SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – June 19 marks the 100th day since DJI, the world’s biggest manufacturer of consumer drones, launched its flagship store in the Hongdae area of Seoul, in its first push into the Korean market. Hongdae is DJI’s first store outside of China, and drone fans waited in tents the night before opening [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Display Co., an affiliate of tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., dominated the global small and mid-size active mode organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display market in the first quarter of the year, industry data showed Thursday. The South Korean panel cemented its supremacy with a 30.6 percent presence in [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The names of the major smartphones that will be released later this year are stirring up interest in IT circles. Phone Arena, an IT website, announced that Samsung may name its next Note generation “7” for a synergy effect with its Galaxy S7, the best-selling smartphone of the year. A [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – With the soaring popularity of 360-degree cameras, there have been a surging number of patent applications for new devices, systems, and application technology related to omnidirectional cameras. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the average annual number of patent applications related to omnidirectional cameras was 65 from 2011 [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting in July, those who want to fly drones or drive the new Twizy electric car will be able to do so legally. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revealed on June 2 that seven ministerial orders will be revised as follow-up measures to last month’s regulation reform ministry meeting. The ministry [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the number of domestic wearable device users from the Big Three telecommunications companies (SKT, KT and LG Uplus) totaled 510,066 in April. The figure, however, is limited to devices that use SIM cards, such as some smartwatches. The number [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Koera Bizwire) – A recent study has discovered that out of three best-selling smartphones in the market, Apple’s iPhone 6S emits the highest levels of radiation, followed by the LG G5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S7. The National Radio Research Agency (RRA) in Korea conducted a study on the specific absorption rate (SAR) [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. showcased the Galaxy C5 and C7 smartphones in China on Thursday, in line with its efforts to speed up sales of budget handsets around the globe. The 5.2-inch Galaxy C5 and 5.7-inch Galaxy C7 boasts super active mode organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays with metal bodies. [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A patent suit by China’s Huawei Technologies Co. against Samsung Electronics Co. is part of a “deft and sophisticated” strategy to raise its image as a global firm, a Korean government minister said on Thursday. The Chinese tech giant has filed a suit against its Android smartphone rival Samsung with courts in [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panels are forecast to replace liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for smartphones, as Apple Inc. and other smartphone makers are moving to equip their smartphones with OLED display panels, reports showed Thursday. The global shipments of OLED display panels are expected to soar to [...]