Google Inc. is teaching an artificial intelligence algorithm to generate music and art as part of its efforts to expand the limits of computer creativity to the level of human beings going forward, the company's senior engineer said Thursday.The ambitious yet experimental "Magenta" project is one of many projects from Google Brain, which is responsible for many AI products like Google Translate and Google Photos. The team is dedicated to experimenting with new and different forms of machine lear

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will start mass-producing a processor designed exclusively for the Internet of Things platforms.The South Korean tech giant said the Exynos i T200 supports mobile communications with thorough security, which will help Samsung expand its presence in the global IoT industry. Samsung Electronics Co.`s Exynos i T200 (Yonhap)IoT is a concept in which objects are connected to the Internet and can identify themselves to other devices in order to exchange necessa

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will release a new flip-style smartphone this week, seeking to grab consumers still yearning for handsets with traditional design.The South Korean tech giant said although the Galaxy Folder 2 looks like earlier models of handsets, it runs on the Android 6.0 platform and comes with 8-megapixel and 5-megapixel cameras. The 96.6-millimeter-wide display will also help users enjoy photos and videos, with a keypad allowing them to activate various features, suc

Netmarble Games, South Korea's top mobile game developer, said Wednesday it plans to release its mega-hit title, "Lineage 2: Revolution," in Japan later this year, in a bid to further expand its presence in overseas markets.The mobile role-playing game -- which has gained huge popularity after its release in 11 Asian countries earlier this month -- will be available to Japanese users during the third quarter of this year, the company said. The exact date has yet to be decided. (Photo courtesy of

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US tech giant Apple Inc. maintained its status as the world's top IT firm by sales in 2016, data showed Wednesday.According to the data compiled by industry tracker Gartner Inc., Apple posted $218.1 billion in sales last year, hovering far above the $139.1 billion posted by South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co.Other major players included US-based Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and IBM, which posted sales of $90.1 billion, $85.7 billion, and $77.8 billion, respectively, the data also showed.

Smartphone displays with a display aspect ratio of 18:9 are set to become the global standard for mobile devices going forward, industry watchers said Wednesday.According to industry tracker TrendForce, around 10 percent of the latest smartphones this year feature the new height and width dimensions instead of the previous 16:9 screen size.The presence of such smartphones with longer panels will also expand to 37 percent in 2018 as more Chinese handset makers opt for the new aspect ratio, it add

Naver Corp., South Korea's top Internet portal operator, said Monday that it will work with global chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. to further develop its artificial intelligence platform, Clova.Under an agreement with Qualcomm's subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Naver will provide Clova for use with the global giant's Internet of Things chip processors, the company said.Various IoT products such as a smart speaker equipped with Qualcomm's IoT chips will also utilize Clova, Naver said.The basic idea of

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Korean battery maker Samsung SDI is encouraging its employees to become “technology meisters” with financial incentives for workers who improve their professional skills. The tech firm said last week that 17 meisters -- workers with at least three master certificates -- were added in the first half of this year to 36 existing meisters. There are now a total of 53 meisters. The technology meister program started at the company’s plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, in 2013, and later expande

South Korean tech giants are seeking to bolster their after-sales services in the United States to appeal to consumers and narrow the gap with their archrival Apple Inc., industry sources said Friday.Samsung Electronics Co. has been providing what it calls "premium care" services in the US, allowing users to receive various services for monthly pay of $11.99, along with on-site visits by tech experts. (The Korea Herald)While Samsung earlier planned to release similar services in South Korea as w

“Lineage II: Revolution,” which officially launched in 11 countries across Asia on Wednesday, swept Apple’s App Store rankings in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau a day after its release.South Korea’s Netmarble Games said Thursday that its hit mobile role-playing game had clinched the No. 1 spot in the App Store’s app revenue rankings in Hong Kong and Macau.  (Apple's App Store)The game ranked No. 2 in terms of app revenue in Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines as well as No. 9 in Malaysia, Netma

Samsung Electronics announced Thursday that it has begun mass production of 64-layer, 256-Gigabit V-NAND flash memory chips and will apply the cutting-edge technology to the company’s lineup of storage solutions for servers, PCs and mobile applications. Samsung had been producing the latest V-NAND chips for a limited number of customers since January, but the company had not made it public in order to first gauge real demand accurately and secure its production capacity. To gain a competitive ed

Foreign investors have taken up more than half of the combined market capitalization of tech shares listed on the main bourse, data showed Thursday, apparently as local companies are expanding their presence on the global arena.According to the data compiled by the bourse operator Korea Exchange, foreigners took up 228 trillion won ($202 billion), or 52.01 percent of the combined market capitalization of 439 trillion won posted by tech firms as of Wednesday. It marked the highest figure since 52