SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Clothing care appliances rank at the top on the list of household appliances Korean consumers most desire, a survey showed Tuesday. Market analysis firm Open Survey revealed the results of an online survey it conducted with the participation of 1,000 Korean consumers aged from 20 to 59 between June [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus dealing a major blow to the world economy, South Korea’s notebook PC makers reported better-than-expected first-quarter results in the domestic market primarily thanks to the ubiquity of online classes and the increase in telecommuting. Of note, LG Electronics Inc. enjoyed a sharp increase [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — If used face masks could be disinfected, and then possibly reused, that would be a good thing for people suffering shortages of masks. South Korea’s two largest electronics firms — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are saying that their clothes refreshers can disinfect face masks using [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Online preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s special edition package of its Galaxy smartphone and earbuds in collaboration with K-pop sensation BTS sold out within an hour in South Korea, the company said Friday. Preorders for the package, comprised of the Galaxy S20 Plus BTS edition and the Galaxy Buds [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. launched a blood pressure monitoring mobile application in South Korea on Thursday. Samsung said users of its smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch Active2, will be able to access the Samsung Health Monitor app, which can measure and track their blood pressure. The software leverages the smartwatch’s wrist [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. recaptured the top spot in the Southeast Asian smartphone market in the first quarter of the year by edging out its Chinese rivals, a report showed Wednesday. Samsung’s market share in Southeast Asia stood at 18.9 percent in the January-March period, according to market tracker Counterpoint [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s presence in the global TV market is expected to drop in the second quarter of the year as the virus pandemic significantly damaged its key markets, the United States and Europe, a report showed Tuesday, while Chinese makers were projected to make a relatively quick recovery. According [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday introduced its new smartphone, the Velvet, in Europe as the South Korean tech firm hopes its latest handset can end a long slump in its mobile business amid the virus pandemic. Starting with Germany on Tuesday, LG will release the Velvet in major European [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After enjoying rapid growth last year, demand for window-style air conditioners continues to soar. The size of the market, which had been led by Paseco Co., expanded further after major air-conditioning brands such as Carrier and Shinil Electronics Co. jumped into the market. Brand-new products released this year complemented [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday unveiled a special edition of its Galaxy smartphones and earbuds in collaboration with K-pop sensation BTS. The South Korean tech giant introduced the BTS edition of the Galaxy S20 Plus 5G, S20 Plus and the Galaxy Buds Plus. The design of the Galaxy S20 [...]