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Four-credit university course on G-Dragon to debut in the U.S.

Singer G-Dragon has become the subject of the first four-credit university course in K-pop to be offered in the United States. The course was first revealed through a post on USC Annenberg’s official Instagram account.

2025-12-05

Apple set to overtake Samsung in smartphone shipments, research firm says

Apple is poised to overtake Samsung Electronics as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time in 14 years, according to a projection from market researcher Counterpoint Research.

2025-11-26

Ultra-thin phones: A failed idea or a market worth pursuing?

Is slimmer really better? Global smartphone makers are taking diverging approaches to the ultra-thin phone market, as both Samsung Electronics and Apple’s efforts to launch slimmer models this year were met with underwhelming responses.

2025-11-12

Brazilian man credits Galaxy Watch for detecting serious heart condition

Roberto Gallant, experiencing chest pain during a workout, used his Galaxy Watch6 Classic to detect an irregular heartbeat. He then sought medical help, discovering severe blockages in his arteries.

2025-11-06

Samsung Electronics looks to join the smart headset market with Galaxy XR

Samsung Electronics will unveil its first extended reality (XR) headset Wednesday, Oct. 22, likely under the name “Galaxy XR.” Following Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s new smart glasses.

2025-10-15

Actors Lee Do-hyun, Shin Si-a to star in Netflix's 'Grand Galaxy Hotel' from 'Hotel del Luna' creators

Actors Lee Do-hyun, Shin Si-a, Lee Soo-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun are set to star in the upcoming Netflix original series “Grand Galaxy Hotel,” a fantasy romance drama that follows the workers at the titular hotel that caters to the dead.

2025-10-13

Samsung Galaxy Ring battery swelling leads to missed flight and hospital visit

A tech influencer claimed that his Galaxy Ring swelled while on his finger just before boarding a flight, ultimately preventing him from flying.

2025-10-01

갤럭시 맛보는 Z세대, 아이폰 꼭 쥔 ‘영포티’

It has been two years since 26-year-old Kim Seon-ah ditched her iPhone 12 Mini for a Galaxy S23, and she hasn’t looked back. For her, Apple’s once-irresistible cool factor — the sleek aesthetic that hooked a generation on iPods, MacBooks and...

2025-10-01

Football legend Lee Dong-gook's son joins LA Galaxy youth squad

Lee Si-an, the 10-year-old son of Korean football legend Lee Dong-gook, has passed the entry test for the youth team of MLS club LA Galaxy. Lee’s wife shared on Instagram that the LA Galaxy youth team director invited Lee Si-an to join the squad.

2025-09-25

Korean Gen Z drifts to Galaxy as ‘Young 40s’ cling to iPhone

Apple’s once-ironclad grip on Korea’s youth is loosening, while Samsung is shaking up the market with sleeker designs and useful AI features to win over the undecided middle ground.

2025-09-24