In response to complaints raised by some users of Galaxy S10 and S10+ models regarding its first in-display fingerprint scanner, Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will keep upgrading software to improve performance.Among early users of the latest Galaxy S10 and S10+ devices, some questioned the accuracy of the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanning function, a technology provided by Qualcomm, after about a week of use.Samsung has chosen the in-display fingerprint scanner over its iris aut

Samsung Electronics is expected to ship out a total of 20 million Galaxy S10 series phones within the first half of this year, industry sources said Wednesday. If they are correct, the series will achieve a slightly better showing than its predecessor.The 10th-anniversary Galaxy S10 phones, which went on sale throughout the world Friday, are expected to achieve sales targets of 10 million for the first quarter and another 10 million for the April-June period, according to Samsung’s parts supplie

A model promotes a LG G8 ThinQ model. (LG Electronics)Shunning the hype on unconventionally bendable fondable phones to be launched by rivals, LG Electronics is seeking to make a mark through practical innovations for its eight edition of G8 ThinQ series.The South Korean tech giant has announced that it will start preorders for its latest G series phone starting Friday at a retail price tag of 897,000 won ($791) here. It is slightly cheaper than rival Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S10e model at 89

The global photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram aims to help South Korean culture, noticeably K-pop and esports, expand globally, the company's new chief said Monday."K-pop is much more than just music," CEO Adam Mosseri told reporters in Seoul, emphasizing the significance of the local market as an innovation powerhouse that leads trends around the world.The company said K-Pop has been one of the most popular and most buzzed-about musical genres on Instagram in the past four years. Indon

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Korean tech startup 42Maru is moving to expand its presence in Britain, as part of efforts to spread what it calls the Question Answering system built on deep learning technology beyond the local market. The company, established in late 2015, said its QA system is being used not only for digital chatbots but also for the Smart Watch from broadband carrier LG U+ and smart speakers from telecom giant KT. 42Maru has 28 employees, including top search engine experts. It successfully completed the de

The 10th anniversary Galaxy phones are officially available in 70 markets around the world, Samsung Electronics said Friday. The newest additions to the Galaxy family -- Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10e -- hit the shelves of offline and online stores in 70 countries starting Friday, including the United States, Canada, India, China and all of Europe. By the end of the month, Samsung will roll out the newest Galaxy phones in a total of 130 markets.  Galaxy S10 launching ceremony in Dubai (Samsung Electr

Samsung Electronics has filed for a patent related to a cordless television with the World Intellectual Property office, raising expectations that the tech titan could have embarked on developing wireless TVs. According to the patent revealed by WIPO on Thursday, Samsung submitted a patent for a wireless power transceiver and display in March last year. An image showed a transceiver that looked like a sound bar was attached to the rear of a TV, while showing a separate power transmitter.  (Samsu

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South Korea is the “clear leader” in the 5G National Leadership Index, ahead of the US, Australia, Switzerland and Finland, according to London-based global management consulting firm Arthur D. Little.ADL recently assessed 40 countries on leadership in the fifth-generation network, based on the availability of infrastructure and commercialization tendency.  KT CEO Hwang Chang-gyu delivers a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of 2019 MWC in Barcelona last week. KTAt the beginning of March

During a launching ceremony Wednesday, LG Electronics announced price cuts for its flagship organic light-emitting diode TV lineup and vowed to boost annual sales of OLED models, which are up against liquid-crystal display TVs. Including the LG OLED TV AI ThinQ, the company unveiled nine OLED TV models featuring the second generation of deep-learning processor Alpha 9, which will be released in the market this week. The Alpha 9 Gen 2 processor in LG’s W, E and C series of OLED TVs elevates pictu

LSIS, a South Korean energy solution provider, has completed the construction of a solar plant in Japan capable of producing 18 megawatts of electricity a year, the company said Wednesday.The 46 billion won project was built on 300,000 square meters of land in Ishikawa Prefecture of Honshu. LSIS won the project in 2017. Its office in Japan will also run operation and maintenance of the plant for next 20 years.The plant in Ishikawa is the third large-scale solar plant built by LSIS in Japan. (LSI

South Korean solar-panel manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells has filed patent infringement complaints against three companies over allegations that they used its technology and imported it to the US, officials in Seoul said Wednesday.The solar-panel making unit under Hanwha Group filed the complaints against Jinko Solar Holding Co., Longi Solar and REC Group with the US International Trade Commission on Tuesday. It also sued the same companies at the US District Court for the District of Delaware, and s

Application-based food delivery orders jumped nearly 8 percent over the weekend compared with a week earlier due to high concentrations of fine dust air pollution, the country's leading food delivery app said Wednesday. From Friday to Sunday the number of app-based food delivery orders soared by 240,000 to 3.34 million, compared with a week ago, according to Baedal Minjok, or Baemin.  (Yonhap)"At this time of year, app-based food orders used to decline due to rising temperatures. But this year a

KT chief Hwang Chang-gyu delivers a keynote speech during 2019 MWC in Barcelona last week. KTSouth Korea has the most advanced 5G network in the world after using the Winter Olympics to showcase its edge and is set to roll out commercial services later this month, a London-based market researcher said Wednesday. According to Arthur D. Little's 5G country leadership index on over 40 countries, South Korea was identified as the 5G leader ahead of the United States, Australia, Qatar, Switzerland an