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Korean giants LG and Samsung report significant drop in profits
LG Electronics reports fourth-quarter profit likely plummeted 80% while Samsung estimated a 29% drop in quarterly profit due to decreased demand. Read more…
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LG to deliver 5G smartphone for Sprint next year
(Reuters) – Sprint said Tuesday it has partnered with phone manufacturer LG Electronics to launch a 5G smartphone in the first half of next year, marking the first 5G device deal for the No. 4 Read more…
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LG to launch its first AI-powered smartphone at MWC 2018
LG Electronics announced it will introduce the first of a suite of AI technologies for its smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, starting with its flagship LG V30 smartphone. LG revealed its Read more…
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Google teams with OEMs to make smart speakers in tablet form
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Google said on Monday its voice-controlled virtual assistant will show up this year in new tablet-like devices designed by LG Electronics and Sony as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon.com’s Read more…
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LG ready to release Q6, its first Q series smartphone
LG Electronics says its newest smartphone – the LG Q6, the first model in LG’s new Q series of smartphones – will become available to consumers this week. The Q6 shares DNA with the G6, the Read more…
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LG Electronics to join Korea’s mobile payments race in June
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Electronics said on Wednesday it will launch a new mobile payments service in its home country in June, trying to keep up with smartphone leaders Samsung Electronics and Apple. Read more…
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Here are the Asian tech firms investing in Trump’s “America First” policies
(Reuters) – Manufacturers in Asia’s export-oriented economies are rushing to announce investment plans in the United States, as US President Donald Trump calls for companies to build more products in the country. Trump has already Read more…
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LG makes a portable speaker that levitates because it looks cool
ITEM: CES 2017 is on this week, and one thing you’ll be able to see is a levitating portable speaker. Really! The “Levitating Portable Speaker” (model PJ9) from LG Electronics is a a 360–degree omnidirectional Read more…