A U.S. trade commission has ruled in favor of Apple Inc.'s patent infringement claims against Samsung Electronics Co., granting another home-turf victory to the iPhone maker.In a preliminary ruling on Wednesday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found some Samsung mobile devices infringed four Apple patents, including one design patent and three software patents, according to the documents by the agency's Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender.The preliminary ruling awaits the approv

A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that Samsung Electronics did not infringe on an Apple patent for using certain multi-touch techniques on wireless gadgets such as the Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1.A court in The Hague said that Samsung did not infringe on the patents that Apple has claimed against its Galaxy smartphones and tablets.“This ruling is a case that confirms our product did not violate Apple’s patents,” said a Samsung spokesman. “Samsung plans on continuously featuring innovative prod

KB Kookmin Bank announced on Monday the start of a donation event to support low-income families to commemorate surpassing 5 million users of the bank’s smartphone banking service.Users of “Star Banking,” the smartphone banking service, can participate in the event to help out families composed of grandparents and their grandchildren with by simply “touching” the screen. The bank accumulates 500 won per participant and donates the total to 500 households in need through Korea Food for the Hungry

LG CNS, a Korea-based provider of information technology services, announced Wednesday that it has become the first Korean company to build a mobile service network for the mass rapid transit system, or the MRT, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Beating 24 rival global firms to form a consortium with local firm APEX Communications in the 140 billion won ($128 million) bid, LG CNS plans to install IT-based framework consisting of wireless communication system, surveillance cameras, metro broadcasting fa

Eco-friendly food maker Pulmuone invites foreigners to take part in an educational program that includes kimchi-making from Wednesday through the end of November at its kimchi museum in COEX, southeastern Seoul.Participants of the program “I Love K,” short for “I love Korea and kimchi,” are given a chance to look around the kimchi museum which shows the history and different types of kimchi, traditional storage methods for the Korean pickled cabbage as well as kimchi-related antiques and materia

South Korea and 15 other countries are set to launch negotiations on a regional free trade pact next month, which could bring huge economic impact to Asia’s fourth-largest economy, Seoul’s Trade Ministry said Wednesday.According to the ministry, the so-called Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership involves the 16 countries ― the 10 ASEAN members plus China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand, and aims to liberalize trade in goods, services and investment in the Asian regio

South Korean stocks fell 0.67 percent on Wednesday as concerns about the economic slowdown and weak corporate earnings continued to weigh down investor sentiment, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index declined 12.85 points to 1,913.96, marking the fourth straight session of losses. Trading volume was moderate at 558.4 billion shares worth 5.58 trillion won ($5.06 billion) with losers outpacing gainers 491 to 328.“Without cl

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