SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of users subscribing to Internet-of-Things (IoT) services grew at a faster pace than those subscribing to smartphones in South Korea on-month in January, data showed Sunday, on the back of the rising sales of wearable smart devices. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., a latecomer to the virtual-reality (VR) segment, said Thursday its new smartphone camera that rotates 360-degrees officially connects to Google Inc.’s Street View service, announcing its full-fledged debut in the industry. South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant said it marked the first time for a smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7, may come without mobile carriers’ logos inscribed on the back, industry sources said Tuesday, reflecting the firm’s efforts to improve the aesthetics of its smartphones. According to the sources, the Galaxy S7 to be released in South Korea will not [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. dominated the global TV market for the 10th consecutive year in 2015, data showed Tuesday, on the back of the strong performance of its high-end models. Samsung took up 27.5 percent of the global TV market in terms of sales and 21 percent in shipments last [...]
DAEJEON, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean researchers have developed Ultra Low Power (ULP) augmented reality (AR) glasses that can detect finger movement, allowing users to play a virtual piano or type with a virtual keyboard. KAIST announced that Professor Yoo Hoi-joon and his team in the electrical engineering department developed ‘K-Glass 3’, which is a [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will lodge a formal complaint against China over its new battery subsidy rules found to be unfavorable for South Korean companies at bilateral trade talks next month, the trade ministry said Tuesday. China revised its subsidy rules last month to stop offering incentives to producers of nickel-cobalt-manganese [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) - In the face of sagging global smartphone sales, Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are jostling to win back customers with new gadgets boasting much-upgraded cameras and the novel technology of virtual reality (VR). Samsung showed off its flat screen Galaxy S7 and curved screen Galaxy S7 Edge on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday introduced a module that supports the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, paving the way for small and medium enterprises to speed up the development of IoT products. The module, dubbed ARTIK, is composed of various parts including an application processor, memory, sensors and a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The global market for flexible displays is expected to grow sharply in 2016, data showed Thursday, as more industry players are rushing to jump into the curved and foldable electronics panel market. According to the data compiled by industry tracker IHS, the world’s flexible display market is estimated at [...]
Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. According to industry watchers, [...]