SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said it will unveil a new smartphone next week that is widely expected to be a budget edition of the Galaxy S20 smartphone. The South Korean tech firm said it will hold the “Galaxy Unpacked for Every Fan” online event on Sept. 23. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to introduce so-called ‘smart pole’ street lighting, which refers to an intelligent lighting system combining the functions of traffic lights, street lamps, CCTV and security lights. The smart poles can also be used for Wi-Fi service, CCTV and recharging electric bicycles through the application [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronic components maker in South Korea, said Sunday it has developed the world’s smallest power inductor. The affiliate of Samsung Group said its new power inductor measures 0.8 millimeter in width and 0.4 mm in length, which is a significant decrease from the industry’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Friday announced additional measures to protect personal information, as the prolonged fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led to excessive data disclosures. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) released the measures to protect privacy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at minimizing harnessing private information. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city plans to install Internet of Things (IoT) sensors in the homes of 10,000 elderly people living alone by the end of this year. This move is aimed at dispatching 119 rescue squad as rapidly as possible when an emergency situation occurs. The Seoul Metropolitan Government unveiled the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A big data analysis has revealed that the once popular consumer trends of exploring gourmet restaurants and having get-togethers after work, which have bolstered the growth of restaurant businesses in South Korea, have declined sharply due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The state-run Small Enterprise and Market Service carried [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As the coronavirus continues to rage on, an increasing number of small restaurants are jumping into the delivery business. The phenomenon of an overwhelming number of businesses attempting to join delivery platforms is resulting in processing delays for each application. Vroong, a food delivery platform, reported that the number [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Thursday it has joined hands with global partners for commercialization of the 5G virtual network. Under the partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Intel Corp., SK Telecom will take part in the 5G network virtualization [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A handful of foreign information technology (IT) companies have been identified as having been negligent in their duties of operating domestic representatives for personal information. The domestic representatives are supposed to act on their behalf to perform the duties of a person responsible for management of personal information. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — After the enforcement ordinance for the revision of the Telecommunication Business Act, the so-called ‘Netflix Free Ride Prevention Act,’ was unveiled, South Korea’s homegrown Internet companies voiced strong concerns about key provisions such as service maintenance and application standards. The enforcement ordinance of the Telecommunication Business Act, announced on [...]