CES dominated by new models of 3-D televisions, tablet PCs and upgraded smartphonesLAS VEGAS ― The world’s largest technology tradeshow bore witness to several major technology trends that can be summed up as: 3-D vision and “smart” devices.Top electronics firms showcased upgraded 3-D televisions that promised to become more comfortable living room features by becoming bigger, yet thinner, and mor

Industry Jan. 12, 2011

Electronics bellwether aims to sell 60 million smartphones this yearLAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics plans to unveil in February its next generation of smartphones running on an upgraded operating system and a dual core processorThe new phones to be revealed at the Mobile World Congress will run on the Gingerbread operating system ― an upgraded Android platform ― with a super AMOLED plus display fo

Jan. 10, 2011

Company outlines ‘access, align, amaze and act’ as guidelinesLAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics’ Yoon Boo-keun had memorized his lines perfectly. Yes, his English was a bit stilted and he didn’t get the jokes quite right, but his keynote speech sent the message that Samsung was out to give: Sound human. The right photo shows Samsung Electronics’ promotional booth. (Yonhap News)Product demonstrator Mi

Jan. 9, 2011

LAS VEGAS ― LG Electronics and German-based telecommunications firm T-Mobile on Wednesday (Las Vegas time) unveiled the G Slate, the first tablet PC manufactured by LG.The world’s third-largest handset manufacturer sought to re-enter the smart device race after it lost out in the smartphone battle last year. The G Slate underscores the company’s attempts to get back into the groove, industry watch

Jan. 7, 2011

Electronics firm to look overseas to help raise competenceLAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics expects up to $200 billion in sales by 2015, noting that it has recorded about 150 trillion won ($132 billion) this year.Samsung Electronics is scheduled to reveal its fourth quarter earnings on Friday in Korea. “I believe we were not wrong to believe that we can hit the $400 billion sales mark by 2020,” said

Jan. 7, 2011

Company resumes business with Sony after seven-year lull: CEOLAS VEGAS ― Leading LCD panel manufacturer LG Display on Wednesday (Las Vegas time) offered a sanguine business outlook for this year, predicting that its cheaper 3-D television panels that better protect the eyes would dominate the market with a 70 percent stake.The Seoul-based firm also said that, as of the end of last year, it has beg

Jan. 6, 2011

Smart devices and tablet computers are expected to steal this year’s largest electronics tradeshow, which kicks off Thursday in Las Vegas. “We expect smart devices to be the most central feature of this show,” said Choi Jun-hyuk, a spokesman for LG Electronics. “Now that the consumers are familiar with the smart trend, we’ll be focusing more on how to make the devices more convenient and more user

Jan. 4, 2011