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27 Oct 2011 08:13 Africa/Lagos Sony to Acquire Ericsson's Share of Sony Ericsson LONDON, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- - Sony Ericsson to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony and integrated into Sony's broad platform of network-connected consumer electronics products - The transaction also provides Sony with a broad IP cross-licensing agreement and ownership of five essential patent families - Ericsson to receive EUR 1.05 billion cash payment - Sony and Ericsson to create wireless connectivity initiative to drive connectivity across multiple platforms Sony Corporation ("Sony") and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ("Ericsson") today announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson's 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB ("Sony Ericsson"), making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction gives Sony an opportunity to rapidly integrate smartphones in...

LG Mobile Brings Texting to the Big Screen With Theatrical Preview and National Television Debut of 'Thumbs' Documentary New Documentary from Academy Award Winning Filmmaker Bill Couturié Provides An In-Depth Look At The Growing Phenomenon Of Teen Texting LA and NY Audiences Treated to Sneak Peek of Texting Exposé; National Television Debut to Air on MTV on Friday, August 19th at 10pm ET/PT Brianna Hendrickson, 2010 LG U. National Texting Championship Winner LOS ANGELES, August 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LG Mobile today announced the upcoming release of “Thumbs”, the new texting documentary that chronicles the race to LG’s 2010 National Texting Championship. In celebration of the documentary’s television debut, LG treated audiences in New York and Los Angeles to a theatrical sneak peek of the texting exposé scheduled to premiere on MTV on Friday, August 19th at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT. Providing an exclusive look at the growing phenomenon of texting among today’s ...

LG Mobile Executive Tim O’Brien Showcases LG THRILL™ 4G exclusively on AT&T, Bringing Glasses-free 3D Smartphone to the United States NEW YORK, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Tim O’Brien, vice president of marketing for LG Mobile, addressed an audience of entertainment industry insiders and influencers yesterday during the 3D Entertainment Summit in a keynote session that examined the importance of technology and innovation in the industry’s 100+ year history. While highlighting consumer insights paving the way for the future of entertainment, LG put the spotlight on mobile 3D. Held in New York in conjunction with Consumer Electronics Week, the Summit is devoted to examining and analyzing the burgeoning confluence of 3D and entertainment. LG Mobile Executive Tim O’Brien O’Brien’s keynote illustrated technology’s important role in the evolution of entertainment and culminated with the presentation of LG’s latest technological breakthrough, the LG THRILL™ 4G exclusively on AT&T. Fr...