says IDC. Competition from alternative devices, such as phablets, drove shipments of tablets and hybrids to 47.1 million units, down 5.9% …

Tablet Shipments Decline Again

by Helen Vince

LG Releases New G4 Smartphone

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG Electronics has released its new G4 Android smartphone. The latest model of the LG phablet comes with a 5.5″ QHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution resulting in a pixel density of 538ppi. It also …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Samsung Overtakes Apple for Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

With a renewed focus on lower-cost models, Samsung regained the top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1’15, said IDC. Shipment volumes were seasonally down QoQ – a difference exacerbated by Q4’14’s record …

LG Electronics Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

LG Electronics recorded a net profit in the first quarter of the year of KRW38.4 billion ($35.7 million), which was 58% lower than last year’s Q1 net profit of KRW93 billion ($86.5 million) though …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Wearable Vendors Disengage From Android

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that vendors have been developing their own wearable platforms in-house, following relatively low shipments of Android Wear products last year. Asus uses its own OS for its new Vivowatch, for …

Premium LG Watch Urbane On Sale In The U.S.

by Helen Vince

The new LG Watch Urbane from LG Electronics will be available for purchase in the U.S. starting today on Google Play and through AT&T and Verizon. LG Watch Urbane is the first new smartwatch …

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LG Brings Premium Features to Tiny Projector

by Tom Allen

LG’s new ‘Mini Beam’ DLP projector, the PF1500G, is a bright LED projector designed for portability; it weighs 1.5kg and measures 132 x 220 x 84mm. The Mini Beam has installation flexibility. It features …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

LG TV Takes Green Award

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics has won three 2015 Edison Awards – in the Green, Energy Management and Household Environment categories. LG’s curved OLED TV (55″ EC9300) was one of the winners; the others were a heat …