South Korean display giant LG Display Co. kept its dominant position in the market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that are 9.1 inches or larger in the first half, data showed Tuesday.Shipments by LG Display reached 88.96 million units in the January-June period, accounting for 26.2 percent of a total 339 million units shipped globally, according to the data by market researcher DisplaySearch.The large LCD panels are usually used for computer monitors, laptop computer screens and TVs.LG

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of TVs, maintained its lead in Europe’s flat TV market in the first half of the year, industry data showed on Monday.The South Korean tech behemoth accounted for 38 percent of Europe’s flat TV market in the January-June period, according to the data compiled by market researcher GfK.LG Electronics Inc., Samsung’s hometown rival, came in second with a 16.6 percent share, followed by Phillips with a 9.9 percent share, they showed.Samsung accounted

Samsung Electronics Co. is struggling in the Chinese market, despite its steady sales growth in other parts of the world, according to company sales data released on Sunday.Samsung's net sales amounted to 77.2 trillion won (US$69.4 billion) in the first half of this year, its regulatory filing showed.The Americas accounted for 26.7 percent, or 20.6 trillion won, of the electronics giant's half-year turnover, followed by 23.3 percent for Asia and Africa, excluding China, and 21.5 percent for Euro

The chief executives of Kakao Talk, one of the most used mobile messenger services here, were allegedly questioned by the U.S. authorities in June over a possible connection to a crime ring.  The reports said the authorities believed the company chairman Kim Beom-su and co-CEO Lee Sir-goo, along with a vice president, could have been working with a Korean-American crime organization to illegally import stolen phones to Korea. Lee, however, flatly denied the reports, saying that they were not eve

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics reportedly suspended negotiations on multiple patent disputes due to the U.S.-based tech firm’s “unreasonable demands” just ahead of a compromise, local media reported. E-daily said there might be a possible link between Apple’s sudden move and the Obama administration’s decision to overturn a U.S. sales ban imposed on some Apple products in connection with patent infringement.According to media, Apple demanded a large amount of compensation money from Samsung

Apple Inc. is set to introduce a thinner version of its iPad and a new iPad mini with a high-resolution screen, U.S. media reported. Bloomberg, citing industry sources, reported Tuesday that the U.S.-based tech powerhouse is planning to release the new iPad models in the last three months of this year. The slimmer iPad is expected to be a full-size model with a 9.7-inch screen and a thinner bezel. It will also “have a body that more closely resembles the current iPad mini.” The new iPad mini is

SK Telecom launched its Long Term Evolution international roaming networks in Canada and Switzerland on Thursday in partnership with Rogers and Swisscom. SK Telecom’s LTE and LTE-A subscribers can now use roaming services in major Canadian cities including Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. As most of the LTE and LTE-A handsets to be rolled out from this month will work on the 2.6 GHz bandwidth, the services will be available in a number of countries in

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Smartphones don’t make smart babies, an advocacy group declared Wednesday in a complaint to the government about mobile apps that claim to help babies learn.The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, whose allegations against “Baby Einstein” videos eventually led to nationwide consumer refunds, is urging federal regulators to examine the marketing practices of Fisher-Price’s “Laugh & Learn” mobile apps and Open Solutions’ games, such as “Baby Hear and Read” and “Baby First P