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SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexon and the startup Ironmace are headed to South Korea’s Supreme Court in a long-running legal battle over the online game Dark and Darker, after both sides signaled they would appeal a recent appellate ruling. According to the gaming industry on Friday, Nexon has filed an appeal against Ironmace, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it plans to showcase new gaming monitors with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) technology capable of upscaling contents to 5K resolution. The LG UltraGear evo monitors will be introduced during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January, the South Korean tech giant [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s arcade industry is seeing a resurgence in spending as venues grow larger and attract an older, more affluent clientele, according to new data from KB Kookmin Card. An analysis of card transactions at about 400 entertainment and leisure merchants nationwide found that average per-person spending at arcades reached [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is set to unveil its first mobile graphics processing unit developed entirely with in-house technology, marking a significant step toward greater independence in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry shaped by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. According to industry officials on Thursday, Samsung has equipped its upcoming Exynos [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is using the run-up to CES 2026 to frame its next generation of products as the culmination of more than five decades of innovation in televisions and home appliances, signaling a renewed push to position artificial intelligence at the center of everyday life. On Thursday, the company released [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is set to unveil a new humanoid home robot at CES 2026, signaling an ambitious push to redefine domestic life through artificial intelligence and robotics. The South Korean electronics maker said Thursday that it will introduce the robot, named LG CLOiD, at the world’s largest consumer technology show, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry on Wednesday sought to calm privacy concerns over a new requirement for real-time facial recognition when registering mobile phone numbers, insisting that no biometric data is stored under the system. The reassurance followed the launch Tuesday of a pilot program that requires applicants to verify [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Hynix on Wednesday urged South Korea’s government to loosen fair-trade regulations, arguing that existing ownership rules are ill-suited to the scale and financial demands of investment in the artificial intelligence era. The chipmaker said regulatory flexibility is needed to allow it to set up special purpose companies with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has stepped up its push into new growth sectors with its second billion-euro acquisition of the year, signaling a renewed appetite for large-scale dealmaking as it expands beyond its traditional strongholds. The company said Tuesday that it had acquired the advanced driver-assistance systems business of Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean prosecutors have charged a group of former Samsung Electronics employees with illegally transferring core semiconductor technologies to a Chinese rival, in what authorities described as one of the most serious cases of industrial espionage involving the country’s strategic industries. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said on [...]