SEOUL, SEp. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics won a certification from Guinness World Records for an outdoor billboard it installed in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On September 16, an award ceremony was held to recognize the honor at the airport, with LG Electronics Saudi Arabia president Ahn Deuk-soo and King Khalid [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, an official sponsor of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015, would team up with Ashley Williams, a renowned fashion designer as part of its fashion marketing in Europe. LG is providing ‘Steam team’ as part of the sponsorship which enables a good care of the stage clothes at [...]
![[Photo] LG Electronics’ Washer and Refrigerator Win ‘VIP Awards’](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/11696847884_9a81c44127_z.jpg "[Photo] LG Electronics’ Washer and Refrigerator Win ‘VIP Awards’")
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics’ home appliances were selected as this year’s top performers in the laundry and refrigerator categories in the 2014 VIP (Very Important Product) Awards announced by the U.S. consumer electronics magazine TWICE. LG’s new front-control top-load TurboWash washer and mega-capacity Door-in-door 3-door refrigerator were recognized for their notable impact [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics hires new software programmers by evaluating only their programming skills, not other qualifications such as college records, results of English tests or background information in the fall hiring season. The electronic company announced on September 3 that it plans to hold a programming competition named “LG Code Challenger.” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “Guest Mode,” the proprietary security solution developed by LG Electronics, has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The company has applied for patents with patent offices in the United States, Europe, and Korea since 2012. The Guest Mode technology allows a single smartphone to be used like [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung and LG have unveiled the latest smartwatch models just days before the IFA Berlin 2014 scheduled on September 5, signaling a fierce fight ahead over the newly emerging wearable computer market. In addition to the two Korean electronics giants, other smartwatch makers such as Apple, Sony, and Intel will showcase [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said on August 22 that it would hold a workshop on standardization of ICT-based smart plug, smart appliance interoperability for the first program year (December 2013 – September 2014). A “smart plug” can provide information about electricity consumption patterns, standby power blocking, and remote control [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics‘ flagship smartphone model “LG G3” has successfully deployed Qualcomm‘s “IZat,” a location-based indoor positioning technology, for the first time in the world. IZat is a location-based technology that utilizes diverse connection technologies such as differential GPS, Wi-Fi, cloud server and smartphone sensors to locate and position the user outdoors [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom announced that it will roll out the “G3 A,” its unique edition of LG Electronics-developed premium smartphone “G3,” on August 8. The SK telecom-launched new edition is designed to be more compact than the original G3 — from an original 5.5-inch display to 5.2-inch one — to be able [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s tech giant and Samsung’s arch rival for both the local and overseas markets, plans to enter next “big thing” in the global automotive market: auto parts business. LG will make an announcement at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in next January to this end. The consumer electronics brand [...]