LG Display's new factory in Guangzhou, China (LG Display)GUANGZHOU, China -- LG Display, the world’s leading display manufacturer, started mass producing liquid crystal displays at its new joint venture plant here on Monday.Built on 330,000 square meters of land, the LCD production facility contains 120,000 square meters of manufacturing space.It will mainly produce generation 8.5 LCD panels, measured at 2.2 meters by 2.5 meters, for 42-inch, 49-inch, and 55-inch ultrahigh-definition and full HD

Technology Sept. 1, 2014

Microsoft released the Surface Pro 3, its latest laptop-tablet hybrid that aims to replace traditional laptops, earlier this week in South Korea.But industry sources said Microsoft’s new convergent device could once again founder amid the continued rising dominance of Samsung and Apple, which account for almost 50 percent of the global tablet PC market.Microsoft has failed to wow consumers with its previous Surface models and Windows Phone.Customers look at Microsoft’s laptop/tablet hybrid Surfa

Technology Aug. 29, 2014

Models pose with LG Electronics’ 65-inch ultrahigh-definition OLED TV. (LG Electronics)Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, South Korea’s two tech heavyweights, are going full throttle to take the spotlight at IFA 2014, the world’s largest electronics trade show.They have a wide variety of products, including flexible TVs, energy-efficient fridges and washers controlled through voice commands, smartphones and smartwatches, up their sleeves to wow consumers around the world.However, some marke

Technology Aug. 27, 2014

The Consumer Electronics Association, the organizer of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show, International CES, is on track with its preparations for hosting the Asian version of the electronics trade show, called the 2015 International CES Asia in Shanghai in May 2015. “The Chinese government was very supportive and has been really wanting to host the show,” Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the CEA, said in a press meeting in Korea on Thursday. CEA CEO Gary Shapiro (Lee Su-hwan/D

Technology Aug. 22, 2014

IBM launched Bluemix, an open-source cloud computing development platform, in South Korea on Thursday.The platform enables developers to create applications for smartphones, running on both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.More than 50 types of services are also available on the platform to develop applications for databases, the Internet of Things, big data and security. Adam Kocoloski, chief technology officer of Cloudant, an affiliate of IBM, speaks to the press about IBM’s newly launched clo

Technology Aug. 21, 2014

SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea, opened a hands-on experience center, called T.um Mobile, where children can learn about the history and latest trends of information and communications technology in Seoul on Wednesday.The telecom firm will first run the center at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan for three days from Wednesday, and will open 20 others across the nation including in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, and Taebaek, Gangwon Province. Aimed at providing more opportun

Technology Aug. 20, 2014

LG Electronics is seeking to ascend in the global smartphone market with plans to roll out new models in its flagship G smartphone line in the near future.The smartphone maker has been filing trademarks for the G4 to G9 since last year at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, according to industry sources Tuesday.The trademark filings are in line with the tech giant’s announcement last year to boost its focus on high-end brands after dropping its previous Optimus smartphone brand. LG Electron

Technology Aug. 19, 2014

Lee Jay-yong, a vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, is gaining public exposure by taking a bigger role in tackling managerial issues amid the prolonged managerial vacuum caused by the illness of his father, Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee.According to Samsung Group, the junior Lee went on three business trips over the past few weeks, to the U.S., Europe and China. Representing the tech giant, he joined the Allen & Co. conference, an annual gathering which draws big names from the global media and

Technology Aug. 18, 2014

Shin Jong-kyun, the chief executive of Samsung Electronics’ mobile business unit, was the highest-paid CEO in Korea in the first half of 2014, according to a report released by local corporate researcher Chaebul.com on Sunday. The report showed that around 190 corporate executives received over 500 million won in the first half of this year. Shin topped the list with an income of 11.3 billion won ($11 million) over the first six months of the year.  Shin Jong-kyun. (Bloomberg)Kwon Oh-hyun, chief

Technology Aug. 17, 2014

Behind every great company and scientific theory, mathematics has always been involved.James Harris Simons, a mathematician dubbed the “Quant King,” said he could not emphasize enough how important the application of math is for everything, ranging from basic scientific research to starting a business.Today’s inventions such as Google search and digital communications have been created with the use of mathematics. James Simons. (International Mathematical Union)“Math is in just about everything.

Technology Aug. 14, 2014

Maryam Mirzakhani, the first female mathematician to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics, said confidence is what it takes to make such achievements. “Confidence is what makes a big difference,” said the mathematician at a press conference at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul on Wednesday. “It is not your talent, but about thinking that you can do it.” The Fields Medal is an award created to commemorate John Charles Fields, a world-renown Cana

Technology Aug. 13, 2014

Kakao Talk, South Korea’s largest mobile messenger, is taking aim at the Middle East by scaling up its Arabic language services.The mobile application was the most popular free mobile messenger in 2011 in some Middle Eastern nations, including Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and the UAE, according to Kakao. However, it was soon outpaced by global social networking service messengers, such as Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, and Naver’s Line. As part of its efforts to regain its footing in the

Technology Aug. 11, 2014

Merck Korea, the Korean branch of Germany-based chemical firm Merck Group, said Thursday that it would join “Take the Next Baby Steps,” an annual campaign cosponsored by its headquarters, to show its support for couples struggling with infertility. Designed to help raise more awareness on infertility, the campaign is cosponsored by the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction, the Korea Society for Reproductive Medicine and Merck Serono, the pharmaceutical business unit of Merck Group. It will ki

Technology Aug. 10, 2014