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New LG Uplus CEO hints at CJ HelloVision acquisition in H1

The new head of the nation’s third-largest telecom company said Wednesday that the firm would make a final decision as to whether it will acquire a local cable TV service provider by June next year, ...

Dec 19, 2018
Technology
Sales of feature phones rising amid smartphone slump: data

The global shipment of feature phones increased in the third quarter of the year amid slowing demand for high-end smartphones, as consumers in emerging markets opted for devices with basic functions,...

Dec 19, 2018
Technology
KT’s choice of Huawei for financial industry networks draws mixed views

The expansion of Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei into South Korea’s financial sector is drawing mixed views, industry sources said Monday. KT, the No. 2 player in the telecom industry, has se...

Dec 17, 2018
Technology
OLED accounts for 60 pct of world's market for smartphone displays: IHS Markit

Organic light-emitting diode panels accounted for more than 60 percent of the world's market for smartphone displays in the third quarter of 2018, data showed Monday. According to the data compiled ...

Dec 17, 2018
Technology
Samsung, LG to showcase 5G phones at MWC

South Korean smartphone makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are planning to unveil their first fifth-generation network-enabled smartphones at the biggest mobile industry tradeshow in Barce...

Dec 16, 2018
Technology
Hyundai Mobis to unveil windshield display technology at CES

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker by sales, said Sunday it will introduce a windshield display technology for its autonomous vehicles that can play movies and be controlled wi...

Dec 16, 2018
Technology
KAIST delays decision on dismissing president accused of mishandling public funds

KAIST, South Korea’s top science and technology university, on Friday decided to delay its decision on dismissing its incumbent President Shin Sung-chul, who has been accused by the government of mis...

Dec 14, 2018
Technology
[Newsmaker] Kakao delays formal launch of carpool service after taxi protest death

Kakao Mobility said Thursday that it will delay the formal launch of its carpool service that was initially slated for Monday, citing a need to engage in continued discussions with taxi drivers, the ...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
Google Korea under tax probe, signaling widening crackdown on foreign tech firms

South Korea’s tax agency has launched an investigation into the local branch of US technology giant Google over allegations of tax evasion on the part of some local YouTubers, a move that signals ste...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
KT to work with UN to combat fine dust

KT signed an agreement with the United Nations Environment Program to provide consultations on uses of information communications technology with a view to resolving global environmental issues such ...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
LG launches 100-kW ESS for solar systems

LG Electronics announced Thursday it will launch a 100-kilowatt energy storage system for solar power plants featuring LG Chem’s battery in an effort to expand into the ESS market. Named All-in-one ...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
SKT, Deutsche Telekom to introduce mobile edge computing to 5G

SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary MobiledgeX to introduce mobile edge computing technologies to its fifth-generation network services, it said Thursda...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
KT launches epidemic prevention platform in Kenya

KT will establish a platform to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases across the African continent, in partnership with the Kenyan government, the South Korean mobile carrier said Wednesday....

Dec 12, 2018
Technology
Samsung to be reshaped centering on AI, auto parts and 5G

Samsung Electronics’ year-end organizational restructuring focuses on three new businesses: artificial intelligence, vehicle components and the fifth-generation network, according to the industry on ...

Dec 12, 2018
Technology
[News Focus] Korea to impose expanded digital VAT on global tech giants from July 2019

New law seen as step toward ‘Google tax’ but impact to be minimal

Dec 12, 2018
Technology

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