SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc.’s products were found to have the highest number of Internet security vulnerabilities, accounting for 22 percent of risks found in the third quarter, a report out Tuesday said. According to the Korea Internet & Security Agency, 155 of 694 reported common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) were discovered [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent announcement that Samsung would suspend the production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 is likely good news for other premium smartphone manufacturers. In an announcement on Tuesday, the tech giant advised customers with either an original Galaxy Note 7 or a replacement model to power down and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Wednesday it has put off a decision on whether to allow Google to export government-supplied map data outside the country and will re-deliberate the request by the U.S. search giant. The decision, which was made after a closed-door meeting with officials from foreign, defense and other-related [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Google asked the Korean government on June 1, yet again, for permission to move Korean map data out of the country, a decision which will be made on August 25. Due to South Korea’s unusual national security circumstances, in which it is still technically at war with its northern [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Google Play Arcade finally opened at Dongdaemun Design Plaza Friday, with an 8,900m2 space offering visitors access to around 30 top-ranking mobiles games, such as Despicable Me: Minion Rush, Infinite Stairs, and Stone Age. The month-long exhibition was arranged to provide a different approach to conventional mobile games, [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser has been indicted over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here, prosecutors said Thursday. John Lee has been accused of playing a part in the deaths of [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Google is facing complaints from Kakao, which claimed that the global tech giant is discriminating against its mobile applications. The issue was brought forward when Kakao’s latest mobile gaming application, O.N.E. for Kakao, didn’t appear in the Google Play Store’s search results. O.N.E for Kakao was officially launched on [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned again by prosecutors Tuesday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizer which has caused numerous deaths and illnesses here. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office summoned John Lee as a [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of Google Korea who formerly headed the local unit of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser was summoned by prosecutors Monday to face questions over the British firm’s toxic humidifier sterilizers which resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here. John Lee appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol said Friday that he will talk with the representatives from the association that he wants to leave but expects that the conversation will end up with no breakthrough. Lee, who is known for having faced Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo in the ancient [...]