British judges order Apple to rewrite Samsung statement

LONDON (AFP) ― U.S. tech giant Apple has until Saturday to re-write an “inaccurate” statement relating to its patent dispute with South Korean rival Samsung, British judges have ruled.A British court forced Apple on Oct. 18 to post a message on the company’s website stating that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet computers had not infringed the design of Apple’s iPad.But Samsung complained that the message did not comply with the court order because it included comments on other rulings in Germany and the

TechnologyNov. 2, 2012

Korean phones, cars thrive in U.S.

Korea’s handset and car makers are standing out in the U.S. market, as they posted an impressive increase in sales in the third quarter despite global economic slowdown. Korean handset makers took over the majority of the U.S. market share in long term evolution smartphone sales, Strategy Analytics said Friday.Korean smartphone manufacturers ― Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Pantech ― altogether sold about 5.7 million units out of 10.6 million LTE smartphones sold in U.S. in the third qu

TechnologyNov. 2, 2012

Scientists claim people’s bodies can ‘predict’ future events

People’s bodies are able to subconsciously anticipate important events before it actually occurs, American neuroscientists claimed.So-called presentiment -- when people are able to sense things before they happen without any clues -- actually exist, according to a study led by Northwestern University neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge. It remains unclear however, just how such anticipatory activity occurs, she added.Mossbridge’s study was based on hypothesis that physical responses changed seconds

TechnologyNov. 2, 2012

Math anxiety hits brain like physical pain

Anxiety about mathematics can create a response in the brain similar to when a person experiences physical pain, researchers at the University of Chicago say.Brain scans showed brain areas active when highly math-anxious people prepare to do math overlap with the same areas that register the threat of bodily harm or, in some cases, physical pain, they said.“For someone who has math anxiety, the anticipation of doing math prompts a similar brain reaction as when they experience pain -- say, burni

TechnologyNov. 2, 2012

Yongin zoo elephant mimics Korean: study

Children talk to animals at the zoo all the time, but one gregarious Asian elephant talks back.Koshik, a 22-year-old male elephant, can imitate at least five Korean words and does so in a very creative way: by sticking his trunk inside his mouth. “Koshik is capable of matching both pitch and timbre patterns (in human speech),” said Angela Stoeger of Austria’s University of Vienna, who led the study on the “talking elephant.” The study was published Friday in the online edition of science journal

TechnologyNov. 2, 2012

Global sales of Samsung‘s Galaxy Note 2 top 3 million

Worldwide sales of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy Note 2 devices have surpassed 3 million units since the hybrid phone was locally released in late September, the company said Friday. Shipments of the 5.5-inch phablet, a hybrid of a smartphone and a tablet PC, surpassed 3 million units within 37 days of its launch, Samsung said in a press release. The Galaxy Note 2 registered a much faster sales increase compared with the previous Galaxy Note model, which saw global sales top 2 million units t

Nov. 2, 2012

When Hakomi meets oriental medicine

Korean oriental medicine doctors are embracing “Hakomi,” a body-centered, somatic psychotherapy developed in the United States, to treat mental illnesses.Professor Kang Hyung-won of Wonkang University Oriental Medical Center has been leading a group of doctors to develop Hakomi-based programs to treat mental and emotional disorders from depression to “hwabyeong,” a repressed anger syndrome.The word originates from the Hopi Indian language, meaning “How do you stand in relation to these many real

TechnologyNov. 1, 2012

Jeju health care town takes shape with Greenland

SEOGWIPO, Jeju ― An hour’s drive south from the island’s main airport, there is an expanse of flat land with nothing but pebbles and sand.To its north stands Hallasan, Korea’s tallest mountain, while the ocean can be seen just a few feet to the south.The site seems perfect to build a town for tourists seeking medical treatment while on holiday, especially after one has seen the area’s sunsets.This is where Jeju Free International City Development Center, or JDC, plans to develop a 1.5 square-kil

TechnologyNov. 1, 2012

Hypertension and kidney disease

Several organs in our body affect the blood pressure. Among these organs, the kidneys are said to be the most important in blood pressure. People with poor kidney function can have hypertension, and conversely, untreated chronic hypertension can lead to poor kidney function. Therefore, the kidneys and blood pressure are like a needle and a thread. Those with poor kidney function must regulate their blood pressure carefully. This is because hypertension can lead to further decline in kidney funct

TechnologyNov. 1, 2012

Company pulls out all stops for rewarding employees

It took only three months for the happy couple to walk down the aisle. Short as it was, the courting period was unforgettable for the bride and groom, both of whom are employed at SK Hynix. They declined to be identified, but at SK Hynix, they have garnered recognition as the couple who met through the company’s “happy matchmaking program.” Speaking about the series of memorable events they went through before tying the knot, the bride said that she accidentally flushed her engagement ring down

IndustryNov. 1, 2012

SK Hynix cherishes workers, social contributions

SK Hynix will strive to create a favorable workplace that puts a strong focus on its employees as well as social welfare projects, the chipmaker said.Since Hynix was acquired by SK Telecom in March this year, the company has been launching various activities to include the word “happiness” in its business operations.Over 10,000 employees at the maker of dynamic random access memory chips and NAND Flash memory have taken part in volunteering efforts as of September. The activities range from offe

IndustryNov. 1, 2012