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DAEJEON, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Tuesday that its researchers had developed a wearable green organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that can cure jaundice in infants. Previously, when jaundice is treated at hospitals, breastfeeding should be stopped and the eyes of infants should be fully covered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has expressed its intention to voluntarily correct its commission policy, which ends up charging more for local app developers. The move came after the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) launched a probe into Apple amid criticism that the company [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chip maker, is slipping in the ranking of market capitalization amid growing concerns about a slump in the semiconductor market. On Monday, SK hynix shares closed at 86,300 won, down 2.38 percent from the previous trading day. The company’s market capitalization [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a major display panel maker, said Monday that it had developed an innovative sound solution for vehicles using a film-type vibration exciter. The company’s unique film-type exciter technology allows the new device to vibrate off display panels and various materials inside the car body. The size [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As Apple Pay will likely land in South Korea later this month, the long-awaited arrival of the U.S. tech giant’s mobile payment service is drawing mixed views on the industrial landscape of the local mobile payment market dominated by Samsung Pay provided by Samsung Electronics Co. According to industry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that its 2022 Smart TVs have been certified by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in Britain for the second time for their web accessibility for visually impaired persons. Samsung’s Smart TVs use a voice guidance system to provide assistance with using [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Home rental platform Airbnb Inc. hopes to make hosting easier and travel experiences more unique, through stronger host protections and a wider variety of listings included in its latest platform upgrade, a top executive has said. Airbnb announced a series of upgrades to its platform Thursday, consisting of an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s online payment service providers are setting up near-field communication (NFC) devices and other services as Apple Pay, Apple Inc.’s mobile payment service, is expected to be introduced in South Korea later this month. NHN KCP Co. recently posted “Apple Pay Accepted” on its website before taking it down soon [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — ASML, a Dutch chip equipment maker, on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony of its new semiconductor cluster in South Korea, home to the world’s two biggest memory chip makers. The Dutch firm is building a US$181 million chip cluster in Hwaseong, some 40 kilometers south of Seoul, which will [...]
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 [...]