SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics’ induction electric cooktops received perfect scores from the U.S. Consumer Report, company officials said Friday. A review of cooking appliances being sold in the United States placed Samsung’s 30-inch cooktop at No. 1, ahead of rival models from General Electric and Kenmore, which both received 99 points. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Apple Inc.’s latest high-end smartphone began Friday in South Korea with hundreds of consumers lining up at stores to buy the iPhone X. The 64 GB iPhone X costs 1.36 million won (US$1,237), while the 256 GB version is 1.55 million won. Local users will be able [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A United States trade panel on Tuesday called for import restrictions on South Korean washing machines to improve the standing of domestic rivals. The U.S. International Trade Commission said it is recommending a 50 percent tariff rate on large residential washers built by Samsung and LG, and exceeding a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is set to adopt international standards for its vehicle indoor air pollution tests, which are stricter that the current limits. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on Monday, new international standards for in-car air pollution were established at the 173th UNECE World Forum [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Firefighters in Gangwon Province will adopt modern technological advances like bodycams and drones as tools in their mission to put out fires and save lives. Thanks to contributions by SK Telecom, the Gangwon Fire Headquarters will be stocked with 230 bodycams, four drones and a video encoder program called [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will launch a program to allow iPhones users to try out the latest Galaxy smartphones for a one-month period, as Apple Inc. releases its newest models in the South Korean company’s home market. Under the program, iPhone users can purchase the latest Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) –Naver Line has jumped ahead of its fellow South Korean instant messaging service KakaoTalk by upgrading its text delete capabilities. Previously, deleting a wrongly sent text would only make the mistake disappear on the sender’s screen, but the message would remain on the recipient’s device. After the announcement made by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will release its so-called mixed reality headset in South Korea next week, tapping deeper into the virtual reality (VR) gaming industry. The South Korean tech giant said that sales will start on Tuesday of the Samsung Head Mounted Display (HMD) Odyssey developed with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s corporate watchdog is probing U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s practice of shifting the cost of advertisements to local mobile carriers, industry sources said Tuesday. South Korea’s three mobile carriers started television advertisements for the iPhone 8 earlier this month. According to the sources, local mobile carriers currently [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. is set to beat Samsung Electronics Co. in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, industry data showed Friday, helped by the robust performance of the iPhone X. According to the data compiled by industry tracker TrendForce, Apple is expected to take up [...]