South Korea

If you are among those who think social networking is becoming too noisy and intrusive, then there is a solution. It's a private social network that allows you to communicate with your partner in a private, intimate way.No it's not Pair. In fact, it predates the cutesy social effort ...

South Korea is a leading player in the global tech industry with Korean brands leaving their mark in various sectors. While we hear a lot about South Korean firms innovating and pushing the envelope, there is hardly any platform to showcase the thriving software and tech startup scene in South ...

South Korea might justifiably lay claim to being the nation with the earliest mobile tech adopters. In a recent survey, it was found that children as young as ten years old use mobile phones as their primary form of communication.The study was conducted by Danook University’s medical school as well ...

More than 20 000 South Korean iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit against US technology giant Apple for "illegal location tracking".The tech giant was busted earlier this year for tracking user locations. Apple later claimed the tracking was a "bug" and issued software updates to remedy the ...

US technology giant Apple announced that it had made its first compensation payment in South Korea on Thursday, over a feature on its iPhone that can track the location of users.Apple Korea confirmed it had paid one million won (US$950) to Kim Hyung-Suk, complying with a compensation order from a ...

Officials of South Korea's fair trade watchdog said they were intervening in the practice of influential bloggers who get rewards from companies in return for favourable reviews of products.The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) this week amended regulations so that companies and bloggers must reveal whether payments or gifts are exchanged ...

An internet rehabilitation clinic has opened in South Korea in the hopes of making a dent in the millions considered to be internet addicts in the country. The clinic, which opened in early May, styles itself as the country's first specialist clinic for such addicts.The institution which bills itself as ...

The "World IT Show" is running in Seoul, South Korea this week. The show is an exhibit of the latest innovation in technology from around Asia and the world, and this year's show was no exception, showcasing 1313 booths with 440 exhibitors including Samsung, LG Electronics and Qualcomm.The aim ...

South Korean director, Park Chan-Wook, claims to have shoot the first ever cinema quality film using only an iPhone."Night Fishing" is said to have the same picture resolution as conventional movies took only 80 people, 150 million won ($133,000) and 10 days to make.Park Chan-Wook said he at first approached ...

South Korea's government is close to adopting a "Cinderella" law to ban youngsters from playing online games past midnight amid growing concerns about internet addiction, officials said Thursday.A bill to be submitted to parliament as early as this month will require South Korean online game companies to cut off services ...