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Samsung will challenge iPad with Galaxy Tab

By Kim Yoo-chul BERLIN _ Samsung Electronics hopes to rival Apple’s popular iPad with its first-ever tablet-style PC, the ``Galaxy Tab,’’ by selling 1 million of them by the end of this year. Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile division handling handsets, said Friday (local time) that the company plans to double sales of its smartphones to 50 million in 2011. Samsung first set a sales target of 18 million for this year but raised it to 20 million, and more recently 25 million. During a briefing here on the sidelines of the consumer electronics fair IFA, Shin said Samsung will have to introduce updated 6-inch and 10-inch Tab devices with advanced AM OLED screens next year because it is facing difficulty in securing the latter. AM OLED screens are currently being used in the Galaxy S smartphones. ``The Galaxy Tab enhances portability and readability by having a 7-inch LCD screen. It will cost slightly more than the Galaxy S smartphone,’’ Shin said. He added the Tab will be retail-priced at $300 to $400. ``The Tab will initially be released in Europe in e

Sep 3, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

Samsung, LG accelerate smart life at IFA

Samsung, LG presents new lineup of intelligent products, Sony adds oomph to 3D competition By Kim Yoo-chul BERLIN _ Korean technology giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expecting to compete ferociously in the rapidly growing market for intelligent, data-enabled products both in consumer electronics and mobile devices. The companies were seen liberally using phrases such as ``smart life,’’ ``intelligence,’’ and ``sophistication’’ in presenting their new products and business strategies at the IFA technology fair here. Of course, the remaining economic uncertainties fuel skepticism on whether consumers will be willing to splurge on these futuristic but unproven products, but the companies that tout them insist that they are about to revolutionize the life of the average couch potato. The advancement in digital technologies continues to blur the lines between hardware, software, and content, and this is resulting in an expanding trend of collaboration between device makers and content providers, such as major movie studios, in an attempt to deliver cons

Sep 2, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

LG to unveil 1st smart TV

By Kim Yoo-chul LONDON _ Korean technology giant LG Electronics plans to release its first ``smart’’ television, equipped with its ``NetCast 2.0’’ for Web-connected televisions, at the upcoming IFA trade fair in Berlin. LG, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of flat-screen televisions behind Samsung Electronics, claims to be providing an ``all-in-one’’ device for its data-handling television, it hopes will provide competition to similar products planned by Apple and Google as well as its Korean archrival. Television heavyweights like Samsung and LG are vowing to acquire the lion’s share in smart televisions, which along with three dimensional (3D)-enabled flat screens, is the buzzword in consumer electronics. However, the television makers lack in areas such as software capability and content delivery compared to Apple and Google, which have acquired massive developers’ networks through their content platforms for smartphones that they hope could trickle down to the foundations for their nascent televisions business. As a result, companies like Samsung and LG

Sep 1, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

LG Electronics to unveil first smart TV

By Kim Yoo-chul LONDON - Korean technology giant LG Electronics plans to release its first "smart" television, equipped with its "NetCast 2.0" for Web-connected televisions, at the upcoming IFA trade fair in Berlin. LG, the world's second-largest manufacturer of flat-screen televisions behind Samsung Electronics, claims to be providing an "all-in-one" device for its data-handling television, it hopes will provide competition to similar products planned by Apple and Google as well as its Korean archrival. Television heavyweights like Samsung and LG are vowing to acquire the lion’s share in smart televisions, which along with three dimensional (3D)-enabled flat screens, is the buzzword in consumer electronics. However, the television makers lack in areas such as software capability and content delivery compared to Apple and Google, which have acquired massive developers’ networks through their content platforms for smartphones that they hope could trickle down to the foundations for their nascent televisions business. As a result, companies like Samsung and LG are see

Sep 1, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Companies

LS is teaming up with KEPCO to supply superconducting cable

By Kim Yoo-chul LS Cable, the nation's biggest cable and wire maker, has teamed up with Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) to develop high-voltage cable systems. With the support by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), LS Cable will conduct government subsidized studies of the development of high voltage direct current or HVDC cable systems, it said in a press release, Monday. HVDC is a highly-advanced cable, which is capable of transmitting more than 10-fold the power that conventional cables do. HVDC systems are widely used in bigger power plants that require heavy energy consumption. LS will be tasked with handling technological issues such as the development of the system design and key materials, while the state-owned KEPCO will erect domestic power transmission lines that use the systems, said spokesman Pitt Kim. ``The advanced cable systems will initially be applied to some `smart grid’ demonstration sites, locally. LS is aiming to export the systems,’’ said the company. Using a superconductor with an electrical resistance of zero, the superconducting cabl

Aug 30, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

LG Hausys, Interpane sign partnership on special glass

By Kim Yoo-chul LG Hausys, the LG Group's affiliate engaged in the industrial material manufacturing business, has agreed to launch a joint venture to manufacture energy-efficient glass with Germany’s glass processing specialist Interpane. The move came as part of the group’s strategic efforts to develop its future revenue sources. Under the agreement signed Monday, LG and Interpane will jointly invest 100 billion won or some $84 million by the end of 2011 in LG's domestic plant in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province, to produce energy-intensive glass, the company said in a press release, Monday. LG said that it will be the majority shareholder of the joint venture with an 80 percent stake, while Interfane will own the remaining 20 percent. The joint venture will take a shape as a corporate entity in September and begin production in 2012, it added. According to LG, the main products coming from the venture will be low-emissivity glass or Low E-glass. Low E-glass is energy-efficient, designed to block ultraviolet and infrared rays from outside. The product controls hea

Aug 30, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

Samsung, LG to show off at IFA

By Kim Yoo-chul Consumer electronics shows have been regarded as the right forum for firms around the world to appeal to existing and future customers with updated strategies by announcing cutting-edge technologies. Korea’s two electronics giants ― Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics ― are hoping to cash in on the upcoming IFA trade show as a bridge to bolster their international presence. IFA is Europe’s annual biggest consumer electronics and home appliances exhibition. The event, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, will run from Sept. 3 to 8 at the ``Berlin Exhibition Grounds’’ in Berlin, Germany. The show, which is also compared to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the United States, offers a good indication of the upcoming consumer electronics trends and provides a glimpse at future technologies. On Monday, Samsung Electronics said it will create a separate booth devoted to home appliances at the event. The stand will display 140 sets of what the company claims are premium products with three themes ― eco-friendliness, eco-bubble and digital & conv

Aug 30, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

KT creating mobile wonderland

'All in one' convergence being translated into reality By Kim Yoo-chul KT, the nation's dominant fixed-line operator, is betting heavily on the rapidly-expanding domestic wireless-related market. The "Mobile Wonderland" project is aimed at enabling smartphone users to gain easier, wider and cheaper access to the Internet. In this project, KT is a step ahead of its rival SK Telecom. It has a nationwide network of access points or AP meaning it can improve its infrastructure through a minimal investment. In contrast, SK Telecom has to spend many times KT’s investments in order to merely cope with its rival. This advantage can be converted into a myriad of services for mobile users. Some experts even point out a possibility of a change in the pecking order of mobile providers ― KT could move ahead of SKT. KT controls 90 percent of the fixed-line market and, thus, CEO Lee Suk-chae is not satisfied with its current wireless market share of 30 percent. KT executives say the acquisition of its fixed and wireless units has begun paying off to help cut costs and

Aug 30, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

Samsung targets next-generation chips

By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips used in computers and other digital products, is energizing its efforts to remain at the forefront in next-generation semiconductors. The Korean technology giant enjoys an undisputed leadership in the market for DRAM memory chips, where it held a 34 percent share at the end of the second quarter. And the company says it doesn't intend to rest on its laurels, as it is planning to dramatically invest in applying higher-density technologies to its chip making process. The most immediate goal, according to Samsung officials, is to advance its ability for memory production processes below 10 nanometers. Nanotechnology is gaining increasing importance in semiconductor technologies. A nanometer measures just one billionth of a meter, and a lower measurement in the chip manufacturing process means thinner electric lines in the chip-circuit, which would equal boosted storage capacity in each unit space. Right now, Samsung's main production processes for DRAM chips, widely used in personal comp

Aug 27, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
Tech & Science

LG Electronics to skip IFA news conference

By Kim Yoo-chul LG Electronics will skip its "global press conference" at an upcoming IFA international trade fair in Berlin, Germany, the company said, Thursday. "This year, LG Electronics' home entertainment division has decided to skip the event," said a spokesman. The companies participating in the show usually hold big news conferences for the global media in advance, using the occasion to unveil their strategic products in the second half of this year. The exhibition, which is regarded as the European version of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will run from Sept. 3 to 8. "There's no need to hold a big-scale press conference as LG's main European affiliates have already met with the media country-by-country and explained our upcoming products that will be put on display at the show," said the spokesman, adding its home appliances unit will meet the global media. LG has briefed the media during smaller news conferences regarding the details of a 31-inch organic LED TV and a 72-inch LED-backlit LCD TV, LED-backlit TV with a thickness of 7 millimeters in Ger

Aug 26, 2010By Kim Yoo-chul
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