Intel is again seeking to partner with Apple to supply its mobile communication chips for future iPhones.Most of Apple’s smartphones have used chips from Qualcomm.“Chances are high that global smartphone makers such as Apple and LG Electronics will use Intel’s baseband chips in their products down the road,” said Lee Hee-sung, the president of Intel Korea, at a press meeting on Thursday. Intel Korea president Lee Hee-sung introduces new chips for data servers at a press conference in Seoul on Th

The head of South Korea’s biggest automaker, Hyundai Motor Group, emphasized localization to win over new overseas markets as he toured company plants in India and Turkey that have undergone a shift in focus.“The greatest competitiveness comes from localization,” Chung Mong-koo was quoted as saying in company press releases. “The plants in India and Turkey should win over new markets in India, the Middle East and Africa as the two pillars in localization,” he said. Hyundai Motor Group chairman C

With less than 40 days until the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan next month, South Korea’s preparatory committee under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is making all-out efforts to promote the landmark meeting.Through social networks, online games, outdoor advertising banners and Web cartoons, it seeks to introduce the ITU and increase public participation.Korea’s ICT Ministry is partnering with other government agencies to run its public relations campaign with hopes of

The hotly anticipated video game “Destiny” soared at its launch, setting a trajectory intended to eclipse the blockbuster hit its makers had with “Halo.” “Destiny,” from Bungie studio, was the most preordered new video game franchise in history, according to publisher Activision. “Destiny is the game we’ve always wanted to make,” Bungie president Harold Ryan said in a launch release.“We’ve dreamed of this universe for years, so we couldn’t be more thrilled to swing open the doors and let fans sh

The Galaxy Note 4, Samsung Electronics’ all-new smartphone-tablet hybrid unveiled at the 2014 IFA in Berlin, has better display with a faster processing speed than its predecessor.It is thin and light. It has an S-pen. What else?The phablet looks much like the Note 3, except that it has a metal frame without the stitches on the back cover. The Note 3’s stitch design received poor reviews last year when it hit the market.The Note 4 seemingly turned out to be much ado about nothing.Lee Don-joo, Sa

Huh Young-hoHuh Young-ho, a former LG executive, has been named chief executive of Chang Sung, a metal materials manufacturer for the chip, shipbuilding and automotive industries, LG Innotek said Thursday.Huh had been with LG since 1977, beginning his career at LG Electronics, where he worked for 20 years in the company’s television manufacturing unit. He then became the CEO of LG Innotek in 2002, and spurred the development of indigenous IT materials of displays and optics.Huh’s major contribut

Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday that it has acquired PrintOn, a Canada-based mobile printing solutions company, the latest on the tech giant’s growing list of acquisition deals.Samsung, which had been inactive in making deals compared with its competitors in Silicon Valley, has recently been aggressively buying a number of tech companies to fit with its mobile business.Samsung has bought about 10 companies since last year, including SmartThings, an open platform developer for connecte

LG G Watch R. (LG Electronics)With the novelty for owning smartphones slowly waning, global tech heavyweights are scrambling to get a grip on the next big thing in wearable technology converged with health care services.Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set for a fresh battle over smart watches, and will soon be joined by U.S. tech giant Apple later this year.LG and Samsung will officially unveil their new smart watches with innovative designs at IFA, the world’s leading trade show for