SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A local retailer of China-based Xiamoi’s products said Thursday it will start sales of the tech giant’s MIX smartphone in South Korea, which is expected to bring major changes to the market largely dominated by homegrown Samsung and LG. G-Mobi Korea, an official local retailer of Xiamoi products, said it [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Making an appearance at an auto show for the first time, Naver, operator of Korea’s leading web portal, showcased its ambitious self-driving technology at the 2017 Seoul Motor Show. But it wasn’t the Naver autonomous vehicle that the tech giant was bragging about at the show, it [...]
DAEJEON, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Security and privacy concerns over UAVs are rising as quickly as the expansion of the drone industry. In January 2015, a drunk employee from a U.S. government intelligence agency crashed a drone on the White House lawn, while in April of the same year, a Japanese man was arrested [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. showcased its new Galaxy S8 series Thursday with a new, sleek design and cutting-edge features not seen in its predecessors such as the Bixby voice assistant. The company’s new flagship, powered by Google Android 7.0 Nougat, will be released in two versions that make use of [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Heated discussions are taking place online over a nickname for Samsung’s much anticipated new Galaxy S8 prior to its release, after LG’s new G6 smartphone had the misfortune of being dubbed the “impeachment phone” due to its release coinciding with the day former president Park Geun-hye was removed from office. [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Making further progress to market its ambitious fusion sport, the South Korean city of Jeonju will begin sales of “drone soccer balls” starting in April. The idea was first announced in September of last year when city officials said they would present a new sport dubbed ‘drone [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is planning to train 1,700 drone operators a year to meet growing demand in the commercial drone industry, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The country will add four official centers aimed at training drone operators this month, bringing the total to 11, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday that its latest high-end smartphone, the G6, has sold over 30,000 units in just two days since its debut here, heralding better-than-expected sales down the road. LG Electronics began selling the G6 in South Korea on Friday, as it seeks to revive its money-losing [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting March 11, the Korean National Police Agency is deploying drones on South Korea’s key highways to curb traffic violations including DUI, reckless or revenge driving, and other “selfish” driving routines such as driving on the shoulder. The new initiative is a part of the agency’s special crackdown operation [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will soon come up with measures to promote its leadership in the global market for drones, the government said Monday, also announcing plans to host a conference toward that end. The one-day conference on drones will be held Friday in Seoul, involving hundreds of government officials and [...]