Samsung Electronics is urging consumers worldwide to stop using Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of the phones catching fire emerged even after the company’s global recall.The call from the South Korean company, the world’s largest smartphone maker, comes after US. authorities urged users to switch the Galaxy Note 7 off and not to use or charge it during a flight. Several airlines around the world asked travelers not switch on the jumbo

Sept. 11, 2016

South Korean light-emitting diode maker Seoul Semiconductor said Sunday it filed a lawsuit against Kmart, claiming the American retail giant is selling products which violated its LED-related patents. Seoul Semiconductor said the products being sold in Kmart infringed eight of its patents including high CRI, or color rendering index, enhancement with phosphor combinations, LED epitaxial growth, LED chip fabrication, multi-chip mounting technology, omni directional LED lamp technology and acrich

Sept. 11, 2016

South Korea said Thursday it has no plan to ban the use of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy Note 7 on planes following the company’s global recall of the smartphones for battery problems.　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that it has been reviewing whether to prevent people from carrying the devices onto planes over concerns they could pose a risk to the operation of flights. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (Samsung Electronics)　“We have not seen the need to ban the use of the smartp

Sept. 8, 2016

MOSCOW/RUZA -- Inside the electronics store M.video, near Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, customers flock to a 65-inch LG Signature organic light-emitting diode TV displayed at the front of the TV section. People check the front and the rear of the luxury TV set, marveling at how thin the TV screen has become thanks to technological advancements. A Russian worker checks the progress of washing machines being produced at LG Electronics’ Russia plant in Ruza, west of Moscow, Monday.

Sept. 8, 2016

South Korean network operator SK Telecom said Thursday that it has partnered with the Korea Expressway Corp. and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute to start developing a new network technology for connected cars -- a business forecast for sharp future growth.The three companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul, agreeing to cooperate for the co-development of the next-generation “Vehicle-to-Everything,” or V2X, technology.V2X refers to technology embedded in automobiles that

Sept. 8, 2016

LG Electronics unveiled its new premium large-size smartphone V20 equipped with high-end audio capabilities and wide-angle lens cameras in South Korea and the US on Wednesday, as it seeks to revive its struggling handset business.The LG V20 -- categorized as a “phablet,” a combination of a phone and tablet -- is a follow-up model to the V10, a part of the “V Series” which stands as one of LG’s flagship premium smartphone lines alongside the “G Series.”LG’s new smartphone is designed to provide u

Sept. 7, 2016

Samsung BioLogics, a contract manufacturer of biologic drugs under South Korean electronics giant Samsung Group, said Wednesday that it has obtained six manufacturing certifications for biologic drugs produced at its first plant in Songdo, Incheon.　Three monoclonal antibody drugs manufactured by Samsung BioLogics on behalf of its two clients Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb were approved by the European Medicines Agency in July, the Korean biopharma CMO said.　Of the three products, two were newly

Sept. 7, 2016

Consultant Steve Shin, 38, is putting away money each month to buy things on his wish list: a beam projector, a drone, and a remote-controlled car. “I actually wanted to buy a convertible, but that seems a little over the top. I want to buy something for myself, and I think my wish list is pretty reasonable,” Shin said.Shin is among a growing number of middle-aged men who are interested in collecting gadgets as a hobby, opening up a new market of untapped consumers for the sluggish retail sector

Sept. 6, 2016

South Korea’s battery and chemical company LG Chem is pushing for a merger with LG Group’s pharmaceutical affiliate LG Life Sciences in an apparent move to catch up with Samsung’s bio business, industry sources said Tuesday. “We are considering a merger with LG Life Sciences although the exact date has not been confirmed yet,” an LG Chem official said. The group’s top management recently decided not to sit back and watch as the Samsung Group pours money into the bio business and Hanmi Pharmaceut

Sept. 6, 2016

LG Electronics Inc. will unveil a new premium smartphone this week as it seeks to revive its struggling handset business. The V20 smartphone, to be announced on Wednesday in Seoul, is the first smartphone in the world to run on Google's latest Android mobile operating system called "Nougat."  A teaser image of the LG V20 (Yonhap file photo)Following disappointing sales of another premium smartphone, the G5, earlier this year, LG's handset business division posted its fifth consecutive quarterly

Sept. 6, 2016

South Korea's government on Tuesday rolled out a set of measures to promote the so-called maker movement, as it is heralded as a new industrial trend that will eventually lead to more startups.The term refers to a social trend in which anyone with creativity and innovation can now be a maker of products and ideas thanks to the widespread availability of technology and access to information, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said.The announcement was made after a Cabinet meeting pr

Sept. 6, 2016

South Korean consumers who already bought the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are expected to prefer to replace their Note 7 devices with new ones rather than receive complete refunds because of a longer period for the replacement program, industry officials said Tuesday. Samsung announced a global recall of the Note 7 smartphones on Friday after some of their batteries caught fire while being charged. Mobile carriers in South Korea are also offering full refunds for the Note 7. The refund program wil

Sept. 6, 2016

South Korea's National Assembly said Monday Samsung Electronics Co. has produced 490,000 units of the Galaxy Note 7 phablet since last month in the country, adding it has identified only 35 devices with faulty batteries worldwide so far.The announcement came after Samsung announced a global recall of the Note 7 smartphones on Friday as some of their batteries caught fire while being charged. Samsung also decided to replace all Note 7 smartphones sold to customers with new ones.The Trade, Industr

Sept. 5, 2016

Samsung Electronics has reportedly decided to stop using batteries produced by its affiliate Samsung SDI in its new smartphone Galaxy Note 7 after defects found in some of the batteries led to a sweeping recall of over 2 million phablets worldwide. “As a follow-up of the battery issue, we decided to temporally stop using Samsung SDI’s battery for Galaxy Note 7,” several local media outlets reported on Monday, citing sources from Samsung Electronics. (Local online community)Samsung SDI supplies 7

Sept. 5, 2016