BERLIN, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers who want the best picture quality TVs available now will look to QLED models by Samsung Electronics and OLED TVs by LG Electronics, and they are likely to see 8K next to a price tag of several thousand dollars. 8K refers to the highest-resolution standard for content creation, [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Telecom Co. have agreed to develop 8K televisions based on 5G networks to diversify content available on the top-end resolution TVs, they said Sunday. 8K TVs offer four times the number of pixels as 4K screens, and 5G is the ultra-fast wireless network that [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is ramping up investment to expand businesses in the built-in home appliance market to capitalize on the fast growing segment, its president said on Sunday. Song Dae-hyun, the head of LG’s home appliance and air solution division, said the company aims to become a “top-tier” player [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) will be the key technology trends at IFA, one of the leading shows for home appliances and consumer electronics, industry officials said. IFA, Europe’s largest technology show, kicked off in Berlin on Friday for a six-day run, bringing together nearly [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will bolster efforts to expand its presence in Europe’s built-in home appliance market with the launch of its customizable refrigerator lineup BESPOKE, its chief executive said. Since its debut in South Korea in June, BESPOKE made a splash in the domestic market with various options for [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will expand partnerships with major European streaming services to create more content optimized for 8K televisions. On the eve of opening of major tech show IFA, Samsung said it will collaborate with three European over-the-top (OTT) service providers — CHILI, The Explorers and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will launch front-loading washers equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) in 30 nations within this year to target the premium segment. The smart home appliance, which has been launched in eight European nations, will come into other markets, including the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s about time to start the last but not least important technology show of the year, and South Korean electronics giants are getting ready to show off their latest televisions and smartphones at IFA this week. IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung, Europe’s biggest tech show, is set to run from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s Smart Fridge has gained worldwide attention after a desperate young American girl used the refrigerator to post a tweet. Dorothy, a big fan of Arianna Grande, used to post pictures of her everyday life on social networks using her smartphone until her concerned mother took away [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean unit of Apple Inc. employs 500 workers and has helped create more than 300,000 jobs here over the past 20 years, according to its website Monday. It marks the first time since the U.S. tech giant’s entry into South Korea in 1998 that the company has [...]