• Split decisions on Samsung-Apple fight?

    There are two decisions coming in the patent disputes pitting Samsung Electronics against Apple. In Seoul, a delayed court ruling is scheduled for Friday, which will be followed by a ruling by the jury in San Jose, Calif. “I think the decision will be different in each country. When we…

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    Samsung can’t afford to lose Apple fight

    Samsung Electronics is prepared to take the ongoing court battle with its biggest client Apple to the U.S. Supreme Court because it regards continuation of the dispute as inevitable. The two sides failed to reach a compromise despite mediation talks ordered by U.S. federal Judge Lucy Koh who is presiding…

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    Samsung, Apple fail to make up

    Samsung Electronics and Apple have failed to reach compromise on their patent dispute in the court-ordered consultations between CEOs of the two firms. Now, their dispute is left to the jury to settle. The deliberations will begin Tuesday. Regarding the legal proceedings in San Jose, Calf., Samsung officials here said…

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    Can Samsung, Apple compromise?

    The interminable saga surrounding Samsung Electronics and Apple over smartphone design and technology patents feels more dragged out than the ending to “The Lord of the Rings” films. So U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh was perhaps speaking for the rest of the world when she urged the two firms’ chief…

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    KT boss vows to beef up database security

    Executives at KT have been taking turns expressing regret after hackers broke into the company’s computer network and stole the personal details of nearly 9 million of its subscribers. It is now the turn of company Chairman Lee Suk-chae, who in an emailed statement vowed to beef up security management…

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  • Samsung denies child labor abuse claims

    Samsung Electronics Thursday vowed to look thoroughly into allegations of child labor abuse at one of its Chinese suppliers, although company officials aren’t convinced that claims by China Labor Watch have any truth to them. The New York-based human rights organization recently released a 31-page report suggesting that HEG Electronics,…

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    LG boss gives cash award of W500 mil. to gymnast

    LG Group will provide a cash award of 500 million won (about $444,000) to gymnast Yang Hak-seon, who became a national hero after overcoming poverty to win a gold medal at the London Summer Olympics. Yang, Korea’s first gymnast ever to win an Olympic gold, is now the recipient of…

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    Samsung attempts chip technology jump

    Samsung Electronics’ souring relationship with Apple ― a friend in parts and foe in finished products ― appears to be causing the former to renew its urgency to advance its chip technology and find new customers. According to industry sources, Samsung is planning to roll out a new range of…

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    Hyosung accuses LSIS of tech theft

    Hyosung Corporation accused LSIS, the biggest manufacturer of power-transmission components in the country, of technology theft prompting authorities to start investigating the firm. Hyosung is seeking massive compensation from LSIS, claiming that the latter stole technology related to power transmission and control, costing it several billions of dollars. LSIS is…

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    NHN co-founders clash in mobile arena

    The two founders of NHN, the company that runs Korea’s most widely used Web portal, Naver, eventually went their separate ways but are now facing off in the rapidly expanding mobile market. Kim Beom-soo and Lee Hae-jin, who were CEOs of Han Games and Naver, respectively in 1999, merged their…

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