Falling LCD prices hurt giant manufacturer.
Electronics giant sells televisions worth $54m per day.
Vendor promises better power supplies and more fuel-efficient cars.
Professionals can earn four times that of government employees.
US will be pushed into second place, claims US study.
Market more than doubled in past year.
Speculation rife as profit margins hit four-year low.
18 million handsets sold as customers demand new features.
DRam and handset profits offset Flash and LCD slump.
New plant to upgrade existing capacity, analysts suggest.