LG is finally planning to launch its WebOS smartwatch early next year, according to a new report. The WSJ reckons LG is gearing up to drop a smartwatch running its custom-built OS in 2016. The site put its info down to ‘a person ...
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New reports suggest that Samsung is working on a round-faced smartwatch a la the Moto 360. Until now, Samsung has remained resolutely square in its proliferation of wearables, much to the chagrin of design dons and fashionistas ...
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Samsung has revealed that its biggest competitor in the TV space is in fact itself. The South Korean tech giant unveiled a raft of TVs at this year’s CES 2015, apparently in a bid to outdo its own product portfolio. The egotistic ...
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Samsung's earnings in Q4 rebound from the prior quarter on brisk chip sales and reduced marking costs, a regulatory filing showed Thursday. Samsung Group is reorganizing its business empire to make it easier for the children of Samsung ...
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South Korean auto maker Hyundai Motor is planning to invest around $73bn over the next four years to develop new vehicles, expand its production capacity and build a new headquarters. The auto maker will be focusing upon South Korea with ...
Tags: production capacity, quality competitiveness, technology power, Auto
Taiwan's 2015 machinery exports to see rough going. In Jan.-Nov.2014, Taiwan shipped US$19 billion of machinery, up only 6.4% year on year, with the island's machine-tool industry having exported US$3.43 billion of equipment, growing at ...
Tags: machine-tool industry, high-performance machines, Manufacturing
Samsung has confirmed it’s going to produce a limited edition range of Galaxy Alpha handsets touting snakeskin-style backs. The firm’s French website reveals four multi-coloured leathery rears, with brown, dark grey, burgundy, ...
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Samsung has successfully built new DRAM that can be packaged as a 4GB module for mobile devices. The new 8-gigabit LPDDR4 mobile DRAM is built using Samsung’s 20nm manufacturing process, and trumps the previous 4-gigabit DDR3 RAM ...
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Samsung is set to launch its very first Tizen smartphone in January, according to new reports. The Korea Economic Daily has revealed that the Samsung Z1 will enter the market as the first Tizen blower, and will price up at $90 (£58) ...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled the next generation Sonata Hybrid featuring upgraded powertrain, advanced safety system, hybrid design, and convenience features. The new hybrid version of Sonata will feature Nu 2.0-liter ...
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 has made yet another pre-release appearance, popping up at an R&D facility in India. Leaked via a Zauba import document, the Galaxy S6 has been spotted doing the rounds under what is believed to be its official ...
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Samsung has announced plans to shut down its ChatOn messenger app for good. The South Korean firm previously denied rumours that ChatOn was soon to be binned - speculation that we now know to be true. “Under changes in the ...
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The Federation Of Korean Industries (KFI) reported that China beats South Korea on the smartphone market share. 9 representative Chinese handset manufacturers have beat Samsung and LG's combined market share for 2014Q2. The representative ...
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The Galaxy Note 4 has just joined the Galaxy Alpha as devices that have been secretly harbouring Gorilla Glass 4 all along. While that might sound benign, it’s especially interesting because both handsets were released before ...
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LG is reportedly ditching its large-screen smartphone offering, the LG G Pro line, and focusing on its high-end LG G4 for 2015. According to reports from South Korea, the manufacturer believes that its LG G Pro range - last seen in ...
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