South Korea's state-run information and communications promotion agency said Thursday local companies have filed the third-largest number of patents related to artificial intelligence technology over the past 12 years.The Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion said its finding is based on AI-related technologies applied to patent bodies in the United States, Japan, China, the European Union and South Korea from January 2005 to September of this year. (Yonhap)The US ran

In latest move, LG announces plan to adopt ThinQ into home appliances

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Samsung Electronics Co. successfully launched new smartphones throughout 2017 to overcome last year's crisis sparked by the suspended production of Galaxy Note 7, while LG Electronics Inc. failed to turn around its handset business, industry watchers said Wednesday.In April, Samsung Electronics released the Galaxy S8 smartphone, which was its first premium device after the production of its phablet Note 7 was removed from the market due to safety issues surrounding the batteries. Despite concern

Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday the new mid-end Galaxy A series with the first dual front camera and a new brand number sequence resembling the premium Galaxy S series, in a move to raise the brand’s profile and boost global sales.“With the release of the Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus, we’re bringing our customers’ favorite features from our flagship smartphones, such as the infinity display and our first dual front camera with live focus, to our Galaxy A series,” said Park Jun-ho, vice president

The global market for liquid-crystal display TVs lost ground this year, while shipments of organic light-emitting diode TVs sharply increased, industry data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by industry tracker WitsView, global shipments of LCD TVs are expected to reach 210 million units in 2017, down 4.1 percent from a year earlier.By company, Samsung Electronics Co. accounted for 42.9 million units, followed by LG Electronics Inc. with 28.3 million units and China-based TCL Corp. w

UK-based Dyson Technology Limited said Monday in an official statement that it will actively deal with a legal process against South Korea’s LG Electronics, claiming that the company’s cordless vacuum cleaner is described in a misleading manner.  LG Electronics` cordless A9 vacuum cleaners. (LG Electronics)“Dyson embraces fair competition but we believe advertising and claims should be accurate and true in order that consumers can make informed choices when they select a product,” the company sa

LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier by revenue, on Monday announced its entry into the growing artificial intelligence speaker market in partnership with the country’s No.1 search engine Naver in order to take on bigger players SK Telecom and KT. Naver’s AI platform Clova-based speaker Friends Plus edition will connect to LG Uplus’ set top box for Internet Protocol TV and home Internet of Things services, enabling users to control the mobile carrier’s services with voice command

South Korea will step up investment in the next key technology trends to create quality jobs and improve an industrial structure heavily reliant on large conglomerates and the manufacturing sector, the commerce ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy submitted the industry development plan to parliament, which aims to create over 300,000 jobs with increased investment in innovative industries by 2022."The industrial structure's heavy dependence on certain industries, com

In Naver’s new interactive webtoon, readers take selfie and step into story

South Korea’s representative internet business body on Sunday expressed regret over the US Federal Communications Council’s landmark decision to repeal net neutrality rules that had required internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content without discrimination.The Korea Internet Corporations Association released a formal statement citing “deep worries” over what they called negative consequences that the US FCC’s decision is expected to have on the global internet industry,

Competition for cordless vacuum market heats up in S. Korea

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 15th installment. - Ed.ULSAN — Putting a needle through any part of the body is an unwelcoming experience. And the thought alone of injecting a sharp needle into an eyeball would make most people squirm.　 However, this is how doctors typically deliver anesthetic medicine into the eye before an intravitrea

Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it will start sales of a smartphone case exclusively designed for the flagship Galaxy Note 8 next week in South Korea.Samsung said if users place the Galaxy Note 8 inside the case, a special theme will automatically be applied to the smartphone, displaying a unique skin in the background. The case is jointly produced by 99AVANT, a local design firm. (Yonhap)The South Korean company said only 99 units of the case will be available for sale, which kicks off Tues

The South Korean government is considering a string of measures, including a punitive damages system, to resolve the technology extortion issue as part of its efforts to root out the unfair business practice by large corporations, officials said Friday.There have been persistent reports of big companies stealing technology from their subcontractors that have little means to fend off unfair business practices for fear of losing supply contracts. "Relevant parties, including the Ministry of Small