Chinese TV manufacturer TCL surprised the global electronics industry by introducing the world’s biggest 110 inch curved UHD TV at IFA 2014, the electronics exposition currently being held in Berlin, Germany. The largest screens of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are only 105 inches, so this
This year’s Internationale Funkausstellung, or IFA 2014, is characterized by not just smartphones and home appliances but also wearable devices. Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony, and ASUS are exhibiting lighter and more advanced wearable devices there.Samsung Electronics unveiled its second
Sony and Samsung are fortifying a two-superpower structure in the digital camera market in Korea. Traditional market leaders such as Canon, Nikon, and Olympus are losing ground. Sony continues to be the market's number one for four consecutive years since 2010 by occupying more than 50 percent of ma
Twenty-eight foreign companies with more than 1 trillion won in sales revenues have paid 80 percent of their net incomes as dividends for the last three years.For the last three years, these companies have earned 12.6 trillion won (US$12.4 billion) in revenue and paid 10.09 trillion won (US$9.9 bill
Samsung Electronics' camera business is reportedly struggling, as shown by the fact that it lost its top spot in the Korean compact camera market for the first time in nine years. Samsung did not perform well in the mirrorless camera market either, even though the company set a goal to become the wo
Samsung Electronics’ virtual reality (VR) headset, the Gear VR, has received its telecommunication equipment certification in Korea. The company is expected to unveil the product one day before the opening of IFA 2014 on September 4.According to the National Radio Research Agency, Samsung Electronic
New York-based consumer electronics retailer Value Electronics invited experts last weekend to evaluate new TV products from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony.The contest, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, appraised 10 products in the three categories of UHD, OLED, and PDP. The
With the price of entry-level and mid-range smartphones lowering, the criteria for those phones is also changing. So far, Korean handset makers like Samsung and LG Electronics have released smartphones in the price range of 500,000 to 600,000 won (US$486-583) as mid to low-range phones. However, the
As Tizen, a mobile operating system (OS) being developed for smartphone and mobile devices by Samsung Electronics, has been in trouble for three years now, the global mobile and platform strategies of Samsung Electronics are being challenged. Tizen has been developed to be the third OS, challenging
Three different approaches by Korea, China, and Japan towards the technology of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) TVs are being spotlighted.In Korea, two market leaders, Samsung and LG, are competing fiercely with each other. In China, market followers including Skyworth, Konka, and Changhong are
There is a growing concern about the weakening competitiveness of the local smartphone industry. Samsung Electronics recorded an earnings shock in the first quarter of this year owing to poor performance of its smartphone business, and Pantech is likely to enter court receivership. LG Electronics al
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are having trouble, as the standardization of ultra HD (UHD) broadcasting is being delayed.The delay in the commercialization of UHD terrestrial broadcasting due to frequency allocation issues is expected to have a significant effect on the domestic UHD TV mark
On June 25, Google unveiled its new Android TV at the Google I/O Conference centering on Google developers, confirming a rumor that anticipated changes in the future of the electronics marketplace. Contrary to the previous Google TV, Android TV received positive reviews for its user convenience and
For the first time, Samsung Electronics soared in the top ten of “The World’s Most Reputable Companies” selected by Forbes, the U.S. weekly economy magazine.As observed in the 2014 version of this list released by Forbes and Reputation Institute (a consulting firm), Samsung Electronics scored 75.0,
Samsung Electronics nabbed the top spot in three categories of the patent application rankings last year.According to the 2014 State of Innovation report released by Thomson Reuters on June 23, Samsung filed 2,179 patents related to mobile telephony, 1,362 patents in semiconductor materials and proc
Nine different global industries include Korean companies in the top ten.Samsung Electronics leads the industry with its mobile devices, semiconductors, and home appliances, while Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Mobis ranked tenth in vehicles and vehicle parts.According to CEO Score on June 22, the sales
LG Electronics’ recently-introduced flagship Android handset, the G3, nabbed the top spot in battery life rankings, beating every top Android handset released this year, including the Galaxy S5.US-based IT news site Phone Arena announced on June 9 (local time) that the G3 outperformed the Galaxy S5,
With the UHD satellite broadcasting era already starting in Korea, Japan has sent signals about UHD satellite broadcasts as well. Competition between both countries for UHD broadcasting is expected to be intense. According to sources in the broadcasting industry on June 3, Japan’s NexTV-F began to t
The LG Economic Research Institute (LGERI) released a report called “The Door to Avatar World is Opening” on June 3, pointing out, “Display, computer power, and gesture recognition technologies are rapidly evolving, but Korean companies lag behind in these fields.” Virtual reality can be used in 3D
According to US-based market research firm Canalys on June 1, Samsung Electronics captured 23 percent of the global smart band market in the first quarter of this year, which placed the company in the third spot after Pebble Technology (35 percent) and Sony (29 percent). Total smart band shipments i