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Samsung to live-stream concert of Coldplay via VR device

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will live-stream a concert of British rock band Coldplay slated for later this month through its virtual-reality device, the Gear VR. The South Korean tech g...

Aug 10, 2017
Technology
Sharp expands sales of LCD, narrows gap with Samsung, LG

Japan-based Sharp Corp. saw its shipment of liquid crystal display panels double in the second quarter from a three-month period earlier, data showed Thursdays, narrowing its gap with South Korean ri...

Aug 10, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] CrucialTec takes formidable lead in on-display fingerprint

For Charles Ahn, it is only a matter of time before a new smartphone can authenticate a fingerprint on a display, rather than under it, thereby vastly improving accuracy. Ahn, chairman and CEO of Cr...

Aug 9, 2017
Technology
Samsung Display vows to tap deeper into curved, slim displays

Samsung Display Co. said Wednesday it plans to tap deeper into the premium liquid crystal display business through premium, ultra-slim curved TVs. "Samsung Display will continue to roll out investme...

Aug 9, 2017
Technology
Harman joins Google in music-streaming biz

US-based Harman International Industries Inc., an audio and automotive company, recently joined forces with Google Inc. to enter the music-streaming business, the company said Wednesday. Under the a...

Aug 9, 2017
Technology
SKT launches first Korean-based portable AI speaker

SK Telecom has launched a portable artificial intelligence device with enhanced assistance services, it said Tuesday. Dubbed NUGU Mini, it is the country’s first Korean-based portable AI speaker, ac...

Aug 8, 2017
Technology
CallApp terminated in Korea over privacy breach

CallApp, a free mobile app for caller identification and call blocking services, developed by an Israel-based tech startup, has been banned in South Korea for illegally collecting and mishandling use...

Aug 8, 2017
Technology
Samsung smartphones' presence in Japan expands in Q2

Samsung Electronics Co. saw its presence in the Japanese smartphone market reach a four-year high in the second quarter, data showed Tuesday, helped by robust sales of the flagship Galaxy S8. Accord...

Aug 8, 2017
Technology
Com2uS' overseas sales surpass W100b in Q2

Com2uS Corp., a South Korean online and mobile game publisher, said Tuesday its sales in the overseas market for the second quarter surpassed the 100 billion-won ($88.9 million) mark for the seventh ...

Aug 8, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] Sony’s analog tech keeps it unbeatable

Sony Korea CEO Morimoto Osamu poses at Sony Korea’s office in Yeouido, western Seoul. Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald Many Koreans wonder what has happened to Sony, which used be the global top TV pr...

Aug 7, 2017
Technology
NCSoft posts weak Q2 earnings over ‘Lineage M’ marketing costs

South Korean game giant NCSoft posted a weak second-quarter performance on Monday, largely due to the cost of marketing its new mobile game “Lineage M” and shrinking sales of its online games. The f...

Aug 7, 2017
Technology
Electronics firms to join govt. arms procurement deal for 1st time

The South Korean government has allowed electronics companies to join a weapons procurement project with a foreign contractor for the first time, enabling them to sell products in return for a contra...

Aug 7, 2017
Technology
Global AR-VR market forecast to skyrocket over 4 years

The world's augmented and virtual reality market is expected to expand exponentially over the next four years with their annual growth rate more than doubling, an industry tracker said Monday. The g...

Aug 7, 2017
Technology
Samsung, LG to unveil their Europe sales strategies at IFA Berlin

South Korean tech titans are planning to unveil their exclusive strategies for the European market at an upcoming trade show in Berlin, Germany, next month. According to the electronics industry on ...

Aug 6, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] A tattoo that is painless, removable and safe

For those who are not fans of permanent tattoos etched onto the skin, alternative options have long been limited to either body painting or slapping on a tacky tattoo sticker by rubbing it with water...

Aug 6, 2017
Technology

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