NEW YORK (AP) _ Facebook said Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence.The social-networking company urged its 800 million-plus users to remain vigilant to keep their accounts from being hijacked.That includes re

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., embroiled in patent disputes with Apple Inc. around the globe, won an early trial on its claim that the iPhone and iPad 2 in Australia infringe its patents on 3G wireless transmissions.Australia Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett today ordered tha

Netizens on Monday expressed anger at the “soft” penalties given to power bloggers who made huge illegitimate profits. The Fair Trade Commission announced on Sunday it levied a fine of 5 million won each on four power bloggers for not revealing that they wrote favorable product reviews in return for a commission. According to the FTC, brokering a collective purchase of a product online is legal, but bloggers are required to reveal they get paid a commission for organizing such mass purchases. Th

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. shareholders on Friday named SK Telecom Co. as the preferred bidder, a day after the mobile carrier submitted a final bid for a controlling stake in the chipmaker.The stake in Hynix on the block is estimated at around 3 trillion won ($2.64 billion).Hynix shareholders had extended the bidding deadline twice to attract more bidders with STX Group pulling out of the race that resulted in a solo bid by SK Telecom. The stake sale contract will be signed on Nov. 14 after Hynix

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday announced a wide range of measures to prevent recurrence of a recent nationwide power outage that include a 10 percent mandatory power cut by major manufacturers and limited use of neon signs during peak hours.The move follows massiv

No. 1 supermarket chain seeks to launch telecom service to compete with major mobile firmsKorea’s No. 1 supermarket chain E-Mart plans to launch “half-priced” cellphones on Friday ― a move following the retail giant’s recent marketing of ultra-cheap TVs and coffee beans. The leading retailer will start selling the first batch of 1,000 handsets at its 130 outlets nationwide in a partnership with FreeC, a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO. FreeC, which leases the wireless network capacity o