Amazon plans to start HDR 10+ video streaming service

Accumulated payments made with Samsung Pay surpassed 10 trillion won ($8.77 billion) in two years since the mobile payment service was launched, Samsung Electronics said Sunday. Use of the mobile pay service nearly quadrupled in a year after reaching 2 trillion won in the first year, the company said. A rapid increase in online payments via Samsung Pay contributed to the growth, which accounted for more than 30 percent of the total payments. (Samsung Electronics)Samsung Pay is currently availabl

Korean startup's flagship smart robotic glove uses biofeedback gaming system to make post-stroke rehab more motivating and efficient

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 is unlikely to have a curved edge display despite rampant speculation that the new device may adopt the design with its organic light-emitting diode panels having a flexible nature. Since the Cupertino-based iPhone maker for the first time decided to use OLED panels for its new flagship smartphone, there has been speculation that the device may sport an edge display like Galaxy S8 offers. Samsung adopted the edge-to-edge display -- where two sides of the device are curv

Demand for cloud integration services to continually grow in Korea

　WATCH YOUR PETS -- A new IoT-based mobile app is showcased at the 2017 Seoul Pet Industry Expo held Friday at Coex in Gangnam, Seoul. Developed by LG Uplus, the app allows pet owners to check on the status of their pets via a home camera as well as control home appliances such as air conditioners and lights inside the home. (Yonhap)

Australia-based media Ausdroid reported Friday it has obtained marketing material for Samsung Electronics Co.'s presumed Galaxy Note 8, slated to be showcased next week.Ausdroid said it obtained a sales brochure for the South Korean tech giant's upcoming phablet, originally slated to be revealed in New York on Wednesday, which included information on detailed specifications.According to the report, the Galaxy Note 8 comes with a 6.3-inch QHD display and is equipped with IP68 standards for water

Organic light-emitting diode TVs from LG Electronics, Panasonic and Sony were rated the best in the sector in a review by British specialists, industry officials said Friday.In the annual shootout held last weekend by retailer/reviewer Crampton & Moore and HDTVTest, invited specialists put OLED TVs over LCD sets in nearly all categories for picture quality, officials said. Results last year were the opposite. (Yonhap)Panasonic's flagship 65-inch EZ1002 OLED was voted the best TV of 2017 and best

South Korea's major electronics firms -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. -- are expected to allocate a record-high investment to research and development projects this year, industry watchers said Friday.According to the sources, Samsung Electronics invested 7.9 trillion won ($6.9 billion) in research projects over the first half of 2017, up 5.7 percent from a year earlier. (Yonhap)As South Korea's No. 1 tech giant plans to maintain such investment to secure new growth engines, i

Naver’s in-car infotainment system Away to be deployed in Green Car’s car-sharing vehicles

Company aims to normalize Chinese operations but declines to confirm latest project

Major flagship smartphones to be unveiled this year are anticipated to come with dual-lens cameras, industry watchers said Thursday, seeking to grab larger slices of the market by promoting top-notch photography features.Industry watchers said Samsung Electronics Co.'s new flagship smartphone set to be showcased next week, presumably the Galaxy Note 8, will come with a dual-lens camera. It will mark the first time for the tech giant to apply the feature on its flagship models.The South Korean te

LG Electronics opened its largest overseas brand shop in Iraq as an investment in the emerging market of the Middle East, the company announced Wednesday. The South Korean electronics maker is eyeing the rising Iraqi market, where large reconstruction projects are underway, with an aim to establish its premium image in the home appliances market. The company opened the two-floor shop that spans 870 square meters in the main commercial district of Erbil, the fourth-largest city in Iraq.  LG Elect

Implementation of the Moon Jae-in administration’s measures to help reduce the burden of mobile costs is likely to be postponed to mid-September due to differences between the government and telecom industry. The Ministry of Science and ICT on Wednesday issued an executive notice that the ministry will start working on making an executive order for an additional 11,000 won ($9.60) cut in the base rates of mobile plans for low-income households. But it unexpectedly put off expanding the discount

Lee Hae-jin, the founder of South Korean internet giant Naver, has visited the Fair Trade Commission to seek an “ownerless” status designation for the company, as it is set to obtain “large corporation” status and become subject to new antitrust regulations.Lee, Naver’s Chief Financial Officer Park Sang-jin and its head of legal affairs and compliance support, Jeong Yeon-ah, visited officials at the FTC headquarters, including its Chairperson Kim Sang-jo, earlier this week to discuss Naver’s imm