The Korea Herald

SKT launches IT platform to enter ‘big data’ market

Oct 14, 2012

SK Telecom, one of the nation’s top three mobile communications operators, aims at penetrating the “big data market,” or numerous online responses on market products, with a new analytic platform.“Smart Insight 2.0,” the new analytic IT platform, analyzes online reviews and SNS postings such as tweets, blog postings and online news reviews, which are then processed into management information, SK Telecom said Sunday. “Online ‘big data’ gives helpful implications in numbers that are incomparable
Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23

Oct 13, 2012

Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.The reports from Bloomberg News, Reuters and the AllThingsD blog are based on unnamed sources with ``familiar with the plans.''Apple Inc. hasn't said anything about a smaller tablet, a concept company founder Steve Jobs derided two years ago. But company watchers
Samsung unveils Galaxy S3 mini

Oct 12, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top smartphone maker, on Friday unveiled its Galaxy S3 mini phone, a compact version of the flagship Galaxy S3 device, to cater to consumers looking for a practical option. The 4-inch smartphone is powered by Jelly Bean, the latest version of the Android operating system, and runs on a dual-core processor, Samsung said in a press release, noting the device is
U.S. appeals court allows sales of Samsung's smartphones

Oct 12, 2012

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed Samsung Electronics Co. to continue selling its new smartpones in the U.S. market, reversing an injunction by a district court.The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is part of complicated patent lawsuits between the South Korean electronics giant and Apple Inc.Apple has accused Samsung of having copied some features of its products
Breast cancer quadruples in 15 years

Oct 11, 2012

Number of patients in their 50s and 60s has sharply increasedThe number of Korean women diagnosed with breast cancer quadrupled over the last 15 years due to a more westernized lifestyle and lower birth and breastfeeding rates, health experts said. According to a report by the Korea Breast Cancer Society, the number of patients with the disease surged to 16,398 in 2010 from 3,801 in 1996. The number of breast cancer patients in the population per 100,000 people also jumped to 67.2 in 2010 from 1
‘Splitting’ passwords said security help

Oct 11, 2012

A product that scrambles and then splits users‘ passwords in two before storing them on different computer servers has been unveiled by a U.S. security firm.Network security company RSA said splitting the passwords could thwart hackers, who would gain access to only half a “randomized” password even in the case of a successful attack.The “distributed credential protection” system was announced at RSA’s annual European Conference in London, the BBC reported Wednesday.“DCP scrambles, randomizes an
Apple iPad Mini said to be WiFi only

Oct 11, 2012

Apple's anticipated iPad Mini will likely be WiFi only, shipping without access to 3G or 4G data networks, a British newspaper is reporting.Offering mobile data would be counter to the whole point of the iPad Mini, which is seen as Apple's effort to make a much less expensive version of its popular full-size tablet to compete with lower price devices from Google and Amazon, The Guardian reported W
Next-generation OLED TVs, smart devices to be showcased at electronics show

Oct 10, 2012

The Korea Electronics Show 2012, which will run until Friday, is showcasing a wide array of electronics goods, from next-generation televisions using the organic light-emitting diode display technology to smart home appliances and gadgets.Under the theme “What IT Will Be,” the 43rd edition of the show, which kicked off on Tuesday, is taking place at the Korea International Exhibition Center, or KINTEX, in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.With 600 companies participating, including Samsung Electronics an
Korean TV to go all-digital by year’s end

Oct 10, 2012

Korea prepares to shut down analog broadcasts by DecemberUlsan resident Kim Min-yong is not an avid television watcher, but he was surprised to find his analog TV not working when he turned it on two months ago.“All it showed on the screen were black and white lines and I couldn’t get it to work although I tried struggling with the antenna and the remote control,” he said.This is what is most likely to happen to those who fail to follow the government’s announcement that it will cease analog TV
Warcraft playing candidate under fire

Oct 9, 2012

Maine Republicans are criticizing a Democratic state Senate candidate for her “disturbing alter ego” in online game ‘World of Warcraft.’The Maine Republican party has created a website, collensworld.com, to compile comments Democratic candidate Colleen Lachowicz, 48, has made while playing or writing about the online game, the New York Daily News reported Monday.“So I‘m a level 68 orc rogue girl. That means I stab things ... a lot. Who would have thought that a peace-lovin’, social worker and de
SKT T.um opens experience zone for latest technology

Oct 8, 2012

SK Telecom T.um, an exhibition center run by information technology company SK Telecom, said Monday that it launched an experience zone with devices using the latest technologies on display. Celebrating its fourth anniversary, the exhibition center went through a series of renovations to offer opportunities for its visitors to experience the latest long term evolution technologies and the newest solutions in education and medicine. The IT company also installed “Smart Robot,” one of the most pop
New type font said to help dyslexics

Oct 8, 2012

A new font designed for people with dyslexia is now available for use on mobile devices such as tablet computers and smartphones, its U.S. designer says.The font, called OpenDyslexic, was designed by Abelardo Gonzalez, a mobile app designer from New Hampshire who has released the free font to word processors and e-book readers, Medical Xpress reported Monday.Dyslexia is a learning disorder charac
Study: Cellphones contain toxic chemicals

Oct 4, 2012

Thirty-six cellphone models, including the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III, contain toxic chemicals from their manufacture, a U.S. study found.Researchers from the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, Mich., and www.ifixit.com said their study did not examine whether there is a danger of exposure for cellphone users but focused instead on analyzing how chemicals used in cellphones can pollute throughout their life cycle, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday.“We‘re not making any claim that there
KaKaoStory, Anipang Korea's favorite mobile pastimes

Oct 3, 2012

The smartphone application hits “KakaoStory” and “Anipang the Puzzle” have become the nation’s most popular sources of mobile entertainment, research has found.Launched on March 20 this year, KakaoStory provides a cyber forum for users to put up daily photos and add comments, similar to a personal blog. The application made a rapid expansion in seven months since launching, with about 650 million postings, 6 billion comments and 11 million daily hits. Kakao, the developer firm of social network
Samsung claims jury foreman misconduct tainted Apple trial

Oct 3, 2012

Apple’s billion-dollar trial victory in August was tainted by the jury foreman’s failure to disclose a lawsuit and his personal bankruptcy, Samsung Electronics Co. said in a request to a judge for the verdict to be thrown out. Samsung said foreman Velvin Hogan was asked during jury selection whether he’d been involved in lawsuits and didn’t tell the judge that he had filed for bankruptcy in 1993 and had been sued by his former employer, Seagate Technology Inc. Samsung has a “substantial strategi