SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With the year-end shopping season close at hand, South Korea’s major TV manufacturers are going all-out to strengthen their appeal to the consumers who are opting for larger TVs. According to the U.S. website of Samsung Electronics Co., the company’s mini LED TV 8K Neo QLED TV is now selling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display panel maker, said Wednesday that its third-quarter net income surged 4,067.5 percent from a year earlier to 463.5 billion won (US$396.1 million), largely driven by strong demand and profitability of its OLED business. Operating income jumped 221.8 percent to 528.9 billion won [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled new color variants for the Galaxy Z Flip3 and special collaboration models with the music and fashion company Maison Kitsune for its smartwatch and wireless earbuds. In its latest “Unpacked” online event, the tech giant said its customers can now individualize their clamshell-type [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — With the trend toward larger screen TVs accelerating, South Korea’s two electronics giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are about to release new models with a screen size of about 100 inches. Samsung, which is leading the ultra large-sized TV market, is highly likely to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. on Friday released its new smartwatch — Apple Watch Series 7 — in South Korea in the latest move to further boost its presence in the growing smartwatch market. The release came as the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend and rising health concerns have fueled the popularity of smartwatches [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has partnered with some high-profile filmmakers to produce movies with its Galaxy smartphones as the South Korean tech giant aims to better promote its mobile devices. Samsung started a campaign called “Filmed #withGalaxy” with an aim to encourage people to expand their creativity [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. doesn’t look that happy despite higher than expected sales of its new foldable smartphones primarily because the company is having difficulty satisfying robust demand due to a global chip shortage. The combined domestic sales of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3 surpassed the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. launched the new iPhone 13 series in South Korea on Friday as it seeks a greater presence in rival Samsung Electronics Co.’s home turf. Apple and the country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — started shipping the iPhone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will expand its partnership with Italian luxury furniture maker Molteni&C S.P.A. to better promote its high-end brand LG Signature. The two sides last year signed a deal to collaborate on marketing, promotion and product development related with LG Signature home appliances, Molteni&C residential [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphones — the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3 — have surpassed 1 million units, the company said Wednesday, as the tech giant strives to popularize the foldable category. The third generation of the Galaxy Z series topped the [...]