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• GM to build Cruze and other Chevy models in Europe?
  GM to build Cruze and other Chevy models in Europe? - Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet, South Korea Automotive News reports General Motors may begin manufacturing the Chevrolet Cruze in Europe. The vehicle would likely…Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 02:29 PM // autoblog.com
• Revisiting Hyundai's first 'sporty two-door, the Scoupe
  Revisiting Hyundai's first 'sporty two-door, the Scoupe - Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Etc., Videos, Hyundai, South Korea It's no secret Hyundai has come a very long way from the company's humble roots - and it's done so in a startlingly short period of time.…Wed, 4 Jan 2012, 09:31 AM // autoblog.com
• Hyundai/Kia predict slower sales growth in 2012
  Hyundai/Kia predict slower sales growth in 2012 - Filed under: Hyundai, Kia, Earnings/Financials, South Korea Hyundai and Kia have experienced phenomenal growth over the past few years, even as the rest of the auto industry was embroiled in an ugly d…Tue, 3 Jan 2012, 08:01 AM // autoblog.com
• New Kia Ray is Korea's first production EV
  New Kia Ray is Korea's first production EV - Filed under: Wagon, Technology, Hatchback, Kia, Electric, South Korea Kia has unveiled the automaker's very first production electric vehicle. The Kia Ray EV will offer buyers a range of around 86 mil…Thu, 22 Dec 2011, 08:30 AM // autoblog.com
• Kentucky-built Toyota Camry headed to South Korea
  Kentucky-built Toyota Camry headed to South Korea - Filed under: Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota, South Korea For years Detroit automakers carped about the low value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar, but these days, the opposite is true.…Tue, 6 Dec 2011, 03:00 PM // autoblog.com
• Kia shows first images of Korea-only Ray
  Kia shows first images of Korea-only Ray - Filed under: Budget, Minivan/Van, Kia, South Korea Kia is giving Korean small-car buyers something to smile about with the new Kia Ray subcompact. The vehicle looks to have taken a cue or two from its…Fri, 11 Nov 2011, 07:31 AM // autoblog.com
• Hyundai lets slip two official shots of 2013 Genesis Coupe
  Hyundai lets slip two official shots of 2013 Genesis Coupe - Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Hyundai, South Korea The Korean-language Hyundai blog has let slip a few more photos of the 2013 Genesis Coupe, giving us an even better idea of what the vehicle will…Tue, 8 Nov 2011, 03:58 PM // autoblog.com
• Top Gear Korea is better than you might think
  Top Gear Korea is better than you might think - Filed under: Etc., Videos, South Korea We know, we know... you miss Top Gear. We do, too. But there won't be another new episode until December, and the new season isn't expected to start until Januar…Wed, 26 Oct 2011, 12:57 PM // autoblog.com
• Hyundai announces new 204-hp turbo four. Is it headed for Veloster?
  Hyundai announces new 204-hp turbo four. Is it headed for Veloster? - Filed under: Performance, Hatchback, Hyundai, South Korea The 2012 Hyundai Veloster has plenty of hot hatch potential, but its frugal, 1.6-liter, direct-injected four-cylinder just isn't going to cut…Fri, 21 Oct 2011, 11:01 AM // autoblog.com
• 2011 Korean Grand Prix puts the nail in the coffin [spoilers]
  2011 Korean Grand Prix puts the nail in the coffin [spoilers] - Filed under: Motorsports, South Korea The 2011 Formula One World Championship was decided last week in Japan. Or was it? That's where Sebastian Vettel was re-crowned World Champion, propelling himself…Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 05:01 AM // autoblog.com

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• New trade agreement may mean more domestics sold in South Korea
  New trade agreement may mean more domestics sold in South Korea - Filed under: Government/Legal, South Korea In 2010, domestic automakers shipped about 7,500 vehicles to Korea, representing less than one percent of its auto market. To add insult to injury, well over…Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 06:58 AM // autoblog.com
• Toyota to move production of Korean-market Camry to America?
  Toyota to move production of Korean-market Camry to America? - Filed under: Sedan, Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota, South Korea Toyota is considering moving production of the company's Korean-market Camry to the United States, according to Reuters. The move w…Tue, 4 Oct 2011, 09:28 AM // autoblog.com
• This is what the interior of the next Hyundai Azera looks like
  This is what the interior of the next Hyundai Azera looks like - Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Videos, Hyundai, South Korea If you're itching for a chance to lay an eyeball on the interior of the next-generation Hyundai Azera, itch no more. The Korean motoring press ha…Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 03:35 PM // autoblog.com
• Kia bringing EV to market this year
  Kia bringing EV to market this year - Filed under: Etc., Hyundai, Kia, Electric, South Korea Automotive News reports that Kia will launch a small electric vehicle by the end of this year, and that it will be the first car in a wave of for…Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 12:02 PM // autoblog.com
• Hyundai co-CEO Yang resigns for personal reasons
  Hyundai co-CEO Yang resigns for personal reasons - Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Hyundai, South KoreaAutomotive News is reporting that Hyundai Co-CEO Steve Yang has resigned his duties at the Korean automaker for personal reasons. Yang helped…Fri, 30 Sep 2011, 12:01 PM // autoblog.com
• LG attempting to ban BMW and Audi sales in South Korea over patent dispute
  LG attempting to ban BMW and Audi sales in South Korea over patent dispute - Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Technology, Audi, BMW, South Korea LG Group has taken up legal arms against both BMW and Audi over a patent dispute. The technology company is reportedly aiming to…Fri, 30 Sep 2011, 11:30 AM // autoblog.com
• Kia vows to focus on quality over quantity
  Kia vows to focus on quality over quantity - Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Kia, South Korea Automotive News is reporting that Kia has announced plans to focus its efforts on building quality products instead of expanding its current line to…Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 07:28 AM // autoblog.com
• SsangYong previews Concept XUV 1 ahead of Frankfurt debut
  SsangYong previews Concept XUV 1 ahead of Frankfurt debut - Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Crossover, South Korea, MISC There'll be plenty to see when we land in Frankfurt next month. And while SsangYong might not be at the top of the list, t…Fri, 19 Aug 2011, 06:59 AM // autoblog.com
• Renault rolls out full details on new Samsung SM7
  Renault rolls out full details on new Samsung SM7 - Filed under: Sedan, Renault, Luxury, South Korea You may recognize the name Samsung for its electronics. Maybe even some home appliances. But cars? The Korean industrial giant produces a line of autom…Fri, 12 Aug 2011, 11:01 AM // autoblog.com
• Kia avoids costly strike in Korea
  Kia avoids costly strike in Korea - Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Kia, UAW/Unions, South Korea Kia has navigated around a potential strike by organized labor in Korea. According to Automotive News, the manufacturer joined GM Korea…Sat, 6 Aug 2011, 02:06 PM // autoblog.com

egmCarTech

• Kia promises dealers an extra 100,000 units in 2012
  Kia promises dealers an extra 100,000 units in 2012 - Kia has promised its dealers 100,000 more units this year than last year as it keeps strong in its efforts to keep the Korean brand’s momentum going. “It’s a work in progress, but that’s our goal,” sa…Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 04:45 AM // egmcartech.com
  
• Kia Track’ster Concept to debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show
  Kia Track’ster Concept to debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show - Usually, the Chicago Auto Show is quite a dull show in terms of press day debuts – however, this year it seems to be turning out quite nicely. Kia has confirmed that it will be debuting a new concept…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 09:31 AM // egmcartech.com
• January 2012 sales up 11%, Chrysler jumps 44% and GM sales fall 6%
  January 2012 sales up 11%, Chrysler jumps 44% and GM sales fall 6% - The pace for U.S. light vehicle sales rose by 11 percent last month and was set by a few major automakers including Chrysler Group, Volkswagen Group and Hyundai/Kia. All major automakers posted sales…Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 06:33 PM // egmcartech.com
• Honda Fit receives bet overall value in Japanese Consumer Reports test
  Honda Fit receives bet overall value in Japanese Consumer Reports test - Out of a broad range of 200 vehicles considered, Consumer Reports is putting the Honda Fit on top for not only the best value in small cars, but the best overall value, as well. Vehicles were scored b…Wed, 4 Jan 2012, 03:52 PM // egmcartech.com
• Hyundai, Kia to invest $12.2 billion in 2012, expects sales to hit 7 million vehicles
  Hyundai, Kia to invest $12.2 billion in 2012, expects sales to hit 7 million vehicles - Hyundai Motor Group, which consists of the Hyundai and Kia brands, has plans to invest a total of $12.2 billion research and development and facilities in 2012. The investment is a 15.6 percent increa…Mon, 2 Jan 2012, 10:34 PM // egmcartech.com
• Video: Kim Jon-Il rides away in a mid-70′s Lincoln
  Video: Kim Jon-Il rides away in a mid-70′s Lincoln - North Korea’s ‘Dear Leader’ Kim Jon-Il may have died last week, but his funeral seemed to be like something out of 1976. After a long time of living in the lap of luxury at the expense of North Korea’…Thu, 29 Dec 2011, 03:08 PM // egmcartech.com
• Hyundai grabs BMW designer Chris Chapman
  Hyundai grabs BMW designer Chris Chapman - On the heels of BMW and Audi, Hyundai continues to find ways to compete with the finer European brands; first they open a design center in California like BMW, and now they have just tapped Chris Chap…Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 05:13 PM // egmcartech.com
• Kia Ray EV becomes Korea’s first production electric-car
  Kia Ray EV becomes Korea’s first production electric-car - Kia today introduced Korea’s first electric-vehicle with the new Ray EV a model that is capable of traveling 86 miles on a single charge. The Kia Ray EV, which will be assembled on the same production…Thu, 22 Dec 2011, 08:52 PM // egmcartech.com
• Video: Rhys Millen, Genesis Coupe drift car, abandoned Hyundai HQ
  Video: Rhys Millen, Genesis Coupe drift car, abandoned Hyundai HQ - Two weeks before the wrecking ball was scheduled to take down Hyundai Motor America’s headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, the Korean automaker thought “Wouldn’t it be cool to do something out…Thu, 15 Dec 2011, 08:55 PM // egmcartech.com
• Hyundai i-oniq Concept to preview next evolution of brand’s design language
  Hyundai i-oniq Concept to preview next evolution of brand’s design language - Hyundai announced today that it will be showing its new i-oniq Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March, 2012. The Korean automaker offered the first teaser image of the concept, which will prev…Thu, 15 Dec 2011, 05:03 PM // egmcartech.com

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• Hyundai Elantra sales up 43 percent in 2011
  Hyundai Elantra sales up 43 percent in 2011 - Hyundai sales have passed the 600,000 annual mark for the first time in the Korean automaker’s 25-year U.S. history – however, one hot product is leading the way for the whole brand – the new Hyundai…Tue, 6 Dec 2011, 02:09 PM // egmcartech.com
• Toyota to export U.S.-built Camry sedans to South Korea
  Toyota to export U.S.-built Camry sedans to South Korea - Toyota Motor Corp. said that it plans to start increase U.S. shipments to South Korea by sending 6,000 U.S.-built Camry to the country there annually. The move comes as Toyota battles a soaring yen th…Tue, 6 Dec 2011, 01:30 AM // egmcartech.com
• 2011 LA: 2012 Hyundai Azera debuts, gets an attractive new design
  2011 LA: 2012 Hyundai Azera debuts, gets an attractive new design - The Hyundai Azera was one of the first cars that proved the South Korean manufacturer was making a worthy effort to move up market. However, the brand’s other well-received models such as the Genesis,…Wed, 16 Nov 2011, 02:09 PM // egmcartech.com
• Official: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe unveiled in Korea
  Official: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe unveiled in Korea - At one of Korea’s biggest motorsports competition, the Korea Speed Festival, Hyundai unveiled its new 2013 Genesis Coupe in front of 5,000 driving enthusiasts. This is the first facelift/redesign of t…Tue, 15 Nov 2011, 05:46 AM // egmcartech.com
• 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to get 271-hp 4-banger, 345-hp V6
  2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to get 271-hp 4-banger, 345-hp V6 - Last week, Hyundai caved into all the leaks on the new Genesis Coupe and released the first official images of the car before the scheduled debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Willing to give out mor…Mon, 14 Nov 2011, 04:10 PM // egmcartech.com
• 2012 Kia Ray is a boxier Soul for the Korean market
  2012 Kia Ray is a boxier Soul for the Korean market - Kia has dropped the first official images of the new Kia Ray compact vehicle, which seems like a boxier version of the Soul that will be sold exclusively in the Korean market. “The Kia Ray city car wi…Mon, 14 Nov 2011, 04:45 AM // egmcartech.com
• 2013 Chevrolet Spark unveiled, sales start mid-2012
  2013 Chevrolet Spark unveiled, sales start mid-2012 - We are just days away from the 2011 LA Auto Show with a bunch of new vehicles making their world and North American debuts. One of the many vehicles to be shown in LA will be the new 2013 Chevrolet Sp…Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 01:37 AM // egmcartech.com
• 2013 Hyundai Genesis: Official photos released by Hyundai
  2013 Hyundai Genesis: Official photos released by Hyundai - Just two days ago, we saw some official teasers of the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe (previously mentioned as a 2013 model year). The Korean automaker has now released full images of the new coupe on…Thu, 10 Nov 2011, 04:58 PM // egmcartech.com

IntoMobile

• Best Buy offers free flip cover case with AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note
  Best Buy offers free flip cover case with AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note - Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note and is even offering a free flip cover case (value of $29.99) with the phone activation. The tablet/smartphone itself is selling f…Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 01:44 AM // intomobile.com
  
• Samsung moves 700,000 Galaxy Notes in South Korea
  Samsung moves 700,000 Galaxy Notes in South Korea - Who knew that a phone as big as (or that’s a tablet as small as) the Galaxy Note will sell well. I wouldn’t. I tried it but I found it too bulky. Maybe I don’t have such deep pockets or my head is too…Mon, 6 Feb 2012, 12:44 AM // intomobile.com
  
• Samsung officially introduces the AT&T Galaxy Note in Super Bowl ad
  Samsung officially introduces the AT&T Galaxy Note in Super Bowl ad - Just as promised, Samsung has released its 90 second Galaxy Note ad during the Super Bowl. Following in the lines of its previous ads for the Galaxy S II (with a bit of a twist), this Galaxy Note ad p…Sun, 5 Feb 2012, 06:33 PM // intomobile.com
  
• Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung
  Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung - Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is…Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 12:44 PM // intomobile.com
• Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos heading to India
  Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos heading to India - The regular Samsung Champ Duos isn’t good enough for every citizen of India? For folks who want something more, the Korean company announced Deluxe version of the device, simply called Samsung Champ D…Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 03:07 AM // intomobile.com
• UK: Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S Advance available for pre-ordering; Three, T-Mobile and O2 to offer it, too
  UK: Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S Advance available for pre-ordering; Three, T-Mobile and O2 to offer it, too - The newly announced Galaxy S Advance is heading to the UK, with phone retailer MobileFun and Clove already taking pre-orders for the unlocked device. Those of you who want the mid-to-high end smartpho…Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 02:57 AM // intomobile.com
• Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos start selling in Europe
  Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos start selling in Europe - Samsung has started selling two of its dual-SIM Android smartphones, Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos, in parts of Europe. At the moment I’m writing this, the second device is available in Greece f…Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 01:00 AM // intomobile.com
• Candian wireless carrier Mobilicity starts selling the Galaxy Nexus
  Candian wireless carrier Mobilicity starts selling the Galaxy Nexus - We have some great news for you folks on Canada’s Mobilicity, as the wireless provider is making the wildly popular Galaxy Nexus available to customers as of today. Users will not only be able to get…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 10:48 AM // intomobile.com
• Samsung and Corning plan on getting together for future ultra strong OLED screens
  Samsung and Corning plan on getting together for future ultra strong OLED screens - Samsung is the undisputed leader when it comes to building displays using OLED technology. Sure, we sometimes hate the tricks that they sometimes pull (PenTile!) in order to make their screens cheap e…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 08:48 AM // intomobile.com
• Photo: Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, it looks awfully familiar
  Photo: Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, it looks awfully familiar - Earlier today, less than six hours ago in fact, we filed a report saying that Samsung was going to announce a device at Mobile World Congress later this month called the Galaxy S II Plus. Now, thanks…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 07:53 AM // intomobile.com

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• Samsung Galaxy S II Plus in works?
  Samsung Galaxy S II Plus in works? - File this under “rumors,” but if we don’t see the new Galaxy S III unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (and we won’t), we may get a slightly improved version of the existing Galaxy S II…Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 02:32 AM // intomobile.com

Korea's Information Society

• New e-book: Telecommunications and Transformation in Korea: A Personal Perspective
  New e-book: Telecommunications and Transformation in Korea: A Personal Perspective - Over the past several months I've been working on a short book, and I'm pleased to tell you that it is now available through Amazon's Kindle Direct publishing program.  The book is entitled Telecommun…Thu, 26 Jan 2012, 03:32 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• What's behind the popularity of the Galaxy Note
  What's behind the popularity of the Galaxy Note - This week I traded in my iPhone 3GS for a Galaxy Nexus and I can report that I'm enjoying every minute of using the new device.  I always did like ice cream sandwiches!   However, the most popular mob…Tue, 10 Jan 2012, 06:59 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Growth of Skype versus International Phone Traffic
  Growth of Skype versus International Phone Traffic - Telegeography has released a report that compares the growth of international phone traffic with that of Skype PC to PC calling. As shown in the accompanying graphic (click to see a full size version,…Tue, 10 Jan 2012, 04:01 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• The flow of luxuries and information into North Korea
  The flow of luxuries and information into North Korea - The Wall Street Journal carried an interesting article today entitled Luxuries Flow into North Korea. It provides additional evidence for a thesis I've presented many times in this blog.  North Korea…Sat, 7 Jan 2012, 03:16 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• More on North Korea's Digital Dilemma
  More on North Korea's Digital Dilemma - The Economist has published an excellent piece on succession in North Korea that helps to underscore some of the points made in my earlier post.  It notes that there are now hundreds of thousands of m…Thu, 29 Dec 2011, 06:04 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Samsung Electronics Market Cap and North Korea's GDP
  Samsung Electronics Market Cap and North Korea's GDP - Today the Korea Joongang Daily and other media are reporting that Samsung Electronics has become the fifth most valuable firm among its market peers, according to market capitalization.The total marke…Tue, 27 Dec 2011, 09:40 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• South Korea dropping real-name internet ID system
  South Korea dropping real-name internet ID system - The Korea Times carried a report today about progress in overhauling the online ID system.  Until now, Korea has been one of the few countries in the world to require real-name identification in order…Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 04:28 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Government efforts to control internet speech in Korea
  Government efforts to control internet speech in Korea - International media, including The Washington Post have taken notice of efforts by the Korean government to monitor and control speech on the internet, as touched on in a post earlier this month.   Th…Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 12:25 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• How DPRK websites broke the news of Kim Jong Il's death
  How DPRK websites broke the news of Kim Jong Il's death - Martyn Williams at North Korea Tech has an interesting piece, complete with screen captures, on how official DPRK web sites conveyed the story of Kim Jong Il's death.  Quite a contrast to North Korean…Thu, 22 Dec 2011, 05:29 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Kim Jong Il's death and North Korea's digital dilemma
  Kim Jong Il's death and North Korea's digital dilemma - The media are beginning to pay attention to a topic that has been a recurrent theme of this blog over the years, the implication for the future and for Korean reunification of the yawning and increasi…Wed, 21 Dec 2011, 04:48 PM // feeds.feedburner.com

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• Media on the death of Kim Jong Il: National Unification
  Media on the death of Kim Jong Il: National Unification - Another striking aspect of the first hours and days of international media coverage of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is the relative lack of attention to Korea's division, or put the ot…Tue, 20 Dec 2011, 04:19 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• More on media coverage of Kim Jong Il's death
  More on media coverage of Kim Jong Il's death - As a follow-up to yesterday's post, Yonhap News has published two interesting items.  The first of these reports that South Korea's military raised its cyber alert level immediately following Kim Jong…Mon, 19 Dec 2011, 08:59 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• The Death of Kim Jong Il: International News in the Information Age
  The Death of Kim Jong Il: International News in the Information Age - My wife and I returned to our apartment in southern Seoul less than four hours ago when we first learned about the death of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il.  My wife first learned of this from an inte…Mon, 19 Dec 2011, 01:13 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Korea: An Update
  Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Korea: An Update - It is widely known that Korea's large chaebol industries have led its economic development over many decades now.  What is less widely known is that certain key leaders in the nation's government and…Sun, 18 Dec 2011, 05:31 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Samsung Supplies Apple with Chips from its New Austin TX Fab
  Samsung Supplies Apple with Chips from its New Austin TX Fab - As noted in earlier posts, (for example, this one) the most valuable components of Apple's iPhones and tablet devices are being supplied by South Korean companies, led by Samsung and LG.  There is cur…Sun, 18 Dec 2011, 05:16 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• The Privacy Issue in Korean Social Networking
  The Privacy Issue in Korean Social Networking - Despite the fact that Cyworld became wildly popular in Korea a full half decade before Facebook was even invented in the United States, Korean cultural norms and laws with respect to privacy are drama…Sun, 11 Dec 2011, 04:45 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Korean Military to Deploy Smartphones on Battlefield
  Korean Military to Deploy Smartphones on Battlefield - As reported by The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's Defense Ministry is looking into ways to use smartphones on the battlefield starting as early as 2013. The military presently limits smartphones for perso…Sun, 11 Dec 2011, 01:20 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Internet Monitoring and Filtering in South Korea
  Internet Monitoring and Filtering in South Korea - It has been some time since we've posted anything on efforts by the South Korean government to monitor or filter contents on the internet.  Last week this topic came to the fore again, receiving inter…Fri, 9 Dec 2011, 09:56 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• SKT Maps Patterns of Mobile Data Usage in Korea
  SKT Maps Patterns of Mobile Data Usage in Korea - As reported today in The Joongang Daily, SK Telecom has concluded a study that maps the usage of mobile data services in Korea's cities and provinces. The SK Telecom analysis of data usage of its 26.5…Thu, 1 Dec 2011, 07:32 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• KT and Cisco to Enter the "Smart Space" Market
  KT and Cisco to Enter the "Smart Space" Market - Earlier this month, it was widely reported in the media that KT and Cisco formed a joint venture called KC Smart Service, a collaboration initially intended to manage services for smart buildings and…Tue, 29 Nov 2011, 02:30 AM // feeds.feedburner.com
• IPTV versus Smart TV in South Korea
  IPTV versus Smart TV in South Korea - Digital media convergence continues at a rapid pace in South Korea, arguably the fastest in the world, given the  advanced state and multiplicity of networks here.   As partial evidence for this, you…Sat, 19 Nov 2011, 09:59 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Korea Still the Top ICT Economy in the World
  Korea Still the Top ICT Economy in the World - This is a follow up to the post I published in September about the ITU's new Measuring the Information Society report confirming South Korea's top ranking internationally.   I'm publishing it partly b…Sat, 5 Nov 2011, 11:25 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Robotics and Korean Creativity
  Robotics and Korean Creativity - I have frequently heard criticisms of the Korean approach to education that suggest it relies too much on memorization and testing and does not encourage creativity.  That is partly why the Washington…Sat, 5 Nov 2011, 05:07 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• Internet Access in the World's Subway Systems
  Internet Access in the World's Subway Systems - The New Cities Foundation, a Swiss non profit foundation, has published a comprehensive survey of wireless internet access in global subway systems. The survey, conducted in October 2011, covered 121…Fri, 4 Nov 2011, 05:01 PM // feeds.feedburner.com
• North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation?
  North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation? - Alexandre Mansourov of the Nautilus Institute has published a report on an important topic and with a very appropriate title, North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation?  As readers of this blo…Fri, 4 Nov 2011, 12:15 AM // feeds.feedburner.com

Mozilla in Asia

• India community meetup at GNUnify ’12 in Pune
  India community meetup at GNUnify ’12 in Pune - This is the formal announcement for a meetup of the Mozilla India community at GNUnify ’12 in Pune, the weekend of February 10-12. Mozilla will participate at GNUnify on Feb. 10 and 11, and the India…Thu, 26 Jan 2012, 07:54 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Mozilla meetup in Cambodia Jan. 23
  Mozilla meetup in Cambodia Jan. 23 - John O’Duinn’s Mozilla meetup in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan. 23rd has been confirmed: We’ll be meeting at East-West Management Institute, House #43, Street 208, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Events formally…Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 02:43 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Mozilla Vision 2012 in Japan
  Mozilla Vision 2012 in Japan - Mozilla Japan will be hosting their developer event this weekend in Tokyo. Some portions will be streamed in English on UStream. Please see the details below for viewing remotely. https://wiki.mozilla…Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 02:37 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Joining Mozilla Conductors
  Joining Mozilla Conductors - Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ve joined the Mozilla Conductors. What are the Conductors you may ask? They are: a team of Mozilla community members who are available as mentors to help…Wed, 11 Jan 2012, 03:08 PM // blog.mozilla.com
• MozCamp 2011 wrapup
  MozCamp 2011 wrapup - In November, Mozilla’s Contributor Engagement team (the team I am on) worked hard to produce two MozCamp events on back-to-back weekends in Germany and Malaysia. Between MozCamp EU (Berlin) and MozCam…Thu, 22 Dec 2011, 12:06 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Zed Shaw on the GPL
  Zed Shaw on the GPL - EDIT: thanks to a comment by njn and others on Twitter, I know know that post by Zed is 2 years old… Very interesting blog post by Zed Shaw on why he chooses the GPL over other licenses. Emphasis and…Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 11:49 PM // blog.mozilla.com
• Open Cambodia 2011
  Open Cambodia 2011 - Thanks to Gunnar from the Mozilla Foundation, Arky from the l10n team, and Mark West from the East-West Management Institute in Cambodia, Mozilla was able to co-sponsor the Open Cambodia workshop in l…Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 12:43 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Mozilla meets Opera — Beyond HTML5: Dialogue between Web Developers and Browser Experts
  Mozilla meets Opera — Beyond HTML5: Dialogue between Web Developers and Browser Experts - Guest posting here from the Mozilla Taiwan (MozTW) community. We just had COSCUP, the biggest open source conference in Taiwan, last weekend. This year, MozTW community once again used all its power t…Sun, 4 Sep 2011, 08:59 PM // blog.mozilla.com
• Save the date! Mozilla Camp Asia 2011 – Kuala Lumpur (Nov 19-20)
  Save the date! Mozilla Camp Asia 2011 – Kuala Lumpur (Nov 19-20) -   Guest posting here while Gen is away on vacation, I’m thrilled to announce that the first ever Mozilla Camp Asia will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 19th-20th, 2011, exactly one we…Tue, 16 Aug 2011, 04:49 AM // blog.mozilla.com
• Malaysian l10n sprint at BarCamp KL (CyberJaya)
  Malaysian l10n sprint at BarCamp KL (CyberJaya) - This weekend, August 13th, the Mozilla Malaysia community will be gathering at BarCamp KL (Cyberjaya) in Malaysia for a localization sprint for the Malaysian Firefox that is in development. Arky Ambat…Wed, 10 Aug 2011, 09:54 PM // blog.mozilla.com

OhGizmo!

• LG RoboCyking Canister Vacuum Automatically Follows You Around
  LG RoboCyking Canister Vacuum Automatically Follows You Around - By Andrew Liszewski LG’s new RoboCyking canister vacuum might not be completely autonomous like the Roomba or other robotic cleaners. But instead of having to drag the canister around your home while…Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 06:11 AM // ohgizmo.com
• Elasty iPhone Case Is Brilliantly Simple, Infinitely Useful
  Elasty iPhone Case Is Brilliantly Simple, Infinitely Useful - By Andrew Liszewski Belkin isn’t a completely unknown electronics brand, I’m sure many of you have heard of them and may even own one of their products. But if they manage to follow through with this…Thu, 8 Sep 2011, 08:27 AM // ohgizmo.com
• Minimal iPhone 4 i-Handbag Case
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• Neostitch iPhone 4 Case Lets You Cross-stitch Your Own Custom Design
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• Franklin 16-Language Global Phrasebook Tries To Make Itself Noteworthy With Recorded Voices
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• Samsung Zipel Oven Designed For Koreans But Perfect For Every Dorm Room Around The World
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• HT CD-100 Euro Counterfeit Bill Detector
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• iSonic Vibrating Walking Stick For The Visually Impaired
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• South Korean Sausage iPhone Stylus Now Available In The US
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