Mobile messenger and Web-portal operator Daum Kakao said Tuesday that it has decided to change its name to Kakao in a bid to highlight its corporate identity as a leader in the mobile era.The company came to the limelight when it was established last October as the result of the merger between Web-portal Daum and mobile messenger firm Kakao.Some market analysts had previously predicted that the company would make efforts to beef up its mobile business platforms rather than the Web services.Daum

　Samsung Electronics on Monday released a new front-load washing machine with an extra door that allows users to put in additional laundry in the middle of a wash cycle.　The new model, dubbed the Bubble Shot Add Wash, comes as Samsung has been enjoying a sales momentum with its new top-load washer, the Active Wash, that is fitted with a built-in sink for soaking or prewashing.  Models pose with Samsung Electronics’ front-loading washing machine, called the Bubble Shot Add Wash, at the firm’s hea

 Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Monday it would join forces with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to make conventional factories run by small and mid-sized enterprises “smarter.”Signing a memorandum of understanding on the day, Samsung and the ministry agreed to make a joint investment of 30 billion won ($25 million) to refurbish the outdated factories. Samsung Electronic president Kim Jong-ho (left), Vice Industry Minister Lee Kwan-sup (center), and Park Jin-woo, the head of KOS

삼성 전자는 31일 세계 최초로 도어에 창문을 낸 드럼 세탁기 ‘버블샷 애드워시,’를 출시 했다. 이번 신제품으로 삼성은 드럼 세탁기 시장의 강자인 LG와는 다른 아이디어와 디자인으로 소비자의 불편함을 해소 하겠다는 의지를 비추었다. 새롭게 출시된 버블샷 애드워시는 세탁기 도어위에 착은 창문이 설치되어 있으며, 사용자는 작동 중인 드럼 세탁기를 일시 정지한 뒤 간편하게 창문을 통해서 세탁물이나 세제를 추가적으로 투입이 가능하다.삼성전자가 31일 공개한 드럼 세탁기 `애드워시.` (삼성전자)삼성전자 서초 사옥에서 이날 열린 신제품 설명회에 참석한 한 삼성전자 관계자는 세탁기 시장에서 “우리만의 길을 가겠다,”고 말하며 최근 LG에서 출시한 ‘트윈 워시,’와 비슷한 제품은 내놓지 않을 것이라고 밝혔다.또한 그 관계자는 LG의 트윈워시와 비슷한 제품을 이미 “2005년경 시제품으로 개발을 했었다,”고 밝혔다. 왜 제품화를 하지 않았느냐는 질문에 “드럼 세탁기는 드럼 세탁기다워야 한다,”고

Huawei’s Honor 7 smartphone featuring CrucialTec’s fingerprint module. (Huawei)South Korea’s biometric technology firm CrucialTec said Friday it has supplied its fingerprint modules for Chinese smartphone powerhouse Huawei’s Honor 7i.Unlike other fingerprint modules fitted in the home button of smartphones, the Korean firm’s products are installed on the left side of the Honor 7i, aimed at enhancing the user experience.“The side fingerprint scanner allow users to easily scan their fingerprint wh

Few may have anticipated the tremendous impacts of smartphones and mobile applications on conventional businesses from taxi operators to brick-and-mortar retailers when the market began adopting smartphones in earnest less than a decade ago.Now few can dismiss the striking tech development under which previously dominant business sectors, including financial services, are going through disruptive changes caused mainly by the versatile telecommunications devices.The mobile payment market, in part

KT LAUNCHES IOT ALLIANCE -- South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT established an alliance to nurture Internet of Things -- Internet-connected devices -- businesses, dubbed the GiGA IoT Alliance, together with its domestic and global partners including Samsung Electronics, Nokia and China Mobile in Korea Tuesday. The mobile carrier and its alliance members would help small and mid-sized enterprises conduct research and development for IoT technology and tap into global markets. (KT)KT LAUNCHES

Information technology solutions developer Samsung SDS said Tuesday that it would offer logistics platform services, dubbed the Cello Square, from Thursday. The Cello Square will serve as a venue where shippers, forwarders and carriers can share logistics information and proceed with businesses projects together, according to the Seoul-headquarter IT firm. Shyam Pillalamarri, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Samsung SDS Research America, speaks at a press meeting for the fir

Information technology solutions developer SK Planet said Monday its real-time public transport mobile app service had crossed the 4-million download mark.Utilizing its capabilities to collect and analyze traffic data across the nation, the affiliate of SK Group launched the mobile app, dubbed T Map Public Transit, in September last year. The number of daily active users for the app has surpassed 200,000 since then, and around 60 percent of commuters during use the app during rush hour, the comp

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province -- Since its debut last month, LG Electronics’ Tromm Twin Wash -- a washing machine fitted with a front loader with a separate small top loader below -- has won fans overseas.　Inundated with orders from global retailers for what LG calls a revolutionary invention, the tech giant said it has been working flat out to meet demand.LG Electronics employees work at the assembly line in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on Friday. (LGE)　The electronics firm declin

Naver, the largest Web portal operator in South Korea, said Wednesday it would put in great efforts to transform Gangwon Province into an innovation hub. Holding an event to mark the 100th day of its Creative Economy and Innovation Center, a start-up incubator, in the province Tuesday, Naver vowed to utilize state-of-the-art information and communications technology to grow small and medium-sized businesses in the region and help local enterprises overcome challenges caused by the geological hur

SAMSUNG ATTRACTS TOURIST SHOPPERS-- Tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that it would hold promotional events to give gifts to foreign customers who purchase Samsung products at the firm’s retail stores at duty free shops during the “Korea Grand Sale,” a nationwide shopping event for foreign tourists held from August throughout October.　(Samsung)

Dozens of Korean and foreign suppliers of Samsung Electro-Mechanics are seeking legal action against the electronics parts manufacturing unit of Samsung Group for its alleged mishandling of production contracts.BeCom, a local manufacturer, said Tuesday that the company, together with its 14 subcontractors in Korea and overseas, were suffering from combined financial losses of 46 billion won ($39 million) due to Samsung’s unilateral breach of contract. In June, BeCom inked a deal with Samsung Ele

South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT and its financial business unit BC Card released a “versatile” smart wallet, which allows users to easily manage options for payment and rewards, from credit cards to digital coupons. Utilizing beacon, GPS and Wi-Fi technologies, the new smart mobile wallet, dubbed CLiP, automatically provides users the information of credit, debit and membership cards available at nearby coffeehouses, restaurants and retail stores. The digital wallet also suggests the bes

　삼성그룹의 전자부품 계열사인 삼성전기가 국내 중소기업 업체와의 계약을 일방적으로 위반하여 피해를 가했다는 주장이 제기되어 논란이 되고 있다.　BeCom이라는 광고기획 및 브랜드컨설팅 회사는 올해 3월 삼성전기와 갤럭시 S6용 무선충전패드(모델명:SWP-TT100)을 공급, 영업 및 판매 계약을 맺었다. 계약에 따르면 샘플제품 2만2천여개를 6월 말까지 우선 공급한 뒤 한달에 약 100만개씩 생산한다는 내용이다.　하지만 BeCom사가 6월 협력업체들과 함께 본격적인 생산에 들어가자마자 삼성전기 측은 생산 중단을 요청했다. 결과적으로 이미 구매한 자재와 새로 확충한 설비가 제대로 사용되지 않았기 때문에 비용부담만 전가했다는 설명이다.삼성전기 측이 BeCom사에게 발급한 삼성전자 갤럭시 S6용 무선충전패드 인증서.　갑작스러운 계약파기의 배경에는 삼성전자가 진행하고 있는 모바일 무선충전사업과 삼성전기가 독자적으로 진행하는 무선충전사업이 겹치면서 생긴 내부 갈등 때문일 것이라는 추측이 있다