Verizon has become the first US wireless carrier to strike an international 5G roaming deal.
ROKIT Announces Three New 3D Printers
ROKIT may not be as instantly identifiable as MakerBot or 3D Systems, but the Korean 3D printer manufacturer should definitely be on your radar. The company launched the 3DISON+ 3D printer in 2013 and sold 4,300 units in a year.…
North Korea Executes 80 for Bad TV, Having a Bible
In the past year, North Korea came under international criticism when details of gulag-like prisons leaked out from defectors. Although the world reacted in horror as those details included the familiar stories of loved ones disappearing mysteriously in true Stalinist…
iPhone 5S: As Apple declines, Samsung, Chinese smell blood
Tomorrow, Apple is slated to bring fresh produce to the technology meat-market with an evolved iPhone 5 dubbed iPhone 5S. The Apple faithful are also expecting a cheaper version positioned towards East and South Asian markets where the computer giant…
20 Injured, BB Guns Shot At LG G2 Promotion
Last week, LG announced its new flagship Android smartphone, the G2. The device’s differentiating feature is that the buttons traditionally found on the edges of smartphones have been moved to the back of the G2, just under the camera. It’s…
South Korea’s FTC Clears Google Of Unfairly Using Android For Search
It looks like Google has won another antitrust battle, this time in South Korea. The country’s antitrust watchdog has reportedly decided to acquit Google on charges that it has used its Android operating system to gain an unfair advantage for…
Plane Crash in San Francisco: Tail Came Loose
An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea has crash landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing two and injuring at least 60 passengers. The San Francisco Fire Department has confirmed the number of killed and injured and…
New N. Korea Threats Issued Following Celebration
On Monday, the citizens of North Korea celebrated the 101st birthday of Kim Il-Sung, the first leader of the country and the grandfather of its current leader, Kim Jong-un. Today, North Korea has issued more threats, continuing the rhetoric that…
Student Dies In Sand Pit After It Collapsed On Him
“Student dies in sand pit” is not something you want to wake up to in the morning. There’s enough problems in the world today that we don’t need stories of young people with a future ahead of them dying due…
Diablo III Complaints Cause Blizzard Seoul Raid
It’s hard launching a blockbuster video game these days. Even if you work for a decade and spend hundreds of millions of dollars in development, entitled fans will find something to complain about within minutes of a game’s release. EA…
UFO Spotted By South Korean Airline Passengers
Over the weekend, a passenger on a flight over Seoul, South Korea captured what appeared to be a UFO buzzing the aircraft. In the video, the unidentified passenger is filming the otherwise uneventful view from the plane’s window. Suddenly he…
YouTube Adds “Shows” Page For Korean TV Fans
YouTube announced on its blog yesterday that it is adding a Shows page for Korean viewers. The page will organize the wide variety of Korean television shows made available on YouTube. Korean programming available on the new Shows page ranges…
Apple / Google Apps Refund Policy under Scrutiny in Korea
Many Korean consumers are growing cautious of apps available from online stores due to constrictive refund policies. Those who find apps to be less than satisfactory are at the mercy of some inconsistent policies (if one exists at all). Apple,…
iPhone 5 Rumor: Samsung To Block Sales In Korea?
According to Samsung execs, there’s already a plan in motion to stop the sales of the upcoming iPhone 5 in Korea. Of course the phone is not only unreleased but at this point is still unannounced. But that hasn’t stopped…
Korean Police Raid Google’s Offices Over Street View
In spite of the apologies Google’s issued and the corrective actions the company’s taken, Google’s Street View-related problems appear to be growing worse, not going away. Earlier today, Korean authorities raided its local offices in connection with the case.
Android Market Sales Commence In Korea
South Korea has a reputation for being home to some of most ardent smartphone users in existence, and Android devices are supposed to be among the world’s most advanced smartphones. It never made much sense, then, that Koreans were only allowed to access free Android apps, and Google’s now (mostly) corrected the oversight.