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Safe data storage for millions of years?
TOKYO (UPI) -- Japanese electronics firm Hitachi says it has invented a way of storing data that could keep it safe and stable for hundreds of millions of years.The technology behind the long-term storage capability involves a laser that is employed to encode data into a piece of quartz glass with dots corresponding to binary code that can be read back by an optical microscope, ZDNet reported.Hita
Industry Sept. 25, 2012
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On Apple Maps, all roads lead to Google
CUPERTINO (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Apple’s foray into mobile maps with its iPhone 5 had to do with advertising and a growing rivalry with Google, industry observers said.Apple’s iPhone 5, which went on sale Friday included a new online maps service that was “littered with flaws, some laughable,” The New York Times reported Monday.But behind the effort to compete with Google is the lucrative
Technology Sept. 25, 2012
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S. Korean Navy fires warning shots against N. Korean fishing boats
South Korea's Navy fired warning shots against North Korean boats operating south of the western sea border, military officials said, after raising the alert status in response to a number of ships violating the demarcation line over the past week.The North Korean boats retreated to north of the border upon the warning shots, officials said.The latest move comes as a growing number of North Korean
Defense Sept. 21, 2012
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Professor Ahn announces presidential bid
Popular professor Ahn Cheol-soo announced Wednesday his official entry into the presidential race.Ahn’s announcement officially marks the start of a three-way race between the ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye, opposition Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in and Ahn.Ahn Cheol-soo, dean of the Seoul National University Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology (Yonhap News)"People I
Politics Sept. 19, 2012
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Kim Ki-duk slams film industry’s monopolistic culture
Film director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival with his gruesome morality tale “Pieta,” has criticized the Korean film industry for allowing only a limited number of successful movies to be screened in cinemas.Kim’s comments came during a shooting for SBS talk show “Gangsimjang” (Strong Heart), before he left for the festival. Film director Kim Ki-duk on SBS talk show
Television Sept. 11, 2012
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Apple takes patent row to anti-trust watchdog
Apple Inc. has taken its patent row with Samsung Electronics Co. to South Korea's anti-trust watchdog by accusing the top smartphone maker of abusing its dominant market position, sources said Thursday.Since April 2011, the two top smartphone giants have been embroiled in a high-stakes battle across four continents to conquer the $219 billion global smartphone market.Apple has filed a complaint ag
Technology Sept. 6, 2012
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Typhoons cost local airlines about 17 bil.
The two recent powerful typhoons have cost South Korean airlines about 17 billion won ($15 million) in lost sales at the end of the summer peak season, company officials said Tuesday.Typhoons Bolaven and Tembin pounded South Korea with heavy downpours and strong winds late last month, forcing the cancellation of more than 860 domestic and international flights at airports in South Korea.The typhoo
Industry Sept. 4, 2012
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'Samsung did not copy Apple’s designs’
An Apple Inc. iPad 2 and iPhone 4S smartphone, left, and a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer and Galaxy S III smartphone are arranged for a photograph in Seoul, South Korea, On Tuesday. (Bloomberg) Seoul court says Apple infringed two Samsung patents, Samsung violated one of Apple’s A Seoul court on Friday ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics against Apple Inc., ordering a s
Technology Aug. 24, 2012
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Police reinforce countermeasures against violent crimes
Police said Friday they will provide tear gas guns to officers on security duty in Seoul, as part of efforts to reinforce countermeasures against violent crimes.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said they requested the National Police Agency to set aside a budget worth 180 million won ($158,800) to purchase gas guns for conscripted riot police and combat police forces stationed in the capital c
Social Affairs Aug. 24, 2012
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No change in S. Korea’s position on Dokdo: official
South Korea received a letter Japan's prime minister wrote to President Lee Myung-bak about recent tensions over Lee's visit to the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo, but there is no change in the country's position on the matter, officials said.Japanese media reported Friday that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda sent the letter to Lee via Seoul's Embassy in Tokyo, describing as regrettable Le
Foreign Affairs Aug. 19, 2012
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Powerful uncle of N. Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang after visit to China
The powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned home Saturday after a six-day visit to China that included Beijing's agreement to help develop special economic zones in the impoverished nation and meetings with China's president and premier, the two countries' media said.The North's Korean Central News Agency said Jang Song-thaek, the chief of the central administrative department o
North Korea Aug. 19, 2012
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Key S. Korean firms outstrip Japanese rivals in market cap
South Korea's bellwethers in six major industries have outshined Japanese rivals in terms of market capitalization as they have made big strides in global markets, data showed Tuesday.According to the data by Shinhan Investment Corp., leaders in South Korea's semiconductor, display, refinery, construction, steel, and shipbuilding industries had larger market caps than their Japanese counterparts,
Industry Aug. 14, 2012
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New storm dumps rain in flood-battered Philippines
MANILA, Philippines _ A new storm is forecast to dump more rain in the flood-battered northern Philippines a week after nearly 100 people died in a monsoon deluge that submerged half of the sprawling capital city.Officials in Cavite province southwest of Manila closed schools in Rosario town Monday because of downpours, and rescuers began evacuating landslide-prone areas in Manila's suburban Quezo
World News Aug. 13, 2012
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Korean rhythmic gymnast Son makes first Olympic final
Son Yeon-jae became the first South Korean rhythmic gymnast to make an Olympic final at qualifications for the individual all-around event on Thursday.Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae smiles after performing in the ribbon segment at the individual all-around event on Thursday in London. (Yonhap News)Son put together solid performances in clubs and the ribbon, earning 26.350 points and 28.050
Olympic Games Aug. 10, 2012
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S. Korea clinches 3 more golds overnight
South Korea doubled its gold medal total Wednesday, picking up three Olympic titles to shoot up to six gold medals at the start of the new month in London.The country is now halfway past its stated goal of winning at least 10 gold medals for its third straight top-10 finish in the medal table. (From left) South Korean gold medalists Judoka Song Dae-nam, fencer Kim Ji-yeon and shooter Kim Jang-mi.
Olympic Games Aug. 2, 2012
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