“The Internet of Things will be a game changer. It is the most important topic for our industry right now and it is something that will revolutionize our lives and unlock infinite possibilities. Samsung is prepared to play a leading role here.” “We need an open ecosystem so that IoT devices work together, and we [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two top tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics said Wednesday they will join an international alliance to foster the Ultra HD (UHD) industry. The companies announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) under way in Las Vegas that they will participate in the UHD Alliance that will have [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will confront wider economic uncertainties abroad this year, the company CEO said Friday, vowing to tap deeper into new businesses to keep its growth engine alive. “We should make full-fledged efforts to gain sustainable competitiveness by introducing smart health, smart home and the Internet of Things (IoT) businesses,” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will disclose its new concept washing machine, dubbed “Active Wash,” at the forthcoming CES 2015 to be held in Las Vegas on January 6. Active Wash is an innovative product enabling prewash for the first time in the century old washing machine industry. The new machine features a built-in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics introduced its ‘All-In-One PC 7 Curved,’ a desktop PC with a curved Full HD monitor in a PC industry first for South Korea. It features a 27 inch curved HD screen that promises a more immersive yet comfortable viewing experience. The wide curved screen will give users [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies saw the lowest on-year sales growth in more than five years in the third quarter of this year as unfavorable currency exchange rates and weakening oil prices hit exporters, central bank data showed Friday, raising concerns over their flagging growth potential. Sales growth at 1,670 local [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics said on December 21 that it would start selling a 34-inch ultra-wide curved monitor “SE790C” in the home market. The SE790C is the latest monitor model of Samsung that won a CES Innovation award ahead of the CES 2015 to be held in January next year. The new [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung has yet again postponed the release of a smartphone powered by its own Tizen operating system. That marks the fourth time that the company has pushed back the launch. According to IT industry experts, the Tizen device was originally expected to be launched on December 10 in India. IT experts [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung’s virtual reality headset, called the “Gear VR Innovator Edition,” has been sold by several thousands of units on the first day of the launch. According to American IT magazines such as SlashGear on December 10, the inventory of the Gear VR ran out in one day after debuting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has partnered with Trek Bicycle, a leading worldwide bicycle manufacturer, to provide visitors with a chance to experience Trek bicycles equipped with Samsung Gear S products at a Trek Bicycle shop. On December 6, customers who visited the bicycle store in Shinsa, Seoul, underwent health checkups using [...]