SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Pre-orders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, have surpassed 1 million units, the company said Tuesday, setting a new record among all of its smartphones. The tally compares with pre-orders for 200,000 units for its predecessor, the Galaxy S7, over a week, and 400,000 for the [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly revealed 65-inch TV from Chinese manufacturer Skyworth is being accused of copying LG Electronics’ signature OLED TV W model with a name and a design so similar they are almost indistinguishable. The revelation of a new ‘wallpaper’ slim TV model by Skyworth came yesterday at a conference held [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A new type of home appliance by LG Electronics that helps keep clothes fresh with steam is proving popular among South Korean consumers, with more than 100,000 units sold since its release, the company announced yesterday. Compared to the first version released in 2015, the new LG Styler is [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top status in the global smartphone market in the first quarter of the year, even before the release of its latest Galaxy S8, largely thanks to an increase in shipments of mid- and low-end devices, data showed Wednesday. According to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, has surpassed a whopping 600,000 units in just five days, heralding a big hit for the company. The Galaxy S8 smartphones feature high resolution displays that bend on both ends, and come with various [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship Galaxy S8 series, which will officially hit shelves later this month, is expected to surpass the 40 million unit mark, industry data showed Friday. South Korea’s brokerage houses estimated the sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Five new projects from Samsung Electronics’ incubation program, C-Lab, will soon launch as startups, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. Bebefit is a smart baby carrier that makes it easier for parents to carry their children, with a “convertible hipseat” structure that allows the wearer to adjust the center [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A local retailer of China-based Xiamoi’s products said Thursday it will start sales of the tech giant’s MIX smartphone in South Korea, which is expected to bring major changes to the market largely dominated by homegrown Samsung and LG. G-Mobi Korea, an official local retailer of Xiamoi products, said it [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government and Facebook Inc. joined hands on Tuesday to assist promising local startups in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries to gain access to the global market. Under an agreement signed between Facebook and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, 10 [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A new update to SK Telecom’s artificial intelligence voice assistant NUGU will see users shop online through voice commands without the hassle of turning on their mobile or laptop. SK Telecom has teamed up with its e-commerce platform 11st, one of the largest online shopping malls in South Korea, to [...]