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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Car accidents double among smartphone users: data
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 in a report it released Wednesday that the smartphone-related accident rate increased 1.9-fold from 437 in 2009 to 848 cases in 2012.The abrupt rise in such accidents is attributed to both phone calls and the us
Dec. 11, 2013
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Samsung Electronics to keep three-pronged business structure
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 Oh-hyun, Yoon Boo-keun and Shin Jong-kyun, respectively.Because of last year’s major restructuring process in which Samsung Electronics split a division in charge of finished goods into mobile and consumer electr
Dec. 11, 2013
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SKT partners with ARM on ‘Internet of Things’
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 with Adam Gould, ARM’s vice president and a former CEO of Sensinode, for joint technology research, the company said in a statement.The Internet of Things refers to technology that connects devices, people and space with wireless communications through information technologies such as sensors. Both com
Dec. 11, 2013
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SimpleX Internet helps online start-ups tap into global market
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 24 Global Center in September to provide services for users who want to create online shopping sites in the Chinese, Japanese and English languages. “We found that language was the biggest barrier that start-ups face when selling their products overseas. As product description is related to local cult
Dec. 11, 2013
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Santa being tracked by Microsoft and Google
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 beloved gift-giver Kris Kringle as children worldwide count down to Christmas eve.“A team of Google engineers are working hard to track Santa’s sleigh with the most advanced maps and holiday technology available,”
Dec. 11, 2013
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Korea’s R&D spending ranks sixth in world
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 activity in 2012, up 5.56 trillion won from the previous year, according to the report compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The R&D spending, worth $49.23 billion, was the sixth-largest in th
Dec. 11, 2013
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Viewing news of trauma worse than experiencing it
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― After the Boston marathon bombings, people who spent six hours a day scouring media for updates were more traumatized than those who were actually there, a U.S. study suggested.The study raised questions about the psychological impact of repeated exposure to violence via digital and traditional media in the first major terror attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001.The findings were based on a survey of 4,675 adults taken shortly after the deadly April 15 attacks and the fren
Dec. 11, 2013
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Comet ISON pronounced dead
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 scientific conference Tuesday. Astronomers who had followed the ice ball mourned the loss of the sky show that once promised to light up during December.Naval Research Lab astronomer Karl Battams, who headed th
Dec. 11, 2013
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Taking pictures to remember may help you forget
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Taking a picture to help you remember something might end up having the opposite effect, according to research published in the United States.A study released this week showed that people who took photographs of items during a museum tour were less likely to remember details than those who merely looked at the objects.That is a lesson for a world growing accustomed to instant photo-sharing on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, said psychological scientist Linda Henke
Dec. 11, 2013
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Alibaba, Samsung may compete against Google
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-lipped on the matter, sources said the two sides had much to talk about, including Alibaba’s ambitions to manufacture its own version of the Google Glass -- a wearable computer fitted with an optical head-mounted display that is to serve as a ubiquitous computer. Alibaba has been quietly building the d
Dec. 11, 2013
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Video games may cause deadly thrombosis: report
Playing video games for a long time without taking breaks may be deadly, Live Science reported on Wednesday.Extended video gaming often involves no movement for a long period, which can increase the risk of developing a potentially lethal condition known as deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, the report said. The report cited a 31-year-old man from New Zealand who spent eight hours a day playing PlayStation games for four days, and a doctor told him that deadly blood clots developed in his leg. DVT ca
Dec. 11, 2013
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Google to offer free upgrade to ‘Google Glass’
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 ordinary glasses.But Google said the renewed version would not be compatible with first-generation accessories. The offer is valid through Feb. 5 and is open to those who bought Google Glass before Oct. 28.The high-tech wearable device works as a miniature computer, featuring a side-mounted touchpad and
Dec. 11, 2013
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European probe on course for a landing on a comet
It's been likened to a parachutist trying to land on a mountaintop. Or a person attempting to leap from one speeding car to another.The European Space Agency is planning to land an unmanned spacecraft on a comet next year in an unprecedented and exquisitely tricky mission that has been underway for almost a decade and is about to enter a critical new phase.The agency announced Tuesday that its Rosetta probe, which has been journeying through space since its launch in 2004, will be awakened from
Dec. 11, 2013
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 sales top 10 million units
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 months and four months, respectively, for the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2 to reach the mark, according to Samsung.The new Galaxy Note 3 phablet, with a 5.7-inch screen, is an upgraded version of the 5.5-inch Gal
Dec. 10, 2013
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Indian firms, a rising threat to Korean phone makers
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, surpassing HTC, Motorola and Blackberry, and became the No. 2 smartphone brand in India, with a record 14 percent share, according to the latest data compiled by Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Technology Market Research.Sam
Dec. 10, 2013
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Earth’s atmosphere to take beating at World Cup
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) ― The World Cup may be great for planet soccer, but it isn’t so good for planet Earth.FIFA says the 2014 tournament, which will require huge amounts of air travel to venues across Brazil, will produce the equivalent of 2.72 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.That means staging the monthlong tournament will produce as much carbon dioxide as 560,000 passenger cars do in one year, according to the greenhouse gas calculator on the U.S. Environmental Protect
Dec. 10, 2013
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Chinese-Brazilian satellite fails to enter into orbit
BEIJING (AP) ― A satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil failed to enter into orbit after the rocket carrying it malfunctioned after launch on Monday, state media reported.The high-resolution remote-sensing Ziyuan I-03 satellite was launched aboard a Chinese Long March 4B rocket in northern Shanxi province, the official Xinhua news agency said.Citing unidentified military sources, Xinhua said Chinese and Brazilian experts were analyzing the cause of the malfunction.China has a range of L
Dec. 10, 2013
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NASA: Ancient Martian lake may have supported life
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which scientists say could have been a perfect spot for tiny primitive organisms to flourish if they ever existed on the red planet.The watering hole near the Martian equator existed about 3.5 billion years ago around the time when life evolved on Earth. Scientists say the Martian lake was neither salty nor acidic, and contained life-friendly nutrients.“This just looks like a pretty darn ordinary
Dec. 10, 2013
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Kakao denies plan to purchase T Store
Kakao Corp., the operator of Korea’s largest mobile messenger Kakao Talk by subscriber base, denied news reports that the firm has considered acquiring the mobile application market T Store.“Kakao has not even discussed an acquisition plan for T Store. There is little chance of the purchase happening,” said Lee Sir-goo, co-CEO of Kakao Group.Kakao officials echoed Lee’s statement. “Even though the deal sounds attractive, the news of the acquisition is groundless,” said an official from the messe
Dec. 9, 2013
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Samsung expands line-up of data storage devices
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and smartphones, on Monday unveiled a smaller version of its new high-performance, high-density data storage devices, further expanding its line-up of solid state drives and offering a wider range of choices to consumers. A SSD is a data storage device mainly used for laptops.The 840 EVO mini SSD, one-fourth the size of its existing model, boasts the industry’s largest storage capacity and smallest size. The new p
Dec. 9, 2013