Ericsson-LG, a telecommunications network equipment provider, on Monday named Hakan Cervell as CEO of its operations in South Korea. Cervell, who joined Ericsson in 1990, has held various key posts at the Swedish company, including as board director of its global northeast operations. Until recently, he headed the company’s operations in Taiwan. He will be leading both Korea and Taiwan businesses until a new head for Taiwan is nominated, according to the company. “Strongly supporting Ericsson’s

The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G that is slated to open the 5G era when it hits the market Friday will feature a larger screen and batter to let users make the most of the world’s first commercial fifth-generation mobile networks, the company said Monday. While releasing a second announcement that the Galaxy S10 5G edition will be available for purchase in Korea this week, Samsung once again highlighted the massive specs of the world’s first 5G-enabled device, and how closely the company and network op

Samsung Electronics has scouted globally renowned technology experts in an effort to strengthen its new future businesses, including artificial intelligence, big data and robotics, the company announced Sunday. The South Korean tech titan has lately been hunting for top talent in the three fields. Last year, it hired AI scholars Sebastian Seung and Daniel Lee, jumping into the race for AI technologies. To enhance current research and development capabilities in AI, Samsung recruited Wei Gu-yeon,

　Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S10 Plus has taken the top spot in the latest smartphone ratings released by US products evaluator Consumer Reports, outpacing its previous models and Apple’s smartphones when it comes to the devices’ functionality and durability.　According to Consumer Reports on Wednesday, Galaxy S10 Plus boasted the longest battery life with an average of 39.5 hours on normal use. That was about eight hours longer than the Galaxy Note 9. 　Galaxy S10 plus has also proven to be more

　LG Electronics said Friday its flagship smartphone G8 ThinQ ranked top in camera functionality in a recent survey, amid the company’s efforts to increase its presence in the smartphone market dominated by Samsung Electronics and other global giants　According to the survey by Valued Camera eXperience, the G8 ThinQ scored the highest in an overall assessment of camera performance with 77 points. The smartphone outperformed its competitors in terms of image quality. 　LG’s flagship smartphone was c

Real-time in-app digital messaging is increasingly becoming the norm. On-demand mobility app users can exchange text messages with drivers to get a ride to deliver food. While watching live-streamed videos of a sports game, you can also send cheers or share thoughts about an athlete or a team. Couples, meanwhile, can enjoy private conversations on dating apps. Those buying a product online can place an inquiry directly to sellers on an e-commerce platforms, while sellers can interact with thousa

South Korean music lesson franchise Premier Music has launched a new smartphone application for easier lesson management, the company said Thursday.The application allows parents and students to communicate more easily both with Premier Music teachers and the company, and at the same time provides features such as lesson schedule management and fee management.Premier Music values communication and thus has patented its music lesson management system to strengthen user satisfaction and work effic

In the midst of hectic work one afternoon, Kim Su-rin, a mother of two toddlers suddenly remembered their request for breakfast next day -- toast and strawberries.　She realized it would not be possible to stop over at a bakery as she had to pick up her children from the kindergarten immediately after work. But before a sense of panic set in, she remembered that she could just place an order online.　Although there are a number of fresh food delivery services out there, Kim was particularly ecstat

SK Innovation said Wednesday its new material subsidiary will construct a plant for lithium-ion battery separators in Poland next year, aiming to be the global market leader. The energy and chemical affiliate of SK Group decided last month to spin off its material unit as a subsidiary in order to expand its business. Establishment of the new subsidiary will be completed by April 1, when its official name will be revealed. With the subsidiary’s launch, the firm seeks to increasing production capa

Competition grows among local mobile carriers over who can provide faster services in wider area

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced that it foresees lower-than-expected earnings for the first quarter of this year. “Due to the worse-than-expected weakening of the display and memory markets, the company’s first-quarter performance is predicted to be poorer than market forecasts,” the tech giant said in a statement. An announcement like this -- issued before the release of preliminary earnings forecasts, slated for the first week of April -- is unprecedented and raises concerns that anot

Customers using KT mobile network services in the Gangnam area of Seoul experienced disruption, including the use of credit cards, on Tuesday.KT said the Internet service was interrupted in parts of southern Seoul, with areas including the Sinsa, Yangjae, Suseo and Seocho areas being affected.The company said the latest disruption was caused by efforts to upgrade its fixed-line Internet modem. (KT)KT further said it is working to fix the problem as quickly as possible, with the issue likely to b

Telecom firm submits new 5G pricing plan for government approval ahead of launch

SK hynix, the world‘s second-biggest memory provider, announced Monday it has successfully demonstrated its proprietary solution with next-generation standards for enterprise solid state drive (SSD), a device that stores data in semiconductor memory.In a presentation at a summit in San Jose, California, the firm said the solution would speed up data processing by 30 percent for massive data centers that support artificial intelligence programs. The Korean chipmaker successfully showcased its own

Campaign by President Moon Jae-in drives momentum for companies to expand into the non-memory sector