LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan recently visited the US and Europe to strengthen the company’s presence in the global business-to-business market, seeking ways to expand partnerships with its major clients, the tech firm said Wednesday. Beginning with his attendance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, the CEO discussed the electric vehicle component solutions business with LG's strategic overseas partners, including GM and Magna. Cho also trave

LOS ANGELES -- After last week's unveiling of the Galaxy S23 smartphone series and Book 3 laptop lineup at this year’s unpacking event in San Francisco, electronic device shoppers and tech aficionados flocked to a Samsung shop in Glendale, in the heart of Los Angeles, on Friday. Situated at the Americana at Brand shopping complex, the Samsung Experience Store is a two-story building with a 1,034 square meter floor space that was opened in February 2019 alongside two other stores loc

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 pandemic years,” said Lee Min-cheol, corporate vice president of Samsung&rsqu

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 200-megapixel sensor but also provides a satisfactory camera experience with more

Artificial intelligence has become a part of our lives, sparking innovation around every corner. After Google DeepMind's AlphaGo surprised the world by winning a historic match against Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol in 2016, the ability of a new humanlike chatbot has recently opened people’s eyes to how far AI has progressed. California-based startup OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public in November last year and gained over 1 million users within a week. The AI-powered chatbot is a

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics’ mobile head Roh Tae-moon said the South Korean tech titan counts on demand for its premium smartphone devices to drive double-digit growth in sales this year, despite the consumers’ pent-up desire for a phone shopping and macroeconomic headwinds. At a press conference held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Wednesday, following the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event, Roh showed confidence in expanding the tech firm’s presence in a glob

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its flagship Galaxy S23 smartphone lineup equipped with upgraded camera functions, faster processors and even sustainable features, touting it “the most powerful S series ever.” The South Korean tech giant held the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, with some 2,000 journalists and industry people in attendance. It was the first in-person unveiling of the S series phones after thre

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 regulatory filing showed. It was the first time South Korea’s No. 2 home appliances maker had reported a

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 continuity and disaster preparedness. With the latest recognition, the world’s largest memory chi

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 sidelines of a meeting that aimed to strengthen strategic cooperation in realizing digital transformatio

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.

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. is undergoing digital transformation and making business opportunities out of it with its advanced cloud streaming technology. The company created a virtual art gallery placed in the metaverse with fast-evolving technology, allowing art lovers to explore various artworks regardless of time and place. KT joined hands with local startup TCAG to create a cloud-based streaming digital twin gallery, which realized 12 contemporary artists’ works display

Samsung Electronics’ mobile chief on Wednesday expressed his ambition to set new performance standards for premium smartphones with the upcoming Galaxy S series at its annual unpacking event next month. Roh Tae-moon, president and head of Samsung Electronics’ mobile experience business, said in a blog post that there is no better example of Samsung delivering on its vision than the Galaxy S series. “We believe mobile technology can be the catalyst to enrich people’s lives

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 Samsung's newly unveiled devices and innovations such as its exciting new camera features. The Galax

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 measure that temporarily exempts the enforcement of regulations on new products or services for a certa

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 Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, CEO and managing director of the Mubadala Investment Compa

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 invest this amount in AI design tools for chips. By growing 20 percent annually for the next three

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday sent out invites to its annual unpacking event for its new flagship Galaxy devices that will take place in San Francisco at 10 a.m. on Feb. 1. Entitled “Galaxy Unpacked 2023: Share the Epic,” the event will be held in person for the first time in three years since the pandemic. It will also be livestreamed from Seoul through Samsung’s newsroom and homepage, as well as its official YouTube channel, the officials said. “A new era of Galaxy i

SK Inc., the investment arm of SK Group, said Tuesday it will co-host a networking event with the group’s biopharmaceutical affiliates including SK biopharmaceuticals and SK pharmteco to expand its global partnerships in the US, the world’s largest bio and pharmaceutical market. The event, titled “SK Bio Night,” will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday. About 100 executives from some 50 companies -- including SK’s biopharma firms, the

US chipmaker Broadcom has voluntarily come up with corrective measures, including a fund of 20 billion won ($16.1 million), to support the local chip industry amid an ongoing antitrust probe into the company's alleged abuse of power against Korean clients, including Samsung Electronics. On Monday, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission unveiled the measures tentatively agreed upon with Broadcom. In August last year, the FTC accepted the US company’s request to submit corrective me