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South Korea plans to fingerprint visitors
Blog The South Korean authorities could fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors from 2012, the Korea Times reported on Tuesday. Should the plans go ahead, Korea will discuss sharing the data with the US, which operates a similar system.
[November 3, 2009, 16:35 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
South Korea accuses Intel of anti-competitive behaviour
Blog South Korea has sent Intel an equivalent of the EC's 'statement of objections', with accusations of anti-competitive behaviour, according to the Financial Times. After a two year investigation, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission has accused...
[September 12, 2007, 16:57 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback South Korea is out of luck if the think they can win this one. Mr. Mendez seems to think you can remove any M$ programs you don't want Try it and see how far you get. M$ designed their product so everything is tied together to prevent competition.
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 13:55]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback The article blames Microsoft for stealing most of the "Real Networks" customer base. That may be true for some, but not for all. I used the Real Player for a year or more after it was introduced. I liked it and was very happy with its performance.
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 10:43]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback I can't blame any country for feeling suspicious about American products occupying their workplace, but I feel that Microsoft's decision to bundle their products isn't criminal. As a manufacturer, it makes sense that the only way to be certain...
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 11:39]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback The Korean decision may however simply fade away unenforced like the similar EU and US DOJ decisions. The EU case seems to have run out into the sand this summer when MS told the court to first put the case on hold and then replaced the judge.
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 11:57]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback Bill, WMP does "phone home" and it may be that your third-party firewall has been programmed to let that process get through. How much do you really know about the "Generic Host process" anyway? Just as an example.
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 12:24]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback We need to be clear on what bundling means. Simply supplying applications on top of the operating system is fine. After all, Linux distros and Apple do it. However, Microsoft do not simply bundle IE/Messenger/WMP with Windows.
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 12:48]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback David, A house with a bedroom is a poor analogy. It's more like - if you dare use cable TV, your house will fall down. Messenger is not bundled, it's built into admin and networking services. It's not impossible to disable it - but tricky (thanks...
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 7, 2005, 14:18]
South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
Talkback it just seems that korea are looking for a cash injection and have picked microsoft, as for bundled products, most consumers like the idea of some of their most used applications are already installed, and apple have in past bundled itunes with...
About: South Korea orders Microsoft to unbundle Windows
[December 8, 2005, 11:47]
South Korea: High-tech hothouse
Talkback Blame the SK Government. They have pushed tech all the way
About: South Korea: High-tech hothouse
[June 27, 2004, 14:02]
South Korea's games target growth
Talkback SK's government support of broadband penetration has a lot to do with this.
About: South Korea's games target growth
[June 27, 2004, 13:58]
South Korea launches 10,000-school Linux programme
Talkback The british car industry is gone while the South Koreans produce, with a profit, cars that look very much like the Jaguar and the Rover. Although I am not british I sometimes wonder. Also they seem to understand the andvantage of OSS.
About: South Korea launches 10,000-school Linux programme
[June 23, 2005, 1:58]
Broadband: How South Korea leads the way
Talkback In the light of the rapid spread of recent viruses, worms, trojans, perhaps leads one to pose the question as to whether superfast broadband is necessarily a good thing? Perhaps we should even be considering not an increase in broadband access...
About: Broadband: How South Korea leads the way
[July 29, 2004, 13:17]
Wibro problems?
Blog The BBC's Click team has done a rundown on the exciting new mobile broadband technologies springing up in South Korea (although we do have HSDPA here too, y'know folks). One interesting point, on the subject of South Korea's homegrown flavour of...
[November 6, 2006, 8:27 in by David Meyer]
Symantec website breached
Blog The website facilitates customer support for users of Symantec's Norton-branded products in Japan and South Korea only. The incident pertained only to customer support in Japan and South Korea and did not affect the safety and usage of Symantec's...
[November 24, 2009, 16:23 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
Broadband: The state we're in
Talkback I think that you will find South Korea is No.for broadband connectivity today. Somewhere above 50% of residentials with BB DSL.
About: Broadband: The state we're in
[April 22, 2004, 12:09]
Dell admits Indian mistake
Talkback FYI India is the 12th richest country in the world it is projected that in the next 6 months India will leave behind Spain, Canada, Brazil and South Korea to become the and figure in the top 8 richest countries.
About: Dell admits Indian mistake
[July 14, 2006, 16:28]
OOXML process in deranged finale
Blog South Korea's No appears to have magically mutated into a Yes. It looks like France is a No, and the same goes for South Africa. Catching my breath, I thought it might be worthwhile to recap a bit on the insane flurry of updates coming through...
[March 28, 2008, 15:59 in News Blog by David Meyer]
A Futurology Timeline Translator
Blog If you're up early tomorrow and watching BBC Breakfast, there's a good chance you'll catch Diary pal Adrian on there, dissecting a report from South Korea on what technology does next. Futurology is a strange mutant of an ology, an unholy mix of...
[March 2, 2007, 0:21 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
