NEW WIRELESS SPEAKERS -- South Korean electronics firm LG Electronics said Wednesday it would add two new Bluetooth speakers -- the Music Flow P5 and SoundPop 360 -- to its wireless audio lineup. The tech firm will showcase the speakers at the IFA electronics trade show to be held in Berlin in September. (LGE) NEW WIRELESS SPEAKERS -- South Korean electronics firm LG Electronics said Wednesday it would add two new Bluetooth speakers -- the Music Flow P5 and SoundPop 360 -- to its wireless audio

Technology Aug. 19, 2015

SAMSUNG SUPPORTS ENGINEERS -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics serves as a major sponsor for the 43rd WorldSkills Competition, which is held from Tuesday through Sunday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The biannual event is aimed at recognizing skilled technicians and engineers around the world. (Samsung) SAMSUNG SUPPORTS ENGINEERS -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics serves as a major sponsor for the 43rd WorldSkills Competition, which is held from Tuesday through Sunday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The biannual even

Technology Aug. 13, 2015

U.S. BIG DATA FIRM NAMES NEW EXEC -- U.S. cloud-based big data solution developer Treasure Data said Thursday that it has named Stephen Lee, a Korean-American who used to work for Samsung Electronics and Microsoft, as a vice president of the firm’s business development division. (Treasure Data)

Technology Aug. 13, 2015

NEW KIMCHI FRIDGE -- South Korea’s electronics maker Dongbu Daewoo Electronics rolls out the new Klasse kimchi refrigerator lineup, fitted with advanced technology that enriches the taste of the food and optimizes storage conditions. (Dongbu Daewoo) NEW KIMCHI FRIDGE -- South Korea’s electronics maker Dongbu Daewoo Electronics rolls out the new Klasse kimchi refrigerator lineup, fitted with advanced technology that enriches the taste of the food and optimizes storage conditions. (Dongbu Daewoo)

Technology Aug. 11, 2015

KT WINS DESIGN AWARDS -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT said Monday that it has won two top awards for its phonebrella, an umbrella fitted with a smartphone holder on its handle at this year’s Red Dot Award, one of the world’s most prestigious product design competitions.　(KT) KT WINS DESIGN AWARDS -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT said Monday that it has won two top awards for its phonebrella, an umbrella fitted with a smartphone holder on its handle at this year’s Red Dot Awa

Technology Aug. 10, 2015

PREMIUM CLINIC -- Korea’s mobile carrier SK Telecom opens high-end medical facilities inside the Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center, a health examination-oriented hospital in the southern Chinese city, on Friday. VISTA is one of the few private clinics in China. SKT PREMIUM CLINIC -- Korea’s mobile carrier SK Telecom opens high-end medical facilities inside the Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center, a health examination-oriented hospital in the southern Chinese city, on Friday. VISTA is one of the few

Technology July 31, 2015

Smartphones have changed people’s lifestyles. Users rely on mobile map applications instead of paper maps, communicate with friends on social media and hail taxis with their smartphones.Another notable change is currently taking place in the retail sector, too. People no longer need to lineup at coffee shops, restaurants or bakeries to be served, thanks to mobile ordering apps. They just go in and grab what they preordered through the mobile apps.At the forefront of the mobile ordering app indus

Technology July 29, 2015

South Korean’s leading smart card solutions developer KONA I has rolled out a new online and offline payment platform, called KONA PAY, which will enable cardholders to make payments in a more secure manner.Since there are no payment means that meet global standards -- especially EMV-- in Korea, domestic banks and credit card companies need to tie up with global credit card network operators including VISA and MasterCard to issue cards that can be used both at home and abroad.Such a deal with th

Technology July 29, 2015

JOINT EFFORTS FOR 5G -- Cho Sung-ho (third from right, first row), head of mobile carrier SK Telecom's 5G tech lab and Melih Tufan, head of telecom equipment supplier Ericsson's packet core product line, pose at an MOU ceremony held in Stockholm on Sunday. The firms will collaborate to develop key technologies for the next-generation 5G network, including network slicing, a term depicting technology to have a single network partitioned and tailored for different network services. SKTJOINT EFFORT

Technology July 27, 2015

Riding on the popularity of its Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone, Samsung Electronics is beefing up its curved-screen lineup. The Korean tech giant will launch its two new phablets -- Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Galaxy Note 5 -- on Aug. 13. According to industry sources on Monday, however, more marketing resources are expected to be poured into the bigger-screen version of its hot-selling Galaxy S6 Edge than the new Note.  Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. SamsungSources said Samsung will roll out

Technology July 27, 2015

Mobile carrier LG Uplus and telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia opened a joint research and development center for 5G network technology in Seoul on Saturday.The launch of the new R&D center, called the Advanced Technology Center, came after the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on the next-generation network technology in January. Kim Sun-tae (second from left), head of LG Uplus’ service and development division, and Adrew Cope (second from right), chief of Nokia Korea

Technology July 26, 2015

　The chief of a French mobile security solutions firm offered a glimpse into some security software to be featured in tech giant Samsung Electronics’ upcoming Galaxy Note 5 phablet. 　“Our security elements will be directly linked to the (handset’s) application processor, which was not the case before, and that will enable faster communication between the embedded security elements and the processor,” Oberthur Technologies chief executive Didier Lamouche told The Korea Herald in Seoul on Thursday

Technology July 23, 2015

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics rolled out a new washing machine, dubbed the Tromm Twin Wash, Wednesday in Seoul, which the company said would become a new trendsetter in the global washer market. Cho Seong-jin (second from left), CEO of LG’s home appliance and air solution company, and Choi Sang-gyu (second from right), head of LG’s Korea sales and marketing, pose with models at a launch event of the Tromm Twin Wash, featuring two washing drums. LGE“The Tromm Twin Wash will give a whole

Technology July 22, 2015

South Korean smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics has finally set the launch date and venue of its upcoming smartphones ― the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus ― for Aug. 13 in New York, according to news reports.A Samsung official was quoted by a local news outlet as saying that “the Korean firm has sent invitations to its customers and partners for the New York unveiling event on Aug. 13.” Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 4. SamsungIt had been rumored that the launch event would be advance

Technology July 21, 2015