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PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Need a hand lifting something? A robotic device invented by University of Pennsylvania engineering students can help its wearer carry an additional 18 kg.Titan Arm looks and sound...
Updated : 2013.12.12 19:56
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WASHINGTON (AP) ― NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on boar...
Updated : 2013.12.12 19:55
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Yahoo! Inc., the Web portal that revamped its e-mail service in October, apologized for a problem that has knocked out access to the service for some users since Dec. 9.The company had “dozens of peo...
Updated : 2013.12.12 13:20
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Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, on Thursday defended itself in a German court against U.S.-based Apple but was not as successful on its home turf. The Mannheim district c...
Updated : 2013.12.12 10:46
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The number of car accidents related to smartphones has doubled over the past three years with the rise in the use of mobile digital devices, according to a research institute.The Traffic Climate and Environment Research Center, a research unit of Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., said i...
Updated : 2013.12.11 20:24
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Samsung Electronics decided to retain its current three business units and strengthen its camera business, officials said Wednesday.They said the three main business units ― device solutions, home appliance, and IT and mobile ― remain intact, and will be continued to be led by CEOs Kwon ...
Updated : 2013.12.11 20:06
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SK Telecom and British semiconductor company ARM forged a partnership on the “Internet of Things” on Wednesday.SK Telecom’s head of information communications technology division Choi Jin-sung met ...
Updated : 2013.12.11 20:02
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SimpleX Internet, the nation’s leading Web hosting provider, has been helping Korean online shopping sites diversify their sales channels and tap into the global market. The company opened its Cafe 2...
Updated : 2013.12.11 20:01
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― The competition between Microsoft and Google is stretching to the North Pole as the Internet search rivals vie to be top Santa tracker this Christmas.Google on Wednesday launched a google.com/santatracker website offering reindeer games, elf antics and updates on bel...
Updated : 2013.12.11 19:57
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South Korea’s research and development spending was the sixth-highest worldwide last year, rising 11.1 percent from a year earlier, a report showed on Tuesday.The government, research institutes, universities and corporations spent a combined 55.45 trillion won ($52.7 billion) on R&D acti...
Updated : 2013.12.11 19:57
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WASHINGTON (AP) ― Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.The comet, which excited astronomers and the media as it zipped near the sun on Thanksgiving Day, was pronounced dead at a...
Updated : 2013.12.11 19:54
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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, China’s largest online trading company, on Wednesday met with Samsung Electronics executives including mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun. While Samsung remained tight-lip...
Updated : 2013.12.11 17:56
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Google said Thursday it was offering a free upgrade to the new Google Glass Explorer Edition for early buyers. The upgrade is said to be faster and more durable, with an added slot to install on ordin...
Updated : 2013.12.11 14:26
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Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, said Tuesday that global sales of its Galaxy Note 3 smartphones have surpassed the 10 million mark since its release in late September.The milestone comes two months earlier than its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 2. It took nine mo...
Updated : 2013.12.10 19:55
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India’s mobile phone makers are expanding their presence in the global smartphone market on the back of strong demand at home and sales of lower-priced devices, industry data showed on Tuesday.Micromax emerged as the world’s 11th-largest mobile phone maker in the third quarter, surpassin...
Updated : 2013.12.10 19:52
