2009/11/13 – 3:32 pm | No Comment

Prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels fell in November due to increased production from Taiwanese flat panel makers and reduced demand from computer and TV set manufacturers, industry data showed Friday.

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Most Koreans Use Mobile Phones
2009/11/13 – 3:34 pm | No Comment

Most South Koreans use cell phones on a daily basis, giving the country one of the highest subscriptions rates in the Asia-Pacific region, a report released by a global telecommunications agency said Friday.

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the number of mobile phone subscribers in South Korea reached 43.5 million in 2007, indicating that 90.2 individuals out of every 100 have access to mobile phone service. Read the full story »

Korean Engineers Develop Advanced Sensor, Solar Cell Material
2009/11/11 – 5:38 pm | No Comment

South Korean engineers have developed a “large” single crystal compound material that can be used to make next generation sensors and solar fuel cells, the government said Wednesday.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) team …

Samsung, LG To Increase Touch-screen Phone Production
2009/11/11 – 1:50 am | No Comment
Samsung, LG To Increase Touch-screen Phone Production

The percentage of touch-screen phones making up the total handset shipment is rapidly increasing, from 13.9 percent in 2007 to 37.2 percent this year. In response, Korea mobile phone makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics …

Samsung to launch open mobile platform in December
2009/11/10 – 10:44 pm | No Comment
Samsung to launch open mobile platform in December

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it will introduce its own mobile platform for mobile devices and smartphones in December, joining a slew of handset makers and computer software developers pushing to advance into the quickly growing …

Korea to Expand e-Learning Cooperation with Costa Rica
2009/11/10 – 2:21 pm | No Comment

South Korea signed a pact with Costa Rica to expand e-learning related cooperation, a deal that could permit local businesses to make inroads into the Latin American country, the government said Tuesday.
The Ministry of Knowledge …

Samsung to Discard Windows Phone
2009/11/09 – 9:07 pm | One Comment
Samsung to Discard Windows Phone

Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 5 smartphone manufacturer, plans to discard the Microsoft Windows Phone operating system to increase phones on the Android platform and with its own smartphone operating system.
Among the 40 kinds of …

New SK Phone Hits the Market
2009/11/09 – 9:04 pm | No Comment
New SK Phone Hits the Market

SK Group re-entered the local mobile phone market with the “W (model SK-700)” phone made by SK Telesys, an affiliate of SK Telecom. Four year ago, SK Group dropped its mobile phone business when it …

Samsung Cements Top Spot in N. American Handset Market
2009/11/09 – 3:33 pm | No Comment

Samsung Electronics widened its lead over rivals in the North American mobile phone market in the third quarter, helped by the popularity of its key models, a market researcher said Monday.
According to U.S.-based Strategy Analytics …

LG Launches Chocolate Touch via Verizon
2009/11/09 – 2:22 pm | No Comment
LG Launches Chocolate Touch via Verizon

LG Electronics announced it has released the ‘Chocolate Touch’ (model VX8575) featuring a 3-inch touch-screen for Verizon customers.
Targeting music-savvy customers, the Chocolate Touch is the first model to use ‘Dolby Mobile’ in the U.S. mobile …