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Google says more countries asking for Web content removal

Nov 14, 2012

Google Inc. said government requests to remove content from its search results and other services rose 71 percent in the first half of the year, according to a new report.The owner of the world’s largest search engine said there were 1,791 requests in the six months through June, up from 1,048 during the last six months of 2011, according to its Transparency Report. Turkey’s government made 501 requests to remove content, up from 45 in the previous period, while the U.S. followed with 273, up fr
New generation arrives for mobile messengers

Nov 14, 2012

Despite launch of numerous messengers, Kakao Talk, Line dominate industry
Artificial lens mimics the human eye

Nov 14, 2012

U.S. researchers say they've created an artificial lens that could lead to implantable lenses to replace damaged or diseased human eye lenses.Nearly identical to the natural lens of the human eye, the technology behind the artificial lens is called "GRIN" or gradient refractive index optics.The lens is made up of thousands of nanoscale polymer layers that bend, or refract, light by varying degrees as it passes through it."The human eye is a GRIN lens," Michael Ponting, a polymer scientist at Cas
Microsoft unveils New Office with cloud computing feature

Nov 13, 2012

Microsoft Korea Inc. launched its latest suite of programs for word processing and emails for corporate use on Tuesday.New Office for home use will most likely be launched in the first quarter of 2013, two Microsoft officials told The Korea Herald.“I think nearly all the functions in New Office are new in the market,” Microsoft Korea marketing director Kang Hee-sun said, claiming that now is a significant transition period for software and devices. The Korean operation of U.S. software titan Mic
LG to expand premium TV marketing beyond Asia

Nov 12, 2012

LG Electronics said Monday that it will expand the sales target for its premium 84-inch ultra-high-definition television from four countries to 40 countries by the end of 2012.Currently the nation’s first and only ultra-HD TV, LG 84LM9600 was first launched at home in August and had its premiere in the U.S., China, Vietnam and Malaysia. “The premium market is not so much affected by the recession. There are always people with money who want them (premium large TVs),” an LG spokesperson said, exp
Microsoft demonstrates live speech translation

Nov 12, 2012

Microsoft unveiled speech translation technology that turns English into Chinese instantly.The software preserves intonation and cadence so the translated speech still sounds like the original speaker. Microsoft chief researcher officer Rick Rashid demonstrated details of the technology in a blog post following a presentation he gave in Tianjin, China, in late October.He said that the demo is the result of 60 years of work and some breakthroughs in the last two years. These breakthroughs, he sai
Walmart fires iPad-throwing workers

Nov 11, 2012

Executives at Walmart say the shoe dropped for a group of employees seen on video throwing and intentionally dropping new iPads at a Kentucky store.An unspecified number of nightshift workers at the Pikeville store were shown the door after a video showing their antics hit the Internet.“As anyone can imagine, it made us wince,” a Walmart representative told NBC News. “We are also embarrassed.”On the bright side, the rep said the store had not recorded anyone returning damaged iPads they had purc
‘Anipang’ creator targets global game market

Nov 9, 2012

Lee Jung-woong, founder of mobile game developer Sundaytoz and creator of “Anipang the Quiz,” plans to plant itself firmly in the global mobile game industry. Originally, “Anipang” was a game on social network platform Cyworld. As Sundaytoz formed a partnership with mobile SNS developer Kakaotalk, it launched the mobile version of “Anipang” on July 30. “When I went to the United States lately to check out how people play games there, I found out that only half of the American players would play
G-Star game exhibition opens in Busan

Nov 8, 2012

BUSAN ― G-Star, the nation’s largest international game exhibition, kicked off in Busan on Thursday, drawing in many spectators with the newest and most popular games.Reflecting the high popularity of online and mobile games, visitors packed the main hall at BEXCO for the eighth run of the annual game festival. Some of them formed a 100-meter line to watch the opening of the show.Held under the theme “Game, Touching the World,” the global game convention drew traditional game lovers as well as f
Foxconn says cannot meet demand for iPhone 5

Nov 8, 2012

Taiwan‘s Foxconn has admitted that it cannot meet strong demand for Apple’s new iPhone 5 due to difficulties in building the gadget, amid concerns over the U.S. giant‘s future earnings.“We can’t really fulfill Apple‘s requests. Our shipments are insufficient... given the huge market demand,” Foxconn chairman Terry Gou told reporters late Wednesday.He added that the design of iPhone 5, of which five million were sold over its launch weekend in September, has made the production difficult but did
G-Star to showcase newest online, mobile games

Nov 7, 2012

Nation’s largest global game show kicks off in Busan
Puncture-proof bike tire runs without air

Nov 7, 2012

LITTLETON (UPI) -- A number of designs for airless tires for cars have been put forward over the years, but one U.S. company says its new version is intended for bicycles.Colorado-based Britek Tire and Rubber has been working on an airless tire it calls the Energy Return Wheel, where a rubber tread and sidewall is stretched over an internal scaffolding of rods and cushions that allows the tire to give in the same way a pneumatic tire does.Mounted on carbon fiber rims, rubber is stretched tight a
Koreans buy domestic phones, tablets abroad

Nov 6, 2012

An increasing number of Korean customers are ordering LG Nexus 4 smartphones and Samsung Nexus 10 tablets from the U.S., since they cost only about half of other up-to-date smartphones sold in Korea, according to news reports.Korean customers are willing to buy the newest smartphone and tablet from overseas despite the possible difficulties in customer services, local reports said Monday. With the increase in demand, many Koreans studying in the U.S. and Canada have posted offers online to rese
Microsoft, Apple tablets have most profit margins

Nov 6, 2012

Research firm IHS says Microsoft and Apple are garnering the highest profit margins for their tablets, followed to a lesser extent by Google and then Amazon.Microsoft Corp.‘s first self-made tablet, the Surface, costs about $267 in parts and labor when excluding its optional keyboard cover. It went on sale Oct. 26 priced at $499, for a profit margin of around 46 percent. Surface comes with a 10.6-inch (26.9-centimeter) screen measured diagonally, and can access the Internet only through Wi-Fi. T
Android flaw can permit text phishing

Nov 3, 2012

Researchers at North Carolina State University say a vulnerability discovered in Android could lead to text message phishing for personal information.The vulnerability affects devices running Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean versions of the Android operating system, Slash Gear reported.The vulnerability would allow a downloaded app infected with malware to make it appear the phone receive texts messages from someone on the phone user's contact list.Such fake messages can be used t