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LG sees profits rise
Published in News
Friday, 06 July 2018 11:26

LG sees profits rise


Marketing was a bit of an albatross

LG said operating profit likely rose 16.1 percent in April-June, although it was messed up by a big marketing budget for new products in its TV, smartphone and appliance divisions.

OLED burn in problem gets more public
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 11:54

OLED burn in problem gets more public


LG checks out OLED at Korean airport

LG Electronics has switched its 2018 model OLED TV on display at a South Korean airport to LCD due to burn-in problems, highlighting an under talked about problem for the technology.

LG releases open-sourced version of webOS
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Wednesday, 21 March 2018 11:17

LG releases open-sourced version of webOS

 
Wants it adopted beyond LG tellies

LG just released an open-sourced version of webOS which it hopes will drive further adoption of webOS beyond LG televisions, smart refrigerators, and the never-released smartwatch.

LG Display moves to plastic OLED panels
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Tuesday, 23 January 2018 10:35

LG Display moves to plastic OLED panels


Saved itself from angry shareholders

LG Display saved itself from the wrath of Wall Street for its lack-lustre performance by announcing that it will begin making plastic organic light-emitting diode panels at a new line in South Korea in the third quarter.

Power cut hits giant electronics show
Published in News
Wednesday, 10 January 2018 21:57

Power cut hits giant electronics show


Viva, Las Vegas

A power cut, of all things, downed the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today.

LG unveils its ThinQ Google Assistant speaker
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The rest of speaker 2018 lineup

LG has unveiled its full lineup of speakers that will be available as of next year, including the ThinQ Speaker with built-in Google Assistant.

LG unveils new Nano IPS HDR600 monitors
Published in News
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:25

LG unveils new Nano IPS HDR600 monitors


Answer to Samsung's Quantum Dot (QLED)

LG has announced its new line of monitors that will be officially showcased at the CES 2018 show in January, and which is based on Nano IPS technology with better color reproduction, support for HDR600 and Thunderbolt 3 compatibility.

LG Display sees 80 percent profit surge
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 25 October 2017 10:55

LG Display sees 80 percent profit surge


Hi-end tellies and mobile demand

LG Display has seen an 80 percent surge in quarterly profits just ahead of expectations, helped by strong demand for its screens used in high end TV sets as well as mobile devices.

Nokia grows on the back of LG ruling
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 18 September 2017 12:36

Nokia grows on the back of LG ruling


Will get a one off payment


Nokia will start to book additional revenue from the current quarter after a ruling by an arbitration court on payments from South Korea’s LG Electronics (066570.KS) for using its smartphone patents.

LG announces its newest flagship
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 01 September 2017 11:41

LG announces its newest flagship


LG V30 is a faster and closer to Samsung and Apple

LG announced its newest flagship smartphone, the LG V30, at a special event in the picturesque hamlet of Berlin.