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Samsung officially announces launch of Galaxy Fold in September

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will release its first foldable smartphone Galaxy Fold in September, three months after postponing the launch due to display defects. To fix the problems, Samsun...

Jul 25, 2019
Technology
LG Display plans W3tr investment to push forward OLED TVs

LG Display announced Tuesday it has invested an additional 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in the 10.5-generation line for organic light-emitting diode panels at its P10 factory in a bid to expand the ...

Jul 23, 2019
Technology
AI tech used to battle spycam video crimes

The South Korean government has begun to use artificial intelligence technology in its fight against illegal sex videos. The state agencies said Monday that they have started applying the AI technol...

Jul 23, 2019
Technology
LG Chem recruiting innovative tech ideas from around world

LG Chem said Tuesday the company is holding the second Global Innovation Contest to discover new technologies and ideas from universities and institutes around the world. The South Korean petrochemi...

Jul 23, 2019
Technology
S. Koreans use social media more for entertainment than communication: survey

More South Koreans are utilizing social media for sources of entertainment contents than as a means of communications with friends, according to a report released by DMC Media on Monday. According t...

Jul 22, 2019
Technology
LG to release Arabic-speaking AI TVs in Middle East

LG Electronics said Monday the company will launch the latest models of its artificial intelligence TVs with Arabic language options in the Middle East market this month, starting with Saudi Arabia. ...

Jul 22, 2019
Technology
Samsung’s US investment plans not linked to Japan’s curbs

Samsung Electronics is not considering making additional investments in the United States as a plausible measure against the ongoing exports curbs by Japan, according to company officials Monday. So...

Jul 22, 2019
Technology
Samsung seeks to diversify smartphone display, battery suppliers

Samsung Electronics appears to be turning to domestic electronics parts makers, especially for its upcoming mobile devices, amid Japan’s economic reprisal, according to industry sources Sunday. The ...

Jul 21, 2019
Technology
Memory chip prices jump following Japan export curbs

Major memory chip prices have jumped 25 percent in the past two weeks following Japan's restrictions on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea, industry data showed Saturday. The prices of dy...

Jul 20, 2019
Technology
Samsung asks local partners to secure Japanese parts amid export curbs

Samsung Electronics Co. is exploring all possible means to secure stock piles of Japanese materials in preparation for Tokyo expanding its export restrictions, company sources said Thursday. The tec...

Jul 18, 2019
Technology
Despite Japan curbs, Samsung presses ahead with production of cutting-edge chips

Samsung Electronics on Thursday announced it was starting the mass production of the world’s fastest mobile DRAM chips for 5G-enabled smartphones, amid prolonging tensions between South Korea and Jap...

Jul 18, 2019
Technology
Naver, Line accused of UI plagiarism

Some South Korean app developers have accused internet giant Naver and Japanese subsidiary Line of plagiarism, saying the companies copied their user interface designs. Carrot Market, an app used ...

Jul 18, 2019
Technology
AR-based Jurassic World to arrive in Seoul this year: SKT

With companies around the world seeking to incorporate 5G network technology with augmented reality contents, South Korea’s leading mobile carrier has come up with an entertaining marketing gimmick ...

Jul 18, 2019
Technology
[Newsmaker]Mobility startups protest government’s ride-sharing reform plan

South Korea’s major mobility startups raised their voice against the government’s latest plan to overhaul the controversial ride-sharing business here, saying Wednesday that the envisioned rules favo...

Jul 17, 2019
Technology
UNIST team develops world’s first ternary semiconductor

A research team led by Kim Kyung-rok at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology successfully implemented the world’s first ternary semiconductor design on a large wafer, which will help de...

Jul 17, 2019
Technology

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