LG Electronics is planning to unveil its next flagship smartphone model, likely to be the G6, at the Mobile World Congress at noon on Feb. 26.On Thursday, the smartphone maker sent out an invitation to journalists around the world for the launch of a new smartphone in Barcelona next month. An invitation for G6 launch (LG Electronics)In the invitation, LG wrote “See More, Play More,” giving the implication its new product is focused on entertainment functions and user convenience. The G6 will hav

Samsung Electronics is expected to adopt the largest panels for its upcoming Galaxy S series to be unveiled in April, according to multiple news reports Wednesday.  (Samsung)Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will reportedly come with 5.7-inch (14.5-centimeter) and 6.2-inch (15.7-cm) panels, which are larger than their predecessors Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, which came with 5.1-inch (13-cm) and 5.5-inch (14-cm) screens. The larger panels appear to be possible as the new devices will have the tiniest bezels -- th

LG Innotek on Wednesday announced it had successfully carried out mass production of a thermoelectric module, a cutting-edge component that provides both cooling and heating functions.As the component is small and light, it can help improve the design and convenience of products such as home appliances and automobiles that need both cooling and heating functions, the company said in a press release.A thermoelectric module is an electronic cooling and heating component that controls temperature b

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday announced it will start providing its flagship Exynos processors for German automaker, signaling the world’s top chipmaker’s entry into chips for cars. The supply contract was made as part of Samsung’s participation in the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program, known as PSCP, as a partner supplier of the Exynos processors, its own System-on-Chip solution, for the automaker’s next-generation In Vehicle Infotainment system.  Exynos processor (Samsung Electronics)A

South Korea will increase the bandwidth allocated for the fifth-generation network by 2018 to accommodate sharply increasing data traffic, the science ministry said Wednesday.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said it will newly secure the bandwidth up to 1,300 megahertz and allocate the parts to the country's three mobile carriers.The plan was finalized during a government meeting presided over by Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho, the ministry said. "The ministry will form a team within

KT, the second-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-based Internet Protocol television set-top box with an aim to realize smart home system centering on TV. Named “GiGA Genie,” the AI platform looks like an ordinary speaker. The 28-centimeter-tall device resembling a spaceship is equipped with Harman Kardon’s 20-watt woofer and 15-watt tweeter. It also has a 6-megapixel camera that will help maximize the sound effect with visual images and better

Executives from Korea’s biggest tech firms told top policymakers that they were intimidated by Chinese companies’ improved home appliance technology unveiled at the latest Consumer Electronics Show."We were intimidated to see improved hardware technologies of Chinese firms at the event," said Lee Min, an executive at Samsung Electronics’ television business unit at a briefing attended by the ICT minister and eight tech firms on Monday."Although they are still behind us in terms of providing cust

LG Electronics will adopt voice-recognition technologies for all of its air-conditioners from next year, the firm’s home appliance chief said at the launch event Monday. “We will adopt voice-recognition technology for all of our air conditioners to be unveiled from next year. We are taking into account partnerships with outside technologies such as (Apple’s) Siri or (Amazon’s) Alexa,” said Song Dae-hyun, LG Electronics’ home appliance and air aolutions chief, at the launch of its new Whisen Dual

[THE INVESTOR] Buzzvil, a Seoul-based startup that operates a smartphone lock screen advertising platform, said Monday it has won two patent lawsuits filed against Yello Mobile, a startup holding company that runs local mobile commerce service Coocha.Buzzvil had lodged two intellectual property lawsuits in 2016 -- first in January and then February -- against Yello Mobile at the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board, a patent court, claiming that mobile commerce service Coocha infringed B

South Korea will expand investments to secure a new growth strategy to cope with the fast-paced industrial transformation, dubbed the fourth industrial revolution, the science minister said Monday.The remarks were made during a meeting between officials of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and executives of major tech firms that participated in the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Korean pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2017. (Yon

Authentication security fintech startup SsenStone, headed by CEO Yoo Chang-hun, announced Monday that it had hosted “Partner’s Day” on Jan. 10. Held in the event hall on the fourth floor of Seoul 63 Square, the event was attended by SsenStone’s partner companies, which serve as suppliers of SsenStone’s products and services.SsenStone CEO Yoo said, “SsenStone, a small company, has been able to achieve such remarkable progress by having advocated partner policies based on exclusive distribution si

Line, the mobile messenger established by South Korean internet giant Naver, was the second-most profitable app in the world in 2016, a new year-end report from Sensor Tower showed Monday.According to the mobile app marketing intelligence firm, global music streaming app Spotify generated the highest revenue in the nongame app category for the Apple App Store and the Google Play app store combined.Line came in second, followed by US-based movie and television show streaming service Netflix, onli

Since the moment the camera lens landed on the smartphone, users have been busy snapping the world around them. The market for new ways to capture photographs and make adjustments to them has exploded further with the rise of Instagram and selfies. Despite the saturated market, two former business consultants from London saw a chance to “re-imagine” photographs through a new app called Polaroid Swing. Intrigued by the app’s new take on photography, Polaroid came on board as a shareholding partne

LG Electronics said it is adopting a new technology and conducting tougher tests to improve the safety of its new flagship smartphone G6 to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February.The reinforced safety measures come on the heels of battery-related explosions of smartphones made by its rivals Samsung and Apple, and safety concerns among consumers. “We will significantly improve the safety and quality of our new flagship smartphones as more consumers seek safe smartphones,” said Lee S

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. has developed a virtual reality (VR) program on road safety in partnership with Austria's automobile association, company officials said Sunday.The Samsung Drive is designed to provide applicants for driving tests and inexperienced drivers with more skills to deal with various traffic conditions, they added. The Samsung Drive virtual reality device in a photo provided by Samsung Electronics Co. (Yonhap)It will be used at driving training sites across Austria