SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have been gearing up for IFA 2023, set to open in Berlin later this week, to showcase their high-tech consumer products with a focus on sustainability. The annual IFA, which will open Friday and run until Tuesday, is Europe’s oldest and biggest [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. unveiled Bon Voyage, a personalized portable accommodation unit, at the Wanderlust Korea 2023 wellness lifestyle festival held last weekend in Seoul Olympic Park. Bon Voyage features a two-story open design encompassing a 20-square-meter floor space. It offers the flexibility to be placed in any location preferred [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co., the display arm of Samsung Electronics Co., on Thursday unveiled its new line of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) designed for automotive applications in collaboration with MINI, the popular small car brand that operates under the BMW Group. The development was showcased at Gamescom 2023 in Cologne, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will be launching the LG StanbyME Go portable display in both the North American and European markets. The StanbyME Go represents a fresh approach to lifestyle entertainment screens, offering versatility both indoors and outdoors, whether it’s at parks or campgrounds. Measuring 27 inches, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will unveil a new, integrated food platform, which provides consumers with personalized cooking experiences, at IFA 2023 next month. The platform, Samsung said, is designed to make meal preparations easier and faster by offering about 160,000 recipes, tips for a healthy diet, what [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The most affordable location for consumers to purchase Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, is in the devices’ home turf — South Korea. According to industry sources, the consumer benefit price starts at 547,000 won (US$409) when users trade in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. partnered with Dolby Laboratories Inc., a U.S.-based audio and imaging technology giant, to establish a pop-up store at AK Plaza department store in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Visitors can experience Samsung’s Neo QLED 8 and the Q990C Premium Soundbar, which incorporates Dolby Atmos 3D surround sound technology, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 young smartphone users in their teens and 20s opted for an Android phone as their initial smartphone, but over half of them eventually transitioned to iPhone smartphones. According to the report by industry tracker Counterpoint Research, about 85 percent of Korean smartphone users under the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it had received more than 1 million preorders for its latest foldable phones in South Korea, a record high for the form factor. The South Korean tech giant said preorders amounted to 1.02 million units for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its latest smartphones — Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 — via a live broadcast on Samsung.com were twice as high as the previous series. During the 1-hour and 40-minute live pre-order broadcast, the company offered the two Galaxy phones [...]