Major telecoms, including Korea’s KT Corp. and SK Telecom, have moved a step closer to commercializing an open mobile applications platform established by a multinational alliance of telecoms and device manufacturers.At the global mobile industry show which launched in Barcelona Monday, local mobile carriers KT and SKT demonstrated some of their to-be-commercialized applications that follow the gl

Samsung Electronics unveiled the upgraded versions of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S and its tablet PC Galaxy Tab in an event one day before the launch of the global mobile industry show in Barcelona on Sunday.In an event called the “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 smart mobile device

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

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

Tablet PCs, smartphones to dominate Mobile World Congress next weekLocal electronics giants are lining up their cutting-edge mobile products for a global industry show in Barcelona, Spain next week.New tablet PCs and smartphones are expected to dominate the Feb. 14-17 Mobile World Congress, which is expected to draw more than 1,300 firms from all over the world.LG Electronics, which has been geari

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

Diageo Korea is staging a “dream contest” which enables people to follow unfulfilled lifelong goals that are unique enough to inspire others.Mark Edwards, marketing director for Diageo Korea, said the firm launched a global campaign here in November, accepting more than 1,400 applications for an event somewhat similar to other well-known local TV programs like Super Star K.“(What’s) similar is the

Olleh-1 satellite allows high-definition images and 3-D programsKT Corp is to begin offering commercial high-definition digital images and 3-D programming services after its new broadcast satellite entered geostationary orbit earlier last month, the company said Monday.The Olleh-1 satellite has also successfully taken on the services formerly provided by broadcast and communication satellite Mugun

Samsung Electronics announced Friday that its total sales and operating profit for last year climbed to a record high, reaching more than 154 trillion won ($138.2 billion) and 17 trillion won, respectively, buoyed by increased sales of memory chips and mobiles.The country’s top electronics manufacturer said it posted 154.63 trillion won in total sales and 17.3 trillion won in operating profit, sur

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-biggest computer memory chipmaker, said it would focus more on producing premium products in the non-PC sector this year in a bid to widen the gap with other follow-up firms on the global stage.Kwon Oh-chul, chief executive of Hynix, said in a press conference late Thursday that the premium product line-up will account for about 70 percent of sales in 2