South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. had more U.S.-registered patents last year than its big name U.S. competitors, including Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc., according to the latest data Tuesday.Samsung had 4,952 items patented with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, ranking it second, the data compiled by U.S.-based IFI Claims Patent Services said. IBM topped the list with 7,534 patent registrations, keeping the No. 1 spot for the 22nd year. Japan's Canon Inc. ranked third, trai

South Korea's leading free messenger service operator Daum Kakao Corp. on Tuesday showcased a taxi application for drivers in its first step to start a full-fledged taxi service, adding the passengers' version will also be released by the end of the first quarter.The release came a month after Daum Kakao signed a preliminary deal with the Seoul Taxi Association and Korea Smart Card Co. for the service that would link customers with the closest cab through a mobile app.Daum Kakao said all drivers

South Korean tech companies are expected to kick off mass production of their quantum dot TVs this year, analysts said Tuesday, amid intense competition with Chinese rivals to gain an upper hand in the global market with the advanced technology.Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top maker of smartphones and memory chips, is set to hold a local launching event for its latest TV lineups in late February, at which it will likely release its quantum dot model, dubbed SUHD TV, for sale.A quantum do

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it plans to launch its slimmest smartphone later this month at home and in major emerging countries to bolster low-end sector amid the ise of Chinese rivals eating into its shares.The world's No. 1 maker of smartphones said the Galaxy A7, only 6.3 mm thick, will be released in the South Korean, Chinese, and Indian markets at the end of January. The model is an upgrade from the Galaxy A3 and A5 launched earlier in the three emerging markets.With a 5.5-inch dis

South Korea's No. 2 tech giant LG Electronics Inc. holds the most patents in the long-term evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced technologies, data showed Monday, outpacing its bigger local rival Samsung Electronics Co.According to the data compiled by U.S. market researcher TechIPM, LG had the most LTE-related technologies registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as of this month, followed by Samsung and Qualcomm Inc.While TechIPM did not disclose detailed numbers, its earlier research r

LG Uplus Inc., South Korea’s smallest mobile carrier, has been shortlisted for the stake sale of Ticket Monster Inc., the first deal-of-the-day website in the country currently owned by U.S. Groupon Inc., the company and industry sources said Friday. The Seoul-based arm of Deutche Bank AG that manages the deal has picked LG Uplus and four others, including consortia of private equity firms, as viable candidates to acquire a stake in the South Korean e-commerce company valued at least 1 trillion

Hyundai Motor Co.'s display audio system has won the Editors' Choice Award for its innovative technology during the Consumer Electronics Show under way in Las Vegas, the company said Friday.The award is granted by Reviewed.com, a subsidiary of USA Today, which jointly assesses with the editors-in-chief of other major media companies the technologies, designs and other aspects of products showcased at the event.The 7-inch touch screen display audio system allows for the use of smartphone function

South Korea's No. 2 tech giant, LG Electronics Inc., said Friday it has received positive responses for its new curved-style handset G Flex 2 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) under way in the U.S., winning much media recognition.The handset, unveiled at the show, was chosen for the CES Editors' Choice Award by Reviewed.com, the company said. It was also on Digital Trends' Top Tech of CES list and a CES Staff Pick by TechRadar, it said.TechRadar reviewed the new smartphone as "more likely t

Global sales of quantum dot TVs, one of the most-watched sectors at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), are expected to exceed 18 million units in 2018, a report showed Friday, emerging as the key area in the world's display industry.The combined shipment of quantum dot TVs is predicted to hit 1.3 million units this year, and gradually expand to reach 5 million units in 2016, the report released by DisplaySearch showed. The market tracker expected the number will jump to 12 million unit

South Korea's exports of information communication technology (ICT) products rose to a new annual high in 2014, partly on record exports of semiconductors, the government said Thursday.Outbound shipments of ICT products came to US$173.88 billion last year, up 2.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The trade surplus in the ICT sector shrank slightly from $88.6 billion in 2013 to $86.35 billion last year as imports grew 8.3 percent on-year to $87.5