SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) kicks off the global rollout of its new mid-range smartphone lineup starting in South America to be followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. This premium but affordable series comprised of Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy was first unveiled at Mobile World [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — 2015 Seoul Motor Show, the largest automobiles exhibition in South Korea, is scheduled to be held from April 3-12 at KINTEX, Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. This year’s theme is ‘Experience the Technology, Feel the Artistry.’ 32 automakers will participate in the Seoul Motor Show. Among them are 9 Korean car [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) is proud to announce that U.S. News & World Report has honored the K900 flagship1 sedan and the 2015 Soul urban passenger vehicle with “Best Cars for Families” awards in the Luxury Large Car and Hatchback categories, respectively. U.S. News Best Cars, the automotive channel [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The C-Festival Organizing Committee (Chairman: Chairman Kim In-Ho of KITA)[1] is hosting the 2015 C-Festival (http://c-festival.com/), the performing festival converging culture, arts and technology at the Korea World Trade Center in Samseong-dong, Seoul for 11 days from April 30 to May 10, 2015. The goal of C-Festival [...]
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Today Hyundai owners no longer need to fish out a phone from a pocket or purse to remote start, lock or unlock their car using Blue Link™. They also won’t need to look down at a phone to find their car in a crowded parking lot if [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced new cutting-edge mobile component solutions that advance users’ mobile experiences. These solutions include an 8-megapixel (MP) RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based on ISOCELL technology and an NFC (Near Field Communication) integrated circuit (IC) with [...]
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced today that it successfully demonstrated a 600 Mbps data transmission rate by using Nokia Networks’ 4X4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology. 4X4 MIMO is a technology that doubles download speeds by using four transmit antennas and four receive antennas for communication between a mobile device [...]
Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI), a leading global money transfer company, has renewed its agreement with Kyongnam Bank, a leading bank in South Korea, to continue to provide money transfer services at the bank’s one hundred and fifty (150) locations throughout South Korea. Kyongnam Bank has been a MoneyGram agent [...]
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LINE, the world’s leading mobile platform, and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a global partnership agreement on February 13, 2015. Jong Nam Oh, Executive Director of The Korean Committee for UNICEF and Jung-ho Shin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LINE Plus Corporation and Chief Globalization Officer [...]
SEOUL & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG today announced a free VR for G3 giveaway for customers who purchase new LG G3 smartphones. LG’s VR for G3 works with Google Cardboard and enables G3 owners to [...]