LG aims to sell 40 million smartphones in 2013

LG Electronics on Monday set a global sales target of 40 million smartphones for 2013, as the South Korean firm seeks to expand its presence in a market dominated by bigger rivals such as Samsung.

LG Electronics on Monday set a global sales target of 40 million smartphones for 2013, as the South Korean firm seeks to expand its presence in a market dominated by bigger rivals such as Samsung.

LG Electronics Inc. said its new smartphone with a full high-definition screen will go on sale in South Korea this week and hit shelves in Japan in April.

China has fined South Korea’s LG and Samsung and four Taiwanese companies a total of 144 million yuan ($22.8 million) for fixing prices of flat panel screens, the government announced Friday.

South Korea’s LG display said Friday it had asked a Seoul court to ban the domestic sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet computer, citing alleged patent infringements.

LG Mobile’s first Quad-Core smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD, is now in the Philippines. Since its introduction at the Mobile World Congress in February this year, the retail availability of the Optimus 4X HD has been eagerly anticipated.

Watch 3D videos, play 3D games, look at 3D photos, without the need for 3D glasses. And it can be done in LG’s new smartphone, the Optimus 3D Max.
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s LG Electronics Monday launched a new smartphone with ultra-high-speed network technology in a bid to catch up with rivals Apple and Samsung. LG, the world’s third-largest handset maker, said its Optimus LTE smartphone based on 4G wireless technology offers photos and videos with “true natural colours” that are easier [...]