LG Electronics confirmed Monday that it has no plan to roll out its new premium smartphone V20 in Europe for the time being. “We have no plan to roll out V20 in Europe for the time being because there is less demand for smartphones with big screens in the region compared to Korea or North America,” Seoul-based LG Electronics’ spokesperson told The Korea Herald.However, he cautiously added, “The plan may still be changed in the future,” citing that the previous model V10 was also launched in Euro

The recent large-scale recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over faulty batteries has not significantly impacted foreign consumers’ brand loyalty to Samsung Electronics, according to some online polls by internet news websites on Monday.　According to an online survey of 11,759 internet users by US technology news website Android Police, around 39 percent said that the recall “hasn’t affected my trust or perception of Samsung’s brand (whether positive or negative).”Some 36 percent of the respon

Samsung Electronics is urging consumers worldwide to stop using Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of the phones catching fire emerged even after the company’s global recall.The call from the South Korean company, the world’s largest smartphone maker, comes after US. authorities urged users to switch the Galaxy Note 7 off and not to use or charge it during a flight. Several airlines around the world asked travelers not switch on the jumbo

South Korean light-emitting diode maker Seoul Semiconductor said Sunday it filed a lawsuit against Kmart, claiming the American retail giant is selling products which violated its LED-related patents. Seoul Semiconductor said the products being sold in Kmart infringed eight of its patents including high CRI, or color rendering index, enhancement with phosphor combinations, LED epitaxial growth, LED chip fabrication, multi-chip mounting technology, omni directional LED lamp technology and acrich

South Korea said Thursday it has no plan to ban the use of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy Note 7 on planes following the company’s global recall of the smartphones for battery problems.　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that it has been reviewing whether to prevent people from carrying the devices onto planes over concerns they could pose a risk to the operation of flights. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (Samsung Electronics)　“We have not seen the need to ban the use of the smartp

MOSCOW/RUZA -- Inside the electronics store M.video, near Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, customers flock to a 65-inch LG Signature organic light-emitting diode TV displayed at the front of the TV section. People check the front and the rear of the luxury TV set, marveling at how thin the TV screen has become thanks to technological advancements. A Russian worker checks the progress of washing machines being produced at LG Electronics’ Russia plant in Ruza, west of Moscow, Monday.

South Korean network operator SK Telecom said Thursday that it has partnered with the Korea Expressway Corp. and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute to start developing a new network technology for connected cars -- a business forecast for sharp future growth.The three companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul, agreeing to cooperate for the co-development of the next-generation “Vehicle-to-Everything,” or V2X, technology.V2X refers to technology embedded in automobiles that

V20 to compete against Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, Apple’s iPhone 7