BUSAN ― KT Corp., the nation’s No. 2 telecom carrier, said Monday that it has completed nationwide coverage of the faster Long Term Evolution network service in 84 cities. Despite the later announcement than those of its rivals SK Telecom and LG Uplus, the company showed no doubt about its quality based on its own “Warp” technology. “There should be a first-mover advantage in the market. But when it comes to technology, a latecomer will have the upper hand,” said Pyo Hyun-myung, president of the

IT company should look beyond location, Daum CEO says of Jeju relocationJEJU ISLAND ― Daum Communications, the nation’s second-most visited search engine, on Friday unveiled its new Daum TV platform in Jeju Island, where the company recently relocated its headquarters. The first entry into the smart TV market as a local portal site is an effort for Daum to extend its dominance of computing and mobile services to television.The company may also hope to up the ante in its ongoing tussle with rival

Apple Inc.’s next iPhone is likely to be introduced in October and will feature a new body design and work with faster wireless networks, according to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos. who had expected an August release for the top-selling smartphone.In a note today, Munster wrote that October is more probable after chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. announced it is having trouble meeting demand

A group of scientists from Massachusetts Institution of Technology are developing computers that can recognize facial expressions, the BBC reported Tuesday. Using this technology, computers can identify basic emotions such as like, dislike, confusion by taking information about people’s faces via camera and analyzing how they move over time.Researchers said they can apply this technology in many ways. For example, it’s possible to gather information on people’s responses to advertisements by loo

Robot prostitutes could become commonplace in the future.In their paper “Robots, men and sex tourism,” published in the journal Futures, Ian Yeoman and Michelle Mars of the Victoria Management School in Wellington, New Zealand, explore a science-fiction prospect of android prostitutes being legalized in Amsterdam by 2050, and how it would impact the economies of countries, as well as on global sex trafficking and the exploitation of sex workers.The possible production and availability of such pl

 Electronics companies Samsung, LG, Daewoo try to win over female consumers with customized productsKorea’s major tech companies are stepping up marketing targeted at women consumers as their purchasing power grows rapidly.Market analysts said manufacturers of electronics products and digital devices are trying to win the hearts of women with unique and differentiated marketing strategies or customized products.“Due to the fact that the ultimate decision makers for the purchase of home appliance

Expert on digital marketing calls on companies to set up right platform to deal with ever-growing universe of social networksIn the era of Facebook and Twitter ― and also Foursquare, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and many other social networks ― PR professionals are faced with an ever-growing list of channels that require different approaches and strategies. For Jennifer Houston, president of WE Studio D team at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, the explosive growth of such social networks where ther