LG Electronics has filed a lawsuit with two German courts against China’s phone manufacturer TCL over patent infringement, the South Korean tech giant said Sunday. In the suits filed with the district courts in Mannheim and Düsseldorf, LG claimed the Chinese vendor infringed three standard patents owned by LG in relation to 4G Long Term Evolution telecommunications on mobile devices. The three standard patents are essential to enabling LTE communications on any phone. TCL, which

Technology Nov. 10, 2019

Samsung Display hosted a forum on organic light-emitting diode technology for IT applications in Taiwan on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the market for OLED laptops. Around 350 officials from top-notch laptop makers, such as HP, Dell, Lenovo and Asus, attended the Samsung OLED Forum 2019 in Taipei, the company said. Taiwan is home to some of the world’s largest laptop manufacturers like Lenovo and Asus.  Samsung presented its midsized OLED display technology to clients and pro

Technology Nov. 7, 2019

LG Chem announced Thursday it has opened a technical service and development center in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, marking the country’s largest petrochemical technology center. The chemical affiliate of LG Group invested 110 billion won ($94.8 million) in establishing the center, it said. The center will be used for developing technical solutions and offering other forms of support for the company’s contractors and clients.  The Pilot building of the center is equipped with produc

Technology Nov. 7, 2019

A trend in corporate social responsibility among South Korea’s leading businesses is to provide their signature electronics devices to improve people’s daily lives or work environments, according to the industry on Wednesday. Samsung Electronics, the nation’s top conglomerate with a range of tech affiliates, said it plans to donate a total of 1,000 sets of thermal imaging cameras and other communications equipment for emergency situations to every fire station across the countr

Technology Nov. 6, 2019

LG Electronics said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Hisense with a US court, accusing the Chinese TV maker of infringing four of its patents.The South Korean tech giant claims that most of the Hisense TV models being sold in the US use as many as four of its patented technologies. They include those that improve user interface and speed up data transmission based on Wi-Fi.In the suit filed with the District Court of California, LG demanded Hisense stop using its patented technologies and

Technology Nov. 5, 2019

Samsung Electronics is particularly focusing on development of artificial general intelligence technologies as part of efforts to innovate user experiences for digital customers, said the company’s mobile unit chief at a forum on Tuesday. Koh Dong-jin, CEO of Samsung’s smartphone business, opened the second day of the Samsung AI Forum with opening remarks that highlighted the importance of user experiences at the company research and development campus in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul

Technology Nov. 5, 2019

Samsung Electronics on Monday hosted the third annual forum on artificial intelligence by inviting the world’s top-notch experts, calling for “more powerful and comprehensive” AI models in the future. Scholars on deep learning, the core of AI, attended the two-day forum on the first day and introduced new achievements that prove the level of deep learning is evolving. “AI technologies are already exerting a significant influence across society, as we rely pretty much on t

Technology Nov. 4, 2019

SAN JOSE, California -- Many South Korean entrepreneurs with top-notch capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence should prepare themselves for Silicon Valley, California, home to many disruptive unicorn startups and global technology firms, said an official of state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) last week.It is not enough for startups with outstanding technologies to only have exceptional talent, they also need networking skills to attract investments from ventur

Technology Nov. 3, 2019

SUNNYVALE, California -- Sunnyvale, the once sleepy orchard turned suburb city in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a relatively new home to major US tech giants, as they gobbled up vast expanses of office space here in recent years. Bordered by San Jose to the north, Mountain View to the northwest and Cupertino to the south, Sunnyvale is also becoming a home to Korean startups and venture capital firms in search of local partners, customers and promising technologies. Unlike the bright prospects

Technology Nov. 3, 2019

SAN JOSE, US -- South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and US-based tech giant IBM on Tuesday announced a partnership to develop a platform providing business-to-business mobile solutions based on 5G network and artificial intelligence focusing on public safety. Their collaboration which was revealed at a Samsung forum held in San Jose, California, will offer governments and businesses around the globe faster and stronger AI-powered mobile solutions for strengthening safety. They will build a n

Technology Oct. 30, 2019

SAN JOSE, California -- Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new foldable phone design that folds vertically into a square shape, extending efforts to diversify its product lineup.At Samsung Developer Conference 2019, which kicked off its two-day run in California's San Jose on Tuesday, the South Korean tech titan highlighted the importance of the mobile user interface and unveiled the second edition of One UI, its latest UX brand, along with new software development tools as part of a new vision

Technology Oct. 30, 2019

US smartphone vendor Apple on Friday started rolling out the 11th edition iPhone that only supports the 4G Long Term Evolution network, unlike its archrival Samsung Electronics that is pushing for 5G models in its own turf. The iPhone 11 went on sale in the Korean market via the country’s three mobile carriers, which all held promotional events for those who had made preorders.  Three different models of the iPhone 11 are available in Korea: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro

Technology Oct. 25, 2019

LG Chem, South Korea’s leading lithium-ion battery maker, obtained the first quarterly surplus from its battery unit in 2019, despite a series of fires involving the firm’s energy storage systems, according to the company on Friday. Of the total of 380.3 billion won ($323.92 million) in operating profit for the July to September period, the company’s battery unit reported a 71.2 billion won operating profit, representing a swing back into surplus territory for the first time th

Technology Oct. 25, 2019

SK hynix is considering revising its dividend policy for shareholders due to depleting cash flow, the company said Thursday, amid a downturn in the memory chip market.“As the cash flow has worsened this year, it may be difficult to maintain the current dividend policy,” said Sk Hynix CFO Cha Jin-seok. “The company is currently reviewing the plan.” The plan was announced during a conference call with investors on its third-quarter earnings.  The world’s second-l

Technology Oct. 24, 2019

ULSAN -- In a dark chamber with thick concrete walls at Samsung SDI’s battery manufacturing site in Ulsan on Wednesday, two officials confidently demonstrated the safety of its new energy storage system in the event of a fire. They deliberately made a hole in two ESS modules -- an older version and a new model equipped with fire blockers and insulators -- by banging a nail into them to induce spontaneous combustion. After about three minutes, there was a bang and a sizable flame in the old

Technology Oct. 24, 2019