Samsung's boss has announced plans to launch a new, faster Galaxy S4 in South Korea, which uses LTE-Advanced 4G connectivity to potentially double data download speeds. The updated S4, which uses a Qualcomm processor, should go on sale this month. There. But not here. The phone's already popped up on benchmarking sites, showing it running the high-end quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. [Reuters] Read More >>
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Police have raided one of Samsung's offices in Asan, South Korea, after being tipped off about the possible theft of OLED TV technology from rivals LG. Read More >>
Some, one, or all of the members of the Anonymous hacking collective have launched an astonishing new offensive, demanding North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons programme and grants its people full internet access, or face the wrath of the angry nerds as part of Operation Free Korea. Read More >>
A gas leak at a Samsung semiconductor plant in Hwaseong, Korea, last night killed a worker—and local news sources are suggesting that a cover-up by Sammy could be behind the incident. Read More >>
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The 2.5-mile wide demilitarised zone separating North and South Korea is the most heavily contested stretch of land on the planet. And if the massive contingent of troops, tanks, bunkers, and land mines weren't enough of a trespassing deterrent, this eagle-eyed auto-targeting gun turret should do the trick. Read More >>
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, an architecture firm that is arguably one of the world's leading designers of skyscrapers, has just unveiled plans for a pair of towers that will grace the skyline in Seoul, South Korea with an absolutely stunning dragon-like facade. Read More >>
How could living in North Korea be worse? Hmm. Maybe if your dinner caught on fire every night, or clothes were made out of a cactus, or if using a phone potentially earned you the death penalty. Sounds about right! Read More >>
If you want to know the true effect of departed despot Kim Jong-il (and his father Kim Il-Sung), just take a look at this sad, sad picture of North Korea and South Korea at night from space. South Korea is like any other modern country, lit up with life. North Korea is completely dark. Read More >>
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If there was ever such a thing as a country run by Grinches, North Korea would be that country. Why? Well, according to the BBC, North Korea has warned neighboring South Korea of "unexpected consequences" if South Korea decides to light up Christmas trees near their border. Read More >>
The tightly bound sculptures of Korean artist Yeong-Deok Seo are equally impressive and depressing. Impressive in that such detail and texture can be coaxed from something as ordinary as a bicycle chain. Depressing in that these pieces all appear anguished and include titles like Infection – Ego and Addict. Yeah, good times in South Korea. [This Is Colossal] Read More >>
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