Global experts from around the world and industry officials agreed on supremacy of South Korea’s 5G network technologies at an online seminar hosted by SK Telecom on Wednesday. “Korea’s 5G achievements are special for the world,” said Alex Choi, vice president of Deutsche Telekom, during the seminar. “There are few countries that have 5G speed on 3.5 gigahertz as fast as Korea and coverage as wide as Korea.” Ross O’Brien, editor of MIT Tech Review,

Technology Sept. 23, 2020

LG Electronics’ swiveling LG Wing smartphone will retail for 1.09 million won ($936), the company said Tuesday. “LG Wing’s retail price is the lowest among smartphones with multiple screens so far,” the company said in a press release. “The company has set the price at such an aggressive level in order to allow more consumers to experience the LG Wing’s new form factor.” The LG Wing features a 6.8-inch OLED main screen that can be swiveled horizont

Technology Sept. 22, 2020

SK hynix on Tuesday announced its investment in an artificial intelligence solutions company Gauss Labs that will lead SK Group’s future value creation. The chipmaker will invest $55 million in Gauss Labs as the sole investor through 2022. Last month, Gauss Labs opened its headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley, and plans to establish a Korean office later this month. Kim Young-han, a data scientist and tenured professor at the University of California, San Diego, will ser

Technology Sept. 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ first wearable robot, GEMS Hip, has been certified for its safety requirements by the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement, the company announced Monday. Samsung first unveiled the GEMS robot, which stands for gait enhancing and motivating system, at CES 2019. The company has developed three types of the wearable robot: GEMS Hip, GEMS Knee and GEMS Ankle. Each one supports the particular body parts’ abilities, enabling wearers to move more easily.

Technology Sept. 21, 2020

South Korea’s tech industry is forecast to report a better performance in the third quarter than the second, owing to pent-up demand amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to financial sources on Sunday. Industry bellwether Samsung Electronics is expected to post over 10 trillion won ($8.58 billion) in operating profit in the July to September period, which would be up about 32 percent from the company’s Q3 operating profit last year. “Samsung’s mobile busines

Technology Sept. 20, 2020

Before getting my hands on the LG Wing, I had no idea why we would need a screen that spins around. But once I got to swivel the main screen -- with the transition so incredibly suave thanks to the built-in hydraulic damper -- it was, indeed, a whole new experience. With the 6.8-inch P-OLED Full Vision display swiveled 90 degrees to set it horizontally, the LG phone offered the best conditions that vertical square-shape smartphones can offer for watching movies and taking photos or v

Technology Sept. 17, 2020

Health care is definitely an industrial sector that has been greatly influenced by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Rianne Meijerman, head of consumer marketing at multinational health care solution provider Royal Philips, sums up the latest changes in the market as an “acceleration of virtual care” and the “health continuum.” “This pandemic has brought virtual health care to the front and center,” Meijerman said in a virtual interview with The Korea Herald

Technology Sept. 17, 2020

LG Electronics on Monday unveiled a whole new form factor for its LG Wing smartphone, part of the company’s first Explore project for innovative user experiences. Amid the pandemic, the South Korean tech titan held an online unpacking event for its second flagship model of 2020 through multiple social media channels to global audiences for about 30 minutes. High-profile YouTuber Unbox Therapy presented the Wing, highlighting the new form factor and different user experiences during the

Technology Sept. 14, 2020

Samsung Electronics on Monday announced its partnership with d’strict, a local content producer for digital media, to reinforce its smart signage business by providing digital content tailored to customers. The content company created massive sea waves on the 1,620 square-meter Samsung LED display on the façade of SM Town’s building in Samseong-dong in southern Seoul in May. The two firms plan to unveil their collaborations at global landmarks like Times Square in New Yo

Technology Sept. 14, 2020

In the future, people could be shopping for masks at electronics retailers instead of at pharmacies. Those masks would be capable of monitoring wearers’ breathing patterns, captured particles and gas, and be able to connect with other devices like smartphones. This is not just a dream for Beelee Chua, a professor at the electric engineering school of Korea University. In 2018, professor Chua’s research team, in collaboration with Ewha Womans University, developed a micro ionizer

Technology Sept. 13, 2020

Nikola, a startup on electric and fuel cell trucks, will adopt electric batteries co-developed by South Korea’s LG Chem and its US partner General Motors, according to industry sources on Friday. The Arizona-based motor company is expected to equip the Ultium battery made by LG Chem for the Badger electric pickup truck, slated for mass production in 2022. Expectation for the deal was high, as GM and Nikola recently announced their partnership on electric pickup trucks and fuel cell c

Technology Sept. 11, 2020

Korean technology companies are bracing for possible sales declines in the fourth quarter, as the United States is set to cut off China’s tech giant Huawei from various chip supplies starting Tuesday. The semiconductor and display industries are on alert due to the new US sanction that directly bans supplies of memory chips, display panels for TVs and smartphones and parts related to 5G designed using US technologies to Huawei without US approval. “It is impossible to manufactur

Technology Sept. 10, 2020

As a Galaxy Z Flip user, the technological improvement of the Galaxy Z Fold2 looks to be short of jaw-dropping. But the 7.6-inch main screen, supported by the highly touted Hideaway Hinge and flexible ultrathin glass technologies, definitely felt different. When unfolded, the Galaxy Z Fold2 worked more like a tablet PC than a smartphone. It seemed to have come a long way since the first Galaxy Fold, since the Fold2 is almost bezel-less. With no interruption from a notch, except for a tiny

Technology Sept. 9, 2020

The initial volume of the Galaxy Z Fold2, the third foldable device by Samsung Electronics, is estimated to grow at least threefold from its predecessor, owing to positive market reaction, according to telecom industry sources Wednesday. Around 10,000 units of the Galaxy Z Fold2 will be allotted for the three mobile carriers in South Korea and independent stores, the sources say. Compared to the first Galaxy Fold edition, that marks three times the volume. “Samsung’s productio

Technology Sept. 9, 2020

Samsung Electronics will supply 5G network equipment for Verizon, the world’s largest mobile carrier by revenue, through a deal worth 7.9 trillion won ($6.6 billion), according to the company’s regulatory filing Monday. The deal marks the biggest network equipment export for Korea, while officially signaling that Samsung has entered the US 5G market. According to the filing, Samsung will provide an array of 5G solutions including equipment for Verizon for the next five years.

Technology Sept. 7, 2020