SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is running a special trade-in program in the United States for its upcoming new foldable smartphones, industry insiders said Friday, amid its push to expand its customer base of foldable handsets. Samsung’s U.S. unit recently opened a reservation page that allows [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has launched the new model of its commercial microLED display product, the Wall, in global markets with upgraded features. Samsung, the world’s largest TV vendor, said the new modular display comes with enhanced micro artificial intelligence (AI) processor for better upscaling function. It [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday its new compact sound bar will be available in the market as the South Korean tech giant eyes to beef up its presence in the home audio market. LG Eclair will be launched in North America later this month and will hit the shelves [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to unveil its latest foldable smartphones next month with lower price tags compared with its predecessors, industry sources said Saturday. The South Korean tech giant is expected to start sales of the Galaxy Z Fold3 at around 1.99 million won (US$1,744), which is 17 [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is considering launching the upcoming budget model of the Galaxy S21 smartphone in the United States and Europe only, industry sources said Friday, due to global semiconductor shortages. Samsung is reviewing a plan to release the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) in the U.S. and Europe [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, has won the best smartphone award at the world’s largest mobile telecommunications expo. The high-end model of the Galaxy S21 series was honored at the Global Mobile Awards at Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. further expanded its dominance in the domestic smartphone market in the first quarter of the year on the back of robust sales of the Galaxy S and A series, a report showed Wednesday. Samsung had a share of 67 percent in the South Korean smartphone market [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — QLED and OLED TV shipments are projected to reach record highs this year, a report showed Wednesday, boding well for the South Korean TV makers that lead the premium TV market. The annual shipment of QLED TVs for 2021 is expected to reach 11.02 million units, up 22.4 percent [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has signed a partnership with Germany’s telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG to develop an environment-friendly 5G smartphone, company officials said Wednesday. Their strategic partnership for sustainability was signed during the Mobile World Congress 2021, according to officials. The deal includes collaboration in developing a “green smartphone” [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday its Mini LED TVs will hit the shelves this week as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its presence in the premium TV market. Starting with North America, LG’s QNED Mini LED TVs will be available in major markets, including Europe, South [...]