SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday introduced its latest lineup of foldable smartphones and other key products, as the tech giant is working to achieve a breakthrough in the stalled smartphone business amid weakened consumer spending. The next-generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will officially launch Repair Mode service to ensure that personal information is kept private for Galaxy smartphone users. In this mode, personal data such as photos, messages and accounts are inaccessible and only basic applications are accessible. Users can activate the new mode [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group, a subsidiary of South Koran tech giant LG Electronics Inc., said Thursday that it will invest US$102 million to expand its Silao plant in Mexico. The plant has been engaged in manufacturing premium lighting systems since 2016. With this investment, the plant’s floor [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co. have aborted their negotiations over the supply of OLED panels for televisions. Kim Sung-hyun, senior vice president and CFO at LG Display, said during a conference call on Wednesday that the negotiations over OLED panel supply to Samsung Electronics had come to [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. will showcase a visual archive of the 20th century through its “The Frame,” a premium TV which comes with stylish frame-like design to display artwork or photos when not in use. The tech giant said it had formed a partnership with the LIFE Picture Collection to [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Display Co. said Wednesday it turned to red in the second quarter on production disruptions caused by China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and sluggish demand for display panels used in electronics products. The panel maker reported its second-quarter net loss of 382 billion won (US$290.8 million), turning from a profit [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will unveil its latest foldable smartphone series next month, as the tech giant aims to achieve a breakthrough in the stalled smartphone business. The next-generation foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, are expected to be showcased during the [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday its accumulated wind-free air conditioner sales have exceeded 7 million units in the domestic market since its launch six years ago. Samsung launched the “no-wind” air conditioner for the first time in the world in 2016 and has expanded its lineup of the product [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will launch the Ramen Duction campaign using its BESPOKE induction cooktop in collaboration with instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. As part of the campaign, the two companies will launch a variety of souvenir events and showcase a jointly developed SCanCook simple cook function. [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. announced that one of the company’s OLED TVs had been selected as the Best OLED TV at the 2022 Summer Best Buy Awards hosted by HiVi, one of most powerful HiFi magazines in Japan. HiVi selects the best LCD and OLED televisions from each screen size. The LG OLED [...]