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  [FOCUS] S. Korea presents new strategy to nurture metaverse as key national industry SEOUL -- "Metaverse is a digital new continent with infinite potential and a space of opportunity," declared Science and ICT Minister Lim Hye-sook in the government's policy coordination session where policymakers presented a new national strategy to catapult South Korea into a major player in the global metaverse market. The metaverse is a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virt 2022-01-21
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  Researchers develop transparent LED electronic displays based on active matrix SEOUL -- A South Korean research body has developed a transparent light-emitting diode electronic display that can reduce power consumption by more than 50 percent and allow free brightness control by using active-matrix technology. Active matrix is a type of addressing scheme used in flat panel displays. In switching individual elements, each pixel is attached to a transistor and capacitor actively maintaining the pixel state while other pixels are being addressed, in contrast wi 2022-01-21
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  [INTERVIEW] Douzone compete with foreign ERP companies with homemade software solutions SEOUL -- It's not been easy for a homemade business management system to settle down in a market dominated by prejudice and popular foreign-made solutions. Douzone Bizon, an ICT solution and service provider in South Korea, has survived through the technology development of enterprise resource planning in an unfavorable market environment to become an essential solution for corporate management. Douzone, which is involved in a state project to establish a big data platform, supp 2022-01-20
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  CJ OliveNetworks secures order to build high-performance computing infrastructure SEOUL -- CJ OliveNetworks, an IT service management wing of South Korea's conglomerate CJ Group, will build a high-performance computing-based artificial intelligence public infrastructure that can be used by students, researchers and companies. The infrastructure will be established at a supercomputing center operated by a national science institute. High-performance computing (HPC) is used to solve extremely complicated computational problems in the science and engineering 2022-01-20
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  SK Telecom's quantum cryptography transmission encryption module secures government certification SEOUL -- Quantum cryptography transmission encryption modules developed by South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom have secured crucial government certification, paving the way for government organizations and public institutions to protect key information against evolving hacking threats by strengthening communication security that requires high-capacity data processing. Quantum cryptography has emerged as an essential solution for safeguarding critical information because 2022-01-18
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  WeMade makes strategic investment in P2E trading card game using NFT cards SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer in South Korea, made an unspecified amount of strategic investment in Syltare, a play-to-earn trading card game that uses non-fungible token cards, as part of efforts to accelerate the creation of a new market that engages gamers and blockchain technologies. Play-to-earn (P2E) games are early-stage metaverse platforms that add innovative economic models that allow players to earn a steady income for playing. P2E games are usually powere 2022-01-17
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  WeMade partners with RedFox Games to promote blockchain-based games especially in South America SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer in South Korea, forged a business partnership with RedFox Games, a U.S.-based software company that provides a game publishing service, to promote blockchain-based games, especially in South America. WeMade said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with RedFox Games on cooperation in their blockchain game business. "We will actively support RedFox Games, which has South American service know-how, to succeed in the global market 2022-01-14
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  (INTERVIEW) Kakao's blockchain service wing focuses on globalizing NFT art market service SEOUL -- The blockchain service wing of South Korean web service giant Kakao dreams of becoming a global leader in offering artworks and various intellectual properties including moves and webtoons as non-fungible tokens, after its business related to Klaytn, a public blockchain platform, was transferred to an overseas branch based in Singapore. There was no clear answer on whether the change in Ground X's business structure is designed to find a place with less regulations than 2022-01-14
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  World baseball governing body to host virtual tournament using S. Korean screen baseball technology SEOUL -- Using screen baseball technology, a virtual international baseball World Cup will be held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body based in Switzerland. Newdin Contents, a sports simulation content developer in South Korea, will provide its technology called "Strikezon" which recognizes the swift movement of the ball. The virtual World Cup reflects WBSC's forward-looking digital strategy to connect baseball with new aud 2022-01-13
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  Samsung researchers demonstrate world's first in-memory computing based on non-volatile memory chip SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics researchers have achieved an innovative breakthrough in memory chip technologies by demonstrating the world's first in-memory computing based on a new non-volatile memory chip that enables data storage and computing together in a memory network. It is a new computing paradigm to realize next-generation low-power artificial intelligence chips. For in-memory computing, researchers have developed a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) array chip 2022-01-13
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  SK Group units establish U.S. entity for global promotion of SAPEON AI chip SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a South Korean mobile carrier that has aggressively adopted new technologies, will establish a new U.S. entity for the global promotion of ts artificial intelligence semiconductor chip called "SAPEON" through cooperation with two other SK Group units. The lineup of AI chips will be expanded gradually for data centers and autonomous driving. The new entity named SAPEON Inc. serves as an outpost for expanding its AI semiconductor business targeting U.S- 2022-01-10
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  UNIST to work with Yonsei University Medical Center to carry out smart healthcare projects SEOUL -- A state research institute will collaborate with a university's medical center in Seoul by sharing its know-how in artificial intelligence and information technologies to jointly solve problems in the medical sector and develop new smart healthcare technologies. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communications technology (ICT), smart healthcare services provide personalized medical services. By connecting a health monitoring device such as a wearab 2022-01-10
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  Game watchdog under fire for failing to clear new disrobing arcade game SEOUL -- South Korea's game watchdog came under fire for neglecting its duty in clearing "Waifu-Stripping Clothes," a new disrobing arcade game that can be used until the age of 15 through Google's digital distribution service. In the game developed by Falcon Global, a game development studio based in Singapore, players play rock, paper, and scissors with an in-game female character. Winners can get the character stripped off clothes. The cumulative number o 2022-01-07
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  [CES 2022] Samsung's home hub enables control of home appliances with tablet-style touchscreen device LAS VEGAS -- A home hub revealed by Samsung Electronics at CES 2022 helps users streamline chores and responsibilities on a shared device. It is a new way to manage home appliances with an innovative, tablet-style touchscreen device that provides instant access to customized and connected home services. Samsung's home hub is an exclusive 8.4-inch tablet that can be operated from its dock or used on the go around the home. With two high-performance microphones and two speakers 2022-01-06
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  [CES 2022] Global innovative companies gather at Las Vegas one day before opening LAS VEGAS -- As the opening of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition, is just one day away, the on-site atmosphere of the exhibition in Las Vegas is heating up. More domestic and foreign corporate officials are gathering at the exhibition venue. According to industry officials on January 3, companies participating in Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022), scheduled to open on January 5, are accelerating the final preparation 2022-01-05
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  [CES 2022] Samsung unveils new portable screen and entertainment device LAS VEGAS -- Ahead of CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics unveiled its all-new portable screen and entertainment device called "Freestyle" that offers first-of-its-kind technology and flexibility to deliver optimal viewing and entertainment for customers looking to bring video and audio content wherever they go. It is a projector, smart speaker and ambient lighting device all rolled into one portable device targeting MZers. The device weighs only 830 grams allowing 2022-01-05
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  KT works with hospital to develop digital therapeutics for customized data-based treatment SEOUL -- KT, a major telecom company in South Korea, will work with a major domestic hospital for the development of digital therapeutics, a subset of digital health, which are evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. The project is aimed at opening customized data-based treatment. KT signed a memorandum of understanding with the Catholic Medical Center (CMC) to promote technical coo 2022-01-04
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  Government roadmap calls for preliminary concept design of demonstration reactor in 2023 SEOUL -- As a key member of an international "artificial sun" project, South Korea has unveiled a challenging goal to demonstrate the production of nuclear fusion power in the 2050s and secure core technologies by upgrading the performance of a tokamak that uses a powerful magnetic field to confine plasma and produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. A roadmap disclosed by the Ministry of Science and ICT on December 31 called for the preliminary concept design of a d 2021-12-31
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  Autonomous patrol robot wins approval for demonstration at public children's park in Seoul SEOUL -- Toolspace, a domestic autonomous robot developer, received the green light to test the company's patrol robot, which weighs about 120 kilograms (264 pounds), at a public children's park in Seoul to monitor blind spots that are not covered by closed-circuit television cameras. The service robot will use visual and audio sensors to detect fire and illegal activities. Previously, robots that weigh more than 30 kilograms and move faster than 25 kilometers (16 miles) pe 2021-12-30
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  Researchers provide tactile music devices for hearing-impaired people SEOUL -- To help hearing-impaired people enjoy music performances, a state-funded research body in South Korea showcased a real-time tactile tone system that delivers the exact tone of an instrument in forms of vibration. The new technique was adopted in traditional Korean music performances held in the southern port city of Ulsan where Korean bamboo flutes called "Daegeum" were used. The tactile tone system analyzes sound frequency signals and converts them into tactil 2021-12-29