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In order to keep streets clean and landfills less crowded in the long term, the Korean government has come up with a new strategy seeking to charge both residents and businesses for the food they discard. This measure is much needed nowadays, to prevent people from throwing away perfectly edible products, Eart... |
6 January 2012
09:01 GMT |
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Even though Korea is the home of big brands, like Kia and Hyunday, it is the first time when a hybrid is part of its plans to green up its infrastructure. The main target is to launch an eco-friendly electric vehicle, the Kia Ray EV, as big as the Ray CUV, but equipped with 50 kW electric motor powered by a 16.4 kW... |
23 December 2011
03:46 GMT |
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Operation In Our Sites, launched by the Department of Homeland Security’s ICE unit, continues with the seizure of 11 Korean domain names that were allegedly related to movie piracy. According to TorrentFreak, the Department of Justice and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement seized the domains as a result ... |
5 December 2011
05:33 GMT |
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A hacking operation left more than a quarter of the entire population of South Korea exposed after the backup databases of Nexon’s Maple Story, a highly popular MMORPG game, were breached.
Player names, usernames, passwords and the registration numbers that are equivalent to social security numbers were stole... |
28 November 2011
05:34 GMT |
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The fact that the use of regional software leaves systems just as vulnerable as the use of international brands is proven by the latest cybercriminal operations which relied on a weakness in Hancom Office, a text processing software mainly used in Korea.
Symantec researchers came across a piece of malware that begin... |
24 November 2011
05:53 GMT |
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A story on a Korean site has been pulled after being quoted on several news outlets, including Softpedia, with information about upcoming iPhone and iPad models as the result of Apple partnering with LG Display.The story in question attracted attention with claims that an industry insider had contacted The Korea Time... |
16 November 2011
07:33 GMT |
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A report coming from Korea says that an industry insider shooting his mouth to the press in the country has revealed a partnership between LG Display and Apple to create parts for the next-generation iPhone and iPad.The unnamed executive reportedly told the Korea Times that next year's iPhone will feature a 4-in... |
15 November 2011
07:44 GMT |
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New information has arrived regarding the potential delay of Apple’s iPhone 5, including one interesting tidbit about hardware parts that did not live up to Apple’s standards.A Korean newspaper is spreading the word that iPhone 5 should have been the centerpiece of Apple’s October 4 event, but that ... |
8 November 2011
05:35 GMT |
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Goodwill Industries International, located in South Korea tries to expand its influence and profits margins while also helping those in need. The enterprise plans to open 100 new stores in which approximately 3,000 people with disabilities will work.
And the charitable mission doesn't end here. After achieving... |
3 November 2011
11:22 GMT |
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As part of an international design competition intended to a establish a design for the Busan Opera House that is to be constructed in 2014, the architects at Solus4 have come up with a sustainable building that uses elements of culture and history of Korea.The Busan Opera House project by Solus4 has a flowing design... |
21 September 2011
09:06 GMT |
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Korea-based Electronics maker Samsung is attempting to ban the sale of Apple’s iPhone 5 in its home land, in what can only intensify the duo’s already critical spat in court rooms.Even though one makes processor chips and displays for the other to use in its phones and tablets to sell, Samsung and Apple a... |
19 September 2011
08:02 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility has just announced the availability of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system flavor for its Motorola ATRIX devices in the Korean market. The company started to deliver the new software update to its users since a few days ago, and will continue the process for the next few... |
18 August 2011
03:42 GMT |
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Two Korean men were arrested last week for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against a number of 109 online gambling websites on behalf of a criminal gang.According to prosecutors, 32-year-old Lee, the owner of a server co-location company, handled the hosting for a gambling website ran by an Inc... |
11 January 2011
06:23 GMT |
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The Korea Herald is reporting that a 13-year-old has turned down Apple’s attempts to settle a lawsuit under the table. Lee Chul-ho had filed a suit on behalf of his 13-year-old daughter in October, seeking 294,000 won (US$251) in compensation after an Apple service center refused to fix her water-damaged iPhone... |
27 December 2010
06:42 GMT |
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The South Korean government has installed virtual shelters to protect business networks and critical Internet infrastructure from crippling DDoS attacks like the one that hit the country in 2009.The new service was revealed by Jinhyun Cho, a senior researcher at Korea Internet Security Center (KrCERT/CC), who represe... |
19 November 2010
11:55 GMT |
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According to a couple of recently emerged reports, Apple is in talks with LG Uplus of Korea to ship a CDMA-capable iPhone in the territory, while Verizon may be on track to finally support a 4G (LTE) version of the handset.The Korea Herald reports that LG Uplus Corp. said it was in talks with Apple to offer the CDMA ... |
8 November 2010
04:14 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has just announced the release of a new device on the market in South Korea, namely the MOTO GLAM. The new Motorola phone was launched on shelves with premium features, being another high-end device the company launches in Korea after the Motorola MOTOROI, or the MOTO QRTY. The same as mo... |
4 August 2010
06:58 GMT |
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Android phone users in Korean have now a new feature to enjoy when it comes to the Android Market, namely the availability of paid applications. Earlier this week, Internet giant Google announced the availability of paid content via the app store in the country, showing that the Android platform is growing strong in... |
17 July 2010
04:30 GMT |
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South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom has recently unveiled plans to start rolling-out its LTE network in Seoul in 2011. Moreover, the company reportedly announced plans to expand the coverage to the Seoul Metropolitan Area and to 6 Metropolitan Cities in 2012, while aiming at offering nationwide LTE coverage by ... |
15 July 2010
05:24 GMT |
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Samsung's Galaxy S Android-based mobile phone is slowly becoming one of the hottest handsets on the Korean market. Launched in late June, the device has appealed to a wide range of users, and managed to top 100,000 units sold during the first six days of availability alone. Moreover, it seems that the phone mai... |
13 July 2010
09:04 GMT |
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Google's Nexus One has just landed on the market in Korea on the airwaves of wireless carrier KT. The Internet giant promised that the mobile phone would arrive in the country, and now the second largest operator in the country has it. The most notable new feature of the device is the inclusion of Android 2.2 F... |
17 June 2010
10:48 GMT |
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16 people have been indicted with rigging games and placing illegal bets in the match-fixing scandal that has recently taken place in the Korean pro-gaming Starcraft community. While the South Korean law somewhat protects the identities of people involved in on-going legal investigations, the little information revea... |
18 May 2010
09:36 GMT |
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We already know that 2010 will see the launch of a new full length Call of Duty: Black Ops videogame, developed by Treyarch, on November 6 and lovers of the franchise will, before that date, be able to enjoy a new Map Pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the biggest selling title of last year. But it seems publis... |
7 May 2010
05:39 GMT |
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A Korean site claims to have heard from industry sources that part manufacturers are already working on the new iPhone’s case. Particularly, The Chosun IIbo reveals that production of the 5-megapixel cameras for Apple’s iPhone 4G has been kicked off at a plant in Gumi (owned by LG Innotek). According to t... |
29 April 2010
10:40 GMT |
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Today, McAfee, Inc. announced the launch of its anti-malware solution for Android-based mobile phones. The company's McAfee VirusScan Mobile technology is currently available for the SK Telecom customers in Korea owning handsets powered by Google's Android operating system and by Microsoft's Windows M... |
29 April 2010
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has brought to light two new appealing handsets powered by Google's Android operating system, the LG LU2300 and LG KU9500/SU950. Both devices were unveiled officially by LG Korea, and were said to be headed for the market with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs inside. ... |
27 April 2010
09:38 GMT |
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Research In Motion and SK Telecom recently announced the launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone in South Korea. With a wide array of high-end features and its compact, elegant design, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will most likely appeal to both business and regular users. The smartphone provides top functional... |
26 April 2010
10:22 GMT |
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The main body tasked with rating videogames that go on sale in Korea has said that it is giving an 18+ rating to StarCraft II, the upcoming real time strategy sequel coming from Blizzard this year. This means the game can only be legally sold to adults and might lead to the title moving less copies than expected in t... |
20 April 2010
05:12 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is set to soon bring to the market a new device powered by Google's Android 2.1 operating system, the LG LU2300, and some new details on the handset are now available. The new LG LU2300 is reportedly heading to the market as a smartphone meant to compete in the hig... |
14 April 2010
05:02 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has just launched a new device on the market in its home land, the LG Maxx LG9400, which is none other than the LG Arena Max LU9400 which was already unveiled to the world not to long ago. The handset is now available for purchase in the country via LG Telecom, the smal... |
1 March 2010
06:17 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola announced on Sunday the launch of the first Android 2.0 handset on the Korean market, namely the Motorola MOTOROI. According to the company, the new device comes towards Korean users with multitasking capabilities, while also delivering pinch-and-zoom browsing, as well as great navigation... |
18 January 2010
03:39 GMT |
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Cupertino-based Apple has just got its highly popular iPhone device launched on the Korean market. In the already known launch style, the iPhone has seen a very warm welcome in Korea, with a large number of people lining up to purchase the handset from KT, the carrier that has exclusivity on the Apple device for the... |
30 November 2009
06:42 GMT |
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The LiMo Foundation announced on Wednesday that a series of powerful Korean mobile companies signed a MOU for the establishment of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association. The new initiative is aimed at delivering innovation for the LiMo platform on the Korean industry. The new association includes members like LG Ele... |
19 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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MMORPGs haven't really dared come out on the market very much this year. There is something about World of Warcraft that saps the courage from publishers and developers. But one company that was brave enough to make a stand did so with surprising results. NCsoft's Aion: Tower of Eternity has managed to rake... |
9 November 2009
03:26 GMT |
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Norwegian software company Opera Software announced on Tuesday that its popular Opera Mini mobile browser would soon become available in Korea via a series of handsets from the Korea-based SK Telecom. According to the company, its software solution is expected to surface on the carrier's devices starting with Oc... |
23 September 2009
04:19 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has recently unveiled to the world a brand-new music phone with full-touch capabilities, the Motorola ROKR ZN50. The device comes in a sliding form factor and packs 3G capabilities and powerful music features, the company says. Furthermore, it is expected to come to the market in two diffe... |
9 July 2009
04:28 GMT |
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South-Korean mobile phone maker Samsung, the second handset vendor in the world, stated recently that it expects its newly launched Samsung Star S5230 device to be sold in more than 10 million units during the ongoing year. This might be a simple task for the company in the end, as the Chinese daily Commercial Times ... |
1 July 2009
10:11 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has announced today the launch of its latest smartphone, the LG-GM730. The new device, which comes to the market running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, includes advanced mobile features that make its usage much easier than before, the company say... |
15 June 2009
07:00 GMT |
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NCsoft is announcing that it has seen strong financial results for the first quarter of 2009, which ended on March 31. The reason for the bounce back for the company, which registered less than stellar results in late 2008, is the launch of its new MMORPG game, Aion which, at the moment, is only available for play in... |
13 May 2009
02:58 GMT |
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Mobile phone users in South Korea have now yet another clamshell device to consider when thinking about going shopping for one, namely the Motorola MOTO V10. The new 2G flipper comes with a Tandem Display technology, while sporting two screens, one on each side of the flip. In addition, it also sports a uniquely desi... |
24 April 2009
09:48 GMT |
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Nokia announced today that it would soon start to sell its WCDMA 3G mobile handsets in Korea, and the first device model to become available in the country would be the Nokia 6210s. At the same time, the company would also mark the debut of its 3G mobile phones on the Korean market. According to Colin Giles, senior... |
7 April 2009
09:07 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, Sony Ericsson is getting ready to enter the Korean market with its Xperia X1mobile phone. This Windows Mobile smartphone is supposed to prove competitive on a market that is somehow dominated by the “local” companies, namely Samsung and LG. Undoubtedly, the Xperi... |
10 March 2009
11:36 GMT |
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Hellgate: London, the ill-fated MMO set to have its servers closed on January 31 because of its abysmal performance, could have a chance at redemption as it might continue as a free to play multiplayer game under the guidance of its publisher in Korea, HanbitSoft.Namco Bandai, as the publisher of the MMO on the Weste... |
28 January 2009
02:39 GMT |
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The Korea Game Industry Agency held a ceremony during which it announced the winners of the first Global Online Game Awards. The idea is for the best online titles to be showcased so that gamers all over the world know what they should play online the next year. It makes sense for Korea to host such a ceremony, ... |
17 December 2008
04:32 GMT |
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The mobile banking system seems to become more and more popular, as banks from all over the world are releasing or considering releasing this kind of system. Such is the case with Citibank Korea, which has taken it to the next level, twisting the idea a bit, so that it would be most profitable. As a result, an Englis... |
16 December 2008
09:39 GMT |
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The Korean government is announcing that it plans to launch a fund worth 200 million dollars designed to back the videogames industry in the country. The 350 billion won investment is designed to make sure that Korea maintains its status as one of the growing powers in information technology.The announcement was made... |
8 December 2008
06:38 GMT |
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NCsoft, the company which is currently running MMO projects like Tabula Rasa and City of Heroes/City of Villains, is sending word that Aion: The Tower of Eternity has reached more than 170,000 beta subscriptions in the week since the game entered that stage. Bear in mind the fact that the beta is for now only availab... |
18 November 2008
03:36 GMT |
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is currently a pretty popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) largely due to the fact that it brings to life such a great universe like that of Conan. The game won over quite a lot of experienced users from other online titles because it offered such an innovati... |
14 November 2008
03:16 GMT |
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Even as Namco Bandai announced its plan to shut down the game server for Hellgate: London on January 31, 2009, HanbitSoft, a Korean publisher and developer, reveals that it fully owns the intellectual property related to the game and that it intends to create and later publish an expansion for the MMO.HanbitSoft was ... |
5 November 2008
04:05 GMT |
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Won Jeong Hwa, a North Korean woman who posed as a defector, has been sentenced by a South Korean court to five years in prison for espionage. She was arrested in July, because as part of her civic duties to give anti-communism lectures in South Korean military bases, she engaged in a relationship with an officer who... |
22 October 2008
08:20 GMT |
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