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[Photo News] Joint efforts for 5G

Jul 27, 2015

JOINT EFFORTS FOR 5G -- Cho Sung-ho (third from right, first row), head of mobile carrier SK Telecom's 5G tech lab and Melih Tufan, head of telecom equipment supplier Ericsson's packet core product line, pose at an MOU ceremony held in Stockholm on Sunday. The firms will collaborate to develop key technologies for the next-generation 5G network, including network slicing, a term depicting technology to have a single network partitioned and tailored for different network services. SKTJOINT EFFORT
Samsung beefs up curved-screen lineup

Jul 27, 2015

Tech giant to make more pitches for Galaxy S6 Edge Plus than Note 5
LG to roll out flip smartphone this week

Jul 27, 2015

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 tech giant, said Monday it will roll out a budget flip-style smartphone this week that will come with a classical look but with the latest features.Dubbed the LG Gentle and set to hit shelves on Wednesday, the handset will mark the third flip-style smartphone made by LG, along with the Wine and Ice Cream lineup released earlier. The price tag on the device is only around 200,000 won ($170.88).The smartphone comes with a 3.2-inch display, and boasts a 3-me
LG, Nokia team up for 5G research

Jul 26, 2015

Mobile carrier LG Uplus and telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia opened a joint research and development center for 5G network technology in Seoul on Saturday.The launch of the new R&D center, called the Advanced Technology Center, came after the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on the next-generation network technology in January. Kim Sun-tae (second from left), head of LG Uplus’ service and development division, and Adrew Cope (second from right), chief of Nokia Korea
LG Display to invest W1tr in flexible OLED

Jul 23, 2015

LG Display said Thursday it would make a fresh investment of 1.05 trillion won ($900 million) into the production of sixth-generation flexible OLED panels at its plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. The company said it aims to produce 7,500 units of the futuristic display per month from 2017. By producing larger panel sheets, the company hopes to more than quadruple the plant’s production efficiency.LG Display, the world’s largest display-maker by sales, has invested more than 14 trillion w
Galaxy Note 5 likely to feature enhanced mobile security

Jul 23, 2015

　The chief of a French mobile security solutions firm offered a glimpse into some security software to be featured in tech giant Samsung Electronics’ upcoming Galaxy Note 5 phablet. 　“Our security elements will be directly linked to the (handset’s) application processor, which was not the case before, and that will enable faster communication between the embedded security elements and the processor,” Oberthur Technologies chief executive Didier Lamouche told The Korea Herald in Seoul on Thursday
LG lures premium customers with dual-load washing machine

Jul 22, 2015

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics rolled out a new washing machine, dubbed the Tromm Twin Wash, Wednesday in Seoul, which the company said would become a new trendsetter in the global washer market. Cho Seong-jin (second from left), CEO of LG’s home appliance and air solution company, and Choi Sang-gyu (second from right), head of LG’s Korea sales and marketing, pose with models at a launch event of the Tromm Twin Wash, featuring two washing drums. LGE“The Tromm Twin Wash will give a whole
‘Global Korean start-ups getting faster, smarter’

Jul 22, 2015

SparkLabs accelerator fills funding, mentorship gap for next-generation entrepreneurs
[Tech column] From jet packs to talking cars: How fiction can inspire consumer tech

Jul 22, 2015

Shawn DuBravacOrder up a digital movie selection at home and you may see cars autonomously careening down highways (“I, Robot”), artificial intelligence (“AI”), robots that cook, clean and cater to our every whim (“Iron Man”) or augmented reality cityscapes serving up advertisements tailored to our individual wants and needs (“Minority Report”). But how far off, really, are these Hollywood sci-fi creations? Here’s a look at some of the game-changing, next-generation tech leaping from the movie s
Marriott makes big push for IT services

Jul 22, 2015

International hotel chain Marriott is making a big push for IT-oriented services aiming to increase customer convenience and renew its brand image in the digital era. The company recently launched a new mobile app, Meetings Imagined, which allows event planners around the world to better communicate and inspire one another. The app, with a sister website, aims to mimic the successes of popular services like Instagram and Pinterest as it offers latest meeting trends and hundreds of inspirational
Samsung offers record incentives to chip suppliers

Jul 22, 2015

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it planned to pay a combined 14.2 billion won ($12.3 million) in incentives to its 103 chip suppliers in the first half of this year.The Korean tech giant said it was the highest ever amount going to the largest ever number of recipient companies. The company has offered suppliers incentives every year since 2010 as part of its shared-growth efforts with small and medium-sized firms. The recipient companies are decided based on their performance in production,
LG denies Google buyout rumor

Jul 22, 2015

LG Electronics on Wednesday denied rumors that U.S. search giant Google was mulling to acquire a 35 percent stake, worth 2.5 trillion won ($2.2 billion), in the company.According to the rumors, Google would acquire the stake in a block deal, but would not participate in the management despite becoming the largest shareholder. Inspite of the company’s denial, LG’s share price soared 14 percent in the morning. The closing price was 43,650 won, up 3.07 percent from the previous day. The share price
Samsung widens gap with Apple in Q2 market share

Jul 22, 2015

South Korea's top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. managed to maintain its presence in the global smartphone market in the second quarter, but its archrival Apple Inc. suffered a setback in the face of growing demand for low- to mid-end devices, data showed Wednesday.Samsung took up 26.8 percent of the world's smartphone market in the April-June period, unchanged from the previous quarter's reading, while Apple saw its share fall to 16.4 percent from 20.5 percent over the cited period, accordi
Samsung heir pledges support for start-ups

Jul 21, 2015

Samsung Group heir apparent and Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jay-yong on Tuesday visited the group’s start-up incubation centers in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province to discuss future support plans. The centers opened last year, joining a government-led initiative that aims to nurture start-ups and venture companies across industries. Lee attended the opening ceremony of each center together with President Park Geun-hye.During the visit, Lee, the de facto leader of South Korea’s large
LG CNS, Sonnedix sign $112m solar power deal

Jul 21, 2015

LG CNS, a leading Korean information technology solution provider, said Tuesday it has secured a 130 billion won ($112 million) project to build a 33-megawatt solar power plant on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Together with the latest deal, the company has won three solar power projects in Japan, with their combined power capacity reaching 43 megawatts. The company said the plant will be located in the city of Imaichi, Oita Prefecture. Its construction will take about two years. Its sister compa