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Daum Kakao eyes China mobile game market

Feb 11, 2015

Daum Kakao, a leading Web portal and mobile messenger service in South Korea, said Tuesday it would make a foray into the Chinese mobile game publishing market.Established in 2012, Daum Kakao’s mobile platform, Kakao Game, has published more than 600 games developed by 300 game companies, becoming one of the largest mobile game platforms in Korea. Some of the mega-hit mobile games launched through Kakao Game include puzzle game “Anipang” and “Cookie Run,” which features a gingerbread man running
LG Display to increase investment in OLED

Feb 11, 2015

LG Display, a leading global panel-maker, is pushing its drive for organic light-emitting diode panels as it plans to invest in constructing additional factory lines at its Paju, Gyeonggi Province, plant this year, according to news reports Wednesday. “LG Display will newly invest around 800 billion won ($729 million) in the E4 production lines for OLED panels in Paju,” Han Sang-beom, chief executive of LG Group’s display business unit, told reporters at a conference held by the Korean governmen
Korean firms jump on drone bandwagon

Feb 11, 2015

Government to ease rules on unmanned aircraft
LG Display to add 1 tln won to OLED panel line

Feb 11, 2015

LG Display Co., a global panel maker, plans to spend an additional 1 trillion won ($915 million) this year on its large-sized organic light-emitting diode panel production line in South Korea to meet growing demand, industry sources said Wednesday. LG Display has already spent 800 billion won on the OLED panel production line, which produces panels for TVs, the sources said. LG Display is told to have commenced production at the production line starting November 2014, but the detailed capac
Seoul to seek improved ties with Cuba: FM

Feb 10, 2015

South Korea plans to make efforts to normalize its diplomatic relations with Cuba in a bid to expand the scope of its diplomacy with countries in Central and South America, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers that Seoul will seek to improve its relations with Cuba this year as it moves to promote ties with countries in Central and South America in a mutually beneficial manner. South Korea has no diplomatic relations with Cuba, while North Korea ha
NCSoft likely to allow more power to Nexon

Feb 10, 2015

Keen attention paid to NCSoft’s earnings conference Wednesday
SKT boasts emergency network tech

Feb 10, 2015

SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it has completed the development of core technology to be deployed for nationwide emergency networks based on Long Term Evolution.For starters, the mobile network firm said it has secured technology to design and efficiently operate the Public Safety-LTE, which will enable government agencies and rescue responders to communicate with each other during natural and man-made disasters.“SK Telecom, the leading mobile network operator, ha
CrucialTec creates under-screen fingerprint sensor

Feb 10, 2015

CrucialTec, a leading biometric sensor developer in South Korea, said Tuesday it has patented technology to install fingerprint sensors under smartphone display panels, increasing options for smartphone-makers.The announcement came a few days after reports that Apple had filed a patent for technology to move its fingerprint sensors from the home button of its products to underneath the touch screen.The Korean tech firm said it had filed a patent in 2012 and registration was completed recently.Th
Samsung SDI denies Tesla battery deal

Feb 10, 2015

Samsung SDI on Monday denied a news report that the Korean battery maker was in talks with U.S. luxury electric carmaker Tesla Motors to expand their partnership in batteries. According to the report, Samsung SDI is expected to make up 8 percent of Tesla battery demand this year, worth 36 billion won ($33 million). The company expects to elevate the portion to 40 percent by 2016, it said. But Samsung SDI flatly denied the report via its official blog, saying nothing has been decided on the deal
SK hynix pushes next generation mobile chips

Feb 9, 2015

Firm commercializes world’s first 8-gigabit mobile DRAM chip
Samsung CEO stresses innovation at Dubai forum

Feb 9, 2015

Yoon Boo-keun, one of three CEOs at Samsung Electronics, on Monday gave a speech on the Korean tech giant’s innovation efforts at the Government Summit, one of the largest business gatherings in the Middle East. The annual forum, held in Dubai, was hosted by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. Yoon, Samsung’s consumer electronics division chief, became the first Korean CEO to be invited to the annual event, a ga
Samsung plans round, more stylish smart watch

Feb 8, 2015

New wearable rumored to feature rotating bezel ring, wireless charging, Tizen OS
Samsung files patents for Galaxy S6, S6 edge

Feb 6, 2015

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone-maker by sales volume, announced Friday that the Galaxy S6 and its “dual-edge” variant are on their way as the firm has filed patents for them in South Korea.Samsung named the upcoming flagship models the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, according to the patent applications. The exact names for the marquee smartphones, however, could change any time before their launch, scheduled in March, as seen in the pre
Samsung to boost share dividends

Feb 6, 2015

‘Tech giant will focus on beefing up capabilities in B2B sector’
Twitter chief confirms Google 'relationship'

Feb 6, 2015

Twitter chief Dick Costolo said Thursday that "a relationship" with Google has been rekindled, but he was coy on the details. The deal will make Twitter messages more visible on the Internet, according to reports by Bloomberg News and The New York Times, with tweets showing up in Google searches as soon as they are posted. "I do want to confirm that we have a relationship that we have agreed to with Google," Costolo said during a quarterly earnings call with analysts. "I don't have any more d