SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The five types of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy series which are built in with Samsung’s mobile security platform “Knox” were included in Approved Products List (APL) of the U.S. Defense Information System Agency. The five smartphone series are Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Facing the limit of growth due to market saturation, the nation’s wireless carriers are seeking for new sources of revenue. SK Telecom, the leading wireless telecom operator in South Korea, is reportedly keen to step up its “appcessories” business. “Smart Beam,” a compact beam projector and its flagship brand [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is trying to tap a niche market with Galaxy W phablet, an oversized smartphone which, according to industry sources, might be able to replace the share of the formidable tablet market. But Samsung used a newly coined word of ‘phoneblet’ when launching this huge 7-inch “mini” tablet, [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today introduced the Samsung Z, the first commercially available smartphone powered by the Tizen platform. The Samsung Z will be on show at the Tizen Developer Conference, San Francisco from June 3rd. Built on top of unparalleled quality and the cutting-edge technology of Samsung’s latest premium smartphone, [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today launched a bold initiative aimed at directing the resources and innovation of the global technology industry toward empowering individuals to better manage their own health and wellness. The Samsung Digital Health Initiative is based on open hardware and software platforms that will accelerate [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has reportedly applied for a trademark patent which is speculated to be a new brand for smart glasses. On May 23, the Korean Intellectual Property Office’s patent information searching service Kipris said that Samsung C&T Corporation and Samsung Electronics had applied for a patent called “Samsung Gear [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) ― When LG Electronics (LG) officially unveils the long awaited LG G3 next week, it will also introduce another product which was designed to make the G3 infinitely more useful, the QuickCircleTM Case. The folder-style case lets users enjoy various features of their G3 without ever having to open the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As Samsung’s smart watches including Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit are getting popular in Korea, the days of wearable devices seem to be around the corner. An interesting thing is that the government is not conducting tests to measure electromagnetic waves generated by the current models. [...]
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In the past year Apple’s tablet OEM competitors experienced a growth of 79%, while Apple experienced only 13% growth in tablet shipments. Despite growing challenges, as the tablet market reaches saturation in advanced world markets, ABI Research projects Apple to remain a strong force in the market if [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – ”Vega Iron 2″ has been finally unveiled. Pantech hosted a public media event in its head office on May 8, and revealed its newest smartphone model. “Vega Iron 2″ is framed with metal edging design (endless metal) in the same way as its previous model, and loaded with a 5.3-inch full [...]