The Korea Herald

Facebook photo ends up on porn, dating sites

Jun 7, 2012

(This photo is not directly related to the article) Housewife Jules Rahim was shocked when a friend tipped her off that her photo was featured on a pornographic website. That was not the only unauthorized use of the picture of her in a bikini, which she had posted on her Facebook account three years ago. Another friend told her that the photo had also popped up on a dating site called sgGirls....
Apple asks German court to ban Galaxy Tab

Jun 6, 2012

Apple Inc. asked a Dusseldorf appeals court to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1N tablet computer, a modified version of the device introduced after the original tablet was blocked in Germany. Samsung did not sufficiently change the device and is still trying to exploit the iPad’s reputation, said Matthias Koch, an Apple lawyer, at a hearing today on Apple’s bid to overturn a lo...
Galaxy S3 to hit Chinese tech stores

Jun 6, 2012

Samsung also plans to release the latest smartphone in Korea, U.S. this month Chinese consumers will be able to get hold of Samsung Electronics’ new flagship smartphone “Galaxy S3” this weekend as Korea’s biggest tech firm secured mobile carrier deals with China’s three telecom giants. Samsung Electronics will offer TD-SCDMA 3G smartphones with China Mobile, CDMA phones with China Telecom and W...
iPad rules the tablets, Samsung tops Amazon, others: survey

Jun 6, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The Apple iPad extended its lead in the global market for tablet computers at the start of 2012 while Amazon’s Kindle Fire flamed out after a sizzling introduction, a survey showed Monday. The ABI Research survey showed overall global sales of media tablets amounted to 18.2 million in the first three months of the year, up 185 percent from a year earlier, but down 33 percent f...
SK Telecom launches security services for cloud computing

Jun 6, 2012

SK Telecom has launched security services for cloud computing servers to guard against hacking and security breaches. The company said that through a strategic partnership with U.S.-based Juniper Networks, it developed a cost-efficient cloud security system, named the “T Cloud Biz.” Infosec, which is part of SK C&C, will operate the system. This the first time a telecom company in Korea has lau...
Mobile carriers, Kakao at odds over free mobile telephony service

Jun 5, 2012

Clear guidelines needed before Kakao’s service launch, say carriers Tension between Korea’s leading mobile carriers and Kakao Talk, a mobile messenger tech firm, is growing as the latter will introduce a mobile telephone service in the second half of this year. Kakao Talk has begun offering a test version of its mobile Voice over Internet Protocol, named Voice Talk, to over 4 million worldwide ...
Apple denied Galaxy Tab ban

Jun 5, 2012

Apple Inc. was denied its renewed request for a ban on U.S. sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer while the case is still before a federal court of appeals. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, said Monday that she does not have jurisdiction to issue a preliminary injunction because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington has ...
2NE1 unveils new music video with Intel

Jun 5, 2012

Intel on Tuesday unveiled its new lineup of ultrabook devices powered by the third generation Intel Core processors as it aims to add a touch of innovation to the existing personal computer industry. Labeled as the second generation ultrabooks, a total of eight device manufacturers, including Samsung and LG Electronics as well as Sony, rolled out their upgraded PCs to consumers at an event in so...
iPad rules the tablets, Samsung tops Kindle: survey

Jun 5, 2012

The Apple iPad extended its lead in the global market for tablet computers at the start of 2012 while Amazon's Kindle Fire flamed out after a sizzling introduction, a survey showed Monday. The ABI Research survey showed overall global sales of media tablets amounted to 18.2 million in the first three months of the year, up 185 percent from a year earlier, but down 33 percent from the fourth quar...
South Africa backs out of partnership with Korea’s KT

Jun 4, 2012

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― South Africa’s fixed line operator Telkom announced that plans for a partnership with South Korea’s telecom operator KT will not go ahead after Pretoria decided not to back it. The two last year opened talks on a “strategic venture” that would have given KT Corporation a 20 percent stake in Telkom. Telkom said in a statement on Friday it had been informed by the Communicati...
S. Korean, Chinese firms encroach upon Taiwan’s LED makers’ turf

Jun 4, 2012

HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Taiwan’s light-emitting diode industry is facing stiff competition from South Korean and Chinese rivals due to greater efforts by the two competitors to develop the sector, a Taiwanese industry report said Monday. Taiwan’s Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association said Taiwan should not overlook the rapid development of the LED industry in South Korea and ...
Samsung releases multimedia laptop

Jun 3, 2012

Samsung Electronics, Korea’s biggest tech manufacturing firm, has released its all-new laptop computer line with high-performance multimedia applications, targeting young consumers. The laptop, named “Series 5 Boost,” in 15-inch and 17-inch display models, is embedded with the latest audio and video software and hardware, the company said on Sunday in a press release. It has audio speaker syste...
Many smartphone apps invade privacy, test finds

Jun 3, 2012

Smartphone apps are very useful but users often have to pay for them with their privacy. The German consumer protection group Stiftung Warentest looked at 63 applications and graded 28 of them as "critical" in regards to data protection. Another nine were determined to be "very critical" -including widely-popular apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Foodspotting and iTranslate. The applications tak...
Red Hat to support Korean financial firms’ migration to open-source platforms

May 30, 2012

Top business-to-business software firm eyes expansion in handling large data sets When people generally think of open-source platforms in Korea, Google’s Android immediately comes to mind due to the wide use of smartphones and tablet PCs in the business-to-consumer space. But in the business-to-business world, U.S.-headquartered Red Hat provides the world’s leading open-source operating systems...
Apple chief vows innovation in TV and more

May 30, 2012

Apple chief Tim Cook on Tuesday vowed that creativity would remain in the company's "DNA" and hinted that products on the horizon could come in the area of television. Cook was the star opening guest at a prestigious All Things Digital conference hosted by the Rupert Murdoch-owned technology news website at a resort in the Southern California town of Palos Verdes. "We're going to introduce some...