SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will unveil its new ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone next week. The launch event, titled “Galaxy S25 Edge: Beyond Slim,” will be livestreamed at 9 a.m. (Korean time) on May 13, the company said in an invitation. The event will be broadcast on Samsung [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, Inc. said Tuesday it has launched an English interface for its mobile application to better cater to its foreign customers shopping online. The English interface will enable users to view functions central to the app, including product search, product descriptions, order information and payment, [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has introduced a new cordless vacuum cleaner that uses artificial intelligence to analyze user behavior and automatically adjust suction power for optimal battery efficiency and cleaning performance, the company announced Wednesday. The latest model, LG CordZero Objet Collection A9 AI, marks a significant step in integrating smart home [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has introduced a revamped version of its Xcient heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck at a clean transport exhibition in the United States. The upgraded Xcient, which includes a newly designed hydrogen fuel cell system, was showcased at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo 2025 [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Dyson unveiled its latest hair styling innovation, the “Airwrap Coanda 2X Multi-Styler and Dryer,” at a pop-up store in Seoul’s Seongsu district on April 28, marking the global debut of the redesigned device in South Korea. The new Airwrap Coanda 2X features Dyson’s most powerful hair motor to date, spinning [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics announced on April 28 that it will begin the global rollout of its 2025 QNED TV lineup in early May, starting with markets in South Korea and North America. This year’s lineup offers a broader range of models, from mid-sized to ultra-large screens, including the new 100-inch QNED [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced Monday the launch of The Premiere 5, a premium home projector equipped with touch interaction capabilities, further expanding its lifestyle-focused electronics portfolio. The new device is an ultra-short-throw projector utilizing triple-laser technology, capable of projecting a screen size of up to 100 inches from a distance of [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display parts testing center opened Wednesday in South Chungcheong Province, as part of efforts to boost the competitiveness of the country’s display materials industry, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. The center, located within the special industrial zone for display [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday launched a refreshed version of the Kona, the automaker’s flagship small sport utility vehicle (SUV), with expanded safety and convenience features. The revamped Kona also comes with a new trim level named H-Pick, which includes a range of features as standard, such as blind-spot [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., the No. 1 online portal operator in South Korea, said Wednesday it will release three lightweight models of homegrown artificial intelligence (AI), HyperCLOVA X, as open source. The new models — HyperCLOVA X SEED 3B, HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B and HyperCLOVA X SEED 0.5B — will be [...]