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SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –As the popularity of Apple’s iPhone among young Koreans continues to rise, South Korean celebrity singer and YouTuber Sung Si-kyung recently shared an interesting anecdote about his experience using a Samsung Galaxy phone. Sung recounted a conversation with a younger person who asked him, “Do you use ‘Gal-regi’?” The term [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –Using virtual reality (VR) technology in medical school anatomy classes has proven to be highly effective. Kyung Hee University, the first medical school in Korea to introduce hybrid anatomy lectures, has demonstrated that changes in medical education due to the COVID-19 pandemic are also affecting medical school practices. Kyung Hee [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – E-Mart 24 has teamed up with a virtual character named YT to bring some entertaining virtual products to Instagram. YT is a virtual person created by Shinsegae, which is linked to E-Mart, and it embodies the younger generation’s love for having a good time. The first virtual product E-Mart [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – In an exciting development for Samsung Pay users, the future promises faster and more convenient access to electronic certificates, including government-issued resident registration cards. This innovation could potentially boost the utilization of Samsung Pay, particularly in Korea, where efficiency in administrative processes is highly valued. On October 5, Samsung Electronics [...]
ULSAN, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency has registered a utility model for a device designed to cool down the interior of patrol cars. The agency announced on Tuesday that it had developed an indoor air circulation system for patrol cars and completed the utility model registration. The purpose of utility model [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips, will build next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chiplets for the computing startup Tenstorrent, the Canadian company has said. Tenstorrent has said it has selected Samsung’s Foundry Design Service team to manufacture its chiplets, which can be used for a wide [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – While ‘social distancing’ was the dominant trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the pandemic now behind us, there’s a rising interest in ‘on-the-go’ items as more people embark on camping trips and road journeys. During the pandemic, the electronics industry introduced products tailored to the behavioral patterns and routines of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The telecommunications industry is gearing up for an intense marketing battle leading up to the launch of the iPhone 15 in South Korea. The primary focus is on capturing the attention and loyalty of Korean consumers, with companies offering services such as early morning and same-day delivery. Telecom companies are [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The telecommuting, online education, and telemedicine sectors have witnessed substantial growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside these trends, online ancestral rites are also gaining popularity. Leading up to Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday, memorial parks across the nation saw a surge in visitors paying their respects to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to reduce its chip deficit in the third quarter, thanks largely to a continued cut in its chip output, according to analysts Saturday. Samsung, the world’s largest memory chip maker, slashed its chip production early this year, belatedly joining its peers, like SK hynix [...]