SEOUL, Dec.3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new type of identity authentication that does not require face-to-face interaction and will make it possible for clients to open new bank accounts without actually visiting a bank was demonstrated on December 2. ‘Bio authentication methods’, such as confirming one’s identity by putting their palm near a device, will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. introduced Wednesday the beta edition of a web browsing program for its virtual reality (VR) devices, allowing users to access more content online. The test edition of Samsung Internet for Gear VR will allow users of Samsung’s VR devices to stream various videos online and provide [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s market for new energy industries is expected to reach 100 trillion won (US$86.4 billion) by 2030 on the back of efforts to expand existing know-how and develop next-generation technologies, the government said Monday. Unveiling a government strategy for boosting the new energy industry, the Ministry of Trade, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean subscribers to Internet of Things (IoT) networks has exceeded the 4 million mark, buoyed by a jump in wearable device users, government data showed Sunday. As of end-September, the number of IoT subscribers reached 4.08 million, compared with 3.96 million two months earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Various technical regulations that were blocking the diversification of services among pay TV providers such as cable networks (SO) will be moderated. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it will be drafting an item on ways to restructure the current regulations. Various technical methods could [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) - Dasol and Nara, dogs cloned by controversial researcher Hwang Woo-suk and his team, have been accepted into Korea’s rescue dog program. The National 119 Rescue Service of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security announced that Dasol and Nara have passed the official qualification tests for rescue dogs. Seven dogs, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of Korean cultural properties preserved outside South Korea will be displayed in the form of 3-D videos in Seoul starting Wednesday, the cultural agency said. The exhibit at the National Palace Museum of Korea running until Dec. 27 has recreated 20 cultural properties in the virtual format, the [...]
Samsung Electronics has announced that its Samsung Pay mobile payment system now has more than one million subscribers, only two months after its launch. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has announced that its Samsung Pay mobile payment system now has more than one million subscribers, only two months [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it has rolled out pet-care devices equipped with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, allowing owners to feed their animals from long distance. The company said its Pet Station can provide meals to pets at pre-set times, allowing owners to leave [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Research suggests that smartphones with voice recognition features can be hacked using electronic signals if earphones with microphones are connected. The Wireless Security Lab at the National Institute of Information Security in France published a thesis suggesting the hacking possibility in a recent issue of the journal ‘IEEE Transactions [...]