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Local firms to show 4G tech at Barcelona

Feb 13, 2011

Local firms are moving quickly to present their fourth-generation mobile communication network technology Long Term Evolution at the global mobile industry show in Barcelona this week.Samsung Electronics and KT Corp. announced on Sunday that they will cooperate with global chipmaker Intel to test the new LTE technology at the 2011 Mobile World Congress from Feb. 14-17.The next generation mobile co
Samsung unveils upgraded Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab

Feb 13, 2011

Samsung Electronics unveiled the upgraded versions of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S and its tablet PC Galaxy Tab for the first time in an event held a day before the launch of the global mobile industry show in Barcelona on Sunday.In an event called “Samsung Mobile Unpack,” the world’s second-largest handset maker presented Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, while designating 2011 as the year of s
Apple Korea settles first iPhone damage suit with teen girl

Feb 11, 2011

Apple Korea has agreed to make a payment to a 14-year-old South Korean iPhone user in the nation's first iPhone damage suit filed for the breakdown of her device supposedly caused by water damage, court officials said Friday.Apple agreed to pay 290,000 won (US$259) to the girl, identified only as Lee, in the lawsuit arbitrated by a Seoul court Thursday. iPhone 4 (Yonhap News)Her father, Lee Chul-h
Samsung’s share in N. American cell phone market hits record

Feb 8, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker, maintained its lead in the North American cell phone market last year with a record share, industry data showed Tuesday. Samsung shipped 58.4 million cell phones in 2010 in the United States and Canada, claiming 30.2 percent of the handset market there, according to the data by market research firm Strategy Analytics, Inc. The
Internet banking use up 27 percent last year

Feb 8, 2011

The use of Internet banking in Korea rose 27 percent last year from a year earlier as more people conducted financial transactions online for convenience, the central bank said Tuesday.Online banking transactions reached 33.7 million per day on average in 2010, compared with 26.5 million the previous year, according to the Bank of Korea. The data is based on users checking financial records, trans
Kindle puts readers and friends on same page

Feb 8, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Amazon on Monday released a preview version of a Kindle software update that puts electronic book readers on the same page with friends still clinging to ink and paper works.Page numbers in tens of thousands of Kindle digital books, including bestsellers, have been matched with those in real-world copies of the titles.“Our customers have told us they want real page numbers th
AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post

Feb 8, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―AOL Inc.’s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.The acquisition announced Monday is AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s most aggressive play so far as he tries to reshape a fallen Internet icon and boost efforts in news and online advertising. It is the la
4G LTE-A network expected to make life easier

Feb 8, 2011

Imagine yourself using your smartphone to download a movie during a single bus journey.In addition to the longer time required to complete the download, one could consider himself or herself lucky if it is completed in a single go with the current third generation networks.The government announced late last month that the state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Daejeon d
Samsung, LG face off in smart appliances

Feb 6, 2011

Korea’s two largest electronics makers are vying to get an upper hand in the fast growing market for smart home appliances.Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics recently rolled out refrigerators, washers and air conditioners featuring improved technology in artificial intelligence, wireless access and efficient electricity control.Samsung Electronics’ home appliances division head Hong Chang-wan
Samsung launches Bada phone in Korea

Feb 6, 2011

Samsung Electronics announced it released the Wave 2 smartphone, operating on its proprietary mobile operating system Bada, for the first time here on Sunday, while making moves to gain a bigger share in the mid-tier smartphone market.Serviced by SK Telecom, Wave 2 is equipped with a 3.7-inch super clear liquid-crystal display screen and a 5 million pixel camera and presents digital multimedia bro
S. Korean memory chipmakers see DRAM price rebound in Q1

Jan 31, 2011

Plunging prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, a key component in personal computers, have hit the bottom line and will rebound soon, senior officials from Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Monday. The remarks from Kwon Oh-hyun, president of Samsung's semiconductor division, and Kwon Oh-chul, Hynix's chief executive officer, come after DRAM devices for PC
Samsung, LG in war over smart living room

Jan 31, 2011

Korean electronics companies compete in rolling out higher-performance, slicker smart TVsKorean electronics giants of Samsung and LG are engaging in a heated competition to seize the next stage of home entertainment with new smart TVs and application marketplaces.The world’s two largest TV manufacturers have recently released bigger, thinner and slicker products that allow users to access the Inte
Korea develops most advanced wireless tech

Jan 25, 2011

Korean researchers Tuesday unveiled the most advanced wireless network technology, boosting potential for the country to lead the future telecommunications market.The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Daejeon demonstrated the Long Term Evolution-Advanced technology which is 40 times faster than the current third-generation wireless network.“It is meaningful that we
SK Telecom profit rises 48%, led by smartphone demand

Jan 25, 2011

SK Telecom Co., Korea’s largest mobile-phone operator, has reported fourth-quarter profits which climbed 48 percent, helped by demand from smartphone users.Net income rose to 361.4 billion won ($323 million) from 244.2 billion won a year earlier, the Seoul-based company said in a statement Tuesday. That compares with the 405.4 billion won average of 13 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg in th
LG Display likely to swing into red in Q4 on EU fines

Jan 18, 2011

LG Display Co., the world's No. 2 supplier of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, is likely to report a loss for the fourth quarter, industry sources said Tuesday, as a fine of 215 million euros (US$285 million) by the European Union (EU) takes a toll on its bottom line.According to the sources, the penalty will be reflected in the company's earnings for the October-December period, which are sla