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Samsung to mass produce industry's first 12Gb mobile DRAM

Sept 9, 2015

South Korea's top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to begin mass production of the industry's first 12-gigabit mobile dynamic random access memory chip, which boasts a sharp improvement in speed and capacity.Samsung Electronics said the 12Gb Low Power Double Data Rate 4, based on its 20-nanometer production technology, will boast speed that is 30 percent faster than the preceding 8Gb model, and consume 20 percent less energy.The full-fledged mass production of the lates
[IFA 2015] LG to expand presence in premium built-in appliances

Sept 7, 2015

BERLIN -- LG Electronics said Saturday it would be expanding its presence in the European premium built-in appliances market after its success story in the U.S. over the past years. “We will enter the Russian market first. Even though the economy is struggling now, the market still has the full potential to explode,” said Cho Seong-jin, head of LG’s home appliance and air solution business division, at a news conference held on the sidelines of the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin. “We aim t
[IFA 2015] Panasonic’s OLED entry puts pressure on Samsung

Sept 6, 2015

BERLIN ― Samsung Electronics may have felt a pinch when Japanese TV maker Panasonic unveiled its first 65-inch organic light-emitting diode or OLED TV at this year’s IFA electronics trade show. Panasonic was joining LG Electronics in producing the still nascent OLED TVs as the second major TV manufacturer to do so. The price is estimated to hover above $10,000, which compares to LG’s model priced at about 8.9 million won ($7,400).Last year, LG was the sole producer of OLED TVs. But this year, a
[IFA 2015] LG aims to reshape TV market with OLED

Sept 6, 2015

TV chief touts OLED as best fit for high dynamic range
[IFA 2015] ‘OLED will bring innovation to life’: LGD chief

Sept 4, 2015

BERLIN/SEOUL -- LG Display chief executive Han Sang-beom envisioned the future display industry in his opening speech at the 2015 IFA electronics trade show, introducing the application of futuristic display technologies, including the paper-thin and transparent displays made of organic light-emitting diodes.In his speech under the theme of “How displays will change our lives,” he elaborated on life in an era of displays. “Through displays, we share information. Through displays, we communicate.
[IFA 2015] SmartThings key to Samsung’s smart home push

Sept 4, 2015

BERLIN -- Top management of SmartThings, a U.S. smart home platform developer, is upbeat on its ties with Samsung Electronics. “Our partnership with Samsung is great. Many Samsung people are now working at our head office,’’ SmartThings founder and CEO Alex Hawkinson told The Korea Herald before Samsung’s news conference at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin on Thursday. The company is one of the dozens of start-ups overseas that Samsung has aggressively acquired over the past few years to
[IFA 2015] CrucialTec supplies fingerprint solutions to Sony

Sept 4, 2015

BERLIN/SEOUL -- South Korean biometrics solution developer CrucialTec said Thursday it is supplying its fingerprint modules for Sony’s latest Xperia Z5 smartphone lineup.The Korean firm’s fingerprint module, called Biometric TrackPad, is integrated into the power button placed on the right-hand side of Sony’s Xperia Z5, mid-range Z5 Compact and phablet-sized Z5 Premium. Sony’s Xperia Z5 features CrucialTec’s fingerprint module in the power button situated on the right-hand side. (CrucialTec)Sony
[Photo News] Samsung's new smartwatch

Sept 4, 2015

SAMSUNG’S NEW SMARTWATCH -- Samsung Electronics marketing chief Lee Young-hee introduces the tech firm’s new smartwatch Samsung Gear S2, which features a round face and the world’s first rotating bezel, at a press event Thursday in Germany. (Samsung Electronics)
Samsung sees progress in talks over leukemia victims

Sept 3, 2015

Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Thursday it launched a committee to handle compensation issues for those who were diagnosed with leukemia while working at the company’s semiconductor factories.The seven-member compensation committee will consist of four experts in labor, industrial medicine, industrial policy and social policy segments and three respective representatives for the company, the workers and the families of those leukemia patients. Hwang Sang-ki, the father of Hwang Yu-mi--a for
Social video-sharing service KakaoTV gains popularity in Korea

Sept 3, 2015

Daum Kakao seeks synergy between its mobile services
[IFA 2015] LG continues upscale push at IFA

Sept 3, 2015

BERLIN -- LG Electronics will showcase premium TVs and other of its latest home appliances at IFA, Europe’s largest electronics trade show that kicks off Friday in Berlin, in its ongoing upscale push.The Korean tech giant is one of the biggest exhibitors at the annual event. This year, the company has set up its largest-ever 3,799-square-meter exhibition booth under the slogan “Innovation for a Better Life.”Models look at the media wall made of 64 OLED TVs at LG Electronics’ exhibition booth at
[IFA 2015] Samsung set to boast tech prowess at IFA

Sept 3, 2015

Tech giant to unveil new smartwatch Gear S2
[Photo News] Miele showcases new home appliances

Sept 3, 2015

MIELE SHOWCASES NEW HOME APPLIANCES -- German electronics-maker Miele cochief executive Markus Miele (right) and Reinhard Zinkann pose with the firm’s fridge, Blackboard Edition, on Thursday at its exhibition booth at the IFA electronics trade show, set to kick off Friday in Berlin. Users can jot notes on the fridge’s surface with marker pens. (Miele)
LG’s clothing care system Styler to go global

Sept 3, 2015

Customers look at LG Electronics` clothing care system, LG Styler, in Guangzhou, China on Thursday. (LGE)LG Electronics’ clothing care system, LG Styler, is going global to repeat its success story on its home turf. The Korean tech giant said Wednesday it would start selling the product in key Chinese cities this week, while it would hit the U.S. market within the month. The Styler is a steam closet designed to refresh clothes without washing or ironing them. It doesn’t use chemical detergents,
[Photo News] Gadget for good night's sleep

Sept 2, 2015

GADGET FOR GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics will unveil its sleep-tracking device, dubbed the “Sleep Sense,” at the IFA electronics trade show to be held from Sept. 4 to 9 in Berlin. The smart device gathers data of users’ sleep patterns and health conditions such as heart rate and respiratory rate. (Samsung) GADGET FOR GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics will unveil its sleep-tracking device, dubbed the “Sleep Sense,” at the IFA electronics trade show to be