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LG, Pantech set to release new LTE devices in U.S. market

Sept 5, 2012

Korean handset makers LG Electronics Inc. and Pantech Corp. said Wednesday they plan to introduce new smartphones that operate on the fourth-generation Long-Term Evolution network in the U.S. market within this month. LG is set to release its 5-inch Intuition via Verizon Wireless starting Sept. 6, while Pantech plans to roll out its 4.3-inch Flex via AT&T on Sept. 16, the companies said in separ...
Samsung, LG, Sony shine at Berlin show

Sept 5, 2012

IFA needs reinvigoration to meet increasing expectations: experts Jam-packed with visitors on its opening day, the Internationale Funkausstellung appears to be a success largely thanks to the three Asian tech giants of Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Sony showcasing their smart and mobile devices and appliances with unique designs and features. Samsung highlighted its all-new Galaxy Not...
Kakao to launch content platform: Lee

Sept 5, 2012

CEO says integration of mobile and social networking inevitable requirements for growth Flexibility and speed are key to innovation in the mobile technology market. These management traits are essential to keep Kakao creative and responsive to the unpredictable and rapidly changing mobile market, Lee Jae-beom, CEO of the mobile communication venture tech firm, told The Korea Herald. The compan...
Apple announces Sept. 12 event as new iPhone anticipated

Sept 5, 2012

Apple Inc. (AAPL) sent out invitations to a Sept. 12 product event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil a redesigned iPhone. “It’s almost here,” Cupertino, California-based Apple said in the invitation, whose image includes a ‘5’ in shadow, possibly in reference to the new product’s name. At the event, set for 10 a.m. at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple will introduce ...
SKT holds alliance meeting in Jeju

Sept 4, 2012

SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said that it held a meeting called “Bridge Alliance” with telecom companies in Asia Pacific in Jeju on Tuesday. The top of the agenda was boosting partnerships in Long Term Evolution roaming across the region and between alliance members. According to Wireless Intelligence, a telecom researcher, the number of LTE users worldwide is expected to grow 69...
Couple wed via Twitter in Turkey

Sept 4, 2012

ISTANBUL (UPI) -- An official in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday officiated an Internet-based wedding believed to be the first ceremony conducted via Twitter. Mustafa Kara, mayor of Istanbul’s Uskudar district, conducted the wedding between Cengizhan Celik, social media editor of news portal ensonhaber.com, and Candan Canik by asking the couple to respond to the ceremony’s questions on Twitter, Today...
Founder under pressure as Facebook continues to fall

Sept 3, 2012

Facebook Inc.’s struggle continues with no end in sight, especially after its stock prices hit a record low and marketers expressed skepticism whether Facebook ads were really working. Shares of the world’s largest social network operator plummeted 5.4 percent to close at $18.06 in New York on Friday, the lowest amount since it went public on May 17 with $38 per share. The fall of the company’s...
Korean tech firms beef up patent management, legal staff

Sept 3, 2012

Korean electronics firms are moving to bolster their patent management in an effort to better cope with growing technology infringement lawsuits with overseas rivals, market watchers said Monday. LG Electronics Inc., which set up a patent center in 2001, plans to increase its current 200-strong staff by 30 percent by the end of next year, according to the company. The plan comes on the heels of...
LG Electronics sees fast growth in Germany

Sept 3, 2012

Local unit chief: LG aims to edge over Samsung to become top TV brand in 2013 BERLIN ― LG Electronics has been seeing fast growth in Germany’s television market over the past year, despite the economic slowdown in the region stemming from the eurozone crisis. The Korean tech company saw its share in Germany, which accounts for 25 percent of EU demand, rise to 10 percent from 7 percent last year...
California to allow self-drive cars in tests

Sept 3, 2012

California lawmakers have passed a bill that could make the state the second in the United States to approve self-driving cars on its roads. The bill, passed unanimously by the state senate, will go to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign it into law, TG Daily reported Friday. Under the law, the California Department of Motor Vehicles would be required to create standards and licensing pro...
Apple-Samsung patent battle intensifies

Sept 2, 2012

Apple adds Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note to infringement list, Samsung seeks counteraction The patent battle between Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. is intensifying as the U.S.-based tech giant took legal action against the Korean firm’s latest flagship smartphones. Apple added Samsung’s Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note to the list of the products that it claimed infringed its patents when it submitted a ...
LG bets on ultra definition, OLED TVs to become global leader

Sept 2, 2012

BERLIN ― LG Electronics may be behind Samsung Electronics in the global television market at the moment. But this will all change over the next two to three years as LG bets that its premium 84-inch ultra-definition and 55-inch organic light-emitting diode TVs will be its new growth drivers and give the company a competitive edge over its rival. Kwon Hee-won, CEO of LG’s home entertainment busi...
'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in U.S., elsewhere

Sept 2, 2012

Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming. So-called "Super Wi-Fi," which offers a bigger range than existing hotspots, is being deployed in the United States and generating interest in a number of countries, including Britain and Brazil. Super Wi-Fi is not really Wi-Fi because it uses a different frequency and requires specially designed equipment, but it offers some of Wi-Fi's...
Samsung wins over Apple in Japan case

Aug 31, 2012

Tokyo court rules Samsung did not infringe on Apple invention for synchronizing music and video data with servers A Tokyo court ruled on Friday in favor of Samsung Electronics, saying the Korean company did not infringe on an Apple patent related to transferring media content from computers to smartphones and tablets. The ruling is the latest in a global court battle between the two tech behemo...
Samsung wins over Apple in Japan patent ruling

Aug 31, 2012

A Japanese court on Friday found Apple Inc.‘s patent infringement claim on Samsung Electronics Co. invalid, giving an upper hand to the South Korean company that suffered a crushing defeat in a U.S. jury verdict delivered last week. In a preliminary session, the Tokyo District Court ruled Samsung didn’t infringe on Apple‘s technology on transferring media contents from computers to smartphones a...