Samsung to add four languages to Galaxy AI real-time interpretation capabilities

SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics announced plans to add four new languages -- Swedish, Dutch, Romanian, and Turkish -- to its Galaxy AI real-time interpretation service by year-end. The on-device function currently supports 16 languages, including Korean, Chinese, English, French and Japanese. Samsung emphasizes that Galaxy AI language models undergo both quantitative evaluations of linguistic features and grammar, as well as qualitative assessments of cultural kn

June 25, 2024

Over six in 10 Koreans prefer eco-friendly vehicles for future purchases

Electric vehicles charging in a parking lot. Yonhap SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) – More than six out of 10 adults in South Korea intend to buy environmentally friendly cars, including hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs), when replacing their current car, a survey showed Tuesday. The survey, conducted by OpenSurvey with 1,500 adults, found that 39.7 percent of respondents prioritize hybrid vehicles for their next purchase, while 24.1 percent favor EVs. Traditional gasoline vehicles w

June 25, 2024

SK C&C partners with Japan's Carbon X to boost carbon credit trading

SEOUL, June 25 (AJU PRESS) - Korean IT services provider SK C&C has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CarbonEX, Japan's leading carbon credit trading platform, to enhance cooperation in carbon neutrality efforts and stimulate carbon credit trading, the company said on Tuesday. The partnership aims to explore ways to interconnect their respective voluntary carbon credit platforms, potentially allowing Korean and Japanese companies to freely purchase and trade ov

June 25, 2024

LG, Samsung dominate US consumer TV rankings

SEOUL, June 24 (AJU PRESS) - Korean electronics giants LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics have secured top positions in Consumer Reports' annual best TV rankings, with their organic light-emitting diode (OLED) models receiving particular praise. The influential U.S. consumer magazine selected eight models as this year's best TVs, with four from LG and two from Samsung, according to market insiders on Monday. LG's OLED evo (model G4) and Samsung's 65-inch OLED

June 24, 2024

Emart24 enters Cambodian convenience store market

SEOUL, June 24 (AJU PRESS) - Emart24 has opened its first store in Phnom Penh, becoming the first South Korean convenience store chain operating in Cambodia. The company said Sunday that it launched the store in Boeung Keng Kang, one of the busiest districts in the Cambodian capital, in partnership with Saihan Partners, a joint venture between Cambodia's Saisons Brother Holding and Korea’s Hanlim Architecture Group. Emart24 and Saihan aim to operate 100 stores within fi

June 24, 2024

Samsung launches Olympic outdoor campaign in Paris

SEOUL, June 24 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics has launched its Olympic outdoor advertising in Paris, building anticipation for the 2024 Games one month before their opening. The Korean tech giant announced Monday the campaign, featuring its Olympic message, "Open Always Wins," is on display at iconic Parisian locations such as Opéra Garnier and La Défense. The advertisements also highlight breaking, a new Olympic sport for 2024, along with its Galaxy Z

June 24, 2024

Emart discounts pork belly amid consumer outrage over price hikes

SEOUL, June 21 (AJU PRESS) - Amid consumer outrage over recent spikes in the prices of samgyeopsal (pork belly), Emart, a leading South Korean retailer, announced a promotion involving a sharp price cut on the meat on Friday. The campaign, running until July 7, offers discounts of up to 40 percent on a total of 500 tons of pork products. From Friday to June 30, domestic refrigerated pork belly and neck meat will be available at 1,000 won ($0.77) less than regular prices, bring

June 21, 2024

Game developer vows action against NewJeans character harassment

SEOUL, June 21 (AJU PRESS) - ADOR, the agency behind the K-pop girl group NewJeans, and Krafton, the developer of the video game "PUBG: Battlegrounds," have warned of stern actions in response to incidents of sexual harassment targeting in-game characters based on the band members. Krafton, in collaboration with ADOR, released an update to the popular battle royale game on June 12, featuring NewJeans-themed content and items. While playing the game, some users rece

June 21, 2024

Samsung refrigerator boosts energy efficiency with AI, chip technologies

SEOUL, June 20 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics said Thursday its new Bespoke AI Hybrid Refrigerator increases energy efficiency by up to 30 percent compared to conventional models, thanks to the adoption of artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies. The refrigerator, released in March, adopts a hybrid cooling system that integrates a semiconductor device called Peltier with the conventional compressor. Both operate together to improve cooling energy efficiency. T

June 20, 2024

Samsung enhances Tizen OS with AI capabilities to power diverse devices

SEOUL, June 20 (AJU PRESS) - Samsung Electronics is upgrading its Tizen operating system with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to expand its application across a wide range of devices. As of late last year, Tizen was installed on around 270 million Samsung smart TVs. The open-source platform, launched in 2015, replaced Samsung's previous closed Orsay TV OS, allowing for greater openness and the ability to simultaneously handle multiple processes. Leveraging Tizen&#

June 20, 2024