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Computer gaming: Pros clicking at war

October 28th, 2010 | No Comments

An American firm wants to turn computer games into a global spectator sport

THE first round is over and 32 of the world’s best professional computer-game players are through to the next stage of the Global Starcraft 2 League being played in Seoul, South Korea. Over the next two weeks the players, including the reigning champion, Kim Won-ki (better known by his online moniker “FruitDealer”), will marshal their armies, ponder their strategies and crush their foes. The finalists will play in front of an audience of thousands (and hundreds of thousands more online) for an $87,000 first prize and the respect due the best Starcraft 2 player on the planet.

This is e-sports, or professional computer-gaming, at its highest level. Just like football or baseball, computer games can be played competitively and in front of paying spectators. South Korea, where the original Starcraft game was released in 1998, is the spiritual home of e-sports. …

Intel, Samsung Announce Plans to Deliver Products Based on WiMAX 2

April 13th, 2010 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SEOUL, South Korea, April 8, 2010 – Intel Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today announced that the companies have signed an MOU to accelerate the delivery of products based on the next release of WiMAX technology, 802.16m, that will be made available on a host of devices including laptops, netbooks and entry-level desktops, USB dongles and smartphones.

Secret IP Treaty Proposal Rubs Tech Wrong

November 6th, 2009 | No Comments

The negotiations over the International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that concluded another round this week in Seoul, South Korea, prompts watchdog groups to complain to President Obama about Hollywood’s influence over the talks and the lack of transparency surrounding the entire negotiations.
– Civilian libertarians, Internet privacy watchdog groups and libraries are
irate over the secret negotiations in Seoul, South
Korea, involving ACTA (International
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement). The negotiations, they claim, heavily
favor Hollywood interests pushing tougher international
c…

â€œThis Is Itâ€ Premieres Worldwide

October 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Los Angeles came to a standstill on Tuesday night as Hollywood A-listers joined the Jackson brothers for the premiere of the King of Pop’s concert rehearsal movie This Is It.
The film – featuring Michael Jackson’s final stage performances before his death in June – has been cut from 80 hours of videotape filming the [...]

Non-Latin character internet domains

October 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Registration of domains in non-Latin (ASCII) characters will be approved this week â€“ described as the biggest change in internet’s 40 years of existence. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold a meeting in Seoul, South Korea, where the organization is expected to enable the introduction of a limited number of internationalized country-code top level domain names.

Russia protests against asbestos ban

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Russia, the world’s leading producer of asbestos, protested as an international forum in Moscow urged a global ban on the use of the material because of health risks. “It’s just a PR campaign when they say that asbestos can kill,” said Viktor Ivanov, head of the Chrysotile Association, an industry group based in the Russian [...]

NKorea Seizes SKorean Fishing Boat

July 30th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea seized a fishing boat from the South on Thursday after it accidentally strayed into the North’s waters, officials said, amid tensions on the peninsula over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.

Seoul…

How Parkinsonâ€™s disease spreads in the brain

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea, have gained fresh insights into how a mechanism whereby the formation of aggregates called Lewy bodiesâ€”a hallmark of Parkinsonâ€™sâ€”spreads in the brain as the disease progresses.
Writing about their work in the Proceedings of the National Academy [...]

North Korea Says It’s Open To New Dialogue On Nukes

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program in what appeared to be a call for direct talks with the United States.

The statement from Pyongyang’s Forei…

NKorea says itâ€™s open to new dialogue on nukes

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program.
The statement Monday from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry appeared to refer to direct talks with the United States, though it was not specific.
North Korea said the country won’t resume six-nation nuclear talks, but added, [...]

North Korea Opens 1st Fast-Food Restaurant: Report

July 26th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — You still can’t get a hamburger in Pyongyang, but the suspiciously similar “minced beef and bread” is for sale at the North Korean capital’s first fast-food restaurant, a news report said Saturday.

The Samtaesong re…

North Korea Willing To Hold Talks With US: Report

July 25th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has indicated its interest in holding direct talks with the United States, a news report said, after the two sides traded barbs over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programs at a security forum.

“We are not …

Kim Jong Il Has Pancreatic Cancer: Report

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after new images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health might be worsening following a reporte…

North Korea Army, Lab 110, Suspected Over Cyber Attacks

July 11th, 2009 | No Comments

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to “destroy” South Korean communications networks _ evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites _ news report…