SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech powerhouse Samsung Electronics is forecast to sell over 55 million units of its latest premium smartphones this year, with its advanced specs and upgraded features keeping them in firm demand, a market report said Friday. The outlook for shipments of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 [...]
“When we want to bring corporate sponsors on board, there has to be some mutual benefits. We must convince the companies of the benefits they will enjoy if they sponsor the Winter Olympics. Early on, we didn’t do a great job of that. Nonetheless, many companies do believe that they’ll provide support to ensure the [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Four-member K-pop girl Group “miss A” will return with its seventh project album “Colors” on March 30, according to JYP Entertainment. JYP, miss A’s talent agency, released teaser images of the new sexy concept album on its SNS including Facebook and Twitter on March 19. Miss A’s comeback took [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors unveiled the renderings of its revamped K5 midsize sedan ahead of its official unveiling next month at the Seoul Motor Show. The second-generation K5 comes five years after the brand was first introduced to the auto market. The new design incorporates a wider look from its front radiator [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG CNS, an IT service provider, has launched an intelligent 3D CCTV camera, Smart Vision Sensor, said the company on March 18. Smart Vision Sensor can detect frequent patterns of human motion through its intelligent 3D motion analyzer. The intelligent CCTV camera can be used in stores to provide [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s oldest movable metal print type, Jikji Simche Yojeol (Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings), will soon be completely restored, as workers are now wrapping-up the five-year-long restoration project. Officials from the city of Cheongju said on March 18 that the Cheongju Metal Print Type Center has completed [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean IT researchers at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) have developed a software-based petabyte-level cloud storage system, said the institute on March 18. Existing cloud storage systems, typically made by well-known Japanese companies, can be only established by purchasing hardware with non-replaceable on-board software, which can hinder efficient [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Supercars are selling more than ever in Seoul, and the city is rapidly becoming a new hotspot for supercar brands. Bentley sells more of its US$ 230,000 model at its Cheongdam dealership in Seoul than anywhere else in the world. For all Bentley models, Seoul ranks second in sales behind Dubai. [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A car accident between a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Renault Samsung SM7 on March 14, which resulted in sympathetic opinions from Korean SNS users, turned out to be a fraudulent scheme planned by two drivers seeking a big insurance payout, according to an announcement from Dongbu Insurance on March 18. [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s second-largest smartphone maker, said Thursday it will start selling its latest character smartphone in neighboring countries this week, before gradually expanding to the Middle East. The Aka phone comes with four different, detachable casings that each has its own personality, shown in digital eyes placed [...]