Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it will support three generations of Android operating system upgrades on millions of its Galaxy devices, which includes a plan to start offering Android 11 on some Galaxy phones within the year. Samsung is planning to make a range of its mobile offerings, from Galaxy S, Note, Z, A to the Tab series, eligible for the Android upgrades. The Galaxy S20 lineup that is currently powered by Android 10 will get support for three OS upgrades starting with Android 11

The Galaxy Note 20 series unveiled about two weeks ago is definitely the easiest option for those approaching the end of their two-year mobile contracts with existing phones. But despite initial market expectations, the hype appears to have died down quickly for the latest models, partly due to reduced subsidies for new phone purchases. More significantly, potential consumers have pointed to “less-than-expected” innovations for the pricey device, which is to cost at least $999.

SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, said Monday that usage of company‘s home care service by senior citizens using through its artificial intelligence speaker Nugu is continuing to increase this year. According to the telecommunications firm’s latest report, the number of seniors using the home care service has increased to 4,700 as of July from 3,200 in April last year. The monthly average uses of the AI-based home care service have also jumped by 127 percent,

Manufacturing giants become AI-driven enterprises as IT firms facilitate the changes

Korea’s OTT market gains momentum since COVID-19 pandemic

Samsung Electronics’ said Friday its overseas research centers on artificial intelligence are gaining global recognition, winning top prizes in multiple competitions. The company’s researchers in Poland and China have won a highly prestigious global AI competition, winning global attention in speech translation research. Samsung R&D Institute Poland and Samsung R&D Institute China-Beijing competed with some of the world’s top universities and research labs to win f

Chips, computers, smartphones chug along country’s outbound shipments

US electronics giant Whirpool has filed a petition to extend the current safeguard against South Korean competitors Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics over their exports of washing machines to the US market, according to Korean industry sources Thursday. However, the Korean companies expect the safeguard to have little impact on their current businesses even if the restriction is extended. The import restriction took effect in 2018, as Whirpool requested a 16 percent tariff on up to 1.2

LG Electronics signed a deal Wednesday with local partners to develop 6G telecommunication technologies, the company said. South Korea's No. 2 tech firm partnered with the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to develop technologies for the next-generation wireless communications system. The three will focus on researching terahertz frequencies and solutions that can deliver 1 terabyte-per-second data transmission speed.

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 developed in June, as a collaboration between SK Telecom, KT, LG U+ and the Korean National Police Agency. The digital driver’s license is currently used as to show driver’s qualification and as identification at convenience stores. The local mobile carriers said they plan to incr

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 rivals SK Telecom and LG U+, who have joined hands with Microsoft and Ndivia, respectively, for a similar service. KT said it has decided to offer a platform that is more flexible and fits the demands of local users. The company started its beta tests of the cloud-based gaming service GameBox sev

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 2020 in Las Vegas held in January, obviously when the world was yet naïve to the COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview with Jakobs, I was impressed by his shiny smile during our conversation about the importance of oral hygiene and related Philips products. Naturally, I decided to try o

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 Glass is supported by smart glasses provided by mixed-reality product developer Nreal and chipmaker Qualcomm, according to the telecom firm. The glasses, which are to be connected to users‘ smartphone via USB, can project a display as wide as 254 centimeters. Users can project multiple ap

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 pandemic. According to news reports on Monday, Samsung seems to be preparing to break ground for the so-called “P3” line in Pyeongtaek, which will be even larger than the existing P1 and P2 lines. Samsung had invested over 30 trillion won ($25.29 billion) in each of the two. So

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 this month, which will deliver food from an indoor kitchen to an outdoor terrace and carry back dishes to the kitchen. It is the first time the tech giant is unveiling a robot that is capable of driving on its own in an outdoor environment. After testing the outdoor robot at Mayfield, the comp