SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said on November 11 that its students won the first place award selected by the participants of the Student Innovation Contest, an event held in conjunction with the User Interface Software and Technology 2014 Conference. Sponsored by the U.S. Association for Computing Machinery, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) ― The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) recognized LG Electronics (LG)’ excellence in design and technology with 10 prestigious 2015 International CES Innovation Awards. LG home entertainment, home appliances and mobile devices are being honored with 2015 CES Innovation Awards in four highly competitive categories: Home Appliances, Computer Peripherals, Video Displays [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom said on November 10 that it would showcase the “Smart Furniture,” the home fixture equipped with communications functionality. Developed jointly with Hyundai Livart, the Smart Furniture can provide a variety of information through the wireless or fixed-line Internet using the touchscreen-enabled mirror. The fixture can be installed in the [...]
“For two days on Saturday and Sunday [November 1 and 2], it is regrettable that some mobile phone retail outlets paid illegal subsidies to iPhone 6 buyers who had to wait for hours in long lines. We will make sure this kind of unfortunate incident will not happen again by using all means possible.” “There [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Last weekend, a 100,000 won, or about US$93, iPhone 6 swept Seoul. As soon as the information on its flash sale hit the street, people who have craved for the new Apple phone started waiting in long lines to obtain the much less expensive one. A new law intended [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) –In response to higher-than-expected iPhone6/Plus sales, Samsung Electronics is rolling out two new mid-range smartphones called “Galaxy A3″ and “Galaxy A5,” which are known for “selfie-friendly” smartphone with their high-performance camera features. Samsung also is to release the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, its flagship high-end phablet model in America, all [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced on October 28 that it would drop its Plasma Display Panel(PDP) business, as rising popularity of LCD and OLED products, mainstay in global display market, makes the business of plasma TVs increasingly unviable. The main reason for LG Electronics to discontinue the production of plasma TVs [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its new 4K Monitor (model 31MU97) for global rollout starting this week. The cutting-edge LG 31MU97 mates Digital Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution with a 31-inch IPS monitor to create an ultra-sharp high-end monitor that meets the standards of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI). [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean research team succeeded in developing stretchable and transparent electrodes using hybrid structures of graphene–metal nanotrough networks which show high performances and ultimate uniformity even when it is folded in half or is pulled. The research team comprised of Park Jang-ung, professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics unveiled its new smartphone called AKA (Also Known As) at the World IT Show 2014 held in BEXCO Exhibition Center in Busan from October 20. The new gadget is planned to be released in the local market within next month. Its feature is to reflect the customer’s personality [...]