Top South Korean Tech Products to Look Out for in 2021
Since the pandemic accelerated the global innovation pace, South Korea has continuously shown leadership in developing future-shaping technologies and products....
Samsung Wins US Energy Star Award for Energy Efficiency Leadership
Samsung Electronics Co. shared that it had won the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) highest Energy Star program recognition. The Energy Star program’s primary...
DOUB’s AI-Powered SpeechEMR Automates Medical Transcription
SpeechEMR, an automatic voice recognition service designed by Seoul-based health-tech startup DOUB, records medical events and converts them into text...
SK Telecom to Release QRNG-Powered Galaxy Quantum 2 with Samsung
SK Telecom announced that it would introduce the Galaxy Quantum 2, its second quantum cryptography 5G smartphone, with Samsung Electronics. In 2020, SK...
SK Telecom’s AR Service ‘Jump AR’ Enters US Google Play Store
SK Telecom Co. announced that it had officially released its Jump AR app to the US Google Play Store. Jump AR is an...
Samsung Launches The Galaxy SmartTag+ Equipped with UWB and AR
Samsung Electronics officially released the new upgraded Galaxy SmartTag+, a device that allows users to locate lost items with ease. During...
Samsung Upcycles Old Smartphones for EYELIKE Fundus Camera
Samsung Electronics announced that it had developed ophthalmic health care solutions by repurposing old Galaxy smartphone cameras. The electronics company...
LG to Release 2021 Soundbar Lineup Featuring AI and Premium Audio
LG Electronics Inc. announced that it would be starting the 2021 LG Soundbar lineup’s rollout, offering new models with improved audio...
Google Korea, Root Impact to Launch Program ‘Impact Campus’
Google Korea shared that it had teamed up with Root Impact to launch Impact Campus, a vocational digital competency enhancement program for...
LG Uplus Introduces 5G Self-Driving Air Quality-Monitoring Robot
LG Uplus Corp. announced that it had signed an agreement with Jeolla Province’s Jeonju City to launch a 5G self-driving robot...
Microsoft Offers Free Digital Education Through ‘Global Skills Initiative’
Microsoft Korea announced that it would provide digital skills education programs and recruitment connections to support South Korean job seekers. In...
Naver Opens an AI center in Vietnam with HUST, Expanding Global R&D
Naver announced that it had established a dedicated AI research center in Vietnam as part of its global network expansion. The...
KAIST Develops Media Deepfake AI Detecting Mobile App ‘KaiCatch’
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) announced that its research team had developed and launched a highly accurate deepfake-detecting...
SK Innovation’s Eco-Friendly Battery Recycling Tech Earns US Verification
SK Innovation announced that the Argonne National Laboratory had verified its battery metal recycling technology’s environmental friendliness. The Argonne National Laboratory is a...
Wavve Boosts Its K-content Portfolio Amid Heightening Competition
Content Wavve Corp., a major South Korean streaming platform operator, announced it would invest 998 billion won ($882 million) for...
Kakao Entertainment and SK Broadband To Deliver Diverse Content Selection
Kakao Entertainment and SK Broadband Inc. announced that they would collaborate to provide diverse, original content for the BTV platform. BTV is a...
LG Chem, Innerbottle Launches World’s First Plastic Resource Circulation System
LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, announced it would establish the world’s first plastic resource circulation system with Innerbottle. Innerbottle...
KT Studio Genie Boosts Media Content, Releasing 100 Shows by 2023
KT Corp., a leading South Korean telecommunications company, announced it would tap into content creation through the KT Studio Genie....
LG Uplus Unveils Its First Unmanned Store Amid Contactless Era
LG Uplus Corp., LG Corporation’s telecommunications arm, opened its first unmanned, contactless store as part of its non-face-to-face innovation strategies....
South Korea to Launch Real-Time Air Quality-Monitoring Map with Chollian-2B
South Korea revealed it would start operating a real-time air quality-monitoring public service for the Korean Peninsula and surrounding areas....
