South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Friday it has decided to recall all of its new large-size Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that had rolled out in 10 nations, due to the recent explosions. “We decided to stop selling Galaxy Note 7 and to replace all the products rolled out in 10 nations, including South Korea,” said Koh Dong-jin, the head of the company's mobile business, at the press briefing held in its headquarters in Seoul. It is the first time that Samsung has decided on a large-sc

Chinese drone company DJI Thursday launched the Osmo Mobile, an extension for smartphones that turns them into intelligent, precision camera systems.Osmo Mobile use DJI’s three-axis gimbal stabilization and SmoothTrack technology to enable smartphone users to shoot effortless, high-quality photos and videos on the go, the company said. “DJI continues to revolutionize the way we capture and share memories,” said Frank Wang, DJI CEO and founder. “The Osmo Mobile combines the best of DJI’s beloved

Samsung Electronics Co. said it will announce the results of its investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 phablet, a few of which caught fire while being charged, and its global recall at its office in Seoul later Friday.The announcement will be made at 5:00 p.m. in Seoul by Koh Dong-jin, head of Samsung's handset business division, the company said. (Yonhap) (Samsung)

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BERLIN -- Samsung Electronics on Thursday showcased its quantum dot super ultra-high definition TV lineups, calling it the future of TV on the eve of the annual IFA technology show in Berlin.Samsung vowed to employ “the power of curve” of its quantum dot technology and innovative design, to redefine the conventional TV market. It will also seek partnership with global content providers including Netflix, and expand its new and existing European ultra-high definition and high dynamic range conten

Samsung Electronics unveiled its new smartwatch Gear S3 at the annual technology show IFA on Wednesday evening. “With the Gear S3, we continue to build on our wearables heritage of offering diverse choices to enhance consumers’ unique lifestyles,” said Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics’ global marketing and wearable business, at the event in Berlin.  Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics’ global marketing and wearable business, presents Gear

BERLIN -- Two South Korean electronics giants are set to square off traditional players in Europe’s premium sector at an annual trade show in the German capital, with Chinese competitors also set to make a fierce move to enter the mass consumer electronics market in the region. Armed with high-end lineups, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will each hold big events at the IFA that kicks off Friday for a six-day run.For LG, the IFA is a debut stage for its high-end brand SIGNATURE, the compa

A pilot program connecting doctors with disabled patients through the use of information and telecommunications technology kicked off on Thursday, South Korea's health ministry saidUnder the program pushed forward by the Health and Welfare Ministry, doctors will see a total of 150 patients to provide treatment and fill out prescriptions through the Internet.The program will involve the patients, including those in welfare and other facilities, and two hospitals, officials said."Disabled people a

Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled two new smartwatches which feature a mobile payment function, longer battery life and built-in GPS capabilities for emergency calls or texts. The Gear S3 Frontier and S3 Classic were made public in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of this week's IFA trade fair, one of the world's largest annual exhibitions for consumer electronics.The Gear S3 looks like a normal watch. In a statement, Samsung said the new model "shows the time rather than automatically fading to black,

SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, unveiled an artificial intelligence service based on voice recognition technology Wednesday, saying it will be the starting point to the popularization of AI which will lead the fundamental changes in the daily lives of humans.“The input system evolved from keyboard to mouse and then to touchpad,” said Park Il-hwan, head of device supporting division of the company. “Starting with NUGU (meaning who in Korean), we will lead dramatic changes in our

LG Electronics is betting big on the European premium appliance market with its centum system technology, the company said Wednesday. Centum system is LG’s unique technology developed to raise home appliances’ durability and energy efficiency, and reduce noise by innovating key parts such as washing machine motors and refrigerator compressors. Customers look at LG Electronics’ centum system washing machine at an appliance store in Germany. (LG Electronics)LG plans to showcase its new centum syst

KT Corp., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, will host an event for young people on Sept. 24 as part of the company’s efforts to encourage South Korea’s frustrated youth, the company said Tuesday. The KT Youth Energy UP Talk Concert, an event that features both a music concert and a talk show, is part of KT’s attempts to reach out to South Korea’s young people, who face a high unemployment rate and student loans, the company said.  The band The Solutions poses for photographs. It will appear

South Korea’s two leading information technology service providers Samsung SDS and LG CNS are vying for leadership in biometric authentication solutions. LG CNS recently said that it would apply the finger vein authentication solutions of LG Hitachi -- a joint venture between LG Group and Japan’s Hitachi -- to BNK Busan Bank’s automatic teller machines as a pilot service. 　The finger vein authentication solution, which was applied for the first time to automatic teller machines in South Korea, i