LG plans 16 camera lens phone
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 27 November 2018 13:51

LG plans 16 camera lens phone


3D movies and replacing objects

LG has designed a smartphone with no less than 16 camera lenses.

LG shows the world's first 8K OLED TV at IFA 2018
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88-inches with over 33 million pixels

LG has officially unveiled the world's first 8K OLED TV at the IFA 2018 show in Berlin, packing a resolution of 7680x4320 on an 88-inch screen panel.

Samsung readies its foldable phone
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 15:41

Samsung readies its foldable phone


And so it comes to pass

We've already reported on Samsung's plans to create a  mobile phone with a foldable screen, but now it looks like it will be released in 2019.

LG and Samsung abandon high end smartphone focus
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Copying Apple's plan did not work

Samsung and LG have apparently adopted a policy to launch as many as possible new smartphones in 2018 and are giving up on the plan to focus mostly on high end models.

LG sees profits rise
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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
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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.