South Korea and the United States held an inaugural round of high-profile talks Wednesday aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in the information and communication technology (ICT) field.The ICT Policy Forum is a fruit of summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington in May.The Park administration has concentrated efforts on boosting a creative economy."ROK (South Korea) and U.S. government and industry representatives held extensive

A U.S online reviewer suggested that LG’s G Pad would be well received in the U.S. market.ZDnet reviewer Matthew Miller gave a 9.5 score out of 10 for the device, higher than the rating Samsung Galaxy Note received. Among other praise, Miller noted LG’s new gadget has a big screen yet can be held in one hand. According to the review, G Pad performs well for its price, and its features stand out from its competitors. G Pad comes with 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, which is more powerf

Destitute North Korea's move to jointly build a free trade zone with China has made a "remarkable success," a Pyongyang official said Wednesday, indicating that the North's nuclear standoff has not soured economic ties with Beijing. China has built "several industrial zones, modern-farming facilities and plants" at the free trade zone in North Korea's northeastern cities of Rajin and Sonbong, known as Rason, said Hwang Ik-hwan, a senior researcher at the North's foreign ministry-affiliated Insti

Apple announced Tuesday it has begun selling its newly revamped iPad mini tablet with an enhanced "retina" display, for which it had not previously announced a firm launch date.Apple unveiled the new gadget on October 22 at the same time as its larger sibling, the iPad Air, but said the mini would be sold at an unspecified date in November.Apple is the largest single vendor of tablets although its market share has now slipped amid competition from rivals.Analysts say the lower-priced iPad mini a

A federal judge and lawyers for the world's two biggest smartphone makers began picking a jury Tuesday to determine how much Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying vital iPhone and iPad features.The retrial to determine damages is underway in San Jose, California.A previous jury had awarded Apple $1.05 billion after determining 26 Samsung products had infringed six Apple patents. But a judge found the jury miscalculated $400 million in damages for 13 products and ordered a new trial to deter

The police forwarded a case involving seven executives from Samsung Display to the prosecution to be further questioned on whether they stole essential technology for manufacturing organic light-emitting diode TV panels from LG Display, sources said on Tuesday.The move comes after the police raided Samsung Display’s OLED and LCD plants in South Chungcheong Province, along with its headquarters in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province. Samsung Display called the latest police action “customary,” saying that

Apple and Samsung return to a California court this week for another round in the blockbuster patent trial between the two biggest smartphone makers.A jury trial opens Tuesday to reconsider damages awarded last year in the case stemming from Apple's allegation that its South Korean rival illegally copied technology from the iPhone and iPad.The new trial became necessary after a judge cut some $450 million from a damage award of more than $1 billion to be paid by Samsung.Judge Lucy Koh, in her ru