Samsung Electronics is planning to launch Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) only in the US and Europe, TheElec has learned.The phones are scheduled to launch in October.The limited release is due to problems with procuring application processors. There is currently a global shortage of chips due to high d

Samsung is targeting 7 million units in shipment for the two new foldable smartphones it will launch later this year, TheElec has learned.For the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which will support the S Pen, it is aiming for up to 3 million units in shipment, people familiar with the matter said.Samsung is hoping

Samsung Electronics is aiming to ship a million units of its recently unveiled Galaxy Book Pro series of notebooks this year, TheElec has learned.The company unveiled the Galaxy Book Pro 360 and Galaxy Book Pro last month. Each model comes in 15.6-inch and 13.3-inch variants.Samsung applied OLED pan

LG Electronics is ending its smartphone operation after 23 consecutive quarters of loss.The company said on Monday that it held a board meeting and decided to end its mobile business unit by July 31.The Korean firm said it decided to exit the mobile phone sector to focus its resources in growth area

The prolonged suspension of Samsung’s chip plant in Austin due to power shortage caused by freeze is increasing the possibility that smartphone production of the Korean company and Apple maybe negatively affected from the fallout.The chip plant in Texas manufacturers chips for the world’s two larges

Samsung Electronics is planning to reduce the production steps in its MicroLED TV production to lower their prices, TheElec has learned.The company will apply RGB(red, green and blue) one chip transfer technology during production.Samsung currently transfer R, G and B chips separately. Instead, they

It seems Apple is yet to decide whether it will launch an foldable iPhone as TheElec could find no visible preparation in the company’s supply chain to launch such a model.Some media reports point to a 2023 launch of such a model. But for such a launch date, Cupertino would need to have a specific p

Samsung Electronics is estimating that it will ship around 26 million units of its Galaxy S21 smartphone series this year, TheElec has learned.The figure is conservative as its Galaxy S20 series sold that much in 2020, which was considered underwhelming by the company.Samsung set the conservative fi

Major TV makers have shown off their new MiniLED TV line-up for 2021 and intense competition is expected in key markets.MiniLED TV is a liquid crystal display (LCD) TV that uses MiniLEDs instead of LEDs for backlighting.MiniLED uses LED chips in the 100 to 200 micrometer size range, much smaller tha

LG Electronics and Luxoft will form a joint venture called Alluto that will launch an infotainment system for cars using webOS Auto, the companies said on Tuesday.Alluto will develop the infotainment system which will include a head unit and rear-seat entertainment system.LG CTO IP Park, at an open

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a new robot cleaner with artificial intelligence (AI) features at CES 2021.Jetbot AI can analyze nearby objects to find the best cleaning course, Samsung said.The cleaner has AI solution, LiDAR sensor and 3D sensor installed. These allows for its to recognize

LG Electronics on Tuesday unveiled its new OLED TV called OLED evo at CES 2021.The company said the new TV uses new organic materials. The model name for the new TV is G1.The new TV offers clearer picture resolution compared to its predecessors.LG will launch the TVs in 55, 65, 77 and 83-inch sizes.

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled at an online event an upgraded version of its QLED TV for 2021 called Neo QLED TV.Neo QLED will launch in 8K and 4K resolutions and begin sales in the first quarter around the world.JH Han, president of Samsung’s Visual Display business, talked up the compan

South Korean smartphone makers Samsung and LG are expected to face difficulty in the smartphone market in the year 2021.Samsung had already ceded the lead in 5G from Apple, while LG needs to return to profitability after continued failures of its flagship smartphones in 2020.According to Strategy An

LG Electronics will launch a new liquid crystal display (LCD) TV called QNED TV that uses MiniLED as the backlight.The company on Tuesday unveiled the TV at an online press event in South Korea.LG QNED TV will have a technology called quantum nanocell color technology, which combines nanocell and qu

US sanctions against Chinese companies, especially Huawei and TCL, is set to benefit their South Korean rivals Samsung and LG.US’s Department of Homeland Security was reviewing sanctioning TCL, according to Reuters. Acting Secretary Chad Wolf told the Heritage Foundation that TCL was installing back

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that he had contacted Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss potentially selling Tesla but Cook refused the meeting. The tweet was made after it was reported that Apple is planning to launch an autonomous car of its own with electric vehicle batter. So far, Apple has refus

The launch of new consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X this year will lead to increased TV shipment next year, according to market research firm Omdia.The year 2020 is the second time that Sony and Microsoft has launched their gaming console in the same year.PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were both

Apple will launch a Lite version of its Airpods Pro wireless earphones without noise canceling feature in the first half of 2021, TheElec has learned.A South Korean material supplier is currently developing a system-in-package (SiP) with Airpods’ H1 chip. The SiP used for H1 chip in the regular Airp

Samsung Electronics’ mobile business head has all but confirmed that the company’s Unpacked event for the Galaxy S21 smartphone series will be held in January.In a blog post, Samsung mobile head TM Roh said “I look forward to sharing more in January” near the end.The company is expected to unveil is