LG Electronics said Tuesday that the company would unveil new LCD televisions that use quantum dot technology at the International Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.South Korea’s second largest consumer electronics company will showcase two sets of 55 and 65-inch quantum dot-based ultrahigh-definition LCD TVs featuring higher color reproduction capacity.The TVs are embedded with films of quantum dot nanocrystals, which are placed in front of LCD backlights, to boost the color ga

Dec. 16, 2014

GS E&C, one of South Korea’s leading apartment builders, has become embroiled in a feud with the buyers of mega apartment complex units over the relatively small number of parking spaces at the complex in Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province. The construction business of GS Group is currently building an apartment complex fitted with some 4,000 units, called the Hangang Central Xi, near Gimpo New Town, west of Seoul. It began presale contracts of the apartments in May. “When the construction firm chang

Dec. 15, 2014

South Korea is witnessing a surge of mobile shoppers on the strength of the solid broadband network and consumers’ preference for faster and easier shopping experiences on the go. The ratio of consumers who use their smartphones to shop online rose to nearly 60 percent this year, sharply up from 24 percent in 2012. The increase in mobile shopping is largely attributed to the growing number of smartphone users in the country. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said the number of Kor

Dec. 14, 2014

Aiming to beef up its technological prowess in the world’s organic light emitting diode industry, LG Display, a leading Korean display manufacturer, has agreed to expand its alliance with Japanese display materials firm Idemitsu Kosan, according to the Korean display maker Friday. The expanded alliance includes closer cooperation in developing OLED technology and sharing related technology patents.  LG Display president Yeo Sang-deok (left) and Yoshihisa Matsumoto, executive vice president of Id

Dec. 12, 2014

David Steel, the first foreign national who became an executive at Samsung Electronics in 2002, will come back to Seoul and join the global public relations team following his recent promotion as executive vice president, the tech giant said.In the 2014 executive reshuffle at the group level, Steel became the third foreign executive vice president, following Tim Baxter and Wang Tong, who were promoted to the same rank in 2012 and 2013 respectively.  David SteelSome market watchers expect Steel,

Dec. 12, 2014

For many people with irritable bowel syndrome, their symptoms don’t give a clear indication of their condition. While IBS is a common gut disorder which causes abdominal pain, bloating, and sometimes bouts of diarrhea and or constipation, those who suffer indigestion ― also known as functional dyspepsia ― may experience the same, often accompanied with nausea or heartburn.But Dr. Jeong Seong-ae at the Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital says that what worries the patients most is that such s

Dec. 11, 2014

Bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It is secreted into the duodenum as the gall bladder contracts when food is consumed, aiding in digestion. Gallstones refer to stone formations in the duct that the bile flows through. Depending on its location, it can be categorized as an intrahepatic gallstone, ductal stone or gall bladder stone. Of these, stones are most commonly found in the gall bladder.The cause of gallstonesThere are various types of gallstones, such as cholesterol

Dec. 11, 2014

Announcing a list of the most viral tweets and memorable moments of the year, Twitter Korea said the Sewol ferry tragedy that took the lives of more than 300 people was at the top. “On the day the Sewol sank, the microblogging service in Korea was flooded with tweets and retweets praying for those on board the ferry to come home safely, and also checking for follow-ups,” Soh Young-sun, market director of Twitter Korea said on Thursday. A slew of Korean Twitter users also joined a yellow ribbon c

Dec. 11, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Even at first glance, it was easy to tell that LG Electronics’ AKA is not just a dumbed-down version of one of LG’s high-end models. With its glossy case and animated eyes, the AKA is aimed at younger consumers who want to stand out. To open the phone, you have to tap on the exposed part of the screen twice, after which a set of eyes appear. It feels a bit odd, and even creepy at first, but before long I become attached to the googly, playful eyes. The phone comes with four covors ― white, yello

Dec. 10, 2014

The Korea Internet & Security Agency said Wednesday that it would reorganize its key divisions by the end of the month to better handle emerging technologies related to the Internet of Things and online security.KISA CEO Baik Kee-seung, who took helm of the agency that promotes cybersecurity and Web-based businesses last September, said the new technology environment requires the organization to dump old mindsets and tackle problems through collaboration.“We have asked ourselves whether KISA and

Dec. 10, 2014

Mobile technology has brought profound changes to the way people consume digital goods, with life cycles of products and services getting shorter.As people are constantly exposed to a slew of new information, their tastes change every minute, making it harder to predict their future spending patterns.This is why companies today need the assistance of artificial intelligence that can help them analyze a massive amount of data in real time and implement advertising and marketing strategies customi

Dec. 10, 2014

This image taken by the Mast Camera on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover just north of the “Kimberley” waypoint shows beds of sandstone inclined to the southwest toward Mount Sharp and away from the Gale Crater rim (top photo). The inclination of the beds indicates a build-out of sediment toward Mount Sharp. These inclined beds are interpreted as the deposits of small deltas fed by rivers flowing down from the crater rim to the north and building out into a lake to the south, where Mount Sharp is now

Dec. 9, 2014

Korea Electric Power Corporation, the state-run electricity provider, has teamed up with KT Corp., the country’s largest telecommunications firm, to map a blueprint for creating a smart energy ecosystem.Holding a meeting at KEPCO’s new head office in Naju, South Jeolla Province Tuesday, the heads of the two firms signed an agreement on making the combined effort for the smart energy cause.“By working with KEPCO for convergence of telecommunications and energy technologies, KT will try to produce

Dec. 9, 2014

Concerns are rising over the security of the digital currency bitcoin following hacking cases that allegedly took place for the first time in South Korea at local online bitcoin exchange Bitcore.A man surnamed Kim in the southeastern port city of Pohang filed a complaint with the Pohang Cyber Police Agency on Nov. 14, claiming that 15 of his bitcoins worth around 6.2 million won (based on the value of a bitcoin as of Monday) were stolen by an anonymous person operating from Bitcore on Nov. 11.An

Dec. 8, 2014