SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Korea said Wednesday it will open its first full-fledged retail shop in South Korea this month to help customers buy, repair and experience iPhones and other Apple products. The first shop in South Korea will open on Garosugil in the affluent southern district of Gangnam in Seoul on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean air conditioner manufacturers will begin selling new air conditioners this month, well ahead of summer, promoting models with artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, industry sources said Tuesday. IoT is a concept in which objects are connected to the Internet and identify themselves [...]
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – On the outskirts of Los Angeles sits a white, rather nondescript building that is Samsung Electronics’ Audio Lab, an R&D center dedicated to fine-tuning the South Korean tech giant’s speakers into the world’s best. Though on January 12, there were a mere 23 employees found working in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With over 1 million smart speakers sold in South Korea, the battle for smart speakers is expected to intensify both at home and abroad this year. According to data from market analysis firm Strategy Analytics, the number of AI speakers released around the world during the third quarter of [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — New products from South Korea’s Samsung and LG received rave reviews from multiple foreign media after their showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show under way here Thursday. Samsung Electronics’ “The Wall,” the first MicroLED TV, and the rollable display from LG Display stood out the most, being selected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A consumer activist group said Wednesday it will file for a compensation suit with a Seoul court this week against Apple Inc. and its local headquarters for a reward of 2.2 million won (US$2,056) per plaintiff. The Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty (CUCS) is expected to file the suit [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it will launch its mobile payment system in the United States during the first half of this year in time with the release of its upcoming mobile phone. LG Pay has been in service in South Korea since June last year and is moving [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean industry leaders are absent for the second year in a row on the keynote schedule of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s biggest IT fair, having been replaced by fast-rising Chinese counterparts. The website of the Consumer Technology Association, the organizer of the CES that [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle with separately controlled wings. The researchers, led by professors Ha Dong-soo and Jo Cheon-sik, said on Thursday that they had developed a new drone that features main wings that be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The global market for premium televisions sized 75 inches and larger is set to rise sharply in 2018, industry data showed Tuesday, with Samsung Electronics Co. also posting a steep growth. According to the data compiled by industry tracker IHS Markit, the global sales of such televisions is anticipated [...]