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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will expand the application of HDR10+, a next-generation high dynamic range (HDR) video technology, to IPTV and video games. HDR10+, an open standard led by Samsung, refers to technology that delivers more vivid color displays by optimizing the level of brightness and contrast [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it will introduce a new safety management solution in which smartphones are used to remotely monitor the risk factors of manhole accidents. The solution is a combination of TANGO, SK Telecom’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based system; cybersecurity service provider SK [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a major display panel maker, has unveiled a new solution that embeds OLED screens in the floor to be used as one-of-a-kind displays. The company announced Wednesday that it has set up a transparent OLED T-floor at the flagship store opened by SM Brand Marketing, a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its foldable phone sales to enterprise customers more than doubled over the past year, thanks in part to increased adoption by finance professionals. The number of Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip the company contracted to enterprise customers went up by 105 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Efforts are underway to issue digital test result certificates that cannot be forged, using blockchain technology. The state-run certification institute Korea Testing & Research Institute and local paperless trade service provider Korea Trade Network Co. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding for the issuance and distribution of digital [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will start an experimental project to transform gas stations into logistics hubs of the future. The growing popularity of online transactions and diversifying logistics channels have resulted in higher demand for distribution, but warehouses and logistics complexes in the capital city only [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that South Korea will land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and begin exploring lunar resources under its ambitious roadmap for a “future space economy.” Under the long-term plan, South Korea aims to land a spacecraft on Mars in 2045, when the nation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Sunday it had completed the development of industrial robot and system based on autonomous driving and launched trial operations. With articulated arms, the newly-developed mobile cooperative robot can perform tasks with other workers, while moving in self-driving mode in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of South Korean businesses, including those specializing in automobiles, self-driving technology, semiconductors for automobiles, and telecommunications software will unite forces to create a connected car ecosystem. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it hosted an inauguration ceremony for the Connected Car Alliance in Yeouido, [...]
CHONAN, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said Thursday its research team had developed a fire-extinguishing grenade using gas hydrate to help put out fires at hard-to-access sites in a fast and accurate manner. Gas hydrate is an ice-shaped material that contains gas molecules such as methane within water molecules. [...]