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Samsung mass produces DRAM for automobiles with high thermal endurance

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had begun mass producing DRAM chips for automobiles, which can endure heat of up to 125 degrees Celsius.The chips are 10-nanometer-class 16-gigabit DRAM capable of enduring hot temperatures during automotive applications. The latest 16Gb DRAM is the industry’s first automotive solution, raising the temperature threshold from the current 105 degrees Celsius to 125 degrees Celsius, making them automotive grade 1-compliant. 16Gb DRAM (Samsung Electronics)The r

LG Display posts first deficit in six years due to LCD prices

Company to operate emergency management plan

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Naver ups regulation of news comment system after opinion-rigging scandal

Naver, the operator of South Korea’s main portal website and search engine, on Wednesday rolled out a new set of restrictions for its online news comment system in light of burgeoning controversy over an opinion-rigging scandal that involved abuse of the system.　Naver has capped the number of times a user can click “agree” or “disagree” on a comment at 50 times within a 24-hour timeframe. Until now, there had not been any restrictions on the number of times a user could click “agree” or “disagre

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Nexon Korea CEO denies rumors of Bitstamp acquisition

Nexon Korea CEO Lee Jung-hun on Wednesday denied rumors that the company is considering the acquisition of Bitstamp, the world’s oldest surviving bitcoin exchange.　“Nexon Korea does not have anything to do with a Bitstamp acquisition,” Lee said during a press conference held at the Nexon Korea headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. “We do not have any plans to link cryptocurrencies with our game business,” he said, adding that this does not mean Nexon is ruling out the use of bloc

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Samsung launches highest-spec consumer-focused SSD products globally

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it is launching the third generation of its consumer solid-state drive lineup Samsung 970 PRO and EVO for the global market, which will set new standards for nonvolatile memory express SSD products. NVMe refers to an interface enabling high-speed data processing. Samsung first introduced NVMe products in 2015. The Samsung 970 PRO and EVO are designed to provide large-volume storage with the fastest computing power so far by adopting Samsung’s latest 64-layer V-NA

Apr 25, 2018
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Nexon targets blind spots in games with big data, AI

With AI tech, Nexon strives to better understand, optimize users’ gaming experience

Apr 25, 2018
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SKT to provide blockchain-based asset management service

SK Telecom will provide an asset management service by using blockchain technologies within this year, and build a platform that will help match blockchain startups with investors for growth of the techs and related industry, the mobile carrier’s blockchain unit head said Tuesday. Oh Se-hyeon, executive vice president of SKT’s blockchain business unit, said the company is planning to launch a blockchain-based asset management and payment service, which will ensure trust for peer-to-peer transact

Apr 24, 2018
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Mobile carriers prepare cutting-edge ICT tech to support upcoming inter-Korean talks

South Korea’s mobile carriers on Monday are preparing their cutting-edge network infrastructure to make the historic third summit between South and North Korea via the fifth-generation network as immersive as possible to viewers around the world. KT has been installing broadcasting and telecommunicating network systems at Panmunjeom. The company said Monday it signed an agreement with Cheong Wa Dae’s preparatory committee for the summit to provide technological support for the inter-Korean talks

Apr 24, 2018
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SK Holdings C&C releases white paper detailing AI’s use across industries

Artificial intelligence is considered a transformative technology promising vast improvements for businesses across all sectors. While we understand that AI is useful, exactly what kind of benefits can it bring to companies? 　SK Holdings C&C, the information technology services unit of South Korea’s SK Group, aims to help answer the question with the release of a new white paper detailing where and how AI solutions can be leveraged to improve various tasks for business organizations.SK Holdings

Apr 24, 2018
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[News Focus] Mobile carriers face mounting 5G costs, falling profits

South Korean mobile carriers are feeling the pinch as they are facing rising costs due to the establishment of the fifth-generation mobile network infrastructure while being pressured to cut mobile service fees, industry insiders said Sunday. Amid the increasing pressures on the country’s three telecom companies to cut households’ mobile costs, the upcoming auction for 5G frequencies in mid-June is predicted to charge the operators huge costs, making it harder for them to seek margins. On Thursd

Apr 23, 2018
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Samsung mulls launching new Galaxy phone in China

Samsung Electronics is considering the release of new Galaxy smartphones in China to restore its market share there, according to the tech titan on Sunday. Samsung recently won certification from Chinese authority TENNA for the new SM-8750 model, which has raised speculations globally about what will be the name of the new model. According to a Samsung official, the new model will be released as a variant of the Galaxy S series. However, the name has not been confirmed yet. Chinese consumers lo

Apr 23, 2018
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Samsung Display joins move to halt disclosure of workplace reports

Samsung Display, the display unit of South Korean tech giant Samsung Group, said Friday that it has filed an administrative suit at the Daejeon District Court seeking to nullify the government’s order to disclose workplace assessment reports on the firm’s production plant.The display maker confirmed that it had filed the suit on April 17, challenging the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s mandate to publicize assessment reports on its production facility in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, on t

Apr 21, 2018
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[Photo News] Line concludes global developer’s conference in Seoul

LINE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE -- Park Eui-vin (left), Chief Technology Officer at Line, delivers a keynote speech concluding the “2018 Dev Week Global Workshop” hosted by Line Plus, the Korean unit of Line, in Seoul on Friday. The annual event invites developers from Line’s offices worldwide to discuss the latest IT trends and issues. This year, the conference invited more than 1,000 of Line’s developers from seven countries to partake in various workshops. The four-day conference took place from Ap

Apr 21, 2018
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[What’s happening at SK Telecom] Young blood in lead of SKT’s new ICT businesses

SKT hiring young engineers from overseas to boost artificial intelligence

Apr 20, 2018
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Raonsecure aims for US operation momentum with RSA presentation

Raonsecure, a biometric technology solution provider to financial firms in South Korea, offered a theater presentation at RSA Conference 2018 in San Francisco, California, highlighting the “momentum for overseas business in America,” the company said Thursday. Raonsecure‘s presentation was made on Wednesday along with some 30 companies at the conference. Raonsecure was the only Korean company to be invited by US company Intel to give presentation. (Raonsecure)The 30-minute session involved an o

Apr 20, 2018
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