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Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant
- South Korean news agencies are reporting that electronics giant Samsung experienced a toxic gas leak at a manufacturing facility in Hwaseong. Yet another dent in Samsung's increasingly blighted safety record, the resulting gaseous hydrofluoric acid leak injured at least three…
LG announces $13,500, 55-inch curved OLED for preorder in South Korea
- LG is officially bringing the world's first curved OLED display to market this June. The company is currently taking preorders with a price tag of 15 million Korean Won (about $13,500). However, LG is only accepting these preorders for the curved…
Average broadband speed in the US up 28%, South Korea still far ahead
- Akamai has published its “State of the Internet” report for the last quarter of 2012 today, offering an overview of broadband speeds per country as well as figures on denial of service attacks, among other interesting metrics. According to the…
Samsung countersues LG over OLED patent claims
- It looks like Samsung and LG Display are still at it. The latest wrinkle between the two companies is a Samsung-led lawsuit filed in Korea which alleges seven of LG's OLED patents "lack innovation". Apparently, Samsung hopes to invalidate those…
Samsung, Apple fiasco continues with South Korean FTC probe
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Samsung's run of misery continues today after South Korea's Fair Trade Commission announced its intention to launch an investigation into allegations by Apple that the electronics firm is abusing its leading position in the smartphone market to disadvantage its rival...
Samsung, Apple face small fines in South Korea, but ruling could have major implications
- A South Korean court has delivered a split decision in its piece of the patent infringement battle between Apple and Samsung. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the three-judge panel declared Apple infringed two Samsung technology patents,…
Korea bans kids from late night gaming, they don't listen
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It's been just over a month since South Korea banned minors from late night gaming, but the regulation has reportedly done little to change habits. Introduced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Ministry of Gender Equality (MGEF), the "Shutdown Law"...
LG unveils Xnote Z330 ultrabook in South Korea
- LG has officially joined the Ultrabook fray with the unveiling of its Xnote Z330 in South Korea. Like most laptops in this category, the Z330 features a 13.3-inch display wit a standard 1366×768 resolution. However, using its own Shuriken display…
US ranked 26th in global Internet speed, South Korea number one
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The United States ranks 26th in a recent report concerning global Internet speed. Such a ranking puts the US slightly ahead of the world average at 616KBps, according to Pando Networks. The study analyzed 27 million downloads by 20 million computers...
South Korea to go completely digital for textbooks by 2015
- South Korea's elementary-level educational materials will all be digitized by the year 2014. The entire school curriculum will be delivered on an array of computers, smartphones, and tablets by 2015. The country's Education Ministry even wants to hold nationwide academic…
South Korea raids Google office over data collection
- Police recently raided Google's office in Seoul, South Korea on suspicion the company's mobile advertising unit, AdMob, had illegally collected location data without consent. Google has confirmed that the police visited its Seoul office and said it was cooperating with…
South Korea aims to make 1,000Mbps the standard by 2012
- South Korea is already considered the country with the fastest broadband for the masses (it offers 12Mbps on average), but it's not quite satisfied with simply being first in the world. Most Western world countries are promising to guarantee everyone…
South Korea raids Google over Street View
- South Korean authorities raided Google's Seoul office today, seeking any user data obtained illegally through its Street View project, which has caused the search giant quite a bit of legal friction. Along with Korea's pursuit, 37 US states and the…
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