SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will start sales of the Galaxy A5, the latest in its low-end smartphone lineup, at home Thursday, as it seeks to expand its footing in the low-end sector. The 5-inch Galaxy A5, equipped with a metal frame, will cost [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. introduced Tuesday a new solid state drive (SSD) lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held in Las Vegas, promoting its latest external data storage device that’s more compact for mass consumers. Samsung’s Portable SSD T1 comes in three capacities: 250 and 500 gigabytes [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday rolled out its new curved-style smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with updated features from the original G Flex first showcased in 2013. The G Flex 2, featuring a 5.5-inch display that curves inward [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Less than two months after its release, Huawei Technologies is dropping the price of its budget X3 smartphone by nearly 40 percent, offering a 200,000-won-discount to local customers in a move indicative of the Chinese vendor’s struggling ‘smartphone push’ in Korea. Media Log, a local distributor and affiliate of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – When you’re depressed, your smartphone detects your feelings and emotions, and plays rhythmic music to help change your mood. This might sound a little bit strange or futuristic, but research in emotion sensing technology is increasing rapidly. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the number of patent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea will lead in the area of international standards for wearable devices. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards said on November 14 that it suggested the establishment of a standard setting committee for wearable smart devices at the 78th International Electrotechnical Commission meeting currently held in Tokyo, for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics will debut its “Gear VR Innovator Edition,” the world’s first smartphone-based virtual reality headset, in the United States early next week. The Gear VR, which will come in frost white color, will be sold with the game pad through its online store. The Gear VR is based on [...]
“For two days on Saturday and Sunday [November 1 and 2], it is regrettable that some mobile phone retail outlets paid illegal subsidies to iPhone 6 buyers who had to wait for hours in long lines. We will make sure this kind of unfortunate incident will not happen again by using all means possible.” “There [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Last weekend, a 100,000 won, or about US$93, iPhone 6 swept Seoul. As soon as the information on its flash sale hit the street, people who have craved for the new Apple phone started waiting in long lines to obtain the much less expensive one. A new law intended [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) –In response to higher-than-expected iPhone6/Plus sales, Samsung Electronics is rolling out two new mid-range smartphones called “Galaxy A3″ and “Galaxy A5,” which are known for “selfie-friendly” smartphone with their high-performance camera features. Samsung also is to release the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, its flagship high-end phablet model in America, all [...]