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Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker, gave an upbeat forecast for 2009 mobile phone sales due to sharp growth in touchscreen models, but surging sales may not guarantee higher margins.

Apple's iPhone will be released for the first time in South Korea this Saturday and is available from KT Corporation, the country's second largest mobile carrier. The iPhone will be offered in three different models, with a price range of $342 to free, depending on the service plan chosen.

The fall in the handset market stopped in the third quarter, helped by clearing of inventories of unsold phones and booming sales on the so-called grey market in countries like China, research firm Gartner said on Thursday.

The fall in the handset market stopped in the third quarter, helped by clearing of inventories of unsold phones and booming sales on the so-called grey market in countries like China, research firm Gartner said on Thursday.

In the longstanding rivalry between Japan and South Korea, near-neighbour North Asian technology industry heavyweights, the pendulum has swung Korea's way, helped by currency shifts, but also due to marketing and product savvy and nimbler production strategies.

LG Electronics Inc is investing heavily in developing its smartphone business as it faces increasing global competition, the chief executive of the South Korean company said on Tuesday.

Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, gave a robust outlook, signaling bigger players are set to further widen the gap over smaller firms in a tech sector recovery.

Wireless communications products supplier TriQuint Semiconductor Inc's third-quarter profit met market expectations, helped partly by a growth in its networks market, but weak revenue and a fourth-quarter forecast below expectations sent shares down 21 percent.

LG Electronics Inc's quarterly profit jumped nearly 50 percent thanks to strong sales of mobile phones and TVs, but the company is headed for a weaker fourth quarter on higher marketing costs and price competition.

LG Electronics Inc's quarterly profit jumped nearly 50 percent thanks to strong sales of mobile phones and TVs, but the company is headed for a weaker fourth quarter on higher marketing costs and price competition.

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc posted third-quarter net profit that beat expectations thanks to a soft local currency that boosted its price competitiveness and a strong line-up of mobile phones.

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc posted third-quarter net profit that beat expectations thanks to a soft local currency that boosted its price competitiveness and a strong line-up of mobile phones.

LG Electronics Inc posted better-than-expected results thanks to strong sales of key handsets and TVs, but faces weakening earnings momentum.

LG Electronics Inc said on Monday a U.S. International Trade Commission judge has ruled it has not infringed Whirlpool Corp's patent for ice storage bins placed in refrigerator doors.

Samsung Electronics' stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings forecast on Tuesday failed to impress investors, who are worried a fast recovering won and competition are starting to cut into profits.

South Korea's chemicals and electronic materials maker, LG Chem, will invest 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) by 2018 in an LCD glass production facility, its parent group said on Wednesday.

Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc rose as much as 12 percent on Thursday, a day after the cell phone chipmaker raised its fourth-quarter outlook citing improvement in demand, prompting at least two brokers to raise their price targets on the stock.

Asian stocks drifted lower after hitting a one-year high earlier on Wednesday and the dollar was stuck near a one-year low as investors, hopeful of an economic recovery, held back from moving more money into risky assets.

LG Electronics Inc, the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues to grow robustly, a top executive said.

LG Electronics Inc , the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects its LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues robust growth, a top executive said.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would open an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 in Europe.