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LG Electronics reports a quarterly loss

Quarterly figures from LG Electronics showed a net loss of 468 billion South Korean won (£272 million) for Q4 2012, although this included the results of an EU fine. Overall, LG made KRW 91 billion (£53 million) profit for the year.

Sales for the quarter were down 2.2% year-on-year to KRW 13.50 trillion.

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Smartphones expected to account for more than half of all mobile phones shipped next year

Figures from ABI Research suggest that smartphones will account for 50% of all handset shipments by 2014, increasing to more than two-thirds of all mobile phones by 2018.

However, this growth isn’t expected to result in Apple gaining any increased market share in the next few years: its iPhone family appears unlikely to gain any more than this year’s anticipated peak of 22%.

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Smartphones, not tablets, are now hungriest for mobile data

A new report from mobile network monitoring specialists Arieso shows that smartphone users are currently consuming more mobile data than tablet users, despite the growth in tablet sales.

Overall, customers with an Apple iPhone 5 were ‘hungriest’ for data.

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Over 100 million 4G LTE mobile devices were shipped worldwide last year

ABI Research has been busy number-crunching figures from 2012. Hot on the heels of its cameraphone calculations comes a new report looking at 4G devices.

It reckons 103 million 4G LTE mobile devices were shipped in 2012.

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LG quarterly results show mobile business performing above expectations

LG Electronics has reported results for the third quarter of 2012, noting that better-than-expected performance from its mobile and home appliance businesses helped offset a slight drop in year-on-year sales figures.

Net profit for the quarter was 157 billion South Korean Won (£88.75 million); a significant improvement from last year’s loss.

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