SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — British home appliance maker Dyson Ltd. on Tuesday launched two new brands of vacuum cleaners equipped with dust-detecting laser technology as the company tries to expand sales here amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend. Dyson’s V15 Detect and V12 Detect Slim cordless vacuum cleaners will be sold in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it will team up with Google LLC to deliver a new smartwatch operating system (OS), as they seek to better compete with Apple Inc. in the wearables market. Yoon Jang-hyun, who heads Samsung’s software development team, said in an editorial that the South [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has expanded support for blockchain users trading virtual assets on its Galaxy smartphones amid rising interest in cryptocurrencies. The South Korean tech said its latest update will allow users to easily manage their transactions by importing their virtual assets stored on select cold [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday introduced its expanded lineup of customizable home appliances to global audiences as the South Korean tech giant aims to boost sales amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The company said its BESPOKE Home solutions will be available in more countries this year with more products. [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. lost its top spot in four major smartphone markets in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday, as it faced intensified competition with Chinese brands in the region. The South Korean tech giant logged a 19 percent market share in [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will skip in-person exhibitions at the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair due to novel coronavirus concerns, the company said Tuesday, although it plans to join the event online. The world’s largest smartphone vendor will not showcase its products and technologies “offline” at the Mobile World Congress [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is mulling multiple new smartphone launches in August, industry sources said Sunday, as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its leadership in the mobile market. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone vendor, is in talks with local mobile carriers over releasing its new smartphone models, [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to stay on as the world’s third largest vendor of true wireless stereo (TWS) products, including wireless earbuds, for this year as competition heats up in the fast-growing hearables market, a report showed Thursday. Samsung’s market share in 2021 was estimated to stay unchanged [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Keen market attention is now focused on the future performance of LG Electronics Inc.’s home appliance and air solution (H&A) unit following its record earnings in the first quarter of the year, analysts said Monday. LG Electronics said Thursday the operating profit of its H&A division came to an [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the runner-up in the first-quarter smartphone market in terms of revenue, a report showed Friday, though it was the top vendor by volume. The South Korean tech titan logged a revenue share of 17.5 percent in the January-March period, down from 20.2 percent a year [...]