Artificial intelligence is coming to home karaoke, with wireless carrier KT and karaoke machine maker KY Kumyoung Group teaming up to create a new service this year, according to KT on Thursday.The two firms signed an agreement Thursday at KT’s headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The two companies are planning to create a new artificial intelligence-powered karaoke service for homes this year, and to continue cooperating in the entertainment sector using KT’s latest technologies and Kumyoung’s mus

DYSON V10’S ASIA DEBUT -- Dyson’s vice president of floor care and robotics, John Churchill, demonstrates the functions of the new V10 cordless vacuum at the K Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul on Wednesday. Churchill announced that Dyson would no longer be developing corded vacuums, moving completely into the cordless vacuums sphere. On Wednesday, the company revealed the new Dyson Cyclone 10 vacuum and Dyson Pure Cool air purifier for the first time in Asia, following similar events in New Y

Samsung Electronics’ head of smartphones Koh Dong-jin is trying to appeal to Chinese consumers with the latest flagship Galaxy S9 series smartphones as part of efforts to restore Samsung’s position in the market.“Samsung will try to provide new value for Chinese consumers and economy, while continuing to invest in technological innovation,” said Koh in his keynote speech during a launching ceremony in China on Tuesday. Samsung held a launching ceremony for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus smartphones in Gu

LG Innotek, a parts manufacturing subsidiary of LG Corp., announced Wednesday that the company has its eye on the global water treatment market, especially in China, with its ultraviolet ray light-emitting diode technology. The company said it had developed a 150-milliwatt UV LED chip for commercialization this year and would further raise the power to 200 milliwatts next year. LG Innotek is more familiar as a provider of smartphone camera modules, known to be a major supplier of the dual camera

YouTube has emerged as South Korea’s star mobile app, with Korean smartphone users spending the longest amount of time on the video-sharing platform than any other app.　Seoul-based app analytics firm WiseApp on Wednesday released data that counted and compared the minutes Korean Android users spend on four top-used apps here: KakaoTalk, YouTube, Naver and Facebook. (123RF)WiseApp monitored the monthly app usage time of 3,712 Android users above the age of 10 over two years, from March 2016 to Fe

Intel’s Korea expert says, ‘Korea will aggressively deploy 5G, and be good place for smart cities’

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most widely-used mobile messenger, is foraying into the blockchain technology business, with possible plans to raise new capital by launching and offering for sale its own cryptocurrency.　In doing so, Kakao is joining the herd of other major internet technology firms that have embraced blockchain and crypto coins as promising businesses and methods of fundraising.　Kakao on Monday announced that it is planning to launch a new subsidiary focusing on block

Leading appliance maker says AI-powered TV will eventually take over roles of AI speakers

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising startups in the emerging sectors of digital health care and next-generation medical devices. This is the 16th installment of "Health-tech Korea". - Ed.Despite persistent public campaigns by municipal governments to promote clean tap water, South Koreans are known to refrain from drinking it or even using it for cooking. Their heavy reliance on bottled water for consumption shows the lack of trust in water st

Samsung SDI will be providing 13,000 battery modules for an energy storage system project on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the company said Sunday.The Lawai Solar and Energy Project, run jointly by the American AES Group affiliate Distributed Energy and the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, will install a 28-megawatt solar photovoltaic system and a 100 megawatt-hour five-hour duration ESS on Kauai. Samsung SDI will be providing approximately 13,000 battery modules for the ESS.“The project will p

Telecom chief says he is at crossroads in selecting the best supplier

Initial preorders in South Korea for the latest smartphones by Samsung Electronics Co. and its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. have fallen shy of expectations, industry watchers said Thursday.Samsung and LG both started accepting orders for their latest flagship models, the Galaxy S9 and the V30S ThinQ on Wednesday. Market watchers said the number of preorders for the S9, the larger Galaxy S9 Plus and the V30S ThinQ during the first six hours on the first day did not reach those of their immed

Tech titan aims to expand its global market share to 20 percent

BARCELONA, Spain -- SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho discussed upcoming wearable technology that will be enabled by the fifth-generation telecom network with Nokia Bell Labs on Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress 2018. Park held a private meeting with Bell Labs Chief Technology Officer Marcus Weldon at Nokia’s booth at the MWC to talk about Nokia’s undisclosed wearable technology dubbed “The Sleeve,” according to an industry source.  SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho (SK Telecom)The extent of their potent

Samsung chip head vows to expand its share in global foundry market