Portugal’s ruling center-right coalition won a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it may not hold onto its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho waves to supporters following the announcement of the results of Portugal`s general election in Lisbon on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap)Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s “Portugal Ahead” coalition took 39.16 percent of the vote, according to resul

　Many eyes are now on tech giant LG Electronics, which is seeking to become a game changer with the latest top-tier smartphone V10 after  disappointment in sales for its leather-clad G4 smartphone.　Global news outlets and blogospheres have been complimenting LG’s new phone boasting one-of-its-kind features including the world’s first dual front-facing cameras, a secondary display, a durable, sturdy body fortified with stainless steel and silicon, and, last but not least, the relatively affordabl

SAMSUNG HIGHLIGHTS CIRCULAR WEARABLE -- Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics sets up a circular event venue in Seoul where customers can get hands-on experience with the tech firm’s latest round-face smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S2. (Samsung)

LG CHEM TO PROMOTE GREEN ENERGY CAMPAIGN -- Chemicals and battery maker LG Chem said Monday that it would work with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and charity organization Community Chest of Korea for green energy initiatives aimed at encouraging the use of environmentally-friendly technologies in people’s daily lives. (LG Chem)

TECH MEETS COMMERCE -- IT solutions developer SK Planet said Monday it would hold Tech Planet, an annual IT developers meeting, at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul on Wednesday. The IT conference with the theme “convergence between technology and online-to-offline commerce,” will highlight the rising O2O businesses and technologies deployed, or to be utilized, in the commerce sector. More than 20 speakers from tech firms such as Google, Facebook, PayPal, eBay, and Samsung Electronics will deliver spee

NEW SAMSUNG GEAR AVAILABLE AT KT STORES-- KT, one of leading mobile carriers in Korea, started selling Samsung Electronics’ new smartwatch Samsung Gear S2 on Friday at its retail stores across the nation. (KT)

Loc & All, operator of mobile navigation application Kimgisa, gained momentum in its navigation service when it was acquired by mobile messenger and Web-portal operator Kakao in May this year. Mobile navigation app Kimgisa. (Loc & All)Since then, the real-time navigation service has been on the rise, and some statistics unveiled by the operator prove it. The average daily use of the mobile app during this year’s Chuseok holiday from Sept. 26 to 28, surpassed 10 million, and the app’s use during

  LG V10 UNVEILED -- LG Electronics unveils its latest premium smartphone, the V10, at the Lincoln Center in New York on Thursday. The V10 will be released next month through major U.S. mobile carriers, including Verizon, AT&T and TMUS. (LGE)

  COLLABORATION TO NURTURE IOT -- Korean wireless carrier LG Uplus and chipmaker Qualcomm have pledged to work together to cultivate small- and medium-sized firms in the Internet of Things sector by investing a total of $500,000 over the next two years. Kim Sun-tae (left), chief technology officer of the Korean mobile carrier, and Derek Aberle, president of the San Diego-based chipmaker, pose at the signing ceremony of an memorandum of understanding for their collaboration in Seoul on Thursday.

SKT MOVING ON UP -- Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom and telecom equipment supplier Ericsson succeeded in test-running the so-called Uplink MU-MIMO technology, which improves upload speeds by an average of 40 percent. (SKT)

　Attention is being paid to whether South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics will accept an internship proposal by the co-founder of Chinese handset maker OnePlus.　Carl Pei, the co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker, caused a stir when he wrote in one of his blog posts Wednesday that he wanted to work as an intern for Samsung.Carl Pei, cofouder of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus. (@getpeid)　“Seriously. I would be honored to learn from your team (Samsung) about how you’ve been able to sc

SAMSUNG GEAR S2 HITS SHELVES IN KOREA— Tech giant Samsung Electronics’ new smartwatch Samsung Gear S2 went on sale Thursday in Seoul. The round-face wearable comes in two models -- the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic priced at 333,000 won ($280) and 374,000 won, respectively. (Samsung)

“제2의 샤오미,”라고 불리는 중국의 스마트폰 제조업체 원플러스의 공동창업자 칼 페이(Carl Pei)가 삼성에서 “인턴으로 일하고 싶다,”고 삼성에 요청해 화제가 되고 있다.원플러스 공동창업자 칼 페이 (@getpeid)　칼 페이는 30일 자신의 블로그에 “삼성으로부터 성공적으로 사업을 성장시키고 운영할 수 있는 방법에 배울 수 있으면 한다,”고 밝혔다. 　가볍게 웃어 넘길 수 있는 말로 들릴 수도 있지만 “진지하다, 심각하다”라는 표현을 사용하며 구체적인 아이디어도 밝혀 가벼운 농담이 아니라는 의견을 밝혔다. 　그는 “(삼성과) 인턴쉽 교환 프로그램을 진행하면 더욱 좋을 것이다. 내가 삼성전자 본사로 가서 일을 하고 삼성전자의 임원이 원플러스로 와서 일을 하는 것이다,”라고 말했다.　원플러스 공동창업자는 삼성과 원플러스가 서로 배울 점이 있다고 밝혔지만, 일각에서는 그의 발언이 삼성의 명성을 이용한 마케팅 전략일 것이라는 추측을 하고 있다. 　원플러스는 원플러스 원이라는 고사양

Google fired back at Apple on Tuesday with a pair of new smartphones, a “convertible” tablet and other gadgetry ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season.The California tech giant unveiled two new Nexus smartphones with enhanced features including fingerprint sensors and improved cameras aimed at the high end of the market dominated by Apple and Samsung. The Nexus 5X smartphone made by Korean tech giant LG Electronics. (LGE)The California tech giant said it was partnering with South Korea‘s