Topic - lg electronics

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Media, Communications, Finance

Nokia Stalks Google with Free Symbian

Watch out Google, Linux, and iPhone. Cell phone leader will purchase Symbian's remaining assets for $411M and offer the code for free.
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Communications, Finance

TechSpin: Motorola's Lessons in Consumer Marketing

In breaking up the company, executives concede that selling to the mass market is not the same as pitching to IT.
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Media, Communications

LG Sees Opportunity in Motorola's Woes

The Korean mobile phone maker, now No. 5, sees a chance to grab market share from No. 3.
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Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

RFID Dives Into Patent Pool

An industry consortium tries to jump-start radio frequency ID technology, which has been slowed to a crawl by high costs.
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Computers, Internet

iContact Rings Up $5.35M

Co-founded by 18- and 21-year-old, company grabs blue chip clients

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Communications

Billion Phones Sold in 2006

Worldwide sales of mobile phones shoot past milestone in record-shattering quarter.
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Media

Retailers Back Warner DVD Combo

Total HD disc reconciles competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD standards.
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Communications

LG, Verizon Intro eNv Phone

Budget-priced smart phone challenges models from Cingular, T-Mobile, and Sprint.
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Media

WirelessHD Aims to Cut Cables

Group of tech companies works on developing spec to make it easier to connect HD devices.
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Computers

Toxics Report: Dell C, Apple F

That was the result of a scorecard on the toxics policies of PC and mobile companies.
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Communications

Verizon Debuts Chocolate Music

Mobile carrier tries to jump-start the decidedly modest market for music phones.
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Biosciences

The Eyes Have It

Iris-scanning is coming, and is it ever coming. Tech that first checked out prisoners will soon check out everyone.
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General news, Communications

LG Cooks up Chocolate Phone

Korean electronics maker prepares to bring its unusually designed phone to the U.S.
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Finance

FastStats: Telecom in Play

Phones dial in 237.8M units; Slim’s telecom empire; VoIP adoption rises.
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Communications

Cell Phone Sales Spike Again

Shipments climb in second quarter and may come close to hitting a billion for the year.
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Communications

Phone Shipments Climb 26%

Worldwide cell phone sales rose significantly since last year, fell slightly since last quarter.
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Security, Communications

Cell Phone Dead? Blame Virus

Security companies say 2006 could see widespread virus attacks on smartphones.
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Communications

Nokia Puts Music Phone on Hold

Nokia will delay its N91 music phone until after the holiday season, citing Microsoft’s DRM technology.
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Computers, Security, Communications, Internet

Cell phone worm

Cabir spreads to U.S., says security firm.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: February 7, 2005

Big telecom mergers put little-guy local phone companies on the line; new trash-talking in IBM/Oracle rift; execs cross borders, and enemy lines, in Vodafone shuffle; Japan covets Korea’s TV ratings.