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  Kakao Games ready for Odin's active overseas expansion after successful domestic service SEOUL -- The game publishing wing of South Korea's web service giant Kakao is ready for the full-fledged overseas expansion of "Odin: Valhalla Rising," a blockbuster mobile game that has garnered the explosive popularity of domestic fans since its launch a year ago. Kakao Games vowed to make full preparations for Odin's services in Japan and other regions by establishing a differentiated game with next-generation technology, after it completed the acquisition of 2022-07-01
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  KT ties up with i3DMeta to apply fast 3D image conversion solution to metaverse and IPTV SEOUL -- As animation markets face a technical transition from 2D to 3D in the metaverse era, i3DMeta, a startup based in South Korea, is drawing attention with a fast 3D image conversion solution that can provide competitive prices. Traditionally, converting 2D images into 3D has required a large number of manpower and long hours of work, However, i3DMeta's solution was seen as an effective tool to save time and cost. The startup hopes to open an era where 3D videos of various 2022-07-01
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  Sesame Lab founder eyes overseas markets with contactless digital master key platform SEOUL -- Blockchain technology is bringing about change innovative changes in many parts of daily lives, including the home security system. Using a contactless digital master key platform, smartphone users don't have to take out access cards or press passwords to enter their houses. They just need a smartphone application. Keyring, a digital key platform developed by Sesame Lab, an IT startup founded by Damian Kim, is drawing attention in a contactless era caused by a COVID- 2022-07-01
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  KT ties up with U.S. tech firm Swift Navigation to provide ultra-precision location service SEOUL -- South Korea’s top telecom company KT tied up with Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm, to provide an ultra-precision location data service by reducing the error range of GPS signals to centimeters. Precise positioning information can be applied to smartphones, self-driving cars, unmanned equipment, drones and flying taxis. KT said it has signed a business partnership with Swift Navigation that provides precise position solutions. Swift Navigation's r 2022-06-29
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  SK Telecom expands self-driving pilot zone to test advanced smart transportation system SEOUL -- At a pilot zone for the testing of autonomous vehicles, SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, will test an advanced smart transportation system that connects vehicles, pedestrians, and traffic infrastructure with 5G. SK Telecom (SKT) has expanded a pilot driving zone for autonomous vehicles in Sangam, a western residential and commercial district of Seoul, to test a cooperative intelligent transport system (C-ITS) that provides real-time information such as traff 2022-06-27
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  SK Telecom arranges volumetric music festival in metaverse platform SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, will hold a virtual music festival using volumetric technology at its metaverse platform called "Ifland" which maximizes user experience through diverse virtual spaces and avatars. Fans can enjoy surreal content such as performances showing artists as huge as buildings. The festival will be held from 8 p.m. every day for a week from June 27 at Ifland's volumetric concert hall, SK Telecom (SKT) said, adding that 2022-06-27
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  LG Uplus teams up with ICTK Holdings to develop hacking prevention technology for intelligent CCTVs SEOUL -- South Korea’s mobile carrier LG Uplus has developed a solution capable of thwarting an hacking attack on intelligent closed-circuit television cameras. The solution will be applied first to intelligent CCTVs used by small business owners. Intelligent CCTVs analyze various images to distinguish physical appearances or detect emergencies. However, video images containing sensitive personal information can be leaked through hacking. In cooperation with ICTK Holdings, 2022-06-23
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  [INTERVIEW] SK Telecom aims to secure sizable share in cloud groupware and ERP market SEOUL -- Capitalizing on a government campaign to accelerate industry-wide digital transformation, SK Telecom aims to secure a sizable share in South Korea's cloud groupware and enterprise resource planning markets with a differentiated service that incorporates artificial intelligence to attract mid-sized companies seeking to introduce efficient corporate management. Groupware is application software designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals from ge 2022-06-22
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  SK Telecom opens VFX studio for media content production SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, opened a visual effects (VFX) studio to strengthen its content production capability and expand partnerships with global media companies. The studio features two LED wall stages that can create realistic graphics to remove the need for location shooting. VFX is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action fo 2022-06-21
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  Researchers develop new bomb detector with simultaneous use of X-rays and neutrons SEOUL -- X-ray scanners are effective for airport cargo security checks, but they can only check the shape of cargo or simply distinguish between organic and inorganic materials. South Korean researchers have developed a complex radiation security detector that can distinguish 16 types of substances by using X-rays and neutrons at the same time. The state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has cooperated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology ( 2022-06-21
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  Samsung unveils high-resolution monitor 'ViewFinity' for content creators SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics unveiled a high-resolution monitor model that enables designers and photographers to accurately show their work as intended. Using a matte display that minimizes light reflection, creators can work with a consistent level of brightness and color without color distortion in any environment. Matte displays feature a light-scattering antireflection layer, which reduces reflectivity at the cost of decreased contrast and color intensity under dimly-lit condit 2022-06-20
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  AI CCTV solutions to be adopted at nursing homes for privacy protection SEOUL -- A rapid increase in the population of old people in South Korea has boosted interest in safe elderly care facilities, and CCTV installation is mandatory in nursing homes by January 2024, causing the need for privacy protection. LG Uplus (LGU+) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with NetOn, a company specializing in artificial intelligence vision recognition, to provide an intelligent CCTV solution that can monitor nursing homes without exposing personal info 2022-06-20
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  Gaming blockchain Oasys attracts game developer Neowiz as initial validator SEOUL -- Neowiz, an online game publisher in South Korea, joined Oasys, a gaming blockchain designed to build a decentralized metaverse by connecting different play-to-earn games within its ecosystem. The Oasys team focuses on solving the problems faced by game developers when building blockchain games on Ethereum. Neowiz hopes to share overall experiences related to the development, service, and operation of blockchain games and metaverse with the Oasys blockchain, which aims to d 2022-06-17
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  Homegrown technology developed for real-time inspection of rail supporting facilities SEOUL -- A homegrown technology for inspecting the condition of rail supporting facilities for electric trains has been developed to replace imports. It was designated as a new transportation technology that can receive various benefits such as development funds to strengthen technology competitiveness. Applied with the new technology, a high-speed and high-resolution camera can photograph tram track support facilities and provide related information in real time through deep learni 2022-06-15
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  LG Uplus uses quantum computer for optimized 6G satellite communication SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has worked with a state research university to optimize the structure of low-earth orbit satellite networks for 6G communications using quantum computers. 6G will overcome time and spatial limitations through satellite communication and transform paradigms of communications. LG Uplus (LGU+) said that researchers have used a quantum computer commercialized by D-Wave Systems, a Canadian quantum computing company, to quickly calculat 2022-06-14
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  Krafton releases teaser image of first hyper-realistic virtual human 'Ana' SEOUL -- Krafton, the developer of popular online games such as "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," released a teaser image of its first hyper-realistic virtual human named "Ana" that can delicately express the movement of the pupil, fine facial muscles, and wrinkles, with the entire body showing natural joint movements. Krafton has leveraged artificial intelligence and Unreal Engine's 3D-based hyper-realism technology to create a digital character barel 2022-06-13
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  Roller coaster restaurant provides unique dining experience at Lotte amusement park SEOUL -- An exotic restaurant that delivers requested food straight from the kitchen to the table with slim roller coaster tracks has appeared at an amusement park in South Korea's southern port city of Busan. A smart store solution was introduced, along with new technologies, to maximize customer convenience and increase operational efficiency. The three-floor roller coaster restaurant was put into commercial service at the amusement park run by Lotte World Adventure Busan. 2022-06-10
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  State project launched to develop real-time underwater disaster monitoring technology SEOUL -- South Korea's science ministry will develop a technology to monitor underwater disasters such as submarine earthquakes and tsunamis in real-time and overcome the limitations of seismological observatories on land that cannot accurately identify the exact location, epicenter and scale of underwater earthquakes. The Ministry of Science and ICT launched a pilot project to establish a surveillance network that can monitor underwater earthquakes, tsunamis and slope collapse 2022-06-09
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  Government-initiated task force launched to develop 50-qubit quantum computer by 2026 SEOUL -- South Korean research bodies and private companies joined hands to form a government-initiated task force for the development of a 50-qubit quantum computer by the end of 2026 with the aim of catching up with the United States and China, which have been far ahead in quantum computing. Binary digital electronic computers are based on transistors and capacitors with data encoded into binary digits (bits). Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits, based on the principles 2022-06-09
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  SK hynix to supply world's best-performing microchip HBM3 to Nvidia SEOUL -- SK hynix, a major memory chip producer in South Korea, is ready for the mass production of what claims to be the world's best-performing chip for super-fast artificial intelligence-based semiconductors. The new chip called high bandwidth memory 3 (HBM3) will be supplied to Nvidia, an American tech company that designs graphics processing units. HBM is a high-speed memory interface used in conjunction with high-performance graphics accelerators and network devices. In Oc 2022-06-09