The newest update of Diablo 3 is under way as of Thursday 11 a.m., drawing much anticipation from Korean PC gamers.Blizzard Entertainment, the developer and distributor of Diablo 3, announced the 1.0.4 update plan last week, which will upgrade the game system and its content in a way that reshapes many of the game play rules. According to Jay Wilson, the game’s director, the new game system called “Paragon System” will allow players to enjoy playing after level 60 to reach additional 100. “New L

Korea’s No. 1 industrial smartphone maker eyes IPO to boost global recognitionWhen Lee Jang-won set out to establish his first venture tech firm in 1995, he built a company named Bluebird Soft that developed messenger software for enterprises.But its early tech products were “far ahead of its time,” said Lee, the founder and CEO of Bluebird Soft.“We were, then, making communication software for VoIP, and mobile and PC messengers that can be seen as today’s Kakao Talk,” Lee said.“Soft” is part o

Seoul court’s ruling may be deferred after U.S. jurors come up with conclusion early SaturdayThe world’s two global IT giants ― Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. ― will face crucial court rulings this week to end their fierce patent fight as they came short of reaching an eleventh-hour compromise.The outcomes of their multibillion-dollar patent battles in the U.S. and Korea are scheduled to be released on Friday and Saturday.The two firms each completed their two-hour closing arguments at the c

Researchers in South Korea have created a convenient way to watch 3-D movies without the glasses, according to news reports.Humans see the world in three dimensions because of the spacing between our eyes. The brain takes in the visual input from both eyes and is able to generate depth perception. The trick to achieving 3-D movies is to slightly offset the images for each eye. Therefore, in typical 3-D theaters, two different projectors display two images on the same screen. This is why the movi

The hoverbike made famous by the “Return of the Jedi” has been recreated and tested by California firm Aerofex, according to news sources. The vehicle is made from two ducted fans facing the ground. Pilots can move it by controlling the angle of these fans with two control sticks and can control the direction of flight by simply leaning in the desired direction.Initial plans to recreate the hoverbike were called off because of the complex control system. However, Aerofex was able to create a sys

Diablo 3’s sagging popularity has rebounded dramatically thanks to news of an upcoming major content and gameplay system update slated for Thursday.Blizzard Entertainment, the developer and distributor of Diablo 3, recently announced the 1.0.4 update plan, which is expected to drastically change the overall game system and upgrade its content. After the announcement, GameNote said the popularity rank of Diablo 3 in Korea jumped to 4th place, climbing 16 steps as of the third week of August. Game

The iPad Mini will be more like a larger version of the iPod Touch rather than a smaller version of the iPad. Several industry sources speculated that the new gadget will not be a revolutionary redesign. However, it will have slimmer bezels along its sides to make for easier use and will also have a 7-inch screen, positioning it to rival Google’s popular Nexus tablet. What is to give the iPad Mini its edge is its rumored larger 4:3 display. Eddy Cue, Apple’s Vice President, stated that the late

The amount of malware targeting Android devices such as smartphones and tablets tripled in the second quarter of 2012, a Russian security firm says.Security company Kaspersky Labs said malware specifically targeting Android-based phones, tablets and computers increased by a significant amount in the quarter, SlashGear reported Thursday.Kaspersky said 14,900 new malicious programs targeting Android devices were added to its database of malware threats, up from 5,441 in the first quarter.Almost ha

Samsung Electronics Co., the world‘s top smartphone maker, said Thursday it has started selling the Galaxy Note 10.1 on its home turf, the latest version of its Galaxy Note lineup, whose sales topped 10 million units worldwide.The Galaxy Note 10.1, which was first showcased at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, is an enlarged version of the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note, a hybrid of a smartphone and a tablet PC.Both models feature the S Pen, a stylus that enables users to doodle and write on th