U.S. Time Magazine honored the LG Signature OLED 8K TV, the world's highest resolution organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV, as one of “The 100 Best Inventions of 2019.”Time has selected the top 100 innovative products in categories such as accessibility and beauty, consumer electronics, healt
Chinese consumer electronics companies such as TCL are seeking to expand their presence in the global TV market by launching big screen TVs.TCL has recently launched the new smart 4K TV 100X6C with a 100-inch screen, industry sources said on Nov. 6. TCL's new model is priced at US$11,385. It is
A sense of crisis is spreading among officials of Samsung Electronics’ visual display (VD) business division, which has solidified the company's lead in the global TV market with quantum dot LED (QLED) TVs. This is because the VD division may lose the power to lead the company's TV business
TVs from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have swept the first four places in a U.S. evaluation of small TV models.Samsung Electronics' products ranked first and second among the top 5 32-inch TVs selected by the leading U.S. consumer media Consumer Reports (CR), while LG Electronics’ prod
KT announced on Sept. 27 that it has signed a business agreement with Migu, China Mobile's entertainment content subsidiary, to cooperate in new media content based on 5G telecommunications.Under the agreement, KT and China Mobile Migu will join hands to jointly promote a 5G digital ecosystem an
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the industry's smallest ultra-high definition image sensor.The tech giant took the wraps off the ISOCELL Slim GH1, the industry’s first 0.7-micrometer (μm) pixel image sensor, on Sept. 24.The company launched the world's first 1.0-µm pixel image sensor in 201
Samsung Electronics was awarded the Presidential Prize at this year’s Radio and Broadcasting Technology Awards with its Exynos modem solution for 5G smartphones such as the Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy Note 10.The integrated SoC chipset is the first one of its kind in the world that supports 5G New Rad
Internet traffic is soaring in South Korea with video and music streaming services becoming increasingly popular. Still, foreign content providers (CPs) generating the massive traffic are paying nothing or close to nothing for their network use. It is pointed out that the unlevel playing field will
The war over the 8K TV image quality is intensifying between South Korea’s two electronics giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. LG Electronics claimed that Samsung Electronics’ 8K TV does not meet industry standards. Samsung Electronics dismissed the claim, saying, “That is an absu
SK Telecom will partner with Samsung Electronics to develop and commercialize the world's first 5G-based 8K TV services. 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) has the horizontal resolution of 7680 pixels and the vertical resolution of 4320 pixels, four times as many pixels as 4K UHD.SK Telecom plans to
KT has built a virtual reality (VR) theme park in Malaysia in cooperation with a local company.KT said on Aug. 29 that it opened VR theme park VRINITY at Legoland Shopping Mall in Johor, Malaysia, on Aug. 28 (local time). IISB, a local ICT company, also invested in the project.KT opened the Shinchon
Based on QLED and 8K TVs, Samsung Electronics Co. maintained the number one spot in the global TV market in the second quarter of this year.The South Korean electronics giant recorded a 31.5 percent share of the global TV market in terms of sales in the second quarter, according to market research f
The TV war between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics is shifting from QLED TVs versus OLED TVs to 8K TVs versus OLED TVs. Samsung Electronics, which launched the industry’s first 8K TVs last year, has been stepping up its efforts to dominate the world 8K TV market.8K TVs can achieve a resolutio
Platform operators based on telecommunication infrastructure are expected to play a bigger role in the media market as immersive media (VR and AR) emerges as next-generation media. KT Corp. is aiming to become a leading VR and AR platform company in Korea in line with the evolution of the video medi
KT Corp. has launched 5G wearable camera FITT 360 to challenge GoPro, the biggest player in the global action camera market.KT presented the detailed specifications and functions of the FITT 360 in a showcase held in Seoul on June 25.KT expects the 360-degree camera to gradually replace action camer
LG Display will supply liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to Apple for its high-end monitor “Pro Display XDR,” which was unveiled at WWDC 2019 on June 3.The 32-inch 6k monitor has become famous for its ultra-high price of US$4,999. The panel for this expensive display is also priced at US$1,500 per
Samsung Electronics has succeeded in satellite broadcasting of ultra-high-definition 8K TV for the first time in Europe.Samsung Electronics announced on May 16 that it demonstrated satellite transmission of a 8K video to an 8K TV in Luxembourg with European satellite broadcasting company SES Astra o
Samsung Electronics will launch the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first 5G smartphone, on April 5 in Korea.A 5G network is 20 times faster than a 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the former’s latency is one tenth of that of the latter. These features enable users to receive various multimed
Samsung Electronics is targeting the premium TV market in Korea by launching new products of various screen sizes which are loaded with advanced functions but carry lower price tags.Samsung Electronics announced on March 25 that it would launch the 2019 Quantum Dot Display QLED TV. The 2019 QLED TV
A high-resolution augmented reality (AR) head mount display (HMD) equipped with a holographic optical element has been developed for the first time in Korea.The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on March 12 that its research team led by Dr. Park Min-chul has developed an AR