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Samsung is the sole supplier for the iPad’s new Retina Display
The crown jewel of Apple’s new iPad is without question the device’s Retina Display. Going back a few months, a number of reports claimed that both Sharp and LG would be responsible for handling manufacturing duties on the new display, but now that the new iPad is officially out of the bag, word has emerged […]
Continue reading...LG resolves problems with iPad 2 displays
Monday, September 12, 2011
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LG has reportedly fixed some quality issues with the iPad 2 display that might have forced Apple to turn to Samsung to pick up the slack. Four weeks ago we reported that a significant number of LG’s iPad 2 displays weren’t passing Apple’s quality control requirements on account of failed backlight units resulting from drop […]
Continue reading...Quality issues with LG’s iPad displays prompt Apple to turn to Samsung
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Tech companies certainly make strange bedfellows. In the midst of Apple’s heated litigation against Samsung and their lineup of Android-based tablets and smartphones, it appears that Apple will be turning to its favorite “copyist” for LCD displays after displays from LG failed to meet Apple’s quality control requirements. Digitimes is reporting that LG’s 9.7-inch displays […]
Continue reading...Apple sued over fast booting patent originally owned by LG
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Apple’s legal team are undoubtedly a gainfully employed and busy group of folks. Indeed, it seems that not a week goes by that Apple isn’t either on the receiving or offensive end of a new lawsuit. Most recently, a Florida-based company that goes by Operating Systems Solutions, LLC sued Apple claiming that OS X violates […]
Continue reading...Samsung was Apple’s chief supplier of 9.7-inch LCD screens for the iPad last quarter
Monday, May 9, 2011
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You know you’re working in a funny industry when one of your biggest clients is also the same company trying to sue the pants of you. Such is the case with Samsung and Apple. A few weeks ago, Apple sued Samsung claiming that its lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets slavishly copy the look and […]
Continue reading...Apple now fourth largest mobile handset vendor worldwide
Friday, October 29, 2010
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Check out IDC’s latest press release over here. Photo via MacRumors
Continue reading...LG says Android 2.2 “Froyo” not up to snuff for a tablet
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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LG Electronics announced earlier this week that it was abandoning its plans to release a tablet computer running Android 2.2, otherwise known as “Froyo.” “We plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version,” an LG official explained. “We are in talks with Google to decide on the most suitable version […]
Continue reading...LG reports record loss
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Bloomberg reports: LG Electronics Inc., the world’s third-biggest mobile-phone maker, reported a record loss at its handset business after lagging behind Apple Inc. and smartphone makers in selling models that send e-mails and surf the Internet. Losses from mobile phones totaled 120 billion won ($101 million) in the second quarter, compared with profit of 620 […]
Continue reading...LG struggling to keep up with demand for iPad displays
Friday, July 23, 2010
The iPad stormed out of the gate last April with strong sales that even surprised Apple executives. Nearly 3.5 million iPads later, Apple still finds itself struggling to meet demand for the first commercially successful tablet device to ever hit the market. Reuters is reporting that LG is having trouble meeting demand for iPad displays due […]
Continue reading...Trying to play catchup to the iPhone
Friday, February 20, 2009
This week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the latest efforts by some of the biggest names in the mobile industry shows that many companies are trying to mimic the success of the iPhone by implementing touchscreen features and UI tweaks to their platforms. The only problem is that it’s hard to be innovative […]
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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