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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 22:29

Samsung Display ups patent management to contain Chinese rivals

Samsung Display ups patent management to contain Chinese rivals

Samsung Display is increasing its efforts to protect its patented organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technologies, aiming to contain its Chinese rivals at a time when OLEDs are increasingly used not only in smartphones but also in other devices such as tablet PCs and laptops, according to industry sources, Thursday.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-01-26 16:02

Samsung unveils energy-efficient air conditioners, purifiers

Samsung unveils energy-efficient air conditioners, purifiers

Samsung Electronics unveiled new air conditioners and air purifiers for its 2023 Bespoke lineup that consume less energy and provide more customized features using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the company said Thursday. Ranging from the highest-priced Bespoke WindFree Air Conditioner Gallery to the standard model Bespoke Slim, Samsung emphasized that every floor-s...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-01-26 14:32

Korea to invest $982.3 mil. for energy tech development

Korea to invest $982.3 mil. for energy tech development

Korea will earmark 1.21 trillion won ($982.3 million) this year for technology development in nuclear energy, hydrogen and other energy resources, the industry ministry said Thursday.

2023-01-26 14:09

Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world

Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world

Microsoft on Wednesday said it had recovered all of its cloud services after a networking outage took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook used by millions around the globe. Azure's status page showed services were impacted in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Only services in China and its platform for governments ...

2023-01-25 21:11

Netmarble debuts virtual girl group MAVE:

Netmarble debuts virtual girl group MAVE:

Netmarble's affiliate launched the brand new K-pop girl group MAVE:, comprised of four virtual humans, Wednesday. The game company said Metaverse Entertainment, its affiliate specialized in metaverse-related businesses, debuted MAVE: which released its debut album “Pandora's box” and single “Pandora” at 6 p.m. on music streaming services.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-01-25 16:51

SK hynix develops industry's fastest mobile DRAM

SK hynix develops industry's fastest mobile DRAM

SK hynix developed the industry's fastest DRAM memory chips for mobile devices to meet users' growing demands for faster and smoother mobile experience, the memory chip maker said Wednesday. The company said its Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (LPDDR5T) mobile DRAM operates at a data rate of 9.6 gigabits per second (Gbps), 13 percent faster than the previous generation cal...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2023-01-25 16:05

Rights watchdog opposes indiscriminate use of face recognition technology

Rights watchdog opposes indiscriminate use of face recognition technology

The state human rights watchdog said Wednesday that the recent move to introduce facial recognition technology into public institutions is feared to infringe upon freedom and privacy of personal life and freedom of expression.

2023-01-25 16:04

Gov't sides with startup alleging Lotte's technology theft at CES 2023

Gov't sides with startup alleging Lotte's technology theft at CES 2023

Lotte Healthcare has come into conflict with the government over its alleged stealing of a local startup's technology, which was then incorporated into one of its own products and later displayed at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this month. Both companies were displaying pill dispensing machines at this year's event. The Ministry of SMEs and St...

Park Jae-hyuk | 2023-01-19 15:12

US clean energy startup tests ammonia-based fuel cell system on semitruck

US clean energy startup tests ammonia-based fuel cell system on semitruck

Amogy, a U.S. clean energy startup backed by Korea's SK Innovation, has successfully carried out a test-drive of a semitruck running on its ammonia-based fuel cell platform, in a scale-up of demonstrations for the next alternative renewable fuel.

2023-01-18 11:01

Seoul gov't launches world's 1st public services platform in metaverse

Seoul gov't launches world's 1st public services platform in metaverse

Public access to the Seoul Metropolitan Government has broadened to, literally, another dimension. The city government on Monday launched the first phase of Metaverse Seoul, an online platform where people can use public services offered by the authority. The areas of assistance are limited to administrative services, economic matters, tax and education for now. The governmen...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-01-17 17:22

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