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LG's virtual presentation met with mixed reactions at CES 2022

By Woo Jae-yeonLAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday welcomed visitors to its massive booth, physically and virtually, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, offering an alternative approach to exhibiting its la
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(LEAD) Samsung vice chairman stresses personalized, seamless, sustainable tech in CES speech

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5, 13-14) By Woo Jae-yeonLAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A high-ranking executive of Samsung Electronics Co. underlined the importance of customized devices and personalized spaces, as well as sustainable technology, i
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Samsung vice chairman stresses personalized, seamless, sustainable tech in CES speech

By Woo Jae-yeonLAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A high-ranking executive of Samsung Electronics Co. underlined the importance of customized devices and personalized spaces as well as sustainable technology in his keynote speech at the Consumer Electroni
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Record number of S. Korean firms to attend CES despite coronavirus concerns

By Woo Jae-yeonLAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Korean companies will attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week despite spikes in coronavirus cases, organizers said Tuesday.According to the Consumer Techn
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Gov't to open auction for additional 5G network frequency spectrum next month

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT ministry said Tuesday it will open an auction next month for additional 5G network frequency bands used by the country's major mobile carriers.In December, the ministry agreed to open bidding for ad
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(LEAD) LG Electronics unveils 2022 TV lineup with new 97-inch OLED TV

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-8)SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its 2022 TV lineup that includes the world's biggest OLED TV as the South Korean tech giant seeks to expand its presence in the premium TV market
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(LEAD) Samsung to unveil Galaxy S21 FE at CES; launch date set for Jan. 11

(ATTN: ADDS new details in paras 2, 5-9, 11, photo, timeline; TRIMS)By Woo Jae-yeonLAS VEGAS/ SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will unveil its Galaxy S21 FE 5G at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), set to open Wedne
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Seoul to open booth at CES 2022 to pitch city's innovative tech firms

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The city of Seoul will open a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week to help pitch innovative technologies by smaller firms based in the city, officials said Tuesday.The Seoul booth will open ins
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Samsung to unveil Galaxy S21 FE at CES; launch date set for Jan. 11

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will unveil its Galaxy S21 FE 5G at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), set to open Wednesday in Las Vegas, one of the most anticipated phones among Samsung fans for it
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S. Korea's 5G users top 20 mln in November: data

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 20 million as of November for the first time since the service was commercialized in 2019, data showed Monday.The total number of 5G users reached 20.19 million
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Lee to raise election funds via NFTs to woo young voters

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Ruling party presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung plans to raise election funds via a blockchain-based digital platform to draw support from tech-savvy young voters, his campaign said Sunday. The Democratic Party (DP) will iss
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Samsung aiming to wow tech world with new innovations at CES tech show

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Can Samsung Electronics Co. live up to the expectations and hype that the company helped create in the days leading up to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week?Earlier this week, the Sou
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Samsung's foldable phone sales up 4 times from last year

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it sold four times as many foldable Galaxy Z series phones this year as last year, further solidifying its lead in the fast-growing new smartphone segment. While the Sout
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S. Korea to open up public Wi-Fi in network outage, disasters

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday it will open up public Wi-Fi networks in case of network outages to help citizens gain access to basic telecommunication services.The decision came two months after KT Corp., a
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Apple hints at submitting compliance plans on in-app payment law

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Apple could submit its compliance plans for a new South Korean law that bans app store operators from forcing in-app payment systems on developers, industry sources said Tuesday.The new law went into effect in September, ma
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LG Display to unveil cutting-edge OLED display products at CES 2022

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, said Monday it will show off transparent OLED displays at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week, as part of efforts to present technological
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Samsung's Chinese chip plant in emergency mode during citywide anti-virus lockdown

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its memory chip complex in the Chinese city of Xi'an went into an emergency mode as the Chinese authorities enforced a lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus.Th
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Samsung stays put as omicron scares away big-name exhibitors at CES 2022

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that it still plans to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early next month, even though major brands backed out as the omicron variant of the coronavirus dr
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(News Focus) Having passed major regulatory hurdle for Intel deal, SK hynix eyes economies of scale, sharper competitive edge

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The removal of the last regulatory hurdle for SK hynix Inc.'s acquisition of Intel Corp's non-volatile memory business will likely accelerate the chipmaker's plan to expand its presence and enhanc
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LG Electronics' new CEO visits Austrian automotive light maker ZKW

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc.'s new CEO Cho Joo-wan recently visited Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group, people with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday, in a sign the South Korean tech giant is looking to