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[Newsmaker] Will Apple Watch spell doom for Samsung?

Apr 26, 2015

The smart watch hype is at its peak as two of the world’s largest tech giants and archrivals ― Samsung Electronics and Apple ― step up their efforts to gain the upper-hand in a new round in a battle for the wrist.The first wearable device by Cupertino-based Apple landed in stores in nine global markets including the U.S. Australia, and Hong Kong on Friday.Even though South Korea was not included in the first group of the launch nations, the news of the Apple smart watch made headlines on many lo
[Graphic News] Mountain of electronic waste reaches new peak

Apr 26, 2015

A record amount of electrical and electronic waste hit garbage bins in 2014, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that pride themselves on environmental consciousness, a report said Sunday.Topping the list for per-capita waste last year was Norway, with 28.4 kilograms per resident.It was followed by Switzerland (26.3 kg per capita), Iceland (26.1 kg), Denmark (24.0 kg), the U.K. (23.5 kg), the Netherlands (23.4 kg), Sweden (22.3 kg), France (22.2 kg) and the U.S. and Austria (22.1 kg
SK Planet enters Malaysian e-commerce market

Apr 26, 2015

SK Planet said Sunday it launched the ecommerce Website 11street in Malaysia on April 24. The South Korean online commerce operator has been preparing to launch in the Malaysian market for the past six months, after establishing joint firm Celcom Planet with Malaysia’s No. 1 wireless carrier Celcom Axiata.“The company, which has superior capabilities in online and mobile shopping businesses, will provide differentiated services for local customers,” said Kim Ho-seok, chief executive of Celcom Pl
Asian telecom carriers expand presence at IFA trade show

Apr 26, 2015

SKT, ZTE to join Europe’s largest home appliance exhibition for first time
Samsung Electronics aims to boost sales of home appliances in China

Apr 26, 2015

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. aims to lift its sales of home appliances in China by as much as 50 percent this year, the company's China unit said Sunday. As a part of its marketing strategy to boost sales of white goods such as high-end televisions and washing machines in China, Samsung opened its first "Samsung Open House" at a Guomei electronics store in Beijing. The Samsung store helps customers better understand its products by enabling them to virtually use them. "W
Samsung becomes world's top seller of UHD panels in Q1

Apr 26, 2015

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. posted a record share of the global market for ultra HD display panels in the first quarter, grabbing the top spot for the first time, a market tracker said Sunday. In the first three months of the year, Samsung supplied 28.8 percent of all UHD panels sold globally, up 8.9 percentage points from 19.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Display Search. Samsung was closely followed by its local competitor, LG Display Co., whose glob
Samsung hints next smartwatch will be round

Apr 24, 2015

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's No. 1 tech giant, uploaded a poster of a seemingly round watch screen on its website on Friday implying that its next smartwatch's shape will be circular.The poster, which reads "Get Ready For The Next Gear," shows what appears to be a round smartwatch, which would be Samsung's first wearable device of its kind.Its previous Galaxy Gear smartwatches boast a rectangular screen.Samsung, however, did not provide any hints on detailed specifications nor the laun
Samsung to ramp up SUHD TVs

Apr 23, 2015

Tech giant to hold special exhibition on history of consumer electronics
‘SK Telecom has no plan to split’

Apr 23, 2015

CEO Jang announces new growth strategy
Korean firm to export smart card platform to China

Apr 23, 2015

South Korea’s integrated circuit chip maker KONA I said Thursday it would participate in a project to establish smart card platforms in Sichuan Province, China. The Korean company, which produces chips and software installed on credit and public transportation cards, universal subscriber identity modules, and digital IDs, is the No.1 IC chip manufacturer in the domestic market and ranks second in the U.S. by market share. The company achieved $100 million of exports last year. “KONA I will set u
LG's WiFi-based smartwatch to go on sale this week

Apr 23, 2015

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 smartphone maker, said Thursday it will start selling its latest smartwatch that has a WiFi connection in its home turf, taking the device to a new level as it expects to ease low-signal problems at remote distances. The LG Watch Urbane will be released Friday through three local mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Inc. -- with its price set at 396,000 won ($367), the company said in a statement. It will also be available at some jewe
Samsung taps deeper into Southeast Asian TV market via SUHD

Apr 23, 2015

South Korea's top tech giant, Samsung Electronics Co., said Thursday it will tap deeper into the Southeast Asian TV market, including Australia and New Zealand, with its latest SUHD TV lineup that uses the so-called quantum dot technology.Samsung said the SUHD lineup will hit most of the Southeast Asian markets by May, adding that it will launch the models in Indonesia next week and in Thailand on May 6. It has already hosted similar events in Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and four other
Galaxy S6 suffers weaker than expected sales

Apr 23, 2015

Samsung Electronics Co.'s newest high-end smartphones - the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge -- are seen drawing less than expected attention from consumers, industry data showed Wednesday, casting clouds over the market's upbeat sales estimate of over 50 million units for 2015.South Korea's No. 1 tech giant had sold a little over 200,000 units of the two smartphones here as of Sunday since their launch on April 10, sharply falling short of the 300,000 preorders, according to the data, indicatin
Online slander can be detected early on

Apr 22, 2015

There is some hope to reducing online trolling and flaming. Researchers have discovered an algorithm that can identify antisocial users -- who post malicious comments online -- early in their online activities by observing only five to 10 posts. In the recent paper titled “Antisocial Behavior in Online Discussion Communities,” the researchers at Cornell and Stanford University examined over 40 million posts from a total of 1.7 million members over an 18 months period. They looked at the three on
Emoticons more effective than words

Apr 22, 2015

KakaoTalk aims to nurture emoticon market ecosystem