Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
Investment in blockchain needs to focus on protocol and fundamental infrastructure, says the founder of Node Capital, a Chinese venture capital focused on the technology, as the area is not mature enough and has potential for huge growth.
Samsung says it is focusing on developing innovations for a foldable smartphone that will be genuinely accepted and liked by consumers. The Galaxy S10 expected early next year also won't be the firm's first 5G phone, he said, while a separate model will.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9's S Pen comes with Bluetooth connection and a designated button for more remote control, making it an unexpected delight among somewhat expected hardware upgrades.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 will have popular shooting game PUBG Mobile pre-installed, South Korean media NewsOne says, along with rival title Fortnite.
KT has won a $47 million project to build a large-scale fibre-optic cable network in the northern regions of Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Mobile will account for more than half of $137.9 billion gaming revenue expected this year and there's no better time for a smartphone to tap into that, an Huawei Honor executive says.
The Honor Play smartphone has launched in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines with price-competitive specs and partnerships with popular game titles PUBG and Asphalt 9 to boot.
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its flagship Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab S4, with Samsung DeX connectivity for the first time on a tablet, giving consumers multi-screen options and a powered-up S Pen to cater to the enterprise and professionals.
South Korean telco KT has launched an LTE hotspot dubbed Iron Egg with designs inspired by Marvel's superhero Iron Man.
Samsung's chip business posted a record second-quarter profit, but poor Galaxy S9 sales have put a dent in the total, breaking the company's record streak.