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‘A unifying view needed to better utilize social networks’

Apr 10, 2012

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 th
Competition gets fierce in mobile gaming

Apr 9, 2012

Entry of Wemade-Kakao expected to change landscape of the fledgling marketKorea’s mobile gaming industry is expected to see fiercer competition as newcomers Wemade Entertainment and Kakao Talk are set to enter the race, industry sources and an analyst said on Monday.Wemade Entertainment, a listed online gamer, and Kakao Talk, Korea’s renowned mobile messenger, recently announced their strategic partnership in mobile games. Wemade invested 20 billion won ($17.5 million) for about a 6 percent stak
Samsung retains top spot in LCD, LED markets

Apr 9, 2012

South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. retained its No. 1 market share in liquid-crystal display and light-emitting diode monitors in 2011, a market research firm said Monday.DisplaySearch said Samsung’s share stood at a combined 15.1 percent, outperforming rivals such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. that controlled 12.9 percent and 11.2 percent of the market each.The South Korean company’s market share was unchanged from the year before when it ranked first overall in LCD and L
Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad

Apr 8, 2012

BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad.The case has prompted an outpouring of concern that not enough is being done to guard against the negative impact of increasing consumerism in Chinese society, particularly among young people who have grown up with mor
Some Alaska polar bears losing their fur

Apr 8, 2012

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska polar bears are losing their fur and U.S. Geological Survey scientists don't know why.In the past two weeks, nine of 33 bears checked by scientists in the southern Beaufort Sea region near Barrow were found to have alopecia _ loss of fur _ and skin lesions, said Tony DeGange, chief of the biology office at the USGS Science Center in Anchorage.Three of four bears in
Hackers hitting Macs with virus: industry experts

Apr 6, 2012

The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.Flashback Trojan malware tailored to slip past "Mac" defenses is a variation on viruses typically aimed at personal computers (PCs) powered by Microsoft's Windows operating systems.The infections, spotted "in the wild" by Finlan
FDA approval opens way for H2 Holdings fundraising efforts

Apr 5, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved clinical trials of a Korean company’s artificial liver transplant on humans. The approval is expected to help H2 Holdings raise capital to finance research and development.U.S.-based bio-tech firm HepaHope, which will run the trials, is an affiliate of H2 Holdings, a Korea-based company founded by Dr. Park Sung-soo. Park is the majority shareholder of H2 Holdings, which holds a 10 percent stake in HepaHope. H2 Holdings held more than 17 bil
U.S. scientists launch personalized robot project

Apr 5, 2012

Imagine going to a local store, picking out a design for a robot to help with some household chores, and having the device built within a matter of hours.That is the vision of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where a five-year, $10 million project to bring the power of robots to the average person is just getting started."This research envisions a whole new way of thinking
Facebook responds to Yahoo patent lawsuit with counterclaims

Apr 4, 2012

Facebook Inc., operator of the world’s biggest social-networking site, accused Yahoo! Inc. of infringing 10 patents through its home page and Flickr photo- sharing service and in ads displayed throughout its site. Facebook, which was sued by Yahoo for patent infringement last month, made the counterclaims in a federal court filing in San Francisco. Facebook denied stealing Yahoo’s technology, saying its rival’s patents are either invalid or its claims legally barred and the lawsuit should be dis
Google to build Taiwan center as demand for Gmail, YouTube rises

Apr 4, 2012

Google Inc., owner of the world’s most-popular search engine, will spend more than $300 million building its largest Asian data center in Taiwan to meet the region’s demand for its Gmail and YouTube services. A 15-hectare site in Changhua, central Taiwan, will be five times larger than locations already being developed in Singapore and Hong Kong, and bring total spending on facilities in the region to more than $700 million, the Mountain View, California-based company said in a statement on Tues
Spy robot can jump 30 feet straight up

Apr 3, 2012

The U.S. Army has tested a reconnaissance robot that can jump 30 feet into the air, high enough to vault into a second story window, its maker says.(YouTube)Developed by Massachusetts firm Boston Dynamics, with U.S. Army funding, the tiny robot -- looking something like a radio-controlled model car minus its body -- can stop, stand up and launch itself with a CO2-powered piston, The Christian Scie
Flying car gets closer to reality with test flight

Apr 3, 2012

Flying cars aren’t just science fiction anymore.Woburn, Massachusetts-based Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle -- dubbed the Transition -- has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. Last month, it flew at 4
LG Display begins mass production of e-paper displays

Mar 29, 2012

LG Display Co., the world’s No. 2 flat-screen maker, said Thursday that it started mass production of a thinner and lighter electric paper display.The plastic-based E-Ink display maintains a thickness of just 0.7 millimeters and a weight of 14 grams, much thinner and lighter than a conventional glass-based e-paper display, according to LG Display.LG Display said the 6-inch electric paper display will be rolled out in Europe next month.E-paper is hailed as a new form of display for offering vario
Chinese buy paper iPads for ancestor worship

Mar 29, 2012

Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are selling like hot cakes in China this year as millions prepare to honour their ancestors in an age-old annual festival that has taken on a modern twist.Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year, sees families remember their ancestors by laying o
Zuckerberg's China trip sparks Facebook frenzy

Mar 29, 2012

The sight of a vacationing Mark Zuckerberg in Shanghai has sparked a frenzy of online speculation over the possibility Facebook might return to China, even though the site remains firmly blocked.Excited Chinese bloggers posted photographs of the Facebook founder and his girlfriend at an Apple store