SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giants are expected to showcase new smartwatches within a few months, industry watchers said Thursday, as they seek to catch up with market leader Apple Inc. According to the sources, Samsung Electronics is expected to showcase the successor of the Gear S3 smartwatch around the upcoming [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it participated in an exhibition in Seoul promoting drawings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) by utilizing the latest 88-inch Ultra Stretch signage solution. The company said it installed the signage solution at the exhibition hosted by Kansong Art and Culture Foundation and the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics says it will strengthen its communication with customers while expanding after-purchase support for smartphones. Starting June 21, the South Korean electronics giant has decided to call upon its researchers, marketers and other in-house experts to reply to inquiries regarding smartphones posted by their customers on LG’s “Quick [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Co., a global leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications, said Tuesday it has adopted around-the-clock chatbot service to enhance customers’ convenience. LG Electronics’ chatbot service was based on its artificial intelligence platform called DeepThinQ and an analysis of about 10 million customer complaints about its products, [...]
Earlier May, LG Electronics announced it had made equity investment in Acryl, a local AI startup. (Image courtesy of LG Elecs) SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it plans to invest 53.6 billion won (US$49.67 million) in acquiring stakes in Robostar Co., a local robot manufacturing firm, as part of [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., which recently showcased the LG G7 ThinQ smartphone, plans to release a new smartwatch next month, seeking to accelerate efforts to revitalize its struggling mobile communication business, industry watchers said Wednesday. The new smartwatch would become the successor of the LG Watch Style released in March [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that it has invested 1 billion won (US$934,000) in the South Korean startup Acryl, which specializes in the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Under the deal, LG acquired a 10 percent stake, or 336,000 shares in the venture firm. Established in 2011, Acryl focuses [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it aims to expand its light-emitting diode (LED) lighting product portfolio by releasing products that emit less blue light, which is easier on the human eye. The South Korean consumer electronics giant has showcased 14 different new products for commercial use under the brand [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it will start global sales of the 2018 editions of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs, which are equipped with its artificial-intelligence (AI) platform DeepThinQ this week. The South Korean tech giant said the new OLED TVs will hit the U.S. market on Monday, and [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it has joined forces with Italy-based furniture firm Natuzzi Group to jointly develop a smart home package boasting Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology. Under the arrangement, LG and Natuzzi will showcase smart home solutions at the Milano Design Week slated for later this month, including jointly [...]