SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to remain the world’s leading TV vendor for the 15th straight year in 2020 on brisk demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a report said Wednesday. The South Korean tech behemoth is forecast to sell 49.02 million TVs this year after shipping 33.92 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. ranked second in the Indian smartphone market in October, a report showed Friday, as the world’s largest smartphone vendor led the midpriced segment. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a market share of 20.6 percent in India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market, in terms of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., a major home appliance maker in South Korea, on Friday unveiled a new energy-efficient water heater to target consumers in Europe and North America. The South Korean tech giant said it will launch its dual inverter heat pump water heater in European and North American markets [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday unveiled its theme for the upcoming media event at the world’s largest tech expo next year as the South Korean tech giant vowed to introduce products and solutions that could be useful in the new normal era of the pandemic. LG will hold a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday introduced a new 16-inch laptop that boasts better performance and portability. The South Korean tech giant said the LG Gram 16 will be added to its premium Gram laptop series, which has 14-, 15.6- and 17-inch models. The LG Gram 16 weighs only 1,190 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday denied rumors that it will discontinue the Galaxy Note series next year, saying the flagship phablet line will live on despite the rise of other premium devices. Speculation has arisen recently that Samsung may reconfigure its premium smartphone lineup with Galaxy Z foldables and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday they have won dozens of honors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 Innovation Awards as the South Korean electronics giants vow to introduce cutting-edge technologies and products at the world’s largest tech expo. The CES Innovation Awards is an [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has created a national standard for a sound-making OLED display speaker. The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) announced that it listed two types of sound performance measuring methods for the display speaker that can be used for TVs and smartphones, as a Korean Industrial Standard [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to expand its foldable smartphone lineup next year and hinted that stylus support may be available to more Galaxy devices as the South Korean tech giant revealed its mobile business goals for 2021. Roh Tae-moon, who heads Samsung’s mobile communications business, said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. took the No. 1 position in the global foldable smartphone market this year with the launch of new devices, a report showed Tuesday, as it tries to further solidify its status in the burgeoning sector. Samsung is estimated to take up an 88 percent share in [...]