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LG Shows Off First Android Based Smartphone

lg Electronics has shown off its first Android based mobile phone, just a week after it announced plans for three new Windows Mobile based smartphones. The new android OS based lg-GW620 features a 3-inch full touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keypad. more

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LG Announces Three New Windows Mobile Based Smartphones

lg Electronics has announced the imminent launch of three new Windows phones in the next few weeks. The three devices will kick off lg's most aggressive smartphone strategy to date, which will ultimately result in a total of 13 new lg-branded Windows phones launched globally before the end of 2010. more

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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down 6% - Smartphones Up 27% in Q2

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market. more

Global Handset Shipments Fall 8% in Q2 2009 - Hints of Recovery

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments fell 8 percent year-over-year, to reach 273 million units in Q2 2009. The rate of decline was slower than the previous quarter, as the market showed tentative signs of stabilization. more

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Global Handset Shipments Fall at Fastest Rate in History during Q1 2009

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments fell a huge 13 percent year-over-year, to reach 245 million units in Q1 2009. De-stocking by cautious retailers and a worldwide economic downturn caused handset shipments to fall at their fastest rate in the industry's 27-year history. more

LG Electronics Swings into Q1 Loss on Forex Losses

lg Electronics has swung into a first-quarter loss of KRW 198 billion (US$141 million) primarily as a result of foreign exchange loss of US$224 million and equity method loss of US$150 million from overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. lg Display, in which lg Electronics has a 37.9% stake, booked an equity method loss of US$64 million. more

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LG Electronics Gross Profits Up - but Hit by Currency Woes

South Korea's lg Electronics has reported a sharp jump in 3rd quarter profits to KRW 571 billion (US$537 million) - a 58% rise on a year ago. At the same time, sales rose by 21% to KRW 6.887 trillion (US$6.479 billion). The profit margin was 4.8%, 1.2%P higher than a year earlier. more

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LG Shows Off 8 Megapixel Touchscreen Phone

lg Electronics has shown off another touch-screen phone, the lg-KC910 (�lg Renoir), this time with an 8 megapixel camera and built in Dolby Mobile sound. more

LG Launches Low-Cost TouchScreen Phone

lg Electronics has shown off what it says is its cheapest touch-screen based mobile phone - the �lg KP500, a quad-band GSM handset. more

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LG Has Sold 7 Million Touchscreen Phones

lg Electronics says that it had sold 7 million touchscreen based mobile phones by the end of the second quarter. This comes just five quarters after lg launched its first full touchscreen handset, the Prada Phone by lg. more