SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics is hoping to expand its presence in the global laptop market where it remains a tiny player, as people are replacing their laptops more frequently after pandemic disruptions. “The replacement cycle of laptops is getting shorter from the previous life span of five years on average since the electric devices are turning into true ‘personal computers’ during the...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Galaxy S23 smartphones, the latest lineup of its flagship S series, on Wednesday, putting much emphasis on enhanced camera functions -- a secret weapon to fight against its archrival, Apple. “We’ve enhanced our camera system that allows users to take the best photos and videos in any environment. … The Galaxy S23 series not only comes with a ...

Multilingual chatbot, not Korean specialist ChatGPT has been trained on a wide variety of text data in multiple languages, but the AI chatbot-powered Bing search engine may not be the most reliable tool for many non-English speaking users whose main search sites have been other platforms, according to experts and industry players here. English is the most common language that ChatGPT was traine...

Meanwhile, Samsung has expanded its business partnership with the world’s top IT giants such as Google, Qualcomm and Microsoft under the value of openness. Based on its strategic cooperation, the tech giant has provided the most optimized serviceability to its global users, Roh added. Earlier in the day at the annual unpacking event, Samsung announced its collaboration with Qualcomm and Google t...

More color options of graphite, sky blue, red and lime will be added for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, while graphite and lime will be available for the S23 and S23 Plus models for customers who will purchase the devices from the company’s official online shopping mall. The Galaxy S23 Ultra model’s price ranges from around 1.59 million won ($1,292) to 1.96 million won depending on the size of the storag...

LG Electronics said Friday its operating earnings for the fourth quarter dipped more than 90 percent from a year earlier on slumping demand for home appliances coupled with global economic difficulties. The consumer electronics giant reported an operating profit of 69.3 billion won ($56.1 million) for the October-December period, down 90.7 percent from the same period a year prior, the regulator...

Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it has won the ISO 22301 certification, a global recognition for crisis preparedness at its chip-manufacturing complex in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The ISO certification, awarded by the British Standards Institution, is the international standard for business continuity management system or BCMS, representing the highest level of commitment to business c...

South Korean telecommunications giant KT Corp. said Thursday it has signed a partnership deal with the Mongolian government to secure a stable supply of some 80 kinds of mineral resources, including rare earth elements. KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo signed the memorandum of understanding on mineral resources with Ganbaatar Jambal, Mongolia's Mining and Heavy Industry Minister, in Ulaanbaatar on the sidelin...

LG Electronics on Tuesday unveiled LG Gram Style, a new addition to the tech giant’s Gram premium laptop lineup that marks its 10th anniversary this year. The Gram debuted in 2014 as the industry’s lightest 13-inch laptop, weighing just 980 grams. The Style comes in 14- and 16-inch models. The 16-inch model is the first Gram laptop equipped with an organic light-emitting diode display.

Because the metaverse space was hyper-realistic and interesting, some of the online visitors came to see the real artwork once again offline in Miami, according to Gallery Stan CEO Song In-ji. Artists Sambypen and Mawz also appreciated the digital twin technology for having no time and space restrictions, as well as the advantage of having another creative shelf online. “I decided to participate...

While Samsung’s unpacking event for its new flagship Galaxy devices is set to take place in San Francisco on Feb. 1, the tech titan is expected to showcase the Galaxy S23 smartphone series, along with its other latest smart devices. Roh was confident about showing how “innovation and sustainability working together brings the ultimate premium experience” at the upcoming unpacking event. “Deliver...

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it will open Galaxy experience zones in 24 cities around the world, including San Francisco, London, Paris, Singapore and Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, next month. It is the follow-up event to its annual unpacking event for its new flagship Galaxy devices, which is slated to take place in San Francisco on Feb. 1. The venues will allow visitors to explore Sams...

Apple is seeking ways to make the cycle tracking application featured in its latest Apple Watch series available for users in Korea. The US tech giant recently reached out to South Korean authorities to ask for a regulatory sandbox approval, according to industry sources Tuesday. Apple Korea inquired with the Ministry of Science and ICT about the process of using a regulatory sandbox system, a m...

SK Group, South Korea’s semiconductor-to-telecommunications conglomerate, said Monday it had signed a partnership deal with the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund to tackle climate change together by establishing a carbon credit market in Asia. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who doubles as chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, signed a memorandum of understanding with...

The world’s leading semiconductor companies will likely spend more than $300 million in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to help design semiconductors faster this year as a global chip shortage continues to put a strain on demand, Deloitte Korea said Friday in its report. According to the report, global chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics, Intel and Qualcomm are expected to inv...