SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Headquarters of the Marine Corps announced that they will hold a ceremony to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the recapturing of Seoul. The ceremony will be dedicated to honoring those who fought in the war. At the event, which will be hosted together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to succeed in the IoT (Internet of Things) market, which is the blue chip of the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) industry, many companies are seeking a symbiotic relationship instead of a competitive one. Home electronics companies and telecommunications companies that provide a formless platform are entering the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics showcased its latest smartwatch in Germany on Thursday, saying that the device will be available for sale early next month. Samsung said the Samsung Gear S2, the company’s first circular smartwatch unveiled at an annual trade show in Berlin, will hit the world [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics, Korea’s top tech giant, is set to introduce a device promising a better sleep at the forthcoming IFA 2015 to be held in Berlin, Germany, on September 4. Samsung’s SLEEPsense connects to the Internet and home appliances to provide a better environment for sleeping, by analyzing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government will deploy drones to investigate national properties scattered at 5.4 million locations nationwide. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced plans on September 1 to properly manage the country’s national properties. By deploying drones and leveraging spatial geographic information, which is more accurate and advanced than aerial [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The industry ministry of Korea announced that it would reinforce its support for software-convergence components by selecting 20 core parts to be embedded in wearable devices or next generation displays. On August 25, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy selected the 20 core parts essential for the advancement of [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A device that can help to track down people that are lost at sea has been developed. The Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration announced that they have developed a wearable device that can be used to locate people at beaches and in mud if any kind of accident were [...]
DAEJEON, July 30 (Korea Bizwire)– An app that stops people from using their smartphones too much has been developed. Professor Lee Ui-jin and his team announced that they developed an app named ‘Lock n’LoL’ that will cut down the number of times one looks at their smartphone. The research team pointed out that alarm messages [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) --A new era in which people rent cell phones could start as early as this fall. In order to offer users as many choices as possible, SK Telecom announced that they are looking into starting a cell phone rental service. Since new products are expected to be launched starting next month, [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Domestic stationary companies are seeking ways to survive in a competitive marketplace that is shrinking with the increasing prevalence of ‘smart devices’ and the surge in competition from foreign stationary brands. According to industry watchers, Morning Glory, one of the major domestic stationary brands, launched a device named ‘Take [...]