SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has signed a partnership with Germany’s telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG to develop an environment-friendly 5G smartphone, company officials said Wednesday. Their strategic partnership for sustainability was signed during the Mobile World Congress 2021, according to officials. The deal includes collaboration in developing a “green smartphone” [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Global tech titan Samsung Electronics Co. has ranked first in the number of patents filed in South Korea over the past five years, data showed Wednesday. Samsung registered 19,588 patents with local authorities between 2016 and June 10 this year, the most among local companies, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled its new smartwatch interface that will run on the upcoming unified wearable operating system (OS) with Google as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its presence in the wearable device market. Samsung introduced One UI Watch at its virtual session of [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) to develop home energy solutions that can help users reduce electricity costs. Under the deal with the state-run utility firm, Samsung will use KEPCO’s electricity data to upgrade its SmartThings Energy [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday said it will begin running an in-house vaccination program for its workers next month to beef up antivirus measures amid the pandemic. The tech giant will inoculate employees aged 18-59 working at its plants in South Korea, as well as those dispatched from its [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday introduced its latest 5G network solutions as the company eyes expansion of its technology leadership in the telecommunications equipment market. The unveiling of its advanced technology and services for the 5G network covers in-house chipsets to 5G radios, at “Samsung Networks: Redefined” online event. [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced the global launch of its upgraded gaming monitors as the South Korean tech giant tries to boost sales amid the stay-at-home trend. The 2021 edition of Odyssey gaming monitors — G70A, G50A and G30A — will be available in major markets, including South [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is considering holding its technology conference this year despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said Friday. The South Korean tech giant is reviewing a plan to hold the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) in October or November as vaccinations pick up pace around the globe. Samsung, [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The global memory chip market is forecast to increase 32 percent this year, a report showed Thursday, boding well for South Korean chipmakers that dominate the sector. Sales growth for the DRAM market is expected to reach 41 percent in 2021, the second largest among 33 integrated circuit (IC) [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it had added 23 masterpieces of 20th century art to The Frame, a picture frame-shaped television, in collaboration with the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid. The new collection includes famous pieces by representative artists from the 20th century such as Piet Mondriaan and Wassily [...]