SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech companies are expected to kick off mass production of their quantum dot TVs this year, analysts said Tuesday, amid intense competition with Chinese rivals to gain an upper hand in the global market with the advanced technology. Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top maker of smartphones [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The smartwatch market is showing signs of blooming. As major companies like Samsung, LG, and Apple make forays into this area, the number of smartwatch patent applications has increased as well. According to the Korea Intellectual Property Office on November 23, the number of patent applications related to smartwatches started picking [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Actress Lee Min-jung becomes a new muse of Isa Knox, a Korean cosmetic brand manufactured by LG Household & Health Care. “Lee Min-jung is a fascinating, classy and feminine actress, who is perfectly suitable for our brand image. We will strengthen our position in the beauty product market [...]
SEOUL and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics Inc. (LG) and Google Inc. have entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies. The agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years. “We’re pleased to enter [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) ― LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its new 4K Monitor (model 31MU97) for global rollout starting this week. The cutting-edge LG 31MU97 mates Digital Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution with a 31-inch IPS monitor to create an ultra-sharp high-end monitor that meets the standards of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI). [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –LG Electronics has launched a new smartphone model that comes equipped with its proprietary mobile application processor. The company said on October 24 that it would unveil a large-screen smartphone “G3 Screen” powered by its own mobile AP Nuclun. The smartphone model will be available for LG Uplus only. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics (LG) announced today that its newest Android wearable, LG G Watch R, will be available for purchase at retail sites throughout Europe including countries such as France, Italy, Spain and the UK in the beginning of November, followed by key markets in North America, Asia and the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Following an announcement on October 20 by LG Electronics that it would donate 2,000 smartphones to help fight the spread of Ebola virus in Africa for the doctors and emergency medical workers for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Samsung Electronics also said on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A parliamentary investigation disclosed that the volume of earned surplus stocked up by large corporations has increased at a fast pace for the past few years. According to Congressman Lee Jong-kul (New Politics Alliance for Democracy) on October 18 based on data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – An ultra-large sized UHD TV has hit the shelves in South Korea. LG Electronics said its 98-inch UHD TV (98UB9850) — 97.5 inches measured diagonally which is a combined size of four 48-inch TVs — has been available in the local market starting on October 8. With the overwhelming size of [...]