SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday launched a home brew machine that makes fresh beer out of capsules with minimum hassle to appeal to a rising number of craft beer lovers. Brewing beer has been considered a hobby with a high barrier to entry because brewers should keep a close [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to release its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, in South Korea in late August following a showcase event earlier in the month, industry sources said Friday. With an Unpacked event slated for Aug. 7 in New York, Samsung plans to accept pre-orders for the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its operating earnings more than halved in the second quarter from a year earlier amid the weak memory chip and handset market. The operating profit was estimated at 6.5 trillion won (US$5.6 billion) in the April-June period, a 56.3 percent drop from a year [...]
SEJONG, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean unit of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has offered to carry out a set of voluntary corrective measures, an official said Thursday, in an apparent move to end a legal dispute over its alleged violation of competition law. Apple Korea is suspected of having required South [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The first quarter sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10 series smartphones were 12 percent higher than sales of the previous model, industry data showed Tuesday. According to industry tracker Counterpoint Research, 16 million units of the Galaxy S10 were sold between March and May, which was more than [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has sold more than 1 million units of the 5G version of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, in South Korea, a feat achieved 80 days after its launch. The South Korean tech giant said sales of the Galaxy S10 5G exceeded 1 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to release its V50 ThinQ in the United States this week with Verizon, its second American telecom partner for the 5G smartphone. The V50 arrived in the U.S. market last month to become Sprint’s first 5G phone and will go on sale [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to release its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, in two sizes for 5G models in August in South Korea, industry sources said Wednesday. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 will come in two sizes — 6.4 inches for the standard model and 6.8 inches for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will release the consumer version of its massive, modular MicroLED display, which can measure up to 292 inches, in the global market next month. Samsung introduced “The Wall Luxury” during InfoComm 2019, an audiovisual industry show held in Florida. The screen begins at [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S.’s decision to ban Huawei Technologies and pressure its allies to follow suit is sending a ripple effect through the South Korean tech industry that has contracts and connections with the Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker, analysts said Monday. President Donald Trump’s administration last week placed Huawei [...]