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IT-Science
Electronics show in transition
Smartphones rule 2013 Las Vegas show LAS VEGAS ― Despite its uncertain future, the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (ICES), which will kick off today in Las Vegas and run through Friday, is attracting huge attention from technology industries with leading tech firms displaying their specification-focused gadgets. Although the annual…
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East Asia
Portals bet on mobile commerce
Internet companies NHN, Daum and SK Communications are facing considerable challenges as the Web moves from desktop computers to mobile devices, threatening their reign as online gateways. Industry observers believe that the three Web portals Naver, Daum and Nate manged by the three firms will continue to struggle to compete…
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Dr. Ra Jeong-chan, Chairman of RNL BIO and Nobel Prize nominee, has developed stem cell therapeutics
Last year(2011), two Koreans were within reach of the Nobel prize. Former Korean President Kim Dae-joong was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But no Korean has ever been awarded an academic Nobel prize. This year, however, Korea had a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. 49…
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Carriers launch new Kakao challenger
Domestic mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will jointly launch their much-anticipated “Joyn” communication platform service today. The service is a joint project of mobile operators associated with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) to share a common platform available across the world. It is what…
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Turkish Satellite Succesfully Launched At Jiuquan Rocket Center In China
A Long March carrier rocket carrying Turkish earth observation satellite GK-2 blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province, early on Dec. 19, 2012. China successfully sent the satellite GK-2 into orbit with a Long March carrier rocket on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Zhang…
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LG pokes fun at Apple
Firm’s marketing strategy against iPhone maker questioned LG Group’s subsidiaries have taken jabs at Apple with aggressive newspaper ads and posters targeting the U.S. technology giant but industry observers believe it will not help the group’s short-term growth as well as its long-term globalization strategy. Such moves seem to go…
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Apple’s iPhone5 Starts To Be Sold In Indonesia And China
People attend the iPhone5 launch event in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 13, 2012. Apple’s iPhone5 launched in Indonesia Friday. A man poses for photos with his iPhone5 during the iPhone5 launch event in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> A salesperson (R) presents an iPhone 5 cell phone to…
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3-pronged formation
Samsung realigned to boost mobile, electronics business Samsung Electronics will reorganize into three key units of consumer electronics, information technology and mobile and device solutions in order to better cope with the rapidly-changing market environments. On Wednesday, the Suwon, Gyeonggi Province-based outfit announced that it had decided to adopt what…
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Foreign IT companies leaving
Motorola, HTC pull out of Korea on lackluster performances Foreign smartphone manufacturers are packing their bags as they are losing out to strong local brands. On Monday, Motorola said it will withdraw from Korea as part of its global restructuring. The U.S. technology giant came to Korea in 1967 and…
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Generation shift
Galaxy, women, foreigners keywords in year-end promotions Samsung Group has geared up for a generation shift by promoting talented young individuals and females to executive positions in an apparent attempt to support Lee Jay-yong, the only son of chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was promoted to vice chairman Wednesday. On Friday,…
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