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Dyson launches powerful Gen5 Detect cordless vacuum cleaner

Dyson launches powerful Gen5 Detect cordless vacuum cleaner

Dyson launched its new cordless vacuum cleaner the Dyson Gen5 Detect that reduces power consumption while enhancing suction power, the company said, Wednesday. The U.K-based company said the Hyperdymium motor the new cleaner uses is smaller, faster and more powerful than the one in its previous cleaner the V15 Detect. It provides extra-powerful suction compared to existing hi...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2022-09-21 17:49

US-China rivalry heats up over LG batteries

US-China rivalry heats up over LG batteries

LG Science Park has become the latest battlefield for the intensifying tech war between the U.S. and China, as the conglomerate's R&D cluster in Seoul has emerged as a key destination for both countries' political leaders visiting Korea. Amid the fierce rivalry between the world's two largest economies over supremacy in the global supply chain, the political leaders appear to...

Park Jae-hyuk | 2022-09-15 16:59

LG Uplus aims to export 'K-education' to global market

LG Uplus aims to export 'K-education' to global market

LG Uplus seeks to export “K-education” to the global market, based on the domestic popularity of its profitable child-oriented content service, the company said, Thursday. The telecommunications firm also plans to establish an e-commerce platform that can recommend instructors and educational products suitable for each child.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2022-09-15 14:17

Barcelona draws visitors to Europe's digital tech capital

Barcelona draws visitors to Europe's digital tech capital

Barcelona is among the most popular cities to live worldwide, and was recently ranked as the best place in the world to visit by U.K. newspaper the Daily Telegraph. The city is also the first destination in the world to obtain Biosphere Platinum certification.

2022-09-14 12:17

[INTERVIEW] Korean movies filmed with IMAX cameras coming soon

INTERVIEWKorean movies filmed with IMAX cameras coming soon

Despite having one of the world's most lucrative IMAX theaters in CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Seoul, Korea has never had a local Korean-language movie filmed with an IMAX camera, unlike neighboring China and Japan. The global popularity of “Parasite” and “Squid Game” have not stopped Korean filmmakers from hesitating to use the Canadian company's high-resolution camera. Since ...

Park Jae-hyuk | 2022-09-14 10:05

[INTERVIEW] Korea warned against heavy sanctions on Apple, Google

INTERVIEWKorea warned against heavy sanctions on Apple, Google

An economist from a U.S. think tank has raised an issue with the Korean government's move to impose sanctions on Apple and Google for allegedly compelling the use of their own in-app payment systems. Michael Mandel, vice president and chief economist of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) which was described by the Washington Post as a “centrist Democratic institute,” sugg...

Park Jae-hyuk | 2022-09-11 09:48

[INTERVIEW] Google's in-app payment rules to limit consumer choice

INTERVIEWGoogle's in-app payment rules to limit consumer choice

Despite its decision to accept the use of third-party payment services of smartphone apps in major markets, Google's in-app payment rules are still at the center of controversy in South Korea, as the country's top telecom regulator has been looking to see if the rules violate the nation's new laws that went into effect last year.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2022-09-08 06:59

Samsung starts operation of mega chip manufacturing line in Korea

Samsung starts operation of mega chip manufacturing line in Korea

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it has begun operation of a new advanced, massive chip manufacturing line in Korea. The new production line (P3) in Pyeongtaek, the largest chip manufacturing facility ever built to date by Samsung, has started production of state-of-the art NAND flash since July.

2022-09-07 20:05

Nearly 77 percent of experts consider Korea's semiconductor industry under crisis: poll

Nearly 77 percent of experts consider Korea's semiconductor industry under crisis: poll

Seven out of 10 experts in Korea consider the local chipmaking industry to be in a crisis due to multiple external risks, a survey showed Monday.

2022-09-05 15:24

[ANALYSIS] 'Chip 4 aims to control Samsung-TSMC rivalry for Intel'

ANALYSIS'Chip 4 aims to control Samsung-TSMC rivalry for Intel'

The United States passed the CHIPS and Science Act 2022. The core aim of the Act, which includes $52 billion in federal assistance to support cutting-edge chip manufacturing and research projects in the U.S., is Washington's hope for fostering a successful collaborative effort with its allies to construct a stable chip supply chain.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2022-09-05 15:11

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