SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cyberthreats rose more than 60 percent in 2022 from a year earlier on increased ransomware attacks, government data showed Monday. A total of 1,045 cyberattacks were reported to the authorities in the first 11 months of this year, up from 640 cases tallied last year, according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Interior and Safety on Thursday held a demonstration event at Shinsegae Department Store in Daejeon for an indoor navigation system capable of locating destinations within a complex building structure. The project for indoor navigation of complex building structures has been led by a research team from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The ICT ministry said Tuesday it will order the country’s top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp. to come up with measures within a month to prevent a recurrence of a service outage stemming from a data center fire. The move came after a fire on Oct. 15 at the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With a swish of a stylus pen and a spin of the fingers on a tablet PC, a 2D straight line is changed into a 3D image of a flower, a skateboard or a car. This magic-like transformation comes to realization on Feather, 3D designing software developed by Korean [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of South Korean businesses, including those specializing in automobiles, self-driving technology, semiconductors for automobiles, and telecommunications software will unite forces to create a connected car ecosystem. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it hosted an inauguration ceremony for the Connected Car Alliance in Yeouido, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean internet portal giant Naver Corp. on Wednesday expressed its intention to participate in Saudi Arabia’s lucrative Neom smart city project with its up-to-date digital twin technology. “Neom city is a future project to create a fully smart city based on many high-end technologies,” said Kang Sang-chul of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean search giant Naver Corp. said Tuesday it will introduce HTTP/3 for its search service, a first among domestic companies, to greatly enhance search speed and stability. HTTP/3 is a third-generation standard protocol. By reducing the initial connection time between the browser and web server, it can shorten [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Automotive electronics is emerging as a source of optimism for Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. amid sluggish semiconductor and TV sales. Samsung’s subsidiary Harman International, a major maker of in-car entertainment systems and car audio equipment, posted sales of 3.63 trillion won and operating profits of 310 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday showcased its latest updates to software and services at an annual tech conference, which it said were aimed at improving overall user experience through technology innovations. At the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2022 in San Francisco, the South Korean tech giant unveiled the upgraded, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Personal computers made by Samsung Electronics Co. have dominated the South Korean market for close to an entire generation, data showed Sunday. Market researcher IDC Korea reported that Samsung computers have retained first place in the domestic market for a period of 27 years and six months dating back [...]