BOOK A TABLE WITH APP -- Mobile platform developer SK Planet said Monday its restaurant recommendation application Syrup Table, which has surpassed 12.5 million downloads so far, now offers a restaurant booking service for subscribers. (SK Planet)

Technology Nov. 16, 2015

MID-RANGE TWO-TUB WASHER — LG Electronics releases a mid-end variant of the Tromm Twin Wash, a front-load washer that features a top-load machine on the bottom. The new Twin Wash, priced at 2.3 million won ($1,960) -- 500,000 won less than the high-end version -- comes in white with a 16-kilogram front-loader and a 3.5 kg top-loader, which can run simultaneously or separately. (LGE)

Technology Nov. 16, 2015

The market for organic-light emitting diodes will likely gain more steam in the next couple years as more device-makers, including Apple, are forecast to roll out their next flagship smartphones and smartwatches fitted with the flexible display, according to sources.Even though handset manufacturers will not immediately drop the traditional liquid crystal displays from their devices, they will opt for OLEDs for products such as foldable tablets in two or three years, they forecast.California-bas

Technology Nov. 16, 2015

SAMSUNG RECOGNIZED FOR GREEN PRODUCTS -- Samsung Electronics said Friday that its business monitor UE850 had received the TCO Display 7.0 environment certification from the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, a trade union organization. (Samsung)

Technology Nov. 13, 2015

BUSAN -- Along with long-awaited blockbuster game titles, independent, or indie, games are also entertaining visitors at the annual G-Star game trade show being held in Busan.Indie games are created by individuals or a small team of developers without backing from big game publishers. The indie game segment is often said to serve as an important locomotive of the nation’s game industry as it is a hotbed of creativity born from pure passion and love for games. Aki Koseki (in yellow), president of

Technology Nov. 13, 2015

BUSAN -- Elves, monsters and supercars from popular online games became much more real at the annual G-Star game trade show, luring gaming aficionados to the event that opened Thursday in Busan.　From car exhibits to stage shows, companies took their characters out of their game worlds to reach out to players. Models pose at game developer Nexon`s exhibition booth during the G-Star game trade show on Thursday in Busan. (Kim Young-won/Korea Herald)　The four-day trade show is a venue for game devel

Technology Nov. 12, 2015

Mobile messenger operator Kakao said Wednesday that former co-chief executive Lee Sir-goo would leave the company.His departure came after the former Kakao co-CEO was indicted without detention last week by the prosecution for neglecting the circulation of pornography on KakaoGroup, a group chatting application.  Kakao’s co-CEO Lee Sir-goo (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)“Lee said he would like to take on new challenges,” said a Kakao spokesperson, adding the former co-CEO is scheduled to leave

Technology Nov. 11, 2015

Showing off their advanced technologies, Korean electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have bagged a clutch of awards at the CES Innovation Awards, an annual competition program honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. Samsung and LG won 38 and 21 innovation awards for their products, respectively, at the CES Innovation Awards, according to the companies on Wednesday. Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. (Samsung)The award-winning produ

Technology Nov. 11, 2015

Design should be “meaningful, impactful and inspiring,” since it is at the center of every business decision and decides the fate of a company.That is the belief of Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer.Participating in the 5th Herald Design Forum held at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, the Zuckerberg Media CEO shed light on the importance of design in running businesses. Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and social media pioneer, delive

Technology Nov. 10, 2015

South Korea’s leading battery-maker LG Chem said Monday that it has secured a deal worth millions of dollars to supply its batteries for a project to build the world’s largest energy storage system for frequency regulation in Germany.The company’s lithium-ion batteries will be utilized in a project led by German power generator Steag to build the ESSs for frequency regulation in six regions in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Saaerland, Germany, in 2016.The ESS for frequency regulation is used to maintai

Technology Nov. 9, 2015

SAMSUNG SMARTWATCH LURES MIDDLE EAST -- Samsung Electronics said Sunday that it would run the Galaxy Studio in Dubai until Oct. 21 to showcase its Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch featuring a round face for the first time in the Middle East. (Samsung)

Technology Nov. 8, 2015

LG OLED EYES EUROPEAN MARKET -- LG Electronics said Sunday it will run the OLED TV Roadshow until Nov. 16 at Beaugrenelle, a shopping mall in Paris, where the firm will promote its organic light-emitting diode TVs. (LGE)

Technology Nov. 8, 2015

　Given the saturated wireless network market, Korean mobile carriers have been shifting their focus to pay TV in an effort to secure new revenue sources.　Pay TV services including Internet Protocol TV or cable TV are among those areas where the network providers have been competitively trying to increase their presence in recent years.　The latest move was made earlier this week by SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea in terms of subscribers, when it announced that it would take over c

Technology Nov. 8, 2015

Samsung Electronics topped smartphone sales charts in five global markets in the July-September period, according to an industry report Sunday.The tech giant took the top spot in five regions -- Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, Central and South America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa.Samsung shipped a total of 83.8 million smartphone units during the three-month period -- 15.3 million in Western Europe, 23.2 million in Asia-Pacific, 11.8 million in Central and South America, 69 mill

Technology Nov. 8, 2015