Loc & All, operator of mobile navigation application Kimgisa, gained momentum in its navigation service when it was acquired by mobile messenger and Web-portal operator Kakao in May this year. Mobile navigation app Kimgisa. (Loc & All)Since then, the real-time navigation service has been on the rise, and some statistics unveiled by the operator prove it. The average daily use of the mobile app during this year’s Chuseok holiday from Sept. 26 to 28, surpassed 10 million, and the app’s use during

  LG V10 UNVEILED -- LG Electronics unveils its latest premium smartphone, the V10, at the Lincoln Center in New York on Thursday. The V10 will be released next month through major U.S. mobile carriers, including Verizon, AT&T and TMUS. (LGE)

  COLLABORATION TO NURTURE IOT -- Korean wireless carrier LG Uplus and chipmaker Qualcomm have pledged to work together to cultivate small- and medium-sized firms in the Internet of Things sector by investing a total of $500,000 over the next two years. Kim Sun-tae (left), chief technology officer of the Korean mobile carrier, and Derek Aberle, president of the San Diego-based chipmaker, pose at the signing ceremony of an memorandum of understanding for their collaboration in Seoul on Thursday.

SKT MOVING ON UP -- Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom and telecom equipment supplier Ericsson succeeded in test-running the so-called Uplink MU-MIMO technology, which improves upload speeds by an average of 40 percent. (SKT)

　Attention is being paid to whether South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics will accept an internship proposal by the co-founder of Chinese handset maker OnePlus.　Carl Pei, the co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker, caused a stir when he wrote in one of his blog posts Wednesday that he wanted to work as an intern for Samsung.Carl Pei, cofouder of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus. (@getpeid)　“Seriously. I would be honored to learn from your team (Samsung) about how you’ve been able to sc

SAMSUNG GEAR S2 HITS SHELVES IN KOREA— Tech giant Samsung Electronics’ new smartwatch Samsung Gear S2 went on sale Thursday in Seoul. The round-face wearable comes in two models -- the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic priced at 333,000 won ($280) and 374,000 won, respectively. (Samsung)

“제2의 샤오미,”라고 불리는 중국의 스마트폰 제조업체 원플러스의 공동창업자 칼 페이(Carl Pei)가 삼성에서 “인턴으로 일하고 싶다,”고 삼성에 요청해 화제가 되고 있다.원플러스 공동창업자 칼 페이 (@getpeid)　칼 페이는 30일 자신의 블로그에 “삼성으로부터 성공적으로 사업을 성장시키고 운영할 수 있는 방법에 배울 수 있으면 한다,”고 밝혔다. 　가볍게 웃어 넘길 수 있는 말로 들릴 수도 있지만 “진지하다, 심각하다”라는 표현을 사용하며 구체적인 아이디어도 밝혀 가벼운 농담이 아니라는 의견을 밝혔다. 　그는 “(삼성과) 인턴쉽 교환 프로그램을 진행하면 더욱 좋을 것이다. 내가 삼성전자 본사로 가서 일을 하고 삼성전자의 임원이 원플러스로 와서 일을 하는 것이다,”라고 말했다.　원플러스 공동창업자는 삼성과 원플러스가 서로 배울 점이 있다고 밝혔지만, 일각에서는 그의 발언이 삼성의 명성을 이용한 마케팅 전략일 것이라는 추측을 하고 있다. 　원플러스는 원플러스 원이라는 고사양

Google fired back at Apple on Tuesday with a pair of new smartphones, a “convertible” tablet and other gadgetry ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season.The California tech giant unveiled two new Nexus smartphones with enhanced features including fingerprint sensors and improved cameras aimed at the high end of the market dominated by Apple and Samsung. The Nexus 5X smartphone made by Korean tech giant LG Electronics. (LGE)The California tech giant said it was partnering with South Korea‘s

After a friend recommended that he join a secret Google project six years ago, Brian Torcellini suddenly found himself on the road to an occupational oxymoron. He became a driver in a driverless car.Torcellini, 31, leads a crew of test, or “safety,” drivers who are legally required to ride in Google’s fleet of 48 robot cars. They only take control in emergencies. Otherwise, they make observations that help the Internet company‘s engineers program the cars to navigate the roads without human assi

  KT EXPANDS B2B SERVICES -- South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm KT said Wednesday that the number of corporate subscribers for its GiGA Office -- a package of ICT solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses to manage and control ICT equipment, Web-hosting and system security -- has crossed 700 since the services were launched in November last year. (KT)

Mobile coupon application operator Yap Company has been expanding its businesses ranging from public transportation apps to smart beacons in a bid to lead the mobile services sector.The latest moves by the 2-year-old company include takeover of emerging mobile services, such as the nation’s most popular mobile subway map provider Smarter Subway with around 14 million subscribers, and the launch of new mobile services including restaurant recommendation app Yap Place and Yap, a beacon-based app w

Camp Mobile, a mobile service subsidiary of Web-portal operator Naver, said Wednesday that the number of downloads of the firm’s social networking service Band had surpassed 50 million worldwide as of Sept. 22.Launched in August 2012, the invite-only mobile app has permeated around 180 global markets with its number of monthly active users standing at 18 million, and has recently gained traction in Taiwan and India. The number of downloads for social networking service Band exceeds 50 million as

SAMSUNG PAY AVAILABLE IN U.S. -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in the U.S. market Monday. Samsung Pay allows users to make purchases with either traditional magnetic stripe terminals or NFC-enabled terminals. (Samsung) SAMSUNG PAY AVAILABLE IN U.S. -- Tech giant Samsung Electronics launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in the U.S. market Monday. Samsung Pay allows users to make purchases with either traditional magnetic stripe terminals

A report from a private research institute suggested tech giant Samsung Electronics once again outdid Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC in the competition for efficient chip technology.Both chip manufacturers are confirmed as the two suppliers of the mobile application processor deployed in California-based Apple’s latest iPhone S6 smartphone, a teardown report by research firm Chipworks showed. Samsung Electronics’ Exynos 7 mobile application processor, which deploys a 14nm process technology. (

South Korea and China plan to build a joint industrial complex near a border area with North Korea, according to South Korean Ambassador to China Kim Jang-soo on Saturday.Kim made the remarks on Friday during his visit to the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of China, where ethnic Koreans account for about 30 percent of the population, the Yanbian Daily newspaper reported. Kim held talks with Zhang Anshun, the Communist Party secretary of Yanbian, during which they discussed ways to build th

Twenty South Korean tourists were injured when their boat collided with another one in a floating market near Bangkok, officials said Saturday.The accident occurred at the Amphawa Floating Market around 7:30 p.m. Friday, when an oncoming vessel hit and went on top of the boat carrying 31 South Koreans and several other foreigners, according to officials at the South Korean Embassy in Bangkok and Seoul's Foreign Ministry.A 26-year-old South Korean woman, identified only by her last name Jeong, fr

South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have expressed hope that North Korea does not go ahead with a long-range rocket launch.The two also shared the view that the isolated country should come forward for dialogue with the international community, Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs, told reporters after their meeting at Ban's official residence on Friday evening.Park arrived in New York hours earlier for the U.N. General Assembly.Pa

The South Korean stock market is expected to remain choppy next week as investors avoid risky assets amid uncertainties regarding the timing of a looming U.S. rate hike, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 1,942.85 points on Friday, down 2.66 percent from a week earlier.This week, Seoul shares began lower on Monday after the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain its key rate whilst adding that it will keep watch on the ongoin

With the bang of a gavel, international leaders approved an ambitious 15-year plan Friday to tackle the world's biggest problems, from eradicating poverty to preserving the planet to reducing inequality. Now comes the tough part: Drumming up support and money to achieve the goals and transform the world.Pope Francis gave his backing to the new development agenda in an address to the U.N. General Assembly before the summit to adopt the 17-point plan opened, calling it "an important sign of hope"

President Park Geun-hye appeared in a video message released at a ceremony for the U.N. summit on sustainable development, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.Park joined U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Stephen Hawking and nine other high-profile people in announcing 17 goals that world leaders have vowed to accomplish by 2030.The goals call for, among other things, the reduction of poverty and gender equality.Park is set to address the U.N. summit for sustainable development on Saturday, a day after