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SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid adoption of foldable smartphones is reshaping the global smartphone market, driving a structural shift toward higher prices and more premium specifications, industry analysts say. Foldable devices, once the domain of early adopters, are gaining traction among mainstream consumers as demand grows for larger screens and multitasking capabilities. That [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday launched a trial period for a new policy requiring people to undergo real-time face recognition when registering a new mobile phone number, as the government aims to curb scam attempts using illegally registered accounts. The country’s three mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior South Korean officials on Monday pledged to speed the adoption of artificial intelligence across the agriculture and food sectors, positioning so-called “physical A.I.” as a key response to rural labor shortages and an aging farming population. Bae Kyung-hoon, the deputy prime minister and minister of science and information and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of South Koreans who play video games has fallen to its lowest level on record, underscoring a rapid shift in leisure habits as streaming platforms and short-form video content gain dominance, according to a new government-backed survey. A nationwide study released Monday by Korea Creative Content Agency found [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics said it will award performance bonuses of up to 100 percent of base monthly pay to employees in its semiconductor division for the second half of the year, reflecting a sharp recovery in its memory chip business driven by artificial intelligence demand. The company announced on Monday that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will unveil its artificial intelligence (AI) robotics strategy at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 and debut its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, developed by its U.S. subsidiary Boston Dynamics. The group will hold a keynote presentation on Jan. 5 (local time) at the Mandalay [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean gamemaker, said Monday it has acquired Singapore-based mobile game publisher Indygo Group as part of its broader strategy to focus on the mobile casual game business as a new growth driver. The company purchased a 67 percent stake in Indygo Group at 153.4 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics said it will unveil a new generation of AI-powered kitchen appliances at CES 2026, introducing what it calls the world’s first home appliance equipped with Google’s latest artificial intelligence model, Gemini. Ahead of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, which opens Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled details of the new Exynos 2600 application processor (AP), widely expected to power the upcoming flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone. The South Korean tech giant said in its website post that the Exynos 2600, boasting the industry’s first 2-nanometer gate-all-around (GAA) production technology, is [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has begun in-orbit testing of domestically developed space components, marking a key step toward greater technological self-reliance in its space industry. The Korea Aerospace Administration and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said Thursday that they have confirmed normal operations of E3T-1, a space verification satellite developed under a [...]