SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two largest home appliance makers — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are set to begin their duel in the vacuum cleaner market, industry observers said Friday, as they released new products boasting upgraded charging stations. LG began to sell its new CodeZero ThinQ A9S [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s home appliance makers are entering a heated battle over refrigerators with water dispensers after they recently released products highlighting advanced sterilization systems and smart control solutions. LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and Winia Dimchae Co. are all vying for the top position in the segment. LG [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two tech giants — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — said Tuesday they will unveil their new home appliance products at a U.S. trade show for the kitchen and bath market, highlighting their built-in design and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Samsung and LG are among [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance makers are already gearing up for the summer season as they introduced their latest lineup of air conditioners to attract consumers here. Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. launched the 2020 versions of their air conditioners this week, emphasizing upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — After a brief pause, Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are set to intensify their tech battle in TVs with their latest and cutting-edge technologies, industry insiders said Wednesday. Samsung and LG were the two main players anchoring South Korea at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics maker LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has filed a patent infringement suit against China’s Hisense in the United States to protect its TV technologies. LG said it filed complaints against American and Chinese branches of Hisense in a district court in California, claiming most of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Group is trying to chart a new course in its second year under the leadership of a 40-something chairman who is adding a dose of “do whatever it takes” to the old “don’t overdo it” mindset. South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, whose businesses range from electronics and telecom to [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers who want the best picture quality TVs available now will look to QLED models by Samsung Electronics and OLED TVs by LG Electronics, and they are likely to see 8K next to a price tag of several thousand dollars. 8K refers to the highest-resolution standard for content creation, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it plans to release its V50 ThinQ in the United States this week with Verizon, its second American telecom partner for the 5G smartphone. The V50 arrived in the U.S. market last month to become Sprint’s first 5G phone and will go on sale [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics, chemical and telecommunication conglomerate LG’s global reputation outpaced such household names as Samsung, Amazon and Apple, an international corporate assessment report showed Sunday. According to Reputation Institute’s 2019 Global RepTrak 100, LG ranked 48th, making the top 50 list for the second year in a row. [...]