Charles Ahn, the chief executive of fingerprint module maker CrucialTec, is certain that his firm’s business will grow exponentially this year. He certainly had reasons to be confident during his interview with The Korea Herald earlier this month. Charles Ahn, the chief executive of biometric sensor developer CrucialTec. (CrucialTec)The Korean fingerprint module producer is anticipated to achieve a turnaround after suffering from three consecutive annual losses, and more than 10 business project

SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Wednesday it has successfully demonstrated a faster data transmission technology which utilizes existing bands for Long Term Evolution. The Korean telecom firm used the 4X4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output technology developed by Nokia Networks and carrier aggregation which combine different bands to realize a 600 Mbps data transmission rate.The 4X4 MIMO utilizes four transmitting antennas and four receiving antennas for communication between

LG Uplus, South Korea’s third largest mobile carrier, said Monday that it has inked a supply deal for its smartphone mirroring system for automobiles, Car Link, in Saudi Arabia.The Car Link connects smartphones and car navigation systems, enabling drivers to utilize smartphone functions including surfing the Internet, and making calls, on the navigation systems.  LG Uplus officials pose with the smartphone mirroring solution for automobiles, Car Link, in Seoul on Monday. (LG Uplus)The smartphone

“역대 삼성제품 중 최고다.”삼성전자가 3월초 데뷔를 앞둔 ‘갤럭시 S6’와 신형 ‘엣지’를 글로벌 통신사들에 선공개하고 극찬을 받았다. (삼성전자)22일 한 업계 관계자는 “통신사 고위 관계자들이 상당한 만족감을 보였다”며 “특히 엣지는 디자인 측면에서 아이폰6보다 앞선다는 평을 받았다”고 전했다. 삼성은 매년 주력 스마트폰의 출시를 앞두고 글로벌 통신사들에 극비로 제품을 공개하고 출시 일정 등을 조율하고 있다. 올해 역시 3월 1일 스페인 바르셀로나에서 갤럭시 S6와 엣지를 최초 공개 하기 전에 SK텔레콤, T-모바일, 스프린트, 보다폰 등과　만남을 가진 것으로 알려졌다. 한편 업계에서는 갤럭시S6의 선방은 낙관하면서도 엣지의 실용성에 대해서는 여전히 평가가 엇갈리고 있는 상황이다. 다른 관계자는 “양면 디스플레이를 채택하고 있는 엣지의 실용성에 대해서는 아직 의문”이라며 “통신사들의 평가가 시장으로 연결될지는 두고 봐야 할 것”이라고 전망하기도 했다. (코리아헤럴드 김영원 기자

Samsung Electronics said Monday it has started mass producing the world’s first 14-nanometer mobile application processor. It hopes the latest chip technology will give the Korean tech giant a competitive edge over rivals such as U.S.-based Qualcomm.According to the company, Samsung's new Exynos 7 Octa has 20 percent more processing power and spends 35 percent less electricity than 20-nanometer processors that have thus far been widely used in the mobile chip market.The latest chip technology al

Daum Kakao, South Korea’s leading Web portal and mobile messenger operator, said Thursday that it would make full-fledged efforts this year to increase its presence in the highly competitive mobile platform sector at home and abroad.“In this highly competitive business environment, Daum Kakao will have to make bold investments in new services in the next two years rather than to increase returns to shareholders,” said Choi Se-hoon, the cochief executive of the Internet giant, participating in a

Daum Kakao, a leading Web portal and mobile messenger service in South Korea, said Tuesday it would make a foray into the Chinese mobile game publishing market.Established in 2012, Daum Kakao’s mobile platform, Kakao Game, has published more than 600 games developed by 300 game companies, becoming one of the largest mobile game platforms in Korea. Some of the mega-hit mobile games launched through Kakao Game include puzzle game “Anipang” and “Cookie Run,” which features a gingerbread man running

LG Display, a leading global panel-maker, is pushing its drive for organic light-emitting diode panels as it plans to invest in constructing additional factory lines at its Paju, Gyeonggi Province, plant this year, according to news reports Wednesday. “LG Display will newly invest around 800 billion won ($729 million) in the E4 production lines for OLED panels in Paju,” Han Sang-beom, chief executive of LG Group’s display business unit, told reporters at a conference held by the Korean governmen

SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it has completed the development of core technology to be deployed for nationwide emergency networks based on Long Term Evolution.For starters, the mobile network firm said it has secured technology to design and efficiently operate the Public Safety-LTE, which will enable government agencies and rescue responders to communicate with each other during natural and man-made disasters.“SK Telecom, the leading mobile network operator, ha

SK hynix, a world-leading semiconductor firm, said Monday it had successfully commercialized its latest 8-gigabit mobile memory chip based on 20-nanometer class technology for the first time ever, posing a challenge to its local rival Samsung Electronics.The low power double data rate 4 (LPDDR4) mobile dynamic random access memory, which boasts an input-output data rate of more than 3,200 Mbps, is twice as fast as the LPDDR3. The latest mobile DRAM is also 30 percent more energy-efficient than i