SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said on December 21 that it would launch the 2015 edition of its “Tromm Styler.” The styler can keep infrequently worn items like suits, blouses, and special occasion outfits clean and odorless. It can help you reduce dry cleaning bills with its moving hanger and steam cleaning [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The export volume of semiconductors has broken the US$60 billion milestone for the first time. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on December 18 that the amount of semiconductor exports surpassed the $60 billion level this year. For the 11-month period until November this year, exports of semiconductors [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s game developer and publisher Netmarble Games launched a new horse racing analysis tool “Netmarble Horse Racing” in partnership with the Korea Racing Authority on Google Play on December 18. The app provides a variety of data on horse racing competitions held by the authority including game results during every weekend [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group announced on December 17 that its Elite i20 is the winner of the 2015 Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award. The i20 was said to have competed with Honda’s City and Maruti Suzuki’s Ciaz for the top prize. The Elite i20 was designed to cater to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hana Card launched its ‘Incomplete Life Card,’ a credit card developed in collaboration with the hit TV drama, ‘Incomplete Life (Misaeng),’ on December 17. This is the first time that a credit card company launches a service in partnership with branded content. As the TV series depicts the trials and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – NHN Entertainment has launched a new cloud platform for the nation’s mobile game ecosystem. The company said this in a press conference held on December 17 at its Play Museum headquarters building in Pangyo located in the southern outskirts of Seoul. The all-inclusive cloud solutions “Toast Cloud” consist of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics plans to unveil its quantum dot ultra HD TVs at the upcoming CES 2015, to be held in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9. The quantum dot technology uses light-emitting nanometer-sized crystals that produce different colors depending on their size. LG’s quantum dot UHD TVs are able to reproduce [...]
SEOUL, Dec 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Ford Korea is presenting an unusual marketing event targeting food connoisseurs. Since November this year jointly with magazine Bar & Dining, the sales unit of the Ford Motor Company of the United States has been giving out 150,000-won dining vouchers to its test driving customers who can pick and [...]
SEOUL, Dec 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Google will move into the Korean online news service market by launching “Google Play Newsstand,” directly competing with incumbents like Naver and Daum Kakao. Google Korea said on December 11 that it has unveiled a new smartphone app by which readers can subscribe to a variety of news publications [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patent applications for selfie sticks has rapidly increased this year. The applications have all been submitted by individuals, in a sign of mainstream interest in the suddenly popular monopod. This year, a total of eight selfie sticks are waiting for patent approval, which is significant considering [...]