Tag archive: Korea

Groupon’s South Korean operation has encountered a bit of bother after it was fined by the country’s anti-trust watchdog for putting up fake reviews on its website and exaggerating the number of products bought by consumers. The incident highlights just how competitive the daily deals industry has become as local rivals in the Asian country, such as Coupang and Ticket Monster, fight Groupon for a share of the market. The Korea Herald reported on… Read More

Guards in a South Korean prison will soon be introduced to some new colleagues – 150cm-tall robots on wheels. In the latest example demonstrating the country’s interest in robotic technology, the robots will be put to work in a prison in the city of Pohang, located southeast of the capital Seoul, from March next year. If the month-long trial is successful, more prison guards may be turning up to work alongside robots in the near future. A… Read More

Apple's retina display will have some competition this holiday season. Today, LG unveiled a new Android phone with 4G LTE connectivity and its new superbright “NOVA” display, which achieves a low-end HD resolution of 720p (1280×720 pixels). At 4.5 inches, the IPS LCD screen has a 16:9 aspect  and more pixels per inch than Apple's famed Retina Display for the iPhone 4 and 4S. LG's display gets 329ppi over 4.5… Read More

Quite possibly the dream for an extreme couponer, SK Telecom launched a test program of grocery carts with a tablet computer mounted on the handle at China's Shanghai Lotus supermarket. After a user downloads the free “smart cart” application to a smartphone, the tablet PC on the cart is synced to the phone. On the smartphone app, users can create a shopping list as well as search for store coupons, weekly discounts or product… Read More

Apple still can't make enough iPad 2s to meet consumer demand in any market, so what's the company doing? Launching the iPad 2 in a dozen new markets this week, and revealing plans to put the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2 on sale in China beginning May 6. The iPad 2 will go on sale in Japan on Thursday, April 28—the announcement is particularly significant because Japan was originally slated to get the iPad 2 on March 25, but… Read More

Soon, the proverbial apple to for the teacher may be a thing of the past. In fact, the actual teacher may also be a thing of the past, at least in the traditional sense of the word. A new pilot program in South Korea has done away with the pesky human bodies that have traditionally been associated with the title of teacher, and replaced them with fatter versions of R2-D2 that look as if they have swallowed a Caucasian woman. The Engkey robots… Read More

The fallout from Google Street View project continues, as South Korean police yesterday raided Google Korea offices investigating whether the company had illegally collected and stored personal information via Wi-Fi networks. According to Korean media, nearly 20 KNPA agents raided the offices, seizing hard drives and documents related to Street View. Google has admitted that its Street View vehicles had been collecting information transmitted… Read More

Gaming fans and members of the gaming industry from all around the world will gather together for the exhibition show Gstar 2009 at Busan's Bexco Convention Center from November 26-29. This will be the 5th year of this event, and companies and visitors from all over the world will come to preview the future of the gaming industry. At this event, future games, products, and developments will be displayed. Two hundred companies from 20… Read More