South Korea: LG takes on the iPhone 5 on newspaper ad.

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South Korea: LG takes on the iPhone 5 on newspaper ad.

A newspaper advertisement by LG Electronics which shows its Optimus G smartphone slice through an Apple (Source: The Korea Times)

According to The Korea Times, the Korean electronics giant released a newspaper advertisements in all major local publications on Monday, which has its Optimus G smartphone slice through a half eaten apple. An accompanying slogan read, "A moment's choice will decide your next two years", encouraging consumers to buy its products over the iPhone maker.

Recently released posters on majority of its stores owned by or affiliated with LG Uplus, also seemed to slam the iPhone 5.

A poster displayed in one of LG Uplus stores mocking the iPhone 5 with phrases such as "iPhone 5? Really disappointing!" or "iPhone 5? It will stifle you the more you use it." (Source: The Korea Times)

They contained mocking phrases such as "iPhone 5? Really disappointing!" or "iPhone 5? It will stifle you the more you use it!", and other variants.

According to Kim Sang-pyo, an LG Uplus spokesperson, the posters contains facts on the iPhone 5, and is "not slander".

"It is just a fact that is has no NFC, no DMB. Its screen is comparatively small so that is also true. Other nuanced phrases are usually adopted for marketing. We are absolutely not targeting Apple as a company and the messages on the posters are not our official stance,� Kim said.

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U.S. District Court judge denied Apple's bid to ban a number of Samsung's devices.

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A U.S. District Court judge denied Apple's bid to ban a number of Samsung's devices from sale in the U.S., a little more than a week after a hearing on the matter.

"The phones at issue in this case contain a broad range of features, only a small fraction of which are covered by Apple's patents," Koh wrote. "Though Apple does have some interest in retaining certain features as exclusive to Apple, it does not follow that entire products must be forever banned from the market because they incorporate, among their myriad features, a few narrow protected functions."

Apple declined to comment on the ruling, and Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Here's a full copy of the ruling:

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Breaking News: Samsung wins order denying Apple`s request for U.S sales ban.

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Breaking News: Samsung wins order denying Apple`s request for U.S sales ban.

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2013: Amazon to ship 5 million units of a US$100-200 smartphone. Foxconn exclusive manufacturer.

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2013: Amazon to ship 5 million units of a US$100-200 smartphone. Foxconn exclusive manufacturer. 

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd., an affiliate of Hon Hai Group, has allegedly manufactured a new smartphone model for Amazon on an exclusive basis, according to industry sources. 

Amazon�s new smartphone model, which is scheduled to be launched between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2013 at a unit price of US$100-200, said that Foxconn is expected to ship as many as five million units of the new device in the year.

Rumours have said  the phone could sport a  4 or 5 inch  display. 

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RIM sends out official invitation for January 30 BlackBerry 10 global launch.

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RIM sends out official invitation for January 30 BlackBerry 10 global launch.

RIM is to get a global launch on 30 January of its Blackberry 10 platform and devices, with events planned for New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Johannesburg and Dubai, according to invitations currently being sent out to the press. 

The global roll-out includes  both touchscreen and Qwerty keyboard models thereafter.

Initial rumours have suggested that the new touchscreen device will be in shops some time in February while the Qwerty model, based on the current BlackBerry Bold, will come later.

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LTE: Estonia: EMT plans to open LTE network to smartphones in January 2013.

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LTE: Estonia: EMT plans to open LTE network to smartphones in January 2013.

Estonian mobile service provider EMT plans to open LTE network to smartphones as well in January 2013. Operator has been already offering LTE services to modems and routers users since last two years.

Operator will launch voice services using CS fallback technology that allows LTE mobile phones to switchover to 2G, 3G network for voice calls. Initially, EMT will start selling Sony Xperia V and the iPhone 5 smartphones.

EMT opened its LTE network on December 17, 2010. By the end of 2012, operator expects, it�s LTE network to cover 35% of Estonia and 70% of the country�s population. EMT has targeted to build and launch 300 LTE base stations by the end of 2012.

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CES2013: Download the app for your mobile. USA and Canada only.

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CES2013: Download the app for your mobile.USA and Canada only.

You can download the CES 2103 application for your mobile here Just  get this app on your mobile device says on a banner below and a window like the showed below will pop up:

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