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Samsung, HTC Set to Gain on iPhone Letdown

Samsung Oust Apple’s iPhone to Become World’s Favourite Smartphone Maker
Asian smartphone makers have a chance to exploit a rare letdown from pacesetter Apple Inc. after the new iPhone 4S failed to wow fans and investors, leaving Android rivals better placed to grab market share.
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Hitachi-LG venture to plead guilty to price-fixing

A joint venture of Hitachi Ltd and LG Electronics Inc has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price-fixing in the sale of optical disk drives, the Justice Department said on Friday.
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LG Display cuts capex as tablet boom hits LCD TVs

Flat-screen maker LG Display will slash next year's capital spending by a quarter as booming sales of mobile devices from iPads to Android smartphones saps demand for TV panels, its main source of earnings.
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Analysis: LG Faces Tough Choices for Mobile Phone Division

South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have plummeted.
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Analysis: LG on Mute as Mobile Phone Losses Mount

South Korea's LG Electronics hasn't been so smart with its smartphone business. Its mobile phone division has suffered five consecutive quarterly losses, cutthroat competition is pressuring it to overhaul the business and its shares have plummeted.
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Asian Markets Continue Slide; S. Korea Index Down 5%

Asian stocks extended losses Friday, with South Korea's benchmark shedding 5 percent on growing fears the U.S. economy was sliding into recession and as some European lenders faced short-term funding strains, raising fears of a systemic banking crisis on the continent.
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LG Elec cuts TV sales target by 20 percent: report

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc has cut its annual television sales forecast by 20 percent, a media report said, joining its Japanese rival Sony Corp in bracing for weaker sales due to uncertain global economic prospects.
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Euro and Tech Stocks Lose Ground in Asia

The euro wobbled Wednesday after French and German leaders failed to deliver a solution to the euro zone debt crisis and restore confidence after a global market rout, while Japanese shares fell, dragged down mainly by hi-tech.
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Google's Bold Motorola Mobility Buyout

The acquisition of one of the mobile telecommunications industry's most storied names is Google co-founder Larry Page's boldest move since taking over as CEO in April, launching the Internet giant into a lower-margin manufacturing business and pitting it against many of the 38 other handset companies that now use its Android software.
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Nvidia's outlook beats Street, shares soar

Nvidia Corp forecast a larger-than-expected jump in quarterly revenue and its CEO said the chipmaker's mobile business was accelerating, sending its shares skyrocketing.
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Sony, LG Elec settle bitter patent dispute

LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal.
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Sony, LG Electronics settle bitter patent dispute

LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal.
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LG Display plans to invest $2.83 billion in OEL panels

South Korea's LG Display <034220.KS> aims to invest about 220 billion yen ($2.83 billion) toward mass-production of OEL panels from the second half of 2014, the Nikkei business daily reported, quoting a top executive.
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Apple Sued Over Mac OS X Fast Booting Tech, Plaintiff Remains Obscure

The latest in a series of patent lawsuit against Apple has to do with the speed booting method of Mac OS X.Two weeks ago, Operating Systems Solutions, a company whose identity remains unknown, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the tech giant for Mac OS X startup process.
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Apple Aggressive in Defending Own IP: Analyst

Apple Inc. is being aggressive defending its own IP with well publicized suits against Samsung and HTC, Barclays Capital said. Key companies in the wireless arena including Apple and Google continue to acquire and invest in IP to cement their positions.

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