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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech giants’ products won honors from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 Innovation Awards, industry sources said Friday, proving their competitiveness in the global market. Samsung Electronics Co. said 36 of its products were named “Innovation Honorees,” including two “Best of Innovation” honors for its TV and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Na-yul, a 38-year-old PR manager in Seoul, regularly sees dermatologists to get “intensive care” to erase dark spots and shrink the pores on her nose and cheeks. “After I turned 30, I started buying more expensive creams and essences. And in recent years, I decided to get help [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Changes in leadership for the U.S. branches of Samsung and LG are causing a minor stir in industry circles as speculation that the former’s success may have been a factor in the latter’s decision. On November 9, it was reported that LG Senior VP of Home Appliance Sales John [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A new approval system is set to expand the use of drones in South Korea, including night flying, long-distance delivery, and live broadcasting. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Thursday, the new measure designed to boost the drone industry through relaxed regulations and government support [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is introducing assistant robots at one of the biggest shopping malls in South Korea. The robots will be serving as helpers to provide information to visitors and help them locate stores and other facilities at the mall. “Two of our assistant robots have been deployed for an on-site [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will begin sales of the iPhone X smartphone in South Korea on Nov. 24 — earlier than expected — apparently due to the sluggish performance of the iPhone 8 here. The release came as a surprise, as industry watchers expected the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean research team has developed a hybrid long-flight drone that can stay in the air for up to four and a half hours. According to the research team led by Professor Yang Cheol-nam at the Korea Institute of Materials Science, the new fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it is preparing for all possibilities amid concerns that the United States may come up with tougher protectionism policies against foreign home appliances. Washington’s International Trade Commission concluded last month that washing machines produced overseas by South Korean firms, including LG Electronics, are hurting [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. stood as the world’s top smartphone producer in the third quarter in terms of shipments, data showed Friday, helped by rising sales of budget models. Industry tracker Strategy Analytics said the South Korean tech giant sold 83.4 million units of smartphones in the July-September period, with [...]