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Samsung, LG release new soundbars

Jul 8, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. introduced the GX soundbar that can create synergy with its artistically-inspired Gallery series OLED TVs, saying the product will be a "perfect visual companion." The company sa...
Samsung Unpacked for Galaxy Note 20 goes online on Aug. 5

Jul 8, 2020

Samsung Electronics will throw its signature Unpacked show for new Galaxy products online for the first time on Aug. 5, according to the company’s invitation sent to global media and partners on Wedn...
Samsung launches UV sterilizer for phones amid pandemic

Jul 8, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it will launch an ultraviolet (UV) light sterilizer for smartphones to meet a growing need for mobile device sanitization amid the novel coronavirus pandemic...
LG Electronics’ Q2 earnings better than feared

Jul 7, 2020

LG Electronics on Tuesday announced its preliminary earnings for the second quarter of this year, beating forecasts by market watchers over concerns about sales falls during the COVID-19 outbreak. A...
State-led research institute launches AI education platform

Jul 7, 2020

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, a state-funded research body under the ICT Ministry, announced Tuesday that it has rolled out an educational program designed to nurture exp...
Samsung's Q2 earnings outstrip market predictions

Jul 7, 2020

Tech giant to see W8.1tr in operating profit despite COVID-19 woes
S. Korean IT leaders call for regulation changes for fair competition with foreign tech giants

Jul 6, 2020

The leaders of South Korea’s leading IT firms have called on lawmakers to change regulations for fair competition with foreign tech companies at the National Assembly on Monday. Kakao CEO Yeo Min-so...
KAIST professor accused of leaking autonmous driving tech to China

Jul 6, 2020

A professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is currently being investigated by the prosecution for allegedly handing over technology related to autonomous driving to China f...
Samsung heir highlights ‘spirit of challenge’ for in-house startups

Jul 6, 2020

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong stressed the spirit of challenge toward the future at a meeting with employees in the startup program C Lab at the firm’s Suwon office in Gyeonggi Provi...
5G smartphone competition to intensify in H2: report

Jul 5, 2020

Samsung Electronics may face tougher competition in the global 5G smartphone market starting in the second half this year when Apple launches its new smartphone that supports the fifth generation net...
SK Telecom launches big data-based restaurant finding app

Jul 5, 2020

SK Telecom has launched an application that provides recommendations for restaurants by using big data analysis, the company said Sunday. The newly launched app uses big data compiled by the telecom...
Samsung to pay up to 100% bonuses for semiconductor division employees

Jul 3, 2020

Samsung Electronics will provide 100 percent performance-based bonuses to the employees of the semiconductor division next week, industry sources said Friday. The world’s biggest memory chip provide...
Can Korean chipmakers bet on NAND flash in H2?

Jul 3, 2020

After benefiting from the growing non-contact market in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the first six months of this year, chipmakers are again faced with a bearish outlook for the remaining hal...
Korean expert discovers way to ramp up chip storage capacity 1,000 times

Jul 3, 2020

A South Korean research team has discovered a way to ramp up the storage capacity of memory chips by 1,000 times, while raising the possibility of utilizing 0.5 nanometer process technology, the Mini...
KT CEO stresses importance of advancing 5G network in different industries

Jul 2, 2020

KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo stressed that the fifth-generation network would allow telecommunication firms to create new business opportunities across various industries, the company said Thursday. “If the t...