SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two top tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics said Wednesday they will join an international alliance to foster the Ultra HD (UHD) industry. The companies announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) under way in Las Vegas that they will participate in the UHD Alliance that will have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors summoned the head of LG Electronics Inc.’s home appliances division Tuesday for questioning over allegations that he and other executives vandalized washing machines of rival Samsung Electronics Co. at German shops earlier this year. In mid-September, Samsung Electronics filed a complaint with the prosecution, alleging that Cho Sung-jin and [...]
SEOUL, Dec 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of Samsung air purifiers from January to November 2014 increased by 300 percent from the same period last year, said Samsung Electronics on December 25. Samsung Electronics launched a large-sized air purifier dubbed “Blue Sky” this year to broaden its air purifier line-up. The company said that its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) ― Twenty solar powered refrigerators equipped with Smart Inverter Compressors were donated to local communities in Africa and South America as part of LG Electronics’ partnership with the non-profit organization World Vision Kenya as well as the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation of Peru. These donations specifically targeted areas [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., today introduced EYECAN+, the company’s second-generation eye mouse that allows people with disabilities to compose and edit documents as well as browse the web through simple eye movement. EYECAN+ is the first of its kind, as it does not require users to wear any device, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said on November 11 that its students won the first place award selected by the participants of the Student Innovation Contest, an event held in conjunction with the User Interface Software and Technology 2014 Conference. Sponsored by the U.S. Association for Computing Machinery, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom said on November 10 that it would showcase the “Smart Furniture,” the home fixture equipped with communications functionality. Developed jointly with Hyundai Livart, the Smart Furniture can provide a variety of information through the wireless or fixed-line Internet using the touchscreen-enabled mirror. The fixture can be installed in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced on October 28 that it would drop its Plasma Display Panel(PDP) business, as rising popularity of LCD and OLED products, mainstay in global display market, makes the business of plasma TVs increasingly unviable. The main reason for LG Electronics to discontinue the production of plasma TVs [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its new 4K Monitor (model 31MU97) for global rollout starting this week. The cutting-edge LG 31MU97 mates Digital Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution with a 31-inch IPS monitor to create an ultra-sharp high-end monitor that meets the standards of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI). [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the two pillars of Korea’s electronics industry, have displayed state-of-the-art communications technology and smart items at the World IT Show 2014, the trade show being held at Busan’s BEXCO Exhibition & Convention Center for four days between October 20 and 23. Samsung set up a large booth [...]