[By NBC-1TVH. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, announced today that Corning Gorilla Glass has been designed into the GALAXY S II, Samsung Electronics’ most powerful smartphone. The Samsung GALAXY S II, launched at February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is a dual-core-smartphone powered by the Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform, and packed with rich multimedia and data communication features. Thin, lightweight Corning Gorilla Glass, used as a damage-resistan
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Competitive Technologies Inc. (OTCQX:CTTC) held its annual meeting of shareholders earlier today at the Norwalk Inn and Conference Center in Norwalk, Conn. CTTC‘s Chairman, William Reali reviewed the company’s performance and the management team of Mr. Reali, CEO Johnnie D. Johnson and EVP Aris Despo provided highlights of the company‘s sales plan for its Calmare® pain therapy medical device. Emphasizing the company’s team approach, Mr. Johnson read supportive remarks provided by Professor Giuseppe Marineo, inventor of the “Scrambler Therapy” technology underlying the Cal
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. today announced that Samsung Apps, its mobile & TV application store, is expanding the payment options available to customers when downloading apps. These simple and secure purchase processes allow the customer to purchase an application in just two clicks. The price can be charged on a phone bill or be deducted from their SIM card balance. Since it launched in June 2010, Samsung Apps has offered various billing options including credit card, prepaid cards and cyber cash – and the addition of these new methods provides further convenienc
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Xceedium Inc., the leader in Zero Trust Access Control solutions, today announced that its flagship solution -- GateKeeper Version 5.2.1 -- achieved Common Criteria certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4+) under the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS). As a result, government agencies can choose Gatekeeper to meet their security and compliance needs. Xceedium is the only Privileged Access Management provider to earn the highest level security certification. GateKeeper Version 5.2.1 is one of only 112 total products to earn Common Criteria
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of Smart Mobile Devices, today launched GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and a fresh addition to its smart player portfolio, the GALAXY S WiFi 5.0. Each featuring 4” and 5” screen-sizes and delivering the powerful application experiences as the original GALAXY S, the two versions give users an unrivalled entertainment experience through a clear display, a swift 1GHz processor and the Android™ 2.2 “Froyo” platform. The GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 will be first available in Russia and will be gradually rolled out in other countries. The GALAXY S WiFi
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The World Taekwondo Federation approved five countries as its new members at its 22nd General Assembly in Gyeongju, Korea on April 30, 2011. The five countries are Cook Islands, Rwanda, Tuvalu, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Guadeloupe and Martinique won an associate membership status. Thus, the WTF’s global membership jumped to 197 countries, ranking ninth among International Sports Federations.The General Assembly also approved amendments to the WTF Statutes, the WTF Competition Rules, and the WTF Poomsae Competition Rules.Among major changes to the WTF Statutes are the
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The World Taekwondo Federation held its Council meeting in Gyeongju, Korea on April 28, 2011. The Council unanimously approved a new WTF membership of five countries – Cook Islands, Rwanda, Tuvalu, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Pending a final approval of the WTF General Assembly scheduled for April 30, the WTF global membership would expand to 197 countries, ranking ninth among International Sports Federations. The Council also approved amendments to the WTF Statutes, the WTF Competition Rules, the WTF Poomsae Competition Rules and the Byelaw of the WTF World Rank
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today announced the release of two CIN-EMA 3D Monitors –D41P and D42P – equipped with LG’s new Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) 3D technology. With FPR 3D technology, the monitors offer a brighter display, clearer images, and a “Flicker-Free” certified 3D picture that makes 3D viewing more comfortable. “Although 3D is one of the hottest items in technology today, some consumers are holding back from purchasing 3D products because of concerns over performance and price,” said Si-hwan Park, Vice President of the Monitor Division, LG Home Enterta
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry, today announced that 2011 touch panel market size is to reach $10.42 billion showing 76% growth Y/Y and that 1 out of 3 mobile phones will use touch panel. Touch panel market is growing very sharply in recent 2-3 years focused on the small/medium-size under 10” applications such as mobile phone and Tablet PCs and that 1 out 3 mobile phones in 2011 and 1 out 2 mobile phones in 2014 will equip touch panel. Mobiles phones with over 3” display size especially will show 91% touch panel
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today issued a joint statement with regard to their superior proposal for NYSE Euronext: NYSE Euronext investors should be highly skeptical that after two years of exploratory merger discussions, including more than six months dedicated to finalizing the transaction, NYSE Euronext has suddenly found a reported €100 million in additional synergies. This increase appears not to be a matter of sharpening a pencil, but an unexplained shift in strategy. The discovery that initial synergies having been understated by one-thir