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#ONE store
KT, LG Uplus invest in homegrown app market for minority stake related article
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean telecom operators KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. said Wednesday they invested a total of 26 billion won (US$23.1 million) for a minority stake in the home... 09:08 Mar. 03
#Naver
Naver, Softbank launch Japanese joint venture to take on internet giants
SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading internet portal Naver Corp. and Japanese telecom giant Softbank Corp. have completed a merger of their subsidiaries to tap deeper into the Japanese ... 18:02 Mar. 01
#Spotify
Spotify suspends music streaming service of K-pop provided by Kakao M
SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Global streaming giant Spotify Technology SA on Monday suspended the streaming service of K-pop tracks licensed by Kakao M on its global platform as their license deal ha... 13:51 Mar. 01
#sustainable energy
Mobile carriers boost efforts in sustainable energy related article
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean telecom companies are stepping up efforts in sustainable energy projects, as they join the country's broader push for renewable energy and c... 07:25 Feb. 28
#5G users
S. Korea nears 13 mln 5G users in Jan. related article
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 5G subscriptions jumped by over one million for the first time last month to reach nearly 13 million users, data showed Friday. The country's 5G subscrip... 16:03 Feb. 26
#Kakao
Kakao founder says Bill Gates is his role model related article
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Beom-su, the founder of South Korea's top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp., said Thursday that his role model is Bill Gates and that he wants to further benchmar... 19:08 Feb. 25
#public Wi-Fi
S. Korea expands public Wi-Fi availability
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT ministry said Wednesday it made over 15,000 new public Wi-Fi service zones available across the country and in buses last year, bringing the total locat... 12:00 Feb. 24
#Apple
Apple to open 2nd store in S. Korea this week related article
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. will launch its second official outlet in South Korea on Friday, expanding its presence in the country since its first store opened doors in 2018. The new s... 11:17 Feb. 24
#LG Electronics
LG Electronics to allow rivals to use its smart TV platform related article
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday its smart TV platform will be used by other TV makers this year as the company eyes boosting its software capability. LG said some ... 10:00 Feb. 24
#Google
Google Korea reviews lowering planned in-app commission rate: lawmakers
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean unit of U.S. tech giant Google Inc. is considering lowering its planned commission rate for in-app purchases, lawmakers said Tuesday, amid complaints fro... 20:22 Feb. 23
#Clubhouse
Audio social media app Clubhouse takes off in S. Korea related article
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Clubhouse, an audio social media app that has generated buzz worldwide, has been gaining popularity in South Korea as popular celebrity users, from K-pop artists to polit... 15:10 Feb. 23
#YouTube
S. Koreans spent an hour a day on YouTube in Jan.: data related article
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are estimated to have spent an hour on average on the mobile YouTube app a day last month, data showed Tuesday. The average time a local mobile user spen... 11:43 Feb. 23
#Samsung
Samsung unveils new image sensor with upgraded autofocus related article
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday introduced a new image sensor boasting an upgraded autofocus solution as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand its presence in the... 11:41 Feb. 23
#Motional
Hyundai Motor JV tests autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and Aptiv, said Tuesday it has tested self-driving vehicles on public roads in the United States, becomin... 10:45 Feb. 23
#LG Display
LG Display enters X-ray imaging biz with large-size oxide-based TFT related article
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, said Tuesday it has developed a large-size oxide-based thin film transistor (TFT) for a digital X-ray detector... 10:00 Feb. 23
#Samsung
Samsung to support security updates for Galaxy devices related article
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will provide security updates for Galaxy mobile devices at least four years after their initial release. The world's largest sm... 08:48 Feb. 23
#coronavirus
Homegrown COVID-19 vaccine may be available early next year: minister related article
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea could produce locally developed vaccines against the novel coronavirus early next year, the ICT minister said Monday, as the country seeks to prepare for a dr... 16:20 Feb. 22
#LG Electronics
LG may ditch plan for rollable smartphone upon biz restructuring related article
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., a South Korean tech firm, may scrap a plan to develop a smartphone with a rollable display, industry observers here said Monday, amid growing specula... 14:36 Feb. 22
#esports
S. Korean to head new global esports group related article
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean has been named as the head of the International Esports Committee (IEC), according to the newly formed global esports group on Monday. In a videoconfer... 11:55 Feb. 22
#ONE Store
Homegrown app market draws spotlight as alternative to Google's Play store related article
By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's app market ONE store has drawn attention as a possible alternative to Google's Play store as local app developers worry about increasing co... 10:00 Feb. 21