The Korea Herald

LG aims to outshine rivals with ‘selfie-oriented’ G4

Apr 19, 2015

GWANGJU ― With the launch of LG Electronics’ new flagship smartphone G4 just around the corner on April 29, the Seoul-based tech giant is carrying out a full-fledged effort to make the handset available for global customers on time.The production facilities of LG Innotek in Gwangju, where the company manufactures camera modules for the LG handset is also in full swing to meet the deadline.LG Group’s camera module business wing hoped that the industry’s most advanced smartphone camera of the G4 w
Samsung ditches corporate logo on smartphones in Japan

Apr 19, 2015

Samsung Electronics has decided to remove its corporate logo from its new flagship smartphone Galaxy S6 and the Edge variant that will be sold in Japan, a spokesperson in Seoul confirmed on Sunday. The new phones that go on sale from April 23 in Japan will not carry the “Samsung” logo unlike in other markets. They will be marketed as Docomo Galaxy and au Galaxy, named after their Japanese telecom service carriers. “We think the Galaxy brand has been well established in Japan,” said the official,
LG CNS seeks S. American transport growth

Apr 19, 2015

LG CNS president Kim Dae-hoon promoted the company’s advanced technologies in transportation system during a Korea-Colombia business forum held on Saturday in Bogota, officials said. The meeting comes in line with President Park Geun-hye’s 12-day tour of four South American countries, including the first leg in Colombia. CEO Kim is a member of the Korean delegation for the trip. During the meeting, business and political leaders of the two countries agreed to expand ties on information communica
KB Kookmin Card, LG Uplus take aim at Chinese fintech market

Apr 16, 2015

Two partners to introduce mobile credit card in July
Samsung SDS targets W20tr in sales by 2020

Apr 15, 2015

CEO dismisses selloff rumor
[Herald Interview] Suprema eyes fingerprint market for mobile devices

Apr 15, 2015

Korean tech firm to take on Apple’s AthenTec
Ethiopian leader visits LG Display factory

Apr 15, 2015

Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome paid a visit to the manufacturing facilities of South Korea’s leading display maker LG Display in Paju City, northwest of Seoul, on Wednesday.The visit to the Paju complex took place on the request of Mulatu who is in Korea to participate in the 2015 World Water Forum, the largest international event which seeks to advance the cause of water, being held in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. LG Display CEO Han Sang-bum (left) introduces its new display product
Coupang’s operating losses increase

Apr 15, 2015

Coupang, a Seoul-based e-commerce firm, reported Tuesday its operating losses expanded to 121.5 billion won ($110.9 million) last year from 4.2 billion won a year ago. Despite the steep losses, the company said its sales revenue increased 138 percent to 348.5 billion won. In terms of sales, Coupang was the No. 1 player in the nation’s burgeoning e-commerce market, followed by WeMakePrice and Ticket Monster. However, the loss was brought on by a large-scale investment into logistics and delivery
Samsung rolls out new drive for ultrabooks

Apr 15, 2015

Samsung Electronics, Korea’s electronics behemoth, said Wednesday it recently started supplying a new solid state drive featuring faster read and write performance to global manufacturers of ultrabooks ― ultra-thin and ultra-light laptops.The new SSD, named SM951-NVMe, with its thickness and weight measuring at 3.73 millimeters and 7 grams, allows laptop manufacturers to adopt a slimmer design in their products, according to Samsung.The storage product also boasts read and write speeds of 2,260
IoT is about services, not devices: LG CNS

Apr 14, 2015

LG CNS chief executive Kim Dae-hoon emphasized Tuesday that services, not devices, will lead the progress of the Internet of Things technology across industries. “The IoT industry will be reshaped soon based on services, rather than devices. We should create a new business model for this change,” Kim told employees. The message comes before the company’s annual Entrue World 2015, the nation’s largest technology conference, to be held on April 21. Connectivity is the key to the IoT, under which a
Asian carriers, IT firms partner for 5G networks

Apr 14, 2015

Chief technology officers from leading Northeast Asian mobile carriers and network equipment manufacturers met at a KT R&D center in Seoul to discuss the standardization of next-generation networks and the development of the Internet of Things on Tuesday.Lee Jae-sub, director of ITU-T, a U.N. agency which is in charge of coordinating standardization works in the global telecom sector; Lee Dong-myeon, CTO and head of the Institute of Convergence Technology at KT; and CTOs from other wireless carr
LG’s leather-clad G4 draws mixed reactions

Apr 13, 2015

Analysts say LG handset looks impressive, but not enough to outpace Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
LG Uplus launches world’s first VoLTE roaming services

Apr 12, 2015

Mobile carrier to expand high-speed roaming services abroad
LG G4 smartphone spec leaked ahead of launch

Apr 12, 2015

Details of LG Electronics Inc.'s soon-to-be released flagship smartphone were leaked through its official website Sunday apparently due to a mistake by its staff, industry sources said. The specifications of the G4, including its design, display and battery, were posted for about six hours early Sunday on its microsite before being removed, the sources said, adding an LG employee must have leaked the data inadvertently. According to the leaked data, the LG G4 smartphone will come with a 5.5-i
LG's next flagship G4 to hold detachable battery

Apr 12, 2015

LG Electronics Co.'s next flagship smartphone is expected to keep detachable batteries like its predecessors, industry sources said Sunday, a move that may allow the company to lure users unfamiliar with Samsung's new built-in batteries. The G4 will come with 3,000 mAh batteries that can be separated from the smartphone, and also have a port which allows users to insert secure-digital memory cards to expand data capacity, the sources said. Such features contrast with Samsung Electronics Co.'