SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has released an elegant, furniture-like smart TV set in London in collaboration with two renowned French designers, expanding its product lineup in the high-end TV segment. Samsung’s Serif TV, which comes in a stylish wood, plastic or metal frame intended [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans spend more than two hours using smartphone applications every day on average, a study showed Tuesday, with teenagers being the most app-dependent generation among the age groups surveyed. The survey taken by Cheil Worldwide, an advertisement arm of Samsung Group, showed that the average South Korean spends 2 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – As budget smartphones with metal enclosures like SK Telecom’s LUNA and Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy A series gain popularity, LG Electronics is expected to join the market of low-cost smartphones with a metal body. The company posted a photo on its Facebook page hinting that it would introduce a new [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to succeed in the IoT (Internet of Things) market, which is the blue chip of the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) industry, many companies are seeking a symbiotic relationship instead of a competitive one. Home electronics companies and telecommunications companies that provide a formless platform are entering the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – At IFA 2015 in Berlin, Germany, Samsung Electronics attracted visitors with a unique cooking show combining dishes made by world-class chefs and virtual reality. The “Cine des Chefs” event, which began with the official opening of the IFA on September 4, showed how culinary masters make dishes with Samsung’s “Chef [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, South Korea’s top two tech firms, are famed for blazing a trail for the world home appliances market by showcasing frontier technologies for every new product. Recently, they’ve embarked on an unlooked-for venture that seems quite off the track — going somewhat bizarre with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, Korean smartphone makers are cutting prices for their newly introduced products in Korea to lure customers who have become more sensitive to price tags due to the mobile device distribution act. According to industry representatives, Samsung Electronics set the price tag of its Galaxy Note5 at 899,200 won [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics showcased its latest smartwatch in Germany on Thursday, saying that the device will be available for sale early next month. Samsung said the Samsung Gear S2, the company’s first circular smartwatch unveiled at an annual trade show in Berlin, will hit the world [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics, Korea’s top tech giant, is set to introduce a device promising a better sleep at the forthcoming IFA 2015 to be held in Berlin, Germany, on September 4. Samsung’s SLEEPsense connects to the Internet and home appliances to provide a better environment for sleeping, by analyzing the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics said Monday it has agreed with the commerce ministry to provide smaller firms with more efficient production facilities in line with government efforts to promote shared growth between big businesses and them. Under the plan, the two will invest 15 billion won (US$12.6 million) each to share various [...]