SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it shipped more than 6.7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones last year, solidifying its top dog status in the global 5G handset market. With solid shipment performance, Samsung said it accounted for 53.9 percent of the global 5G smartphone market as of November 2019, citing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top two electronics giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — will lock horns in the field of artificial intelligence at the upcoming tech expo in the United States, industry observers said Friday, as they pin high hopes on the products powered by human-like algorithms. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s major home appliances maker, is set to face a probe from the country’s antitrust watchdog, industry insiders said Thursday, as local consumers plan to submit a collective complaint against the company over its clothes dryers. A Seoul-based law firm representing 560 local consumers said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top two electronics giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are set to introduce TVs with new form factors at the world’s biggest tech expo next week as they continue to up the ante to lead the global TV market, industry sources said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is set to release a new foldable smartphone that folds like a clam in February before the release of the upcoming flagship Galaxy S11 next year, industry sources said Sunday. The South Korean tech giant is currently in talks with the country’s three mobile carriers to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean tech giants, including Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics, are ready to boast their latest technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and displays at the upcoming U.S. consumer electronics show, industry watchers said Sunday. The annual four-day Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will kick off in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The digital camera industry, which has long been losing ground to smartphone cameras, is seeking a new breakthrough with high-end compact cameras, backed by the rapid rise of the personal media market. Since last year, the camera market seems to be changing with the emergence of “memedia” and social [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. will showcase its new flagship smartphone with a dual screen and 5G connectivity at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February, industry sources said Tuesday. The Korean electronics giant is scheduled to unveil the new 5G phone, V60 ThinQ, at MWC Barcelona 2020, under the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnamese science minister was found to have recently presented a smartphone made by Vietnamese technology to his South Korean counterpart. According to Vietnamese media outlet, Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh gave South Korean Science and ICT Minister Choi Ki-young a Vsmart Live, a smartphone produced [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to launch the Galaxy Fold in more countries, including Brazil, New Zealand and Chile, as its first foldable device draws stronger-than-expected market response, industry sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the world’s largest smartphone maker is considering releasing the device in some 30 [...]