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Samsung to feature enhanced image sensor in new smartphones

SHANGHAI -- Samsung Electronics will equip its upcoming flagship smartphone in the second half of the year with an enhanced image sensor technology, dubbed “Isocell Plus,” for clearer and more accura...

Jun 27, 2018
Technology
[Herald Interview] Merck ups focus on materials biz, where Korea is big market

German chemical and life sciences giant Merck KGaA has restructured its performance materials business with aims to strengthen its growth this year — a move that hints at Merck’s renewed attention to...

Jun 26, 2018
Technology
Blockchain-based messenger app BeeChat offers versatile services

As blockchain-backed services move to embrace the masses, one startup aims to serve the fast-growing community of enthusiasts, followers, experts, investors and engineers who have yet to find a “go-t...

Jun 26, 2018
Technology
KT unveils emergency platform using drones

KT Corp., South Korea's second-largest mobile carrier, on Monday unveiled an emergency network service platform that features unmanned drones for search and rescue operations. Skyship, co-developed ...

Jun 25, 2018
Technology
Korea No. 1 worldwide in smartphone ownership, internet penetration

South Korea ranks No. 1 worldwide in terms of smartphone ownership and internet usage, as nine in 10 Korean adults use the internet and own a smartphone, according to a new report released this month...

Jun 24, 2018
Technology
SK Holdings talks with mobility startups Grab, Turo, SoCar

SK Holdings, the parent company of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, is moving to expand the scope of its global mobility business as it explores new potential partnerships and areas...

Jun 24, 2018
Technology
KT launches IoT-based electric bicycle

Mobile carrier KT said Friday that it had built an internet of things-based electric bicycle in partnership with bicycle maker Recon Hi-Tech. Dubbed “Air i,” the electric bicycle uses IoT technologi...

Jun 22, 2018
Technology
Samsung focuses on solid-state batteries at forum

Professor Lee Se-hee of the University of Colorado delivers a presentation on solid-state batteries at a forum hosted by Samsung Electronics on Friday. (Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics focu...

Jun 22, 2018
Technology
Fall of Korea’s top carpool app amid financial struggle, regulatory hurdles

South Korea’s top carpooling startup Poolus has laid off around 70 percent of its employees as part of business restructuring initiated by growing financial difficulties and regulatory hurdles that h...

Jun 21, 2018
Technology
Samsung SDI launches new high-voltage home ESS battery module

South Korea’s leading battery maker Samsung SDI unveiled its newest high-voltage home energy storage system battery module at a tradeshow in Germany, vowing to accelerate its penetration into the gro...

Jun 21, 2018
Technology
KT provides AI solutions for Ambassador Hotel Group

South Korea’s KT will provide its artificial intelligence solutions for Ambassador Hotel Group, helping the global hotel chain to provide AI-based services, the company said Thursday. The Korean mob...

Jun 21, 2018
Technology
Hyundai Motor partners with Audi to boost fuel cell electric vehicles

Two leading automakers collaborate to open new market for hydrogen-powered cars beyond pure electric vehicles

Jun 20, 2018
Technology
Korean market grows for online, mobile games

South Korea was the world’s third-largest market for online video games and the fourth-largest for mobile games last year, according to data provided by market research firm Euromonitor International...

Jun 20, 2018
Technology
KAIST to host forum in Seoul discussing AI ethics, policymaking

KAIST, South Korea’s leading science and technology research university, will host a forum in Seoul on Thursday to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence technology development as well as poli...

Jun 20, 2018
Technology
SK Telecom separates 11Street from SK Planet to catch up with Amazon

SK Telecom’s board of directors decided to split money-losing subsidiary SK Planet into an e-commerce and a data tech firm as part of strategies to boost the online shopping business, it said Tuesday...

Jun 19, 2018
Technology

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