SINGAPORE, Mar 4, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) — Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in products and services that provide real-time visibility into organizations’ assets, people and transactions, was recently ranked second in ABI Research’s Indoor Location Technology Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) report. According to ABI, Zebra’s ranking was based on the company’s [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced new cutting-edge mobile component solutions that advance users’ mobile experiences. These solutions include an 8-megapixel (MP) RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based on ISOCELL technology and an NFC (Near Field Communication) integrated circuit (IC) with [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Global mobile messenger provider Viber said Monday it will appeal a South Korean court ruling that may ban its local operation, signaling a protracted battle with South Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier, SK Telecom. “Because Viber believes the court’s decision was made in error, it is appealing the court’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone company, said Thursday it will showcase its latest smartwatch upgraded with the long-term evolution (LTE) network at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain opening early next month. The LG Watch Urbane LTE touts a fast voice communication and data [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Wednesday it will roll out a smart shopping platform and its related devices at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) to be held in Spain early next month, as it seeks to tap deeper into the online-to-offline (O2O) payment business. The [...]
Seoul, Korea, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced today that it successfully demonstrated a 600 Mbps data transmission rate by using Nokia Networks’ 4X4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology. 4X4 MIMO is a technology that doubles download speeds by using four transmit antennas and four receive antennas for communication between a mobile device [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co. and leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday they will jointly promote the fifth-generation (5G) network that runs on high-frequency bands at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), which kicks off in Spain next month. Samsung and SK Telecom will showcase [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s mobile carrier LG Uplus said Monday it will start selling its new smart navigation platform overseas as part of its broader efforts to set foot in global market with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology. The Car Link, developed in collaboration with a local platform operator, is based on a “mirroring” service, which [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it has bought U.S. mobile technology firm LoopPay, a move apparently aimed at making inroads into the mobile payment technology market against its rival Apple. “Samsung has made efforts to provide safe and convenient mobile payment service,” said Shin Jong-kyun who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this October, Koreans enlisted in mandatory military service will be able to have face-to-face telecom interactions with their families and friends. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) inked a MoU on February 16 to establish the video-chat system. The two ministries [...]