INCHEON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Sierra Blair-Coyle is a professional rock climber and a two-time U.S. National Champion climber. But she decided to climb something extraordinary using devices that are more commonly used around the house. She conquered a 33-storey building (140m), using only the vacuuming power of LG’s latest CordZero vacuum cleaner. It [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Domestic electronics companies have not been able to escape the slow growth in the IT electronics industry. Total sales at the top 1,000 electronics companies have dropped by 11 trillion won in the past year, and 80 percent of all sales came from the ten ‘trillion-club’ companies. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giants and mobile carriers promoted their latest technology at the World IT Show (WIS), which opened in Seoul on Tuesday to showcase smart solutions to everyday life. More than 450 technology firms from home and abroad are participating in the annual event scheduled to continue [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The new LG G5 has received considerable attention, as has a recent commercial touting the flagship phone. The commercial, released in April, stars well-known English actor Jason Statham – as a matter of fact, many Jason Stathams. If you look closely enough, all 198 characters that appear in the [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics’ new G5 premium smartphone is doing better than expected, and an accessory battery pack that accompanies the phone has received positive reviews from customers. After its launch on March 31, sales of the G5 almost tripled the first day sales of LG’s previous flagship phone, the G4. With [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will start sales of its high-end “LG Signature” home appliances series that covers products ranging from TVs to refrigerators, in its latest bid to beef up profitability. The South Korean company said Signature is its first brand of extra-premium goods. The products, set to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Ltd. said Sunday it has signed a deal with Bang & Olufsen to supply high-end televisions to the Danish maker of premium hi-fi systems. Under the agreement, LG Electronics will supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions to the Danish company for five years [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it plans to start the sale of its latest flagship G5 smartphone in South Korea and other countries on March 31, kicking off the steps of its plan to catch up with the Galaxy S7 series released last week. The G5 smartphone, first introduced at the Mobile [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has been criticized for another misplaced marketing agenda following the epic match between professional Go player Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo. Lee wore a shirt that had the characters ‘G5’ embroidered on the sleeve. The G5 is expected to be the next smartphone to be launched by Lee’s long time [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a “pivot” of the nation’s research and development in the field. [...]