The Korea Herald

Samsung, Sony, Panasonic in 3D glasses deal

Aug 9, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's Sony and Panasonic and South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D images on television, computer and movie screens.The three Asian consumer electronics giants, working with European technology firm X6D Li
Kakao Talk used to capture an escaping criminal

Aug 9, 2011

The Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office reportedly arrested an escaping criminal, surnamed Kim, by utilizing Kakao Talk service, the nation-wide mobile communication network.Kim, 39, made a getaway after he was sentenced to two months of imprisonment for drunk driving in May. A criminal investigator
ESTsoft’s involvement with hacker attack sparks dispute

Aug 7, 2011

A massive hacking incident that hammered SK Communications, which runs popular social network site Cyworld and the third-ranked portal Nate.com, is now exposing additional security loopholes at other IT companies. Police said the ESTsoft server might have been used by a hacker who stole the personal
Cyworld, Nate face more legal woes

Aug 5, 2011

Two users file for compensation as more seek class actionSK Communications’ legal woes are expected to deepen as more people are seeking compensation from the company for allowing the leaking personal information it gathered from members of Cyworld.com and Nate.com. The move, if it becomes a nationw
Randi Zuckerberg leaving Facebook to start company

Aug 5, 2011

Randi Zuckerberg (Bloomberg) NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook says Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company after six years. Facebook said Thursday that Zuc
Penalties on Apple, Google set precedent

Aug 4, 2011

Stronger laws and bigger payouts may plague the firms This week’s government decision to impose penalties on the Korean units of Apple and Google for their roles in the so-called “location-gate” is being viewed as more than a slap on the wrist despite the light nature of the punishment. Above a
New touch-screen BlackBerrys being launched

Aug 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line‘s dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones. In this product image provided by Research In Motion, the new Blackberry
Apple fined for illegal collection of location data in S. Korea

Aug 3, 2011

South Korea‘s telecom regulator said Wednesday that it decided to slap a fine on Apple Inc. for illegally collecting iPhone users’ location data.Apple violated the country‘s location information laws and was ordered to pay a 3 million won ($2,829) fine, the Korea Communications Commission said in a
LivingSocial of U.S. to acquire TicketMonster

Aug 2, 2011

LivingSocial, the No. 2 social commerce provider in the U.S. after Groupon, has acquired South Korea’s biggest player Ticket Monster (TMon), underscoring the popularity of discount deals through social network services amid the dearth of mergers and acquisitions in other sectors. TMon said on Tuesda
Apple suit puts Samsung tablet on hold in Australia

Aug 2, 2011

Apple Inc. won an agreement from Samsung Electronics Co. that the South Korean company won’t sell the newest version of its tablet computer in Australia until a patent lawsuit in the country is resolved. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes 10 Apple patents, including the “look and feel,” and touch
Apple seeks to block Samsung Electronics from selling tablet in Australia

Aug 1, 2011

Apple Inc. escalated its legal dispute against Samsung Electronics Co. by requesting an Australian court to block the South Korean company from selling the newest version of its tablet computer in the country. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes 10 Apple patents, including the “look and feel,” and
Electronic microchips added to hotel towels to ban snatching

Aug 1, 2011

Electronic microchips added to hotel towels to ban snatchingAn American linen company has introduced new towels and robes equipped with electronic chips for hotels in order to prevent guests from taking them home.Linen Tracking Technology, a firm based in Miami, launched the new products attached with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags under association with Fluensee, another technology fi
Apple, Samsung overtake Nokia in smartphone market

Jul 31, 2011

HONG KONG (AFP) - Apple and Samsung have overtaken long-time leader Nokia for the top two spots in the global smartphone market, a report said Friday, underscoring the Finnish handset maker's ongoing struggles.US-based research firm Strategy Analytics said the US and Korean smartphone makers outpaced Nokia in the second quarter, with the sector posting record quarterly shipments of 110 million uni
Smartphone users check their device 34 times a day

Jul 29, 2011

Smartphone users check their IT gadgets 34 times a day or once every 10 minutes on average, CNN reported. A man uses an Apple Inc. iPhone in New York, U.S. (Bloomberg)Quoting a study published in an IT journal, CNN said that the users tend to repetitively check e-mails and other applications not because they needed to check them but because it had become a habit. The checking habit emerges and is
35m Cyworld, Nate users’ information hacked

Jul 28, 2011

SK Communications Co. said on Thursday that personal information of its 35 million online users has been hacked, marking South Korea’s worst online security breach and sparking fears that the leak could lead to massive online and voice scams in coming weeks. (Yonhap News)“The company has confirmed that a leak of customers’ information has taken place due to hacking on July 26,” SK said in a state