LG Electronics will give the successor to its popular Chocolate cell phone its international unveiling at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. LG Shine Cell Phone The Shine handset is a slider-type phone that has been available in South Korea since October. It features a 2-megapixel camera and is priced in South Korea at about 600,000 won (US$656). LG has said the phone would be available internationally in the first quarter, so the launch at CES is in keeping with that forecast.LG was expected to sell about 6 million Chocolate phones in 2006, and it will be hoping to repeat that success with the Shine. The Chocolate launched in Europe in May and in North America in August.The company is expected to unveil the phone at a news conference in Las Vegas on Sunday at 8 a.m. local time. -Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)Related Links: LG to Improve Optics in Cell Phone Handsets LG.Philips Develops Thinner Cell Phone Display Verizon Wireless Challenges iPod With ‘Chocolate’ PhoneCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content BrandPost Stay in Control of Your Data with a Secure and Compliant Sovereign Cloud By Stan Kwong Mar 23, 2023 6 mins Cloud Security Cloud Computing News Accenture to lay off 19,000 to cut costs amid economic uncertainty Technology services giant Accenture will continue to hire but meanwhile is cutting staff to streamline operations in the face of economic headwinds. By Anirban Ghoshal Mar 23, 2023 2 mins IT Consulting Services Technology Industry BrandPost Advice from procurement: How to evaluate and propose new IT investments By clearly defining needs and requirements, evaluating TCO, and performing risk assessments, procurement and IT teams can work together to help their business leaders make more informed decisions for an improved bottom line. By Bo Bradshaw, Edgio Procurement Director Mar 23, 2023 5 mins SaaS BrandPost Why AI is key to hiring and retaining developers Data shows that the opportunity to build AI-powered apps figures very prominently in where developers decide to work. By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Mar 23, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe