LG Display to see most benefit as iPhone parts supplier, analysts say Apple’s iPhone 5 may have failed to meet high expectations worldwide as it failed to boast any particularly surprising innovative features. Analysts are nonetheless coming out with rosy sales forecasts for Apple as the U.S. tech giant still has strongly loyal fans. Based on this, Korean components makers, especially LG Displa...

Adults make up large number of online multiplayer gamers Computer games were often considered strictly for kids. An adult staring mindlessly at a PC screen, slashing monsters and upgrading character levels would be looked down upon, if not ridiculed as a man-child. But as game-loving children turn into adolescents and then adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, gaming transforms into a mainstream pa...

Computer games were often considered strictly for kids. An adult staring mindlessly at a PC screen, slashing monsters and upgrading character levels would be looked down upon, if not ridiculed as a man-child. But as game-loving children turn into adolescents and then adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s, gaming transforms into a mainstream pastime, especially in South Korea where high-speed Internet...

Apple’s latest device would not be able to overtake Samsung phones, analysts say Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 5 has been unveiled to the world with mixed reviews. Some say the new smartphone does not offer any innovative features other than being thinner with a larger display than its previous model. Others highlight the iPhone 5’s faster Long Term Evolution wireless connectivity with an upgrad...

Following the launch of Apple Inc.’s first long-term evolution (LTE) phone, eyes are focused on whether Samsung Electronics Co. will take legal action to bring the two top smartphone makers‘ global patent war to a new stage, market watchers said Thursday. Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a long-awaited launch event in San Fransisco on Wednesday, pitting its latest iPhone against Samsung’s extensiv...

For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, with a bigger display. The iPhone 5 will go on sale in the U.S. and eight other countries next Friday, Sept. 21. Even though it's taller than the iPhone 4S, it's lighter, thanks to a new screen technology that makes the wh...

Sales of Galaxy Note 2 projected to reach 20m units, Galaxy S3 to exceed 30m this year Samsung Electronics has no intention to form a compromise with Apple in the near future over the ongoing patent lawsuit between the two sides involving smartphone technology and designs, a top Samsung executive said on Wednesday. “Though the two sides have held a series of negotiations on instruction from the...

Say a salesman is on the road to meet a client who is hours away. Then he suddenly receives a call from his boss, who asks him to immediately take care of another client’s request that was made via email. But to do that, he may need to use a PC, meaning that he will have to lug around a laptop while he is out on call. KT’s new “spider” concept might make his job easier. KT’s Spider laptop is a...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he was steering the social network giant to focus more on mobile, saying it would help ease concerns after a “disappointing” stock market debut. “The performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing,” Zuckerberg said during an on-stage interview at a TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. Facebook has made a p...

Korea surpasses 10 million in LTE handset subscribes With Apple slated to unveil the iPhone 5, three local handset makers are moving to rush the launch of their flagship smartphones in Korea ahead of the U.S.-based tech giant. Apple is featuring its new iPhone 5 on Sept. 12. However, it is not yet undecided when the Long Term Evolution model will be released in Korea. As the country has alread...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t enjoyed seeing his company‘s stock get pummeled on Wall Street this summer, but he is relishing the opportunity to prove his critics wrong. “I would rather be in a cycle where people underestimate us because I’d rather be underestimated,” Zuckerberg said Tuesday. “I think it gives us the latitude to go out and make some big bets.” ...