SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will start the streaming of videos that utilize the latest High Dynamic Range (HDR) 10 Plus technology via its premium TVs with the U.S.-based Amazon.com. Under the agreement, users of Samsung’s high-end QLED and UHD TVs can enjoy quality content through the Amazon [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will start the sales of its first luxury smartphone with a zirconium ceramic back. The South Korean tech giant said the LG Signature Edition smartphone will hit shelves later this month, with just 300 devices to be sold overall. LG said it has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor is poised to branch out into the car sharing service industry in partnership with carpool service provider Luxi. The automaker signaled its foray into the carpool service market on Tuesday, after making a public announcement of Project Ioniq, a joint future mobility research project with Luxi to develop [...]
CHEONGJU, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Cheongju is trialing smart commuter buses for nursery schools that keep parents informed of the location of their children and make sure that no passengers are left behind. The project was launched by the Cheongju city government after being commissioned by the Ministry of Science and ICT’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangnam District has announced plans to introduce IoT-based paper packaging waste recycling bins for the first time in South Korea. According to the Gangnam District Office on Monday, 53 of the smart paper package recycling bins will be installed at a total of 26 locations within the district, including the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it plans to showcase a film on its QuickDrive washers under cooperation with a popular music composer, highlighting how its products can save users time compared with rivals. The company said the 66-minute film, “Washing Machine” will be showcased in London on Tuesday, with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Tuesday an expert panel will review LG Display Co.’s plan to build an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) plant in China, which has been delayed due to concerns over technology leaks. LG Display asked the government in July to approve the investment plan worth 5 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A new report has revealed over 75 percent of jobs in finance could evaporate when the fourth industrial revolution takes off in South Korea. According to the report released by the Hyundai Research Institute on Tuesday, nearly 760,000 jobs in the financial sector could be replaced with computers, accounting for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Post on Tuesday used a drone to deliver a package to a remote southern island, marking South Korea’s first successful aerial delivery. The postal agency said it used the unmanned aerial vehicle to deliver the eight-kilogram package from its post office in Goheung county to Deungnyang Island. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it assisted a retired NASA astronaut who took part in the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to experience landing on the moon with Google’s Daydream View VR headset. LG Electronics said it used the V30 smartphone and the Google headset to help the astronaut, Jim [...]