NewsFactor - The LG VX8300 is the latest high-speed phone to join Verizon's growing stable of handsets capable of downloading music tracks and video clips. This phone has arrived just in time for Verizon Wireless subscribers to take advantage of a new program called VCast Performances, which will soon serve up clips of popular artists in concert.

AP - LG.Philips LCD Co., one of the world's top makers of liquid-crystal displays, reported Tuesday it swung to a loss in the second quarter as high inventories drove average selling prices sharply lower.

Reuters - Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (034220.KS) said on Tuesday it swung to a quarterly loss as panel prices tumbled amid fierce competition and weaker-than-expected demand for sleek, stylish televisions.

FT.com - Can LG Electronics' new mobile phone, dubbed "Chocolate", be the "Razr Killer" as the world's fourth-largest handset maker hopes?

Reuters - Describing the music of Frank Zappa as "progressive" is much the same as calling Frank Zappa, the man, "eccentric": It might be a good place to start, but it doesn't come close to telling the story. The same can be said of the Zappa Does Zappa show that celebrated the cultural icon's life Friday night at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles. As Zappa proved in life, sounds don't necessarily need to make sense, they just need to make music.

Reuters - India, already the world's fastest growing wireless services market, is set to become a handset manufacturing and export hub as giants such as Nokia and LG churn out millions of phones to tap voracious demand.

Reuters - India, already the world's fastest growing wireless services market, is set to become a handset manufacturing and export hub as giants such as Nokia and LG churn out millions of phones to tap voracious demand.

AFP - LG Philips LCD has completed construction of one of the world's largest plants producing liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.

Reuters - LG Electronics Inc. reported a better-than-expected 92.8 percent rise in its quarterly profit on Wednesday, powered by its flat-screen joint venture, but sliding margins on mobile phones hurt the outlook.

Reuters - South Korea has indicted the head of the South Korean office of U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus over suspected insider trading in shares of LG Card in 2003, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Reuters - LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) is likely to report a 66 percent jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a turnaround in its display business, but earnings will be overshadowed by paper-thin margins on mobile phones.

AP - Grammy-winning singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against singer Anita Baker, claiming she owes him more than $250,000.

Reuters - Shares in LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (034220.KS) fell as much as 2.4 percent on Wednesday after the flat panel maker warned that margins could drop in the April-June quarter due to a slide in panel prices.

Reuters - Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it swung to a quarterly profit, helped by growing sales of TV panels, but earnings fell from the previous quarter due to weaker panel prices.

Reuters - Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. is expected to post a lackluster first-quarter profit next week as prices for flat panels slide despite booming sales of TVs, but analysts see some improvement in the second half.

Reuters - LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (034220.KS) lowered on Tuesday its outlook for liquid crystal display (LCD) prices and shipments in the first quarter, but forecast better profitability on lower costs.

Reuters - LG Electronics (066570.KS) said on Tuesday it will start shipping its "Chocolate" mobile phone in Europe by early May, in an attempt to break through in the GSM markets where it lags far behind its direct rivals.

Reuters - Korea's LG Electronics Inc. (066570.K) said on Tuesday it planned to launch a next-generation DVD player that will bridge the yawning gap between two competing formats by playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter (AHN) - LG Electronics' wall-mounted projector has won the Gold Award in the electronics and telecommunications category at the iF Design Award. The award ceremony is held as part of CeBIT, the world’s largest expo for the IT, telecom, software and services...

AFP - LG Philips, a Dutch-South Korean joint venture, said it had developed a 100-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, the world's largest.