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Samsung decides to extend Olympic sponsorship until 2028

Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday the tech titan will extend its official sponsorship for the Olympics until 2028, including the 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles events, dispelling rumors about it...

Dec 4, 2018
Technology
SK Holdings C&C partners with ConsenSys for blockchain hub

SK Holdings C&C, the information technology solutions unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said Tuesday that it has partnered with ConsenSys, a leading US-based Ethereum blockchain technology company, to ...

Dec 4, 2018
Technology
Samsung to brace for slow growth in 2019 in personnel reshuffle

Market estimates Samsung’s operating profit to decline to W60tr next year as chip boom ends

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Facebook brings ‘ad breaks’ video monetization feature to Korea

Facebook said Monday that “ad breaks,” ads that appear partway through videos uploaded on the social networking site, are now available as a monetization method for video creators in South Korea. Th...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Kakao interlinks with JapanTaxi to offer taxi-hailing service in Japan

Beginning later this week, South Korean travelers in Japan will be able to use the Kakao T taxi-hailing app to fetch taxis locally. The app is set to be interlinked with JapanTaxi, the biggest taxi-h...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Kakao Bank unveils passbook for mobile community

Internet-only Kakao Bank said Monday it has unveiled a passbook for members of mobile communities and group communication. An administrator of a mobile community can open a passbook that can be used...

Dec 3, 2018
Technology
Korea officially launches 5G service via Samsung phone

Businesses start using 5G for robot, artificial intelligence, self-driving car and factory

Dec 2, 2018
Technology
Gaming smartphone Razer Phone 2 arrives in Korea

Singaporean gaming device developer Razer introduced the Razer Phone 2, a gaming smartphone, in South Korea on Friday, with aims to entice mobile gamers in one of the world’s biggest markets for vide...

Nov 30, 2018
Technology
Samsung SDI to expand battery production in US

Samsung SDI, the battery-making unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, will be expanding its battery pack plant for electric vehicles in the Unites States, the company said Thursday. Samsung SDI will ...

Nov 29, 2018
Technology
[Photo News] NCSoft unveils ‘Lineage Remastered’

`LINEAGE REMASTERED` UNVEILED -- NCSoft CEO Kim Taek-jin introduces “Lineage Remastered,” an upgraded version of the company’s flagship online PC game “Lineage,” at a launch event in Seoul on Thursda...

Nov 29, 2018
Technology
Korean telcos to introduce world’s first commercial 5G network on Saturday

South Korea’s three major telecommunication providers, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, will officially deploy the world’s first commercial fifth-generation services here Saturday by sending out the firs...

Nov 29, 2018
Technology
[Video] Startups, VCs gather in Seoul to celebrate The Investor’s Choice

High-profile startups optimistic about the Korean startup scene in 2019

Nov 28, 2018
Technology
LG Electronics opens new robot, self-driving centers

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it opened two new organizations under the direct control of its chief executive officer that will focus on bolstering its robot and self-driving solution businesses...

Nov 28, 2018
Technology
KT's mobile phone subscribers down after fire disrupts services

The number of mobile phone subscribers at KT Corp., the nation's second-largest mobile carrier, sharply fell for three days in a row after a fire at one of the company's facilities in western Seoul l...

Nov 28, 2018
Technology
Philips’ portable ultrasound machine for smart devices arrives in Korea

Dutch health care giant Philips on Tuesday announced the launch of Lumify, a portable, app-based ultrasound solution compatible with Android mobile devices, in South Korea. According to the company,...

Nov 27, 2018
Technology

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