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BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. eyes to steal the hearts of young, tech-savvy consumers with its latest technological innovations at Europe’s largest consumer electronics show set to open in Berlin on Friday. The South Korean tech company will bring “unique” and “fun” home appliances that steam clean and store limited-edition sneakers. It [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. were the biggest NAND flash sellers in the world in the second quarter, an industry report showed Thursday. According to Taiwan-based market analyst firm TrendForce, Samsung’s NAND flash sales during the April-June period reached US$5.98 billion, with its global [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s SmartThings, a software platform that connects and controls devices, will enable the control of home appliances from major global brands worldwide simply through a single app. Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday that it will demonstrate the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) at IFA 2022 scheduled that kicks [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Energy Research said Wednesday that it has developed an innovative heat exchanger that can store the cold of the winter under the ground and use it later for the cooling of farm greenhouses during the summer. The new heat exchanger is based on the concept [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it will unveil the Styler Shoecase and Shoecare at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the biggest annual electronics fair in Europe, set to open on Sept. 2. The total shoe care solution stores shoes at an optimum humidity and temperature and can also be used to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean metaverse users, which plunged after the lifting of social distancing rules earlier this year, started increasing again in late July. According to Mobile Index, the big data analysis unit of local data tracker IGAworks, the number of domestic weekly active users (WAU) for the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea needs to develop countermeasures to prevent overseas leaks of state-of-the-art technology, especially regarding semiconductors, amid the deepening of technology competition among major countries, including the U.S. and China, the Federation of Korean Industries said Tuesday. According to the National Industrial Security Center under the National Intelligence Service, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is introducing its virtual avatar, G-Nusmas, the company’s first “alien employee.” The tech giant recently revealed a teaser on social media alluding to the introduction of G-Nusmas at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the biggest annual electronics fair in Europe, set to open in Berlin on Sept. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced the launch of a comprehensive tech support program for promising startups in South Korea to help up-and-coming companies expand globally. The Microsoft Launcher program plans to offer up to 500 million won (US$370,000) worth of support to a select number of startups, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The private coding education industry is scrambling to cater to an increase in demand after a recent government decision to nurture digital talent. The government plan includes doubling the time spent on IT education at elementary and middle schools, introducing a programming course as a mandatory part of the [...]