KT will establish a platform to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases across the African continent, in partnership with the Kenyan government, the South Korean mobile carrier said Wednesday. The company broke ground for the Global Epidemic Prevention Platform that will serve as a center for collecting and analyzing data on contagious diseases in traveling areas and particularly critical regions, sent by Kenya’s No. 1 carrier Safaricom. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion at Safaric

Samsung Electronics’ year-end organizational restructuring focuses on three new businesses: artificial intelligence, vehicle components and the fifth-generation network, according to the industry on Wednesday.The tech conglomerate has worked on realigning current business divisions and units, and transfers of positions, all of which are to be completed by Thursday. While maintaining the current three divisions -- device solutions, IT and mobile communications, and consumer electronics -- each di

New law seen as step toward ‘Google tax’ but impact to be minimal

LG CNS, the information technology services unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has partnered with Korean public cloud provider Megazone to expand the scope of its cloud business, the company said Tuesday.The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul, agreeing to jointly research and commercialize cloud platforms, exchange resources and partner for global business expansion.(LG CNS)Under the partnership, LG CNS will combine its large-scale cloud service capabilities with the public

LG Electronics will unveil a beer-brewing machine at Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas in January with the aim of leading the market in the widely popular home-brewing trend, the company said Tuesday. Dubbed “LG Home Brew,” the newest brewer is an automated beer-making machine, equipped with LG’s proprietary brewing technology supported by its inverter compressor and automatic temperature- and pressure-control technologies, the company said. The brewer works like an espresso machine. U

(AP) - Google is still having trouble protecting the personal information on its Plus service, prodding the company to accelerate its plans to shut down a little-used social network created to compete against Facebook.A privacy flaw that inadvertently exposed the names, email addresses, ages and other personal information of 52.5 million Google Plus users last month convinced Google to close the service in April instead of August, as previously announced. Google revealed the new closure date and

Samsung Electronics Co. sold more than 110,000 units of its convertible laptop, Pen, up till last month after the device was released in the local market in December 2017, industry sources said Tuesday.Considering the popularity, the South Korean tech giant is expected to sell 120,000 units of its versatile laptop, which can also function as a tablet PC, by the end of this year. (Yonhap)The sales performance is significant as the size of the South Korean market for laptops has been decreasing ov

South Korean mobile carrier KT announced Monday its plan to compensate those who suffered from a network blackout caused by a fire at its regional branch last month, including the exemption of telecom bills worth up to six months.In addition to its initial plan to shave off one-month bills for both landline and wireless service subscribers among the victims, which largely included small merchants in the Seodaemun District, northern Seoul, the operator decided to exempt fees worth up to six month

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has expanded the number of artworks that can be displayed on its premium The Frame TVs to a whopping 1,000 by joining hands with more museums around the globe.The Frame is a high-end TV that comes with a stylish frame design to display artwork or photos when not in use. (Yonhap)Samsung said it recently concluded arrangements with Italy's Uffizi Galleries, the Netherland's Van Gogh Museum and New Zealand's Te Papa to provide 62 more artworks through The Fram

Admitting to falling short of mediating conflicts among old and new business models, committee pledges intensified role in second term

South Korea's actual exports in the information and communications technology sector fall way short of the projected amount the government has announced, a report submitted for parliamentary audit showed Monday.Some US$2.51 billion worth of ICT exports were expected from 2014-2018 through consultation sessions held both at home and abroad, according to the report from the Ministry of Science and ICT. The government spent 10.04 billion won ($8.94 million) to support the consultations during the p

Samsung on track to commercialize chips for self-driving cars starting with Tesla’s autonomous model slated for launch in March

LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has installed a large digital signage at the largest shopping mall in Delhi in the latest move to promote its organic light-emitting diode displays.The new signage, built at Ambience Mall, located in the capital city, utilizes a whopping 63 units of 55-inch OLED display.  (Yonhap)Standing 8 meters tall, the signage are installed in a ring so that they can be observed at any angle, the company said. The displays will show off various advertisements, including th

South Korea's actual exports in the information and communications technology sector fall way short of the projected amount the government has announced, a report submitted for parliamentary audit showed Monday.Some $2.51 billion worth of ICT exports were expected from 2014-2018 through consultation sessions held both at home and abroad, according to the report from the Ministry of Science and ICT. The government spent 10.04 billion won ($8.94 million) to support the consultations during the per

Despite continued protests from taxi unions, Korean information technology giant Kakao has begun providing a trial of its carpool services, with plans to formally roll out the service for all users here on Dec. 17. Kakao Mobility, the transportation service arm of Kakao, launched a beta version of its carpool service on Friday involving a number of randomly selected users on the Kakao T app. Users can input a destination and place a ride request for drivers registered with Kakao’s “carpool crew.