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DAEJEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top-ranked science and technology university has unveiled a plan to set up a public database aimed at developing emotional intelligence technology-based artificial intelligence (AI) services. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it will launch an AI big data center to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc.’s new dual-screen smartphone is expected to go on sale in South Korea on Oct. 6, industry insiders said Thursday, as the tech firm aims to boost its handset sales in the domestic market. The Wing will hit local shelves after the Chuseok holiday, which runs from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Smart devices and digital services gained popularity in line with growing demand for new tech services amid the contactless trend spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the science ministry said Thursday. In a report, the science ministry said new tech services continued to rack up fast growth this year thanks [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday launched two new charging accessories for mobile devices in South Korea. Samsung’s new Wireless Charger Trio can charge up to three mobile devices, such as smartphones, wireless earbuds and smartwatches, at the same time. The pad has six charging coils, offering better charging surface [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday added three new models to its budget smartphone lineup as the South Korean tech firm targets to expand its mobile sales. The K62, the K52 and the K42 have been added to LG’s K series family and will be launched next month starting in [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Wednesday that it has developed a virtual reality (VR) fire extinguishing training simulator that allows firefighters to be trained in real-like fire environments. The VR training simulator was developed to enable fire extinguishing training using real fire extinguishing equipment. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled a budget model of its flagship Galaxy S20 smartphone as the South Korean tech giant aims to boost handset sales amid the pandemic. The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) is designed to offer favorite features of the Galaxy S20 series at a more [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile network provider, said Wednesday it aims to commercialize its 5G network on the 28-gigahertz (GHz) band by the end of this year, targeting businesses with faster network speeds. Local telecom operators currently offer 5G on the 3.5-GHz band since commercializing the network [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has successfully verified an advanced 5G technology with Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. as the South Korean tech titan tries to expand its presence in next-generation wireless solutions. Samsung and KDDI joined hands to demonstrate 5G network slicing technology in Tokyo with the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The global TV market is expected to expand in the third quarter of the year due to pent-up demand amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a report said Tuesday, boding well for South Korean electronics firms. Global TV shipments in the July-September period were estimated to reach 56.88 million units, [...]