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LG releases upgraded wireless earbuds in S. Korea

Oct 26, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. on Monday released premium wireless earbuds with an active noise cancellation (ANC) system in South Korea as the company seeks to expand its presence in the wearables market. The...
[Herald Interview] Glimpse into future of AI that talks fluently

Oct 25, 2020

Atlas Labs vows to challenge tech giants with AI-powered voice call application
Samsung heir hints at visiting Japan soon

Oct 23, 2020

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong will likely soon visit Japan to meet with major business partners, according to the conglomerate heir on Friday. Lee had just returned to Seoul after m...
[Photo News] Samsung TV-BTS pop up store opens in Garosugil

Oct 23, 2020

Samsung Electronics has collaborated with K-pop stars BTS on the opening of a pop-up store for fans at Garosugil in southern Seoul, the company said Friday. The Serif, Samsung’s flagship lifestyle T...
Samsung SDS wins AI engine competitions

Oct 22, 2020

Samsung SDS announced Thursday that the company had won both foreign and local competitions designed to test natural language processing capabilities. Samsung SDS’ artificial intelligence model won ...
LG joins tailorable home appliance market with Objet Collection

Oct 22, 2020

LG Electronics on Thursday announced a new lineup of tailorable home appliances under the brand Objet, joining the growing market for customizable consumer electronics. The company unveiled 11 new p...
LG CNS to allow more students to take AI education program

Oct 22, 2020

LG CNS said Thursday that the company would provide artificial intelligence education to around 4,000 students here. The company said it has increased the number of students who can take its educati...
Apple's iPhone 12 to propel S. Korea's 5G user growth

Oct 22, 2020

Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 12 is expected to boost South Korea's number of 5G users to over 10 million by the end of this year, local analysts said Thursday, as the country looks to lead the global race...
Vietnam again asks Samsung to invest in semiconductor infrastructure

Oct 21, 2020

Vietnam’s leader has asked Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Electronics, to make an investment in building a semiconductor plant in the country, according t...
Tree guard tech: KT, Posco team up to keep streets green

Oct 21, 2020

South Korean telecommunications firm KT announced Wednesday that the company has teamed up with Posco and Mystech to develop smart urban street furniture. Under the partnership signed Wednesday, the...
Naver's online forums largest source of COVID-19 fake news: lawmaker

Oct 21, 2020

Online forums operated by Naver Corp., South Korea's largest portal operator, had the most cases of COVID-19-related fake news censored among popular websites here, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The co...
Mobile carriers sharpen AI services for corporate clients amid pandemic

Oct 21, 2020

As the business appetite for cloud and remote work services grows amid the pandemic, South Korean telecom operators are expanding artificial intelligence (AI) services to help companies cope with the...
Intel deal to make SK hynix world's No. 2 NAND provider

Oct 20, 2020

South Korean chipmaker buys Intel’s NAND business for $9b in biggest M&A since 2016
Line Corp. launches banking service in Thailand

Oct 20, 2020

Line Corp. announced Tuesday that the company has launched messenger-based banking platform Line BK in Thailand, together with one of the largest banks in the nation. The platform will be operated b...
SKT launches virtual meetup solution, relocates its AR/VR studio

Oct 20, 2020

SK Telecom, one of South Korea‘s leading telecommunications firms, announced Tuesday that the company would begin the global expansion of its virtual and augmented reality service, starting with Hong...