Google has sparked a great deal of interest in artificial intelligence in Korea, with the recent match between Go master Lee Se-dol and AI program AlphaGo ending with a final score of 4-1 in favor of the software.Some critics have called the five-game match a mere marketing gimmick, but whatever it may be, the California-based Internet firm has drawn the public’s attention toward AI.  Robert H. High, the chief technology officer of IBM, speaks about cognitive computing at a conference in Seoul o

Technology March 16, 2016

LG RELEASES NEW OLED TV -- LG Electronics said Wednesday that it has released new organic light-emitting diode TV products -- a 55-inch curved-display ultra OLED TV, dubbed C6, and 55-inch flat screen ultra OLED TVs, B6 and E6. (LGE)

Technology March 16, 2016

Korea’s No. 2 telecom carrier KT said Tuesday that KDB Infra IP Capital Fund, an investment arm of KDB Financial Group, has decided to invest 10 billion won ($8.4 million) into its video coding technology patent. KT has been trying to obtain patents for telecommunications and next-generation media technologies in recent years. The latest funding will be made for the company’s highly efficient video coding technology, called H.265, which is used for data transmission for IPTV and mobile services.

Technology March 15, 2016

Seoul-based SK hynix became the third largest chipmaker in the world for the first time in 2015, according to an industry report Tuesday.SK Group’s chip business affiliate earned $16.5 billion revenue -- the third largest in the world -- last year, taking up 4.8 percent of the global market share, according to a report released by market researcher IHS.The Korean firm pulled down its rival Qualcomm to the fourth place. The California-based chipmaker logged $16.4 billion in revenue.Samsung Electr

Technology March 15, 2016

Samsung Group now ranks third in the world in terms of brand value while its archrival Apple remains the most valuable firm for the sixth consecutive year, according to brand consultant Brand Finance on Monday. Apple’s brand value this year, which stood at $145.9 billion, up from $128.3 billion last year, is almost double that of Samsung, which stands at $83.2 billion.The logo of Samsung Group.Samsung, which runs affiliates in various sectors including its flagship Samsung Electronics, saw its b

Technology March 15, 2016

Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Monday it would display products developed by the firm’s in-house start-ups during the South by Southwest, or SXSW, Conferences and Festivals, an annual cultural and technology event currently being held in Austin, Texas. The C-Lab is a start-up program the Korean tech giant has run since 2013 for its employees to materialize their ideas into products and services. A user tries out Samsung Electronics’ virtual reality goggles Gear VR and motion headset

Technology March 15, 2016

SAMSUNG’S NEW GALAXYS HIT SHELVES WORLDWIDE -- Samsung Electronics set up an experience zone for consumers to try the firm‘s latest flagship smartphones Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in London. The Korean tech giant started worldwide sales of the handsets on March 11. (Samsung Electronics)

Technology March 14, 2016

K-BANK’S HEAD OFFICE -- Employees of the K-Bank online-only bank, which will be incorporated in the coming months, pose with items featured in the Avengers movie series at an event to celebrate the bank’s first day at the office at The K Twin Tower in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, Monday. (KT)

Technology March 14, 2016

Korea’s largest mobile messenger operator Kakao said Monday that five of its webtoons will be remade into movies, TV and web dramas. Webtoons are comics that are published on mobile and online platforms.  (Clockwise, from left top) “Girl in the Mirror,” “Just One Shot,” “My Boss Dies Once a Day,” “Help! Breakup Ghost,” and “Cashero.” KakaoThe Korean mobile messenger firm has already signed contracts with Huace Group, a Chinese film and TV media group, to remake four webtoons and the two partners

Technology March 14, 2016

LG AFFILIATES RECEIVE AWARD FROM GM -- Two LG Group affiliates -- LG Electronics and LG Chem -- said Friday that they have received the Overdrive Award from U.S. carmaker GM for their innovative automotive technologies. LG Group’s battery business unit supplies batteries to GM’s electric vehicles, including Spark EV and Bolt EV. (LGE)

Industry March 11, 2016

DEBUT OF GALAXY S7 -- Samsung Electronics releases its latest flagship smartphones Galaxy S7 and its Edge variant with a curved display via Korea’s three major mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus in Seoul on Friday. The first Galaxy S7 customer (third from left) for KT poses with the mobile carrier’s innovative management center chief Lee Dong-soo (second from left), Samsung’s mobile sales team leader Kim Jin-hae (third from right) and the members of K-pop girl group Sistar at the launch

Technology March 11, 2016

Mobile network operator SK Telecom said Thursday that it had joined a Google-led global initiative, dubbed OpenConfig, to improve network infrastructure around the world.SKT’s chief technology officer Choi Jin-sung delivers a presentation at the annual Open Compute Summit event Wednesday in San Jose, California. (SKT)OpenConfig, an informal working group of network operators, was founded in October 2014 with the aim of developing network systems and enhancing the efficiency of network infrastruc

Technology March 10, 2016

LG TO RELEASE STYLUS 2 SMARTPHONE-- LG Electronics said Tuesday that it will release the 5.7-inch (14.5 cms) Stylus 2, a budget smartphone featuring a stylus pen, via mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus in Korea this week. (LGE)

Technology March 8, 2016

SAMSUNG LAPTOP GAINS TRACTION -- Samsung Electronics said Monday that the sales of its ultrathin laptop, the Notebook 9, has crossed the 100,000 mark in two months since it was released in January.(Samsung Electronics)

Technology March 7, 2016

Coupled with artificial intelligence, deep learning has been making headlines recently with tech giants such as Google and Facebook turning to the technology to come up with futuristic solutions.Some have expressed concerns about computers ultimately outsmarting and dominating humans, as in many science-fiction scenarios. But as the saying by Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu goes, if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.So, with that in mind,

Technology March 4, 2016