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  New Leadership in Appliances and Greater Focus on Quality and  Innovation Expected to Result in More Successes in 2021 LG Electronics (LG) announced a number of organizational commitments that are designed to faster transform the global consumer electronics and appliance brand into a company that will be able to better weather the coming year by turning challenges into opportunities. Initiatives such as promoting customer value innovation through LG’s digital transformation strategy, creating a cross-function Quality Management Center, establishing a North America Innovation Center, bolstering each company’s R&D function and giving the nascent Robot Business Division a new home in the Business Solutions Company are some of the changes in store for the new year and beyond.   A notable change will be the retirement of Dan Song, president and CEO of the Home Appliance & Air Solutions Company, who took on the role at the end of 2016 and leaves the company stronger t...

  Award-Winning African Filmmaker Tebogo Malope shares his view This year, consumer’s relationship with technology changed in a way that no-one could have expected. With many people in lockdown, learners are using TV’s as an invaluable classroom and others have created in-house gyms, from online classes viewed on large TV screens. Samsung embraced these evolving needs very early on and remains one-step ahead, already innovating with the future in mind. This relentless mission to create bold, revolutionary technology is effortlessly embodied in the 2020  QLED TV  range. A director has a unique insight into the QLED performance. Tebogo Malope has grown a reputation for being the voice for African narratives. The award-winning filmmaker, recognised for directing Africa’s first Netflix original series has received every award possible for his commercials and music videos in South Africa. Recently, he also shot a music video, using the 8K capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S20...

  How SME’s can seize an opportunity - despite Covid-19 SME’s across South Africa are counting the costs of the pandemic and its devastating impact on business. The fact is, according to a McKinsey study:   ‘How South African SMEs can survive and thrive post COVID-19'   SMEs represent more than 98% of businesses, employ between 50-  60% of the country’s workforce across all sectors, and are responsible for a quarter of job growth in the private sector. In addition, the same study says that ‘b usiness confidence has fallen too’. In a flash survey, conducted in April 2020, just over a third of businesses surveyed expressed that they are pessimistic about the economy and economic outlook and more than 30 percent indicated that they expected revenues to fall by between 5 and 50 percent over the next six to 12 months leading to negative profits in excess of –5 percent.  The consequences of Covid-19 on the economy are undeniably severe. Business owners ...

Awards also recognise Samsung as the brand with the largest growth over the last decade 20 November 2020 – After over a decade of success in the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards Samsung has continued cement its position in the hearts and minds of South Africans. Samsung was named as South Africa’s favourite Electronic Goods brand. This year Samsung was also recognised amongst the most popular cell phone and large kitchen appliance brands. Importantly, Samsung was certified as the brand with the most growth over the last decade.   The awards reflect the country’s affinity for Samsung’s diverse product range, from cutting-edge smartphones across price ranges to home appliances that empower people to do more. The Sunday Times Top Brands rankings have been awarding South Africa’s most recognised brands for the over two decades. However, due to the COVID -19 lockdown in 2020, Sunday Times research partners Kantar were not able to go out in the field to conduct the usual research.  Ka...

  Created By The Fans, For The Fans: The Galaxy S20 FE According to Android Police “This could be the best phone of 2020”  1 . This reference was made about the  Galaxy S20 FE , the recently released smartphone that includes Galaxy S20 innovations Galaxy fans asked for. Amazingly, even though the Galaxy S20 FE is packed with Samsung’s leading flagship features its surprisingly affordable. It includes first-in-category innovations such as a 120Hz display, prograde cameras and immense battery life. The device caught the attention of renowned filmmaker Tebogo Malope who has grown a reputation for being the voice for African narratives. The award-winning filmmaker, recognised for directing Africa’s first Netflix original series has received every award possible for his commercials and music videos in South Africa, even shooting a music video with the Galaxy S20 Ultra. With his experience with the S20 range, we asked him how the Fan Edition of the range stacks up.   ...

  With Superb Picture, Ultimate Sound and Latest Gaming Features, LG and Xbox Make Gamers’ Dreams Come True   LG Electronics (LG) and Xbox have entered into an exclusive marketing partnership to highlight the phenomenal gaming experience of the widely-anticipated Xbox Series X console and LG OLED TV in key markets across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.  1  LG OLED TV becomes the official TV partner of Microsoft’s new console in these regions with special events held at participating retail locations to provide consumers the opportunity to experience for themselves the sheer exhilaration of gaming on LG’s 2020 OLED TV models and Xbox’s latest console.   The combination of LG’s most advanced TV and Xbox’s most powerful console ever allow both casual and serious gamers alike to enjoy next-generation gaming today. With features such as an ultra-fast 1ms response time with low input lag and support for the latest HDMI specifications including Variable R...

Tarsus Distribution , a value-added distributor, has joined forces with  TeamViewer  to enable the channel to unlock new opportunities in the remote support space. In terms of the agreement, Tarsus Distribution now has distribution rights for TeamViewer in Africa.   TeamViewer is a cloud-based proprietary software application for connecting devices including remote control, screen sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer. It offers IoT and augmented reality solutions. It can be downloaded and installed on any device and is also accessible via the cloud.   Tarsus Distribution and TeamViewer will work together to enable resellers to help customers control, manage, monitor and repair computers, mobile devices, network machines and other devices from anywhere at any time.   “This relationship will offer a compelling opportunity for the South African ICT channel to provide a variety of services and features for remote PC access across multiple pla...

  I think we can all agree that lag is the bane of every gamer’s existence. Just as you see your opponent come on screen, you shoot - and you miss your shot because of lag and you want to smash your keyboard. Sometimes, one frame can mean the difference between winning or losing.   Of course, great visuals create a more immersive gaming experience, but they’re also important for maintaining a competitive advantage. A high monitor refresh rate and quick response times from your display are essential if you don’t want your equipment to let you down. We used to think that the human eye could only see up to 60 Hz (which means an image is updated 60 times in one second), but now studies are suggesting that we only begin to approach life-like motion after 200 Hz. Has your screen kept up? To perform optimally, a high number of frames per second (FPS) alone isn’t enough. While having a high frame rate does increase visual performance and reduces stuttering, if you have a monitor with ...

The greater emphasis on health and the need to social distance recently, has amplified the relentless expansion of contactless payments, with   Samsung Pay   seeing significant growth in South Africa. The global pandemic has had a fundamental impact on our behaviours in a matter of months. With remote working and online shopping more of a norm, we’ve also adapted to the need to keep our distance, sanitise our hands and limit human contact. This is seen very clearly when we shop in-store which is why even more South Africans have enthusiastically gravitated towards Samsung Pay, as a safer, simpler and secure way to pay using our beloved smartphones. These are some of the reasons Samsung Pay has now surpassed 3 million transactions in the country, leading the way in the mobile tap-to-pay category. This could indicate a shift in how South Africans view cash, especially with the massive increase in smartphone usage. Additionally, Samsung Pay has grown, as it is also available in S...

Phillip Moepya - Group Head - Experience Design at Standard Bank Group Socrates said, “Change is inevitable, so the best thing we can do is plan for it.” It’s a great sentiment but not many people in the world could have prepared for COVID-19 and the profound changes it has ushered in.   From a digital point of view the foundations needed to manage the accelerated reliance on technology, which we have experienced in 2020 have been laid over the last few years. Even before COVID-19 broadband connectivity and fibre-to-the-home have become more pervasive and many businesses have taken their offerings online to open themselves up to global markets.  The retail sector has embraced online services and e-commerce was already enjoying fruitful growth by the end of 2019. Then COVID-19 arrived, shifting consumer behaviour seismically.  Governments around the world and in Africa have been very directional and instructional in saying people need to stay at home and social distance....

We’re spending more time at home than ever before, and chances are, you’re probably getting a bit tired of mediocre TV and old re-runs of  Friends  (comforting, yes; exciting, no). We may be creatures of habit, but that doesn’t mean we should settle – trying new things and expanding our horizons is also part of being human.      Upgrading your TV is a good place to start. As the one constant we can rely on for entertainment, information and even education, investing in a premium TV can open a new world for you and your loved ones to explore.       Reveal all the colours of the rainbow      LG's specialised range of  NanoCell TVs  have all been developed with revolutionary nano engineering technology to amplify your viewing experience across movies, sports and gaming.      How?  An innovative filtering system refines ima...