SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – As the OLED TV market is growing fast with almost 400,000 units expected to be sold this year, LG Electronics is leading the way with an overwhelming share of almost 90 percent. According to DisplaySearch data quoted by the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion on July 5, the OLED [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Samsung Electronics ranks as the most reputable technology company in the United States, a report showed Sunday, on the back of its strong products and services appealing to American consumers. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, has topped such tech peers as Microsoft, Google and Intel in terms [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government is making public core data such as budget expenditures, consumer prices and levels of fine dust through interactive infographics. The Seoul city government announced on July 2 the introduction of “Interactive Seoul!”, a service that provides access to important public data. For example, its “Finance Watch” shows [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top handset brands such as Samsung and LG have sold more devices on their home soil this year despite a controversial subsidy law, but their profitability is presumed to have slipped due to less sales of high-end smartphones, data showed on Friday. Samsung Electronics, the country’s top [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) announced that it has sold its 10 millionth LG TONE™ Series Bluetooth headset globally since launching the series in October of 2010. With this achievement, LG is now the number one wireless Bluetooth headset brand in the United States in terms of units sold. LG developed [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has sold 1 million units of its Tizen-powered smartphones, casting a brighter outlook over the non-Android operating system. Samsung’s Indian subsidiary said the sales of the Z1, which hit shelves in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in January [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics is anticipated to sell 45 million units of its latest in the flagship Galaxy smartphone line in 2015, a news report said Monday, falling behind earlier market expectations. Samsung started official sales of the Galaxy S6 series on April 10. The Galaxy S6 boasts [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Wireless and portable home appliances are pouring into the market as Koreans are spending more time on outdoor activities such as camping and cycling. LG Electronics recently launched a coke can-light beam projector called the ‘Mini Beam TV.’ About 5,000 of the devices were sold in April alone, and [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is expected to further cement its lead in the global solid state drive (SSD) market this year, far outstripping Intel and other rivals, industry data showed Sunday. Samsung’s revenue from the segment will likely reach US$4.57 billion this year, grabbing 35 percent of the world [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The ultra high-definition (UHD) TV panel market is forecast to grow more than twofold this year, with South Korean TV panel makers expected to take up a majority share, a report showed Friday. The UHD TV panel market, also known as the 4K market, will likely grow to a size [...]