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SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it had signed a two-year deal with SOS Lab, a specialist in solid state light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors, to promote cooperation as part of efforts to accelerate the development of mobile robots. At present, SOS Lab sells high-resolution 2D/3D LiDAR for use in industrial robots and [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm was included among Samsung Electronics Co.’s top five clients in the first quarter, a document showed Tuesday, largely due to chip contract manufacturing. In a quarterly corporate filing, the South Korean tech giant named Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and Supreme Electronics as its five [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing company, said Tuesday it has forged a business partnership with Miki Taxi, a major taxi operator in Guam, to provide ride-hailing services in the U.S. Pacific territory. Through the partnership with Miki Taxi, which operates approximately 40 percent of all taxis in [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. said Tuesday it will issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its foundation this year. To that end, Hyundai E&C recently signed a memorandum of understanding with local digital entertainment provider Sandbox Network on mutual exchange and [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. on Monday released the Android open beta version of A., an artificial intelligence (AI) service that grows through dialogue with users. On behalf of users, A. takes care of cumbersome tasks such as schedule management, phone calls and text messages that users [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. announced that it will add a pet care cycle to its washers and dryers for customers with pets of their own. The upgrade will be applied to TROMM washer, dryer, mini washer and wash tower in the tech giant’s UP appliances, which can have new functions [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean game companies with products featuring virtual coins and other blockchain functionalities remain on heightened alert over adverse effects from the recent collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, industry officials said Monday. Cryptocurrencies operated by South Korean gaming companies for in-game purchases and trading have undergone volatile [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. announced the Korean market release of a new monitor called the DualUp that is optimized for those who need to multitask. The LG DualUp monitor features a 28 inch (70 centimeters diagonal) Nano IPS display and a unique 16:18 aspect ratio. The latest monitor has the [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it will launch a limited edition of the Galaxy Z Fold3 handset in collaboration with homegrown design brand Muziktiger. The Muziktiger edition, to go on sale from Monday, is priced at 1,280,400 won (US$997). The new edition comes with the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean online and mobile game developer, said Friday its first quarter net income more than doubled from a year earlier, led by strong sales from the latest entry of its popular “Lineage” franchise. It logged a net profit of 168.3 billion won (US$130.6 million) [...]