Computer games were often considered strictly for kids. An adult staring mindlessly at a PC screen, slashing monsters and upgrading character levels would be looked down upon, if not ridiculed as a man-child. But as game-loving children turn into adolescents and then adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, gaming transforms into a mainstream pastime, especially in South Korea where high-speed Internet connections are plentiful and a slew of cash-rich game developers continue to produce one hit title a

Apple’s latest device would not be able to overtake Samsung phones, analysts say Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 5 has been unveiled to the world with mixed reviews.Some say the new smartphone does not offer any innovative features other than being thinner with a larger display than its previous model.Others highlight the iPhone 5’s faster Long Term Evolution wireless connectivity with an upgraded microprocessor and central processing unit.Weighing only 112 grams with a 4-inch touch screen, compared

Following the launch of Apple Inc.’s first long-term evolution (LTE) phone, eyes are focused on whether Samsung Electronics Co. will take legal action to bring the two top smartphone makers‘ global patent war to a new stage, market watchers said Thursday.Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a long-awaited launch event in San Fransisco on Wednesday, pitting its latest iPhone against Samsung’s extensive LTE line-up amid ongoing patent tussles between the two companies.Samsung and Apple have been locked

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in front of an image of the iPhone 5 during an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap)For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, with a bigger display.The iPhone 5 will go on sale in the U.S. and eight other countries next Friday

Sales of Galaxy Note 2 projected to reach 20m units, Galaxy S3 to exceed 30m this yearSamsung Electronics has no intention to form a compromise with Apple in the near future over the ongoing patent lawsuit between the two sides involving smartphone technology and designs, a top Samsung executive said on Wednesday.“Though the two sides have held a series of negotiations on instruction from the court, it was in vain,” Samsung CEO Shin Jong-kyun of the mobile devices division told reporters.“It wil

Say a salesman is on the road to meet a client who is hours away. Then he suddenly receives a call from his boss, who asks him to immediately take care of another client’s request that was made via email.But to do that, he may need to use a PC, meaning that he will have to lug around a laptop while he is out on call. KT’s new “spider” concept might make his job easier. KT’s Spider laptop is a dummy laptop with an 11.6-inch display screen that uses Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S3 LTE to play the b

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he was steering the social network giant to focus more on mobile, saying it would help ease concerns after a “disappointing” stock market debut.“The performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing,” Zuckerberg said during an on-stage interview at a TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco.Facebook has made a priority of following its more than 900 million members onto smartphones and tablet computers, tailoring s

Korea surpasses 10 million in LTE handset subscribesWith Apple slated to unveil the iPhone 5, three local handset makers are moving to rush the launch of their flagship smartphones in Korea ahead of the U.S.-based tech giant.Apple is featuring its new iPhone 5 on Sept. 12. However, it is not yet undecided when the Long Term Evolution model will be released in Korea.As the country has already surpassed the 10 million mark in terms of LTE subscribers, many are most likely to wait until the launch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t enjoyed seeing his company‘s stock get pummeled on Wall Street this summer, but he is relishing the opportunity to prove his critics wrong.　 “I would rather be in a cycle where people underestimate us because I’d rather be underestimated,” Zuckerberg said Tuesday. “I think it gives us the latitude to go out and make some big bets.”　  Zuckerberg, 28, made his remarks before a standing-room-only audience at a tech conference in San Francisc

 People may develop a higher tolerance toward pain by playing video games that involve players shooting and killing enemies, British scientists claimed on Friday.According to research by Keele University, playing “first-person shooter” games enabled players to endure pain for 65 percent longer than those who played a non-violent golf game.The 40 participants of the study were asked to play both the violent and non-violent games for 10 minutes and then to place a hand in ice-cold water to test pa