SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea took up nearly half of the global smart TV market in 2014, data showed Monday, with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics being the only tech players to post a two-digit share. The combined market share held by the two came to 43.4 percent last year, with Samsung accounting for [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean smart home market increased by 24 percent last year. According to an announcement from the Korea Association of Smart Home (KASH) on April 5, the Korean smart home market reached 8.56 trillion won (US$ 7.85 billion) last year, which was an increase of 24.3 percent from 2013. [...]
Los Angeles, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics America unveiled its new 890 Series at HITEC 2014, including two new curved LED TV models and a new 75-inch model, representing one of the largest TV format in hospitality. Samsung will be showcasing this new lineup of products for the hospitality market, which features its [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its Software Development Kit (SDK) to help developers create new LG Smart+ TV apps with greater ease and efficiency. A new accompanying website (http://developer.lge.com/webOSTV) will provide developers with access to all the information they need to create high quality webOS TV apps. LG’s SDK simplifies [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics (LG) announced that more than one million units of its webOS-enabled Smart+ TVs have been sold since the launch of the lineup in March. Featuring an intuitive user experience unmatched by any smart TV platform on the market today, LG expects sales to reach 10 million units [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Delivery Agenttoday announced that Samsung Smart TV viewers can now shop directly from their TVs simultaneously while viewing their favorite TV shows, enabling a true contextual shopping experience. Consumers can use their remote control to shop, receive promotional offers, or request additional information related to TV [...]
Seoul, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch ULTRA High Definition TV, LG Electronics (LG) today announced the addition of 55- and 65-inch ULTRA HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology. Initially introduced in South Korea last [...]