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[Chew on IT] Major M&As reshape global chip marketTechnologyNov 29, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has proven the importance of semiconductors. While the novel coronavirus has roiled many other industries, the chip industry has not just survived, but thrived owing to... -
LG Uplus’ CEO creates new biz unit for growthTechnologyNov 29, 2020LG Uplus, the third-biggest mobile carrier by subscriptions in South Korea, said Sunday that it has created a division for new businesses that it hopes will propel the company’s growth. The telecom ... -
LG Group to establish new holding firmIndustryNov 26, 2020LG Group, the fourth-biggest conglomerate in South Korea, will add a new holding firm before its planned leadership split-off, the group announced Thursday. Spearheaded by the current holding compan... -
KT announces first IPTV export to ThailandTechnologyNov 26, 2020South Korean mobile carrier KT said Thursday the company’s Internet Protocol television service is now available in Thailand, marking the first export case of IPTV platform technology to a foreign co... -
SK Telecom spins off mobility businessTechnologyNov 26, 2020SK Telecom announced Thursday the mobile carrier’s shareholders approved the spinoff of its mobility business unit as part of enhancing the carrier’s future mobility solutions. Approved by 99.98 per... -
Samsung’s top brass gather for 33rd anniversary of founder’s deathIndustryNov 19, 2020Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and the company’s top brass gathered in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday to mark the 33rd anniversary of founder Lee Byung-chull’s death. The memori... -
Coupang now among 3 biggest employers in KoreaRetailNov 17, 2020E-commerce giant Coupang was the third-largest business in South Korea in terms of staff as of the third quarter of this year, following Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, a market research firm ... -
LG Group to split off non-electronics affiliatesIndustryNov 16, 2020Split-offs of affiliates has been a long-time tradition in the LG family. The tradition goes as the eldest son of the group chief inherits management power of the conglomerate after the former chief... -
Higher the better? NAND memory tech competition heats upTechnologyNov 12, 2020With the latest announcement of Micron’s completion of a 176-layer NAND Flash chip, pressure is mounting on market leader Samsung Electronics over its belated new product launch. Up until early this... -
LG sweeps US Consumer Reports picks for OLED TVsTechnologyNov 11, 2020Two of the top four televisions of 2020 selected by US Consumer Reports were LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode TVs, according to a report on Wednesday. The LG OLED TV 65-inch C9 and CX mo... -
Call me Sammy: Samsung adds new wake-up word to AI speakerTechnologyNov 5, 2020“Sammy” is a new wake-up word for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Home Mini speaker, according to the tech giant on Thursday. Samsung has recently added the new word to wake up its voice-activated artif... -
SK hynix reaps 175% growth in Q3 operating profit despite price fallsTechnologyNov 4, 2020The chipmaker’s top executive also announced SK hynix would join the rest of SK Group in pursuing the RE100 campaign to respond to climate change by switching to 100 percent renewable energy. “The d... -
Samsung announces human-centered AI vision at forumTechnologyNov 3, 2020Samsung Electronics announced human-centered artificial intelligence as the direction of its research and development on AI and introduced ongoing projects at its annual AI forum on Tuesday. Sebasti... -
Samsung silently marks anniversaryIndustryNov 1, 2020Samsung Electronics on Sunday marked the 51st anniversary of its foundation in silence, in the first memorial day under scion Lee Jae-yong just one week after Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s death. There was... -
Funeral held for Samsung Chairman LeeIndustryOct 28, 2020By Song Su-hyun ( song@heraldcorp.com )
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