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Samsung's IoT platform to support Google's smart home devices

Dec 9, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with Google on smart home solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the Internet of Things (IoT) sect...
LG Uplus to test mmWave 5G at university campus

Dec 8, 2020

LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it will start testing millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G at a university campus under a government-led program as the country prepares to ...
Korea Electronics Show to kick off amid pandemic

Dec 8, 2020

LG says the UV-C rays remove 99.9 percent of E. coli within a distance of less than 50 centimeters, which was confirmed by a joint test with Korea Conformity Laboratories. Equipped with an autonomou...
SK hynix develops 176-layer 512-gigabit NAND flash

Dec 7, 2020

SK hynix announced Monday that the chipmaker has finished development of its 176-layer 512-gigabit 4D NAND flash chips, the third generation product in its 4D NAND line-up. The Korean chipmaker is t...
Samsung to unveil new Micro LED TV this week

Dec 7, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will introduce a new Micro LED TV later this week as the South Korean tech giant tries to further boost its presence in the premium TV market. Samsung said it ...
LG Group sets up AI research center

Dec 7, 2020

LG Group said Monday it has set up an artificial intelligence research center called LG AI Research as part of its digital transformation strategy to create better value for customers. The research ...
LG Uplus has fastest 5G download speed in S. Korea: report

Dec 7, 2020

LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has the fastest 5G download speed among South Korean mobile carriers, a report showed Monday. The mobile carrier's median 5G download speed in ...
Naver's live-streaming shopping platform logs 45 million views in 4 months

Dec 7, 2020

Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea's dominant internet portal, said Monday that more than 45 million accumulated views have been made at its live-streaming shopping platform in the four months ...
KT supports partner firms to enter foreign markets

Dec 6, 2020

KT, South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, will provide support to local companies to join a foreign tech fair to help them enter the global market, the company said Sunday. The telecommunic...
Korea to tighten grip on global internet giants amid service complaints

Dec 5, 2020

A law revision set to take effect next week will tighten rules for data-hungry internet giants, such as Netflix Inc., amid growing calls for stable services. Earlier this week, the Cabinet passed an...
Samsung conducts biggest personnel reshuffle in 3 years

Dec 4, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Friday announced a large-scale personnel reshuffle, the biggest in three years, owing to a strong performance this year despite the COVID-19 impact. The tech giant promoted a ...
SKT CEO made vice chairman of SK hynix

Dec 3, 2020

With two new vice chairmen, SK Group gears up for ‘financial story’ of each affiliate based on ESG management
Samsung's Tizen OS largest TV streaming platform worldwide: report

Dec 3, 2020

Tizen, a Linux-based operating system developed by Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp., is the world's largest TV streaming platform, a report showed Thursday, thanks to Samsung's robust smart TV...
Samsung names new presidents for semiconductor biz

Dec 2, 2020

Amid high uncertainty, current CEOs retain positions while key affiliates see new chiefs
Mobile carriers consolidate tech biz for new growth drivers

Dec 1, 2020

Mobile carriers consolidate tech biz for new growth driversSouth Korean mobile carriers are merging their tech subsidiaries and consolidating new businesses to boost synergy as they search for new gr...