SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With an eye on transforming wearable devices into more than just a conversation piece, LG Electronics (LG) introduced the highly anticipated LG G Watch (http://goo.gl/Ie8TB0), one of the first devices powered by Android Wear™, Google’s new operating system which extends the Android platform to wearables. As a wrist wearable [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) ― Following its strong debut in South Korea, LG Electronics (LG) will begin its global rollout of its highly praised G3 smartphone on June 27. LG G3 will first reach Asian customers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines followed by the rest of Asia, Europe and the Middle [...]
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The first quarter of 2014 was nothing to brag about for most tablet vendors, experiencing a 30% unit decline, though market intelligence firm ABI Research expects growth to resume over the balance of the year, as branded OEM shipments will exceed 200 million in 2014, according to [...]
Seoul, Korea, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A, a new smartphone featuring an advanced multimedia experience and the fastest download, web browsing, multimedia streaming and application loading speeds. As the world’s first, commercially available Broadband LTE-A (Cat.6) smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A combines the technological innovations [...]
Seoul, Korea, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced, at a press conference held at its headquarter, that it commercialized 225Mbps LTE-Advanced, that is three times as fast as 75Mbps LTE, on the smartphones supporting the technology for the first time in the world. SK Telecom upgraded the existing LTE-Advanced which [...]
New York, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment announced a new global partnership. Through a multi-medium creative campaign across film, digital and product, Marvel and Samsung will integrate their brands in unique and creative ways to bring their collective audiences together and showcase the best from both brands. The [...]
NEW YORK, June 12, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Samsung Electronics America today introduced the first tablets in its new flagship Galaxy Tab S line. In both 8.4- and 10.5-inch versions, the Galaxy Tab S offers the ultimate viewing experience with the world’s first high-resolution Super AMOLED display. Galaxy Tab S combines Samsung’s thinnest and lightest tablet design [...]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Today McAfee, part of Intel Security, and LG Electronics announced that the new LG G3 will come pre-installed with a version of McAfee Mobile Security that includes a new anti-theft feature designed to protect users from unauthorized factory resets. The Kill Switch provides users the ability to disable [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the unveiling of three new G Pad tablets in May, LG Electronics (LG) announced the launch of the new tablets, starting with the G Pad 7.0 rolling out in Europe this week, followed by the G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 over the next several weeks. The [...]
Seoul, Korea, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it concluded a contract to supply its Smart Appcessories* including Albert, a smart robot, and Smart Beam, a small-sized pico projector for all HDMI devices, to the Chinese market, signaling the company’s entry into the emerging ICT country. ※ Smart Appcessory: [...]