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- Meteorite discovered in Antarctica
- Jan 13, 2012
- Lee Jong-ik, a researcher on the Antarctic Research Expedition, collects a meteorite which he discovered on January 12 (Korean time) in Victoria Land 200 kilometers away from the future site of the Jang Bo-go Scientific Research Base. Meteriorites, having drifted through the sola...
- Ten key issues facing the mobile industry for 2012
- Jan 02, 2012
- The economic prospects of the mobile industry for 2012 are positive. The mobile software, content, and security industries are expected to be especially optimistic. On December 26, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and global research and consulting firm Strategy A...
- Korean research team develops white LEDs with high colo...
- Dec 29, 2011
- To meet the desire for green growth, eco-friendly LED lights that provide effective luminosity for a long time are being used more and more for indoor lighting. Research and development is being conducted worldwide on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that simulate natural sunlight. ...
- Now streaming, Korea’s first homegrown cloud music serv...
- Dec 28, 2011
- A new digital music service has come to town, introducing a more musician-friendly standard in digital music pricing.On December 22, Korea Telecom (KT) released Genie, Korea’s first cloud music service, in partnership with music distribution company KMP Holdings and seven of Kore...
- Living smarter with smart work
- Nov 23, 2011
- As “smart work” initiatives expand in scope and spread from the public to private sectors, more workers in Korea are embracing flexible work and lifestyle patterns.Smart work systems are designed to optimize productivity and efficiency by providing remote access to work materials...
- Free international call services for smartphone users
- Nov 18, 2011
- Smartphone users in Korea can make international calls for free or at low rates. The 0044 Free International Call service offers users free international calls without requiring signing up or start-up payments. Unlike other free international call services that use an Internet n...
- Korean smartphones rated top in North America
- Nov 16, 2011
- According to a report by Consumer Reports, Samsung's Galaxy S II smartphone has been rated the best smartphone model offered by almost all telecommunications companies in America. Consumer Reports is a monthly American magazine published by Consumers Union founded in 1936 that pu...
- Korea, IT nation on the rise
- Nov 14, 2011
- Elementary school students in Wando, South Jeolla Province, test out the new learning tools they have received as part of the "smart school" initiative recently launched by Samsung. The initiative provides for the use of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to access educational materials an...
- Jeju Island becomes a global leader in smart grid devel...
- Nov 11, 2011
- 2011 first Smart Grid Day celebration was held in Jeju Isaland (Photo: Yonhap news)The first Smart Grid Day celebration was held at the Jeju Smart Grid Information Center on November. Also called the ‘smart power network,’ the smart grid test was launched on Jeju Island for the f...
- Korean IT products dominate global market
- Nov 08, 2011
- According to recent research, Korean IT products have dominated the global market in the third quarter of the year in DRAM, LCD, and TV sales. Despite the global economic crisis, Korea has succeeded in rapidly expanding its market share of those items through microprocessing tech...
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