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LG OLED TV named best of 2018: Consumer Reports

LG Electronics Inc.'s 65-inch OLED TV was named the best OLED TV of 2018, US industry tracker Consumer Reports said Friday. According to the research conducted by Consumer Reports, LG's 65-inch TV w...

Dec 7, 2018
Technology
LG Display promotes OLED tech in Japan

LG Display Co. said Friday that OLED TVs have emerged as a huge electronics business in Japan, claiming the country's market holds a bright future and that it is home to major clients. During the 28...

Dec 7, 2018
Technology
LG Display raises 20b yuan in loans to finance Guangzhou plant

LG Display said Thursday that the company has raised 20 billion yuan ($2.91 billion) in syndicated loans with Chinese banks to finance the construction of its organic light-emitting diode plant in Gu...

Dec 6, 2018
Technology
Samsung seeks stability with minimal executive promotions for 2019

Samsung’s chipmaker CEO Kim Ki-nam promoted to vice chairman, joining three incumbent vice chairmen Lee Jae-yong, Yoon Boo-keun and Shin Jong-kyun

Dec 6, 2018
Technology
Today’s Home, ‘Black Desert Mobile’ top Korea’s 2018 Google Play App Awards

Today’s Home, a social network-based home interior information platform, and “Black Desert Mobile,” a hit mobile role-playing game from Pearl Abyss, were named the top mobile apps in South Korea for ...

Dec 6, 2018
Technology
Samsung’s chipmaker CEO promoted to vice chairman

Samsung Electronics on Thursday promoted Kim Ki-nam, chief executive officer of Samsung’s device solutions division, to vice chairman in recognition of his leadership that led the company to unpreced...

Dec 6, 2018
Technology
LG Display raises 20b yuan in syndicated loans

South Korea's panel maker LG Display Co. said Thursday it has raised 20 billion yuan ($2.91 billion) in syndicated loans with Chinese banks to finance its local affiliate, LG Display High-Tech Co. T...

Dec 6, 2018
Technology
[Tech Brunch] Samsung Electro-Mechanics eyes new demand for capacitors in 5G era

Company strives to make even smaller MLCCs for high-tech IT products, car components, IoT devices and 5G network

Dec 5, 2018
Technology
Sales of OLED TVs expected to hit 1 m units in Q4

Global shipments of OLED TVs are expected to hit 1 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018 to set a new record, industry watchers said Wednesday, as high-end TVs have become more affordable. Mar...

Dec 5, 2018
Technology
Samsung decides to extend Olympic sponsorship until 2028

Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday the tech titan will extend its official sponsorship for the Olympics until 2028, including the 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles events, dispelling rumors about it...

Dec 4, 2018
Technology
SK Holdings C&C partners with ConsenSys for blockchain hub

SK Holdings C&C, the information technology solutions unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said Tuesday that it has partnered with ConsenSys, a leading US-based Ethereum blockchain technology company, to ...

Dec 4, 2018
Technology
Samsung to brace for slow growth in 2019 in personnel reshuffle

Market estimates Samsung’s operating profit to decline to W60tr next year as chip boom ends

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Facebook brings ‘ad breaks’ video monetization feature to Korea

Facebook said Monday that “ad breaks,” ads that appear partway through videos uploaded on the social networking site, are now available as a monetization method for video creators in South Korea. Th...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Kakao interlinks with JapanTaxi to offer taxi-hailing service in Japan

Beginning later this week, South Korean travelers in Japan will be able to use the Kakao T taxi-hailing app to fetch taxis locally. The app is set to be interlinked with JapanTaxi, the biggest taxi-h...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Kakao Bank unveils passbook for mobile community

Internet-only Kakao Bank said Monday it has unveiled a passbook for members of mobile communities and group communication. An administrator of a mobile community can open a passbook that can be used...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology

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