SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a major ‘green’ initiative by pledging to replace all plastic packaging with eco-friendly materials. The consumer electronics giant announced on Sunday that it will now use paper and eco-friendly materials for product packaging, as part of a campaign to address environmental problems surrounding resource [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As an increasing number of people in their 60s and 70s are becoming familiar with mobile and smart devices, a growing number are turning to digital health products for Lunar New Year’s gifts. Auction, an open market, reported on Sunday that sales of a product that can be connected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will unveil its new smartphone based on the 5G network with a longer battery life and better cooling mechanism during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain. The Korean electronics maker will host a media event in Barcelona on Feb. 24 that is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Queried about the biggest concerns with using 5G smartphones, the majority of respondents in a new survey pointed to battery life, overheating, and durability. LG Electronics Inc. conducted a survey of 1,000 smartphone users in South Korea and the United States, 65.3 percent of whom said they were most [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance makers have showcased their latest lineup of air conditioners with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and advanced air purification features to target the premium market, industry sources said Thursday. Industry leader Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its latest wind-free air conditioners that gently disperse cold air through [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Small and medium-sized smartphone manufacturers are making inroads in the vast smartphone market both domestically and internationally. According to industry watchers, Good Mobile is reviving Pantech Co.’s SKY Phone. The company is expected to begin exporting its own smartphones to the U.S. SKY Phone is one of the representative [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Consumer Agency has revealed that clothes dryers available in the market vary significantly in terms of price and performance, warning customers to make an informed decision when purchasing a clothes dryer. There were even some cases where a clothes dryer manufactured by a famous foreign company was [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that Cube, Samsung Electronics Co.’s popular air purifier series, helps prevent allergies and asthma among children and teenagers. A research team led by Professor Oh Jae-hwan from Hanyang University College of Medicine showed that the Samsung Cube improved the condition of patients with atopy, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading smartphone maker, said Friday the company will roll out its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, in San Francisco late next month. Samsung said it will host an Unpacked event at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Feb. 20, 2019, to showcase [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — It was reported on January 9 that starting this month, Samsung Electronics Co. has decided to replace mobile device displays free of charge in the case of ‘burn-in’. Within one year of the original purchase, customers can have the display on their device replaced. Samsung has been providing free [...]