Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has joined forces with Microsoft Corp. to provide cloud-based private 5G network solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the next-generation communications sector. Samsung will deploy its virtualized radio access network (RAN), virtualized core, and multi-access edge computing technologies on Microsoft‘s cloud platform Azure, which will better support private 5G networks in enterprises. “The collaboration hig

Google says only 2% of Korean developers will have to change payment system according to new policy

Google Inc. faced strong backlash from South Korean developers after it announced Monday (US time) it will enforce its app market's billing system, which charges a 30 percent fee to all app developers. While Google has taken a 30 percent cut for all in-app purchases on the Play store through its billing system, some apps have circumvented the rule by using other systems, such as direct credit card payments. "We have clarified the language in our payments policy to be more explicit that al

Fair Trade Commission Chairperson Joh Sung-wook (center) tries out Relumino -- Samsung Electronics’ visual aid application for people with low vision -- during a visit to the gallery of C-Lab, the tech giant’s in-house incubator program, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Joh joined Kim Ki-nam, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, and other executives during an event where Samsung announced programs to help partner firms. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Korean mobile carriers are preparing a variety of communication services and events for people staying at home during the Chuseok holidays next week. KT, the country’s No. 2 telecom company by subscribers, said Friday it will launch a challenge using the rich communication service, known as RCS, which is aimed to encourage people to send messages to loved ones. The RCS, which is a free messaging service launched between the country’s three major mobile carriers, can open gro

South Korea censored over 200,000 pieces of online data in 2019, a report showed Friday, marking a slight decline from the previous year. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC), the country's censorship body, took action against 206,759 pieces of online data last year, such as blocking public access or deleting them, down from 238,246 in 2018, according to an annual report from the Clinical Legal Education Center under the Korea University's School of Law. The Korea Internet Tran

Samsung Display said Thursday the company has received the highest level of certification for its efforts to produce no industrial waste from Underwriters Laboratories as the first Korean manufacturer. The Korean panel maker’s production site (line No.1) in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, obtained a platinum grade in the zero waste to landfill segment. Underwriters Laboratories grants the platinum level for manufacturing sites that recycle all of their industrial waste, while givin

LG Electronics unveiled a collaboration on future car interiors with Hyundai Motor Company, the tech giant said Thursday. Dubbed the “Ioniq Concept Cabin,” the model offers a glimpse of the inside of how future vehicles could look like if they go fully electrified. The two companies focused on maximizing the benefit of greater space inside of future electric vehicles than conventional combustion engine cars, aiming to make passengers feel at home. The Ioniq Concept Cabin feat

Global experts from around the world and industry officials agreed on supremacy of South Korea’s 5G network technologies at an online seminar hosted by SK Telecom on Wednesday. “Korea’s 5G achievements are special for the world,” said Alex Choi, vice president of Deutsche Telekom, during the seminar. “There are few countries that have 5G speed on 3.5 gigahertz as fast as Korea and coverage as wide as Korea.” Ross O’Brien, editor of MIT Tech Review,

LG Electronics’ swiveling LG Wing smartphone will retail for 1.09 million won ($936), the company said Tuesday. “LG Wing’s retail price is the lowest among smartphones with multiple screens so far,” the company said in a press release. “The company has set the price at such an aggressive level in order to allow more consumers to experience the LG Wing’s new form factor.” The LG Wing features a 6.8-inch OLED main screen that can be swiveled horizont

SK hynix on Tuesday announced its investment in an artificial intelligence solutions company Gauss Labs that will lead SK Group’s future value creation. The chipmaker will invest $55 million in Gauss Labs as the sole investor through 2022. Last month, Gauss Labs opened its headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley, and plans to establish a Korean office later this month. Kim Young-han, a data scientist and tenured professor at the University of California, San Diego, will ser

As the global transport sector braces for future mobility services like flying taxis, South Korean telecom operators are strengthening partnerships with both auto giants and startups alike to join the industry shift. Major local carriers have emerged as key players in the transport shake-up as network infrastructure and technology are crucial in developing future vehicles. Earlier this week, major telecom firm KT Corp. joined hands with the country's largest carmaker, Hyundai Motor Co., as wel

Samsung Electronics’ first wearable robot, GEMS Hip, has been certified for its safety requirements by the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement, the company announced Monday. Samsung first unveiled the GEMS robot, which stands for gait enhancing and motivating system, at CES 2019. The company has developed three types of the wearable robot: GEMS Hip, GEMS Knee and GEMS Ankle. Each one supports the particular body parts’ abilities, enabling wearers to move more easily.

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Monday it has released a mobile app-based DNA testing service in partnership with bio firm Macrogen Inc. and the mobile carrier's joint venture Invites Healthcare Co., expanding its involvement in the digital health care sector. The subscription-based service, named care8 DNA, is offered through a mobile application, on which users can sign up for 29 types of genetic testing, such as for nicotine reliance and hair loss, according to th

LG Electronics Inc., a major home appliance maker in South Korea, said Monday it plans to launch a hair loss treatment device within this year. South Korea's drug safety ministry recently approved the LG Pra.L MediHair as a laser apparatus for medical use, according to the company. LG said its hair growth helmet is based on Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT), which was cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. The wearable device combines 146 la