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Digital driver’s license app users reach 1 million

Aug 12, 2020

The number of digital driver’s license app users in South Korea has surpassed 1 million, according to major telecommunications firms here Wednesday. Personal smartphone authentication app Pass was d...
KT launches cloud-based game streaming service

Aug 12, 2020

South Korean telecom firm KT on Wednesday announced the launch of its subscription-based game service that streams computer and console games on smartphones. The streaming service will be up against...
[Gadget Review] Breaking bad habits with Philips Sonicare

Aug 11, 2020

Hope it isn’t too late to express my thanks to Roy Jakobs, head of personal health business of Royal Philips. I was more than lucky to meet the Philips executive at the Consumer Electronics Show 202...
LG U+ to roll out 5G-powered AR glass service with Nreal

Aug 11, 2020

LG U+, a South Korean telecommunications firm, said Tuesday that the company has commercialized the world‘s first 5G-based augmented reality glass solutions. The wearable device named LG U+ Real Gla...
‘Groundbreaking for Samsung’s 3rd memory plant imminent’

Aug 10, 2020

Expectations are running high for the groundbreaking for Samsung Electronics’ third memory plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, amid continuing uncertainties due to the protracted COVID-19 pandemi...
LG expands robot business to hotels

Aug 9, 2020

LG Electronics said Sunday it is expanding its robot business to the hotel industry by introducing a delivery robot. Two delivery robots are in a pilot phase at Mayfield Hotel in northwestern Seoul ...
KT’s Q2 operating profit jumps on improved B2B business

Aug 7, 2020

Korean telecom giant KT said Friday its operating profit increased by 18.6 percent though its sales dropped during the same period in the second quarter this year. Operating income of KT in the seco...
LG U+ Q2 net profit soars, fastest growth for third consecutive quarter

Aug 7, 2020

Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG U+ said the company’s operating profit in the second quarter increased by 59.2 percent on-year, the fastest growth rate for three consecutive quarters among lo...
Naver’s online cartoon service posts W3b daily sales

Aug 7, 2020

Naver on Friday said that its online cartoon business is posting 3 billion won ($2.5 million) in average daily gross sales as of Aug. 2, up from 2 billion won in August last year. Naver contributed ...
LG Chem shares surge on rosy EV outlook, ranks third on Kospi

Aug 7, 2020

Share prices of LG Chem, Korea’s leading battery maker, jumped nearly 10 percent on Friday on expectations of rising demand for electric vehicles, ranking third in market capitalization in the nation...
[Monitor] SKT’s 5G fastest: ministry

Aug 7, 2020

The Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea on Wednesday reported its assessment of 5G networks provided by the nation’s three largest mobile carriers. According to the assessment conducted in Se...
Samsung’s online unpacking event draws 56m viewers worldwide

Aug 6, 2020

More online events to come as tech giant seeks ways around COVID-19 restrictions
Galaxy Note 20, Z Fold 2 unveiled at first-ever online Galaxy Unpacked show

Aug 5, 2020

As much as for the smartphones, expectations are also running high for Samsung’s new wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds Live. As widely rumored, the earbuds have adopted a new design like a bean for a...
KT CEO urges transformation into platform company

Aug 4, 2020

KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo has told executives and employees in a company-wide email that the mobile carrier needs to move beyond network service provision to become a platform operator. The KT CEO’s announ...
Telcos beef up videoconferencing services amid pandemic

Aug 3, 2020

South Korean telecom companies are ramping up moves to improve their videoconference services to meet rising demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has spurred a telework trend here, industry insid...