[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Today LG announced the launch of the Optimus G, a new premium flagship device offering a unique User Experience (UX) supported by innovative hardware performance. The powerful hardware included in the Optimus G allows for the possibility of such a creative and engaging UX which will enable Optimus G users to “live without boundaries.” With a powerful quad-core processor, Snapdragon™ S4 Pro, as its base and industry best technologies for enhanced viewing and longer battery life, LG adds the finishing touches on the Optimus G with a beautiful sleek design and innovative UX f
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, has begun mass producing the industry’s first two gigabyte (GB), low power double-data-rate 3 (LPDDR3) memory, using 30 nanometer (nm) class* technology, for next-generation mobile devices. Samsung started mass production of the industry’s most advanced mobile DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip, only ten months after it began producing the industry’s first 30nm-class based 2GB LPDDR2 memory in October, 2011. The new LPDDR3, which marks the first time a 2GB LPDDR3 density is
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Following the success of BIOTRONIK's Pulsar-18 0.018”/4F-platform self-expanding stent system, the company has now introduced its Pulsar stent technology in a 0.035”/6F platform. With this, BIOTRONIK is offering even more physicians its high qualitative stent technology with its high technical success and encouraging clinical performance. Pulsar stent technology was proven effective during the 4EVER clinical study, with six-month clinical patency rates of 90%. Results were presented in January 2012 at The Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), Germany, by principal investig
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Biltz Green Co.,Ltd.(CEO HyoSeop Shim, www.biltz-green.co.kr), Korea’s flagship company for eco-friendly synthetic lumber, acquired KS certification for the field of synthetic lumber on August 22. KS certification(KS F-3230) for synthetic lumber is a technical standard established for the first time in March this year by the Agency for Technology Standards of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. There has been the need for the establishment of technical standards for synthetic lumber in order to prevent flooding of low-quality synthetic lumbers and foreign low-quality synthe
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Union members at GM Korea Company today ratified a tentative agreement on wage and CBA reached between the company and its union on September 18. The agreement was supported by 60.0 percent of the 13,247 union members who voted. The company and its union held 31 rounds of 2012 wage and CBA negotiations starting with a kick-off meeting on May 17. The agreement includes a monthly base wage increase of KRW 95,000, a lump-sum payment of KRW 3 million to be paid upon ratification of the agreement, a payment of KRW 6 million in performance pay to be paid at the end of the year a
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V., the Belgian-based operation of leading automotive manufacturer Mazda Motors, is using Descartes' cloud-based customs solution to automate declaration filings in Belgium. “Customs regulatory changes, such as the introduction of Paperless Douane en Accijnzen (PLDA), are making the declaration filing process more complex,” said Nico Lejon, Manager of European Financial Services at Mazda. “Descartes' cloud-b
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]For the last two years, Mrs. A has been sending her ten year old daughter to an English library near home, and has been pleased to observe the improvements in her child’s English ability. Mrs. A was able to track her daughter’s steady development as a reader through the Lexile Measure, received as part of the English reading level assessment test (level test) that she takes at the English library. As in the case of Mrs. A, an increasing number of parents in Korea are using Lexile Measures, provided through reading level tests administered at English libraries, to choose En
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]i-SENS, Inc., a professional manufacturer of glucose meters (CEO Geun Sig Cha), will release ‘CareSens N POP’ which is a self-monitoring blood glucose meter on September 17. This product is a new 2012 model of ‘CareSens N’, which is the flagship brand of self-monitoring blood glucose meter of i-SENS Inc. ‘CareSens N POP’ is the product to further enhance the convenience of users while maintaining the advantage of being able to obtain accurate results in 5 seconds with the blood sample of 0.5㎕ based on no-coding system of the CareSens N products. “By introducing the LCD scr
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]GM Korea launched and started taking orders today for the upgraded 2013 Chevrolet Malibu with an innovative Gen II powertrain and best-in-segment safety. The most notable change in the 2013 Malibu is its powertrain. The 2013 Malibu features a new next-generation six-speed automatic transmission. The new transmission, with VFS (Variable Flow Solenoids) and an ECM (Engine Control Module) Controller, enables faster response and shorter shifting time, offering more dynamic yet stable driving. It also reduces CO2 considerably, making the Malibu more environmentally friendly. Th
[By NBC-1TV E. H Kim]Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced it has worked as a strategic partner with IATA, an international trade body that represents, serves and leads the air industry, to develop an innovative technology bridge that helps air cargo messaging participants easily transition from legacy messaging procedures to the new Cargo-XML standards. The solution provides bidirectional translation and message version control between legacy Cargo Interchange Message Procedures (Cargo IMP) and the ne