Nexon unveiled “EA Sports FIFA Online 4,” a new PC online game developed by US video gaming giant Electronic Arts’ South Korea studio, during a media showcase held Thursday in Seoul. The new game seeks to build on the success of “EA Sports FIFA Online 3,” also developed by EA’s Korea studio Spearhead and distributed in Korea by Nexon from 2012. Nexon is the exclusive publisher of EA’s latest FIFA game for the Korean market once again.Built on a next-generation engine, “FIFA Online 4” was develop

Purchases made through mobile devices in South Korea continued record-breaking performances in September as use of smartphones have fully caught on with local consumers, government data showed Thursday.Mobile transactions through smartphones and tablets reached a fresh record high of 4.24 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in September, up 42.6 percent from a year earlier, according to data from Statistics Korea.The total amount of mobile transactions accounted for 61.9 percent of all online purchases

The combined sales of global chipmakers are presumed to have surpassed a record $100 billion in the third quarter of 2017 fueled by escalating industrywide demand, data showed Thursday.According to the data compiled by the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association, total revenue of global chipmakers is estimated at $107.9 billion in the July-September period, up 10.2 percent from the previous quarter.Industry watchers said the chip industry is expected to enjoy robust returns in the fourth qua

Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to expand its production capacity for dynamic random-access memory chips next year in a bid to keep its dominance in the market, an industry tracker said Thursday."There are reports that Samsung is considering expanding its production capacity to increase competition and raise the barrier for market entry. Thus, there is a possibility that the tight supply for DRAM may end sooner than originally anticipated," DRAMeXchange said.Global chipmakers, including Sams

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　Poolus, a ride-sharing app developed by a South Korean startup, has lured 22 billion won ($19.6 million) in its first funding round, the company said Monday.　A group of big-name investors has participated in the funding, including a joint fund launched by the South Korean portal giant Naver and Mirae Asset, as well as SK Corp., the holding company of SK Group. Other investors included Yellowdog, a venture capital firm for startups and Collaborative Fund, a US investment fund that has invested i

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South Korean tech titan Samsung is fiercely seeking innovative growth in the absence of its de facto leader by holding a closed-door exhibition this week, according to sources on Sunday. At Samsung’s corporate campus in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province, the company is holding a three-day tech exhibition -- the Samsung Tech Fair -- from Monday through Wednesday, organized by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, according to sources.The annual fair is held every fall to provide executives and emplo

YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province -- If you still haven’t caught up with the virtual reality trend, Everland’s Halloween offerings could be a shock to the system.South Korea’s largest amusement park has been running since last month a horror zone filled with actors wearing zombie makeup and scary VR content to mark the Halloween season.Shot by Lim Jeong-yeo / Edited by Lim Jeong-yeo As visitors in VR goggles walk around the park’s 100,000-square-meter Blood City, they are immersed in a world of horror w

Samsung Electronics Co. retained the top spot in the Indian smartphone market in the third quarter but continues to face a strong challenge from China-based Xiaomi Inc., data showed Sunday.According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung accounted for 26 percent of the market in the July-September period, while Xiaomi took 25 percent. (Yonhap)Other Chinese firms came next, with Vivo Communication Technology Co, Oppo Electronics Corp., and Lenovo Group taking 10 percent, 9 percent, and 7 percent, respect