The Korea Communications Commission, the nation’s top telecom regulator, said Thursday it would file a complaint against Uber Korea with the prosecution on charges of violating laws related to telecommunication information.The decision came after the Seoul Metropolitan Government requested last week that the state regulator ban Uber’s services, which it said had breached laws related to location-based services.(Bloomberg)The local government has stepped up its efforts to keep the taxi-hailing ap

Technology Jan. 22, 2015

Having benefited from fast network infrastructure since the early 2000s, South Korea has been considered a global Internet powerhouse, but the era of the Internet of Things may put an end to that, according to the chief of Cisco Systems Korea. “Korea used to be far ahead of other nations in terms of Internet capabilities, but it is losing steam and failing to achieve changes, while other nations are quickly catching up,” said Cisco Systems Korea general manager Chong Kyung-won at a media briefin

Technology Jan. 21, 2015

South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will start sales of the Galaxy A5, the latest in its low-end smartphone lineup, at home Thursday, as it seeks to expand its footing in the low-end sector.The 5-inch Galaxy A5, equipped with a metal frame, will cost around 484,000 won ($445.26) at home, the company said. It is equipped with a 13-megapixel rear camera with a 2,300 mAh battery capacity. Models pose with Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 smartphones, featur

Technology Jan. 21, 2015

LG Chem, the chemical, battery, and electronics materials business unit of LG Group, said it would beef up its research and development capabilities for next-generation businesses throughout this year. In line with the effort, the world’s leading chemical firm has recruited former Seoul National University professor Lee Jin-kyu, a renowned expert of inorganic nanomaterials, as the research chairman. The new chief researcher received a doctoral degree under the guidance of Nobel Prize laureate in

Technology Jan. 20, 2015

Samsung Electronics’ mobile business unit chief Shin Jong-kyun officially denied the rumors of Samsung’s takeover plan of Canadian smartphone-maker Blackberry.Shin Jong-kyun, the president of Samsung Electronics` mobile buisness unit. (Yonhap)“The recent reports of the BlackBerry takeover are false,” said Shin at the annual Samsung Group dinner gathering at Hotel Shilla in Seoul on Monday.Despite Samsung’s denial of the takeover rumors, some news outlets have continued to report that Samsung is

Technology Jan. 19, 2015

LG Uplus executive vice president Kim Sun-tae (right) and Andrew Cope, head of Nokia Networks’ Korean office, pose after signing an MOU for R&D collaboration for the fifth generation networks. (LG Uplus)South Korea’s smallest mobile carrier, LG Uplus Corp., said Monday it has agreed with Nokia to join hands in developing the fifth-generation network technologies, which is set to emerge as the new industrial standard in the near future.Under the memorandum of understanding, LG and Nokia will coop

Technology Jan. 19, 2015

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone-maker by sales volume, is scheduled to release a series of mid- to low-end Android-based smartphones, including the Galaxy A5 and A7, in Korea this week in an effort to maintain its grip on the global smartphone market.Boasting Samsung’s first fully metal smartphone body, the A5 features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, along with a 5-inch high-definition super AMOLED display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 2,300 mAh battery, industry source

Technology Jan. 18, 2015

LAS VEGAS ― Brimming with cross-industry innovations, this year’s International CES, the world’s largest electronics trade show, was a hotbed of collaboration and technological convergence. From tennis rackets, watches, jewelry and clothing to household appliances, the event showed how conventional products were getting high-tech upgrades for the coming era of the Internet of Things.One noticeable feature of this year’s CES, which closed Friday, was the slew of technological collaborations for a

Technology Jan. 9, 2015

LAS VEGAS ― LG Electronics CEO Cho Seong-jin apologized for having caused public concerns over his alleged involvement in damaging a washer made by its rival at a global consumer electronics show last year.Speaking at a news conference at the 2015 International CES here, Cho said, “I would like to make a sincere apology first for the latest incidents.” Cho, who is in charge of the company’s home appliance and air solution unit, has been accused of having masterminded a plot to damage Samsung Ele

Technology Jan. 8, 2015

LAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are competing with premium TVs at the 2015 International CES, which opened in Las Vegas on Tuesday (local time). But the two tech giants are jockeying for position in the high-end TV market with different display technologies. Samsung, the world’s largest TV-maker by sales, said it would push for the growth of the SUHD TV, based on liquid crystal display technology, while its local rival LG has been trying to gain traction with organic light-emi

Technology Jan. 7, 2015