SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States over its Galaxy series and Family Hub appliances, the latest in a series of recent patent infringement battles. The lawsuit, which asserts four patents, was filed Monday (U.S. time) at the Texas Eastern District [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. plans to introduce its energy-saving auto demand response (DR) service in the U.S., utilizing the LG ThinQ smart home platform. The company announced on Monday its plan to launch the auto DR service in three U.S. states – California, New York, and Texas, in collaboration with [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has filed patent invalidation suits against Mojo Mobility over wireless charging technologies. The South Korean tech giant filed a series of lawsuits late last month at the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the California-based wireless charging technology firm. Last year, Mojo [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A new OLED TV, soon to be released by Samsung Electronics Co., will feature an LG Display Co. panel. Industry sources said Samsung recently included an 83-inch OLED 4K TV in its July-August catalog, expanding its existing lineup of 55-inch, 65-inch, and 77-inch OLED televisions. While the release date [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it has established its first overseas research and development (R&D) lab for home entertainment products in Indonesia as part of its efforts to accelerate its inroads into the Southeast Asian TV market. The 40,000-square-foot R&D lab in Cibitung, West Java, is located near LG’s [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will hold the summer edition of its Galaxy Unpacked event later this month in Seoul, marking the company’s first Galaxy Unpacked on its home turf. The South Korean tech giant said it will begin the biannual event at the Convention and Exhibition Center [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The circular red LG emblem is now moving: the simpler, animated face nods, smiles and even winks. The digital logo is part of LG Electronics Inc.’s brand reinvention campaign to liven up its brand identity to appeal to a younger audience. The campaign’s goal is not about making a [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A class action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung Electronics Co. and Best Buy in the United States over Samsung’s QLED 4K televisions, industry sources said Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed on Monday (U.S. time) by Ray Kim Law in California Central District Court. The suit alleges some Samsung [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Frisbee, a South Korean retailer of Apple Inc., has entered Baemin Store, a popular mobile delivery platform run by Woowa Brothers Corp., the platform operator said Tuesday. Through the retailer, Apple products, such as AirPods and Apple Watches, are now available for purchase on Baemin Store, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly couple has donated an air conditioner manufactured by LG Electronics Inc. that functioned normally for 45 years without any issues. The GA-100SP, which was released in 1979 under the company’s former brand name, Goldstar, became the nation’s first wall-mounted air conditioner. It featured a design that separated [...]