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CES Hangover: What You Might Have Missed

Lauren Goode in News on January 17 at 7:59 am PT

We came, we saw, we conquered … but we couldn’t possibly write about every one of the more than 20,000 products showcased in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a quick catch-up.

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Microsoft, LG Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android, Chrome OS

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 12 at 6:36 am PT

Microsoft and LG Electronics said on Thursday that they have signed a patent agreement covering LG devices running Android and Chrome OS. It’s the latest in a string of such deals that Microsoft has signed, though it has also sued both Motorola Mobility and Barnes & Noble over Android-based devices.

LG: 55-Inch Glasses-Free 3-D Screen Is on the Way

Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 12:03 pm PT

At CES, some electronics makers are now teasing big-screen, glasses-free 3-D — sooner rather than later, LG says.

LG Pushes 4G Smartphone Through Verizon: The LG Spectrum

Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 10:15 am PT

With its Optimus phone, LG has done well at the low end of the smartphone market. Now it’s pushing a high-end 4G smartphone with a large HD display.

At CES 2012, 3-D Is Riding Shotgun to “Smart” TVs

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 6 at 10:48 am PT

3-D isn’t going away — it’s becoming just another check-off feature, as TV sets get “smarter.”

With No iPhone 5, Koreans Change View of Apple — And Themselves

Evan Ramstad, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 5, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Apple Inc.’s rollout of a new version of iPhone 4 rather than the major redesign that many techies were expecting is being portrayed in South Korea as good news for the country’s big electronics companies.

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LG: Layoffs Galore?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on September 8, 2011 at 3:20 pm PT

Ugly news for LG Electronics. The South Korean company has reportedly implemented massive layoffs in its mobile division in an effort to turn that business around. According to the Korea Economic Daily, LG sacked 20 to 30 percent of its overseas mobile staff, mostly in marketing and purchasing positions. But after five consecutive quarterly losses and continuing poor performance in the smartphone market, what else was it to do? Reached for comment, an LG spokesperson disputed the report saying “no decision has been made as to any job reductions.”

Nokia Remains Top Handset Maker, but for How Long?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 11, 2011 at 9:58 am PT

Nokia’s platform may be burning and the company may be rushing to bring its first Windows Phone handsets to market, but it remained the leading mobile phone manufacturer in the second quarter.