SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Technology allowing ordinary consumers to easily check the freshness of eggs with their smartphones has been developed, a research institute said Thursday. The new technology uses a reusable wireless sensor tag, communication unit and dynamic software to check the movement and the surrounding temperatures of an egg without cracking [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of smartphones, is expected to solidify its position in the global smartphone market as troubles surrounding China’s Huawei Technologies Co. deepened amid an escalating trade feud between Washington and Beijing, Fitch Ratings said Monday. Google has said it will stop supplying its [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are raising the possibility that Japanese tech giant Sony Corp. will retreat from the South Korean smartphone market due to recent struggles. Sony also decided not to release new smartphones in South Korea for the first half of this year. Sony announced on Tuesday at a Corporate Strategy Meeting [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The lowest prices for the Galaxy S10 and iPhone XS in South Korea’s open market are the fifth most expensive among 17 major countries in the world. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced on Thursday that the lowest prices for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S10 (128GB) and Apple’s iPhone XS [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said its V50 ThinQ hit market shelves in South Korea on Friday, with the company hoping its slumping mobile business will rebound with its first 5G smartphone. The LG V50 ThinQ officially went on sale after weeks of delay to ensure its performance under 5G networks [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government reported on Tuesday that it had created a ‘classroom plant’ initiative at Jeonil Middle School in Dongdaemun District as a solution for teenagers who are continuously exposed to smartphones and the Internet. The city referred to the case of the Bronx County in New York, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has sold more than 1 million units of its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, in South Korea, with the product becoming the fastest Galaxy device to surpass the mark. The South Korean tech giant said sales of the Galaxy S10 were more [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. plans to relocate its Korean smartphone production line to Vietnam in a bid to cut costs for its money-losing mobile business, industry sources said Wednesday. The South Korean tech firm will phase out its Pyeongtaek factory, south of Seoul, by the end of this year, getting [...]
Zhuhai, Apr. 23, 2019 (Korea Bizwire) — Meizu Technology Co., Ltd (Meizu) has officially introduced its latest flagship 16s and will be available for sale in China on 28th April starting at 3198 RMB. The signature Meizu Design brings a sense of elegance to the phone. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, the 16s features a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it has decided to postpone the release of its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States due to problems found with the folding screen and related mechanism. The South Korean tech giant, which originally planned to start selling the world’s first foldable smartphone [...]