Industry Hardware Samsung is building a second 5nm factory in South Korea The move is part of a $116 billion plan to expand manufacturing capacity By Adrian Potoroaca, May 22, 2020, 8:52 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture Gaming See a StarCraft Pro play the game with a monstrous keyboard Worst RSI ever By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2020, 9:27 AM
Industry Mobile Galaxy S20 sales 50% lower than S10, but it's not all Samsung's fault Another effect of the coronavirus By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2020, 10:27 AM 13 comments
Security Text scams exploiting coronavirus fears see sharp rise in South Korea There have been almost 10,000 virus-based smishing attempts in the country By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2020, 8:51 AM
Electronics Pre-orders for the world's first 8K OLED television are about to begin Save around $8,000 off the $42,000 price by ordering early By Rob Thubron, June 3, 2019, 9:27 AM
Software South Korean government opts for Linux instead of Windows 10 Citing cost savings and less reliance on Windows By Eric Hamilton, May 20, 2019, 11:26 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture 1,600 motel guests secretly filmed, livestreamed on website Two people have been arrested By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2019, 6:16 AM
Gaming Industry Korean video game firm Nexon is up for sale for $8.9 billion Several big players are interested but will probably have to be backed by PEF investment By Cal Jeffrey, January 18, 2019, 2:36 PM
Mobile Samsung aims to launch first foldable phone, says Galaxy S10 won't be 5G Several other companies are working on similar devices By Rob Thubron, August 14, 2018, 6:59 AM 8 comments
Apple Mobile The 2009 iPhone 3GS is once again going on sale in Korea After they were discovered in a warehouse By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2018, 7:03 AM
Security Bitcoin price falls 10% following hack on exchange More than $40 million in altcoins were lost By Rob Thubron, June 11, 2018, 7:58 AM
Gaming PUBG Corp is suing Fortnite creator Epic Games over alleged copyright infringement This could get messy By Rob Thubron, May 29, 2018, 7:59 AM 15 comments
Mobile Samsung's new Galaxy phone has no online connectivity The J2 Pro offers no distractions for busy students By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2018, 6:07 AM 11 comments
Mobile LG opens Software Upgrade Center to deliver faster Android updates Oreo coming to the LG G6 later this month By Greg Synek, April 12, 2018, 9:41 AM
Apple Mobile Over 63,000 South Korean iPhone users are suing Apple over performance throttling feature It could cost the company $12 million By Rob Thubron, March 30, 2018, 9:52 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture South Korea to stop public servants working long hours by shutting off their computers Combating the culture of working overtime By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2018, 8:03 AM 16 comments
Mobile Galaxy S9 pre-orders are reportedly below expectations Are high prices and few upgrades to blame? By Rob Thubron, March 7, 2018, 8:05 AM 13 comments
Industry The Web South Korea will not ban cryptocurrency trading, finance minister confirms The government's immediate goal is to regulate exchanges By Shawn Knight, January 31, 2018, 12:35 PM
Tech Culture Security Drone-catching drones are at the ready for security at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics guarded by new tech By Greg Synek, January 31, 2018, 10:27 AM
Industry Cryptocurrency prices tumble as South Korea warns ban could still happen Another crypto crash is taking place By Rob Thubron, January 16, 2018, 6:13 AM 12 comments
Industry Bitcoin price falls after South Korea introduces new cryptocurrency rules, considers shutting down exchanges No more anonymous trading By Rob Thubron, December 29, 2017, 9:40 AM
Industry South Korea to tackle Bitcoin frenzy with strict new rules on cryptocurrency trading Including a ban on trading by foreigners, minors, and banks By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2017, 7:50 AM 10 comments
Mobile Samsung confirms that a version of its mobile payments system is coming to all Android smartphones Samsung Pay Mini will arrive in other markets sometime after its South Korea launch By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2017, 11:45 AM
Industry Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for top Samsung executive allegedly linked to corruption scandal By Shawn Knight, January 16, 2017, 1:33 PM
Industry Samsung's year gets worse as its Korean HQ is raided by prosecutors By Rob Thubron, November 9, 2016, 7:30 AM