여러분에게는 위대해질 수 있는 가슴과 머리가 있다. 여러분은 어떤 선택을 할 것인가. 여러분은 이제 졸업장을 받았다. 이제 세상으로 나아가 인생의 수업을 들을 때다. 위대한 일들이 여러분을 기다리고 있다.

CEO of Samsung Electronics CE, Boo-Keun Yoon outlined Samsung’s goal to be the 1st choice for consumer electronics by 2015.

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2) Contre Jour, MS의 도움을 받아 HTML5에서 훌륭히 구현
3) Jack Dorsey 자신의 업무에 대해 트위터에 언급

안타까운 현실이지만 성공에서 나락으로 떨어지는 것은 일순간이다. ‘성공은 목적지에 도달하면 끝나는 편도 여행’이라는 생각에서 빠져 나와 ‘성공은 지속적인 여정’이라는 사실을 명심 해야 한번의 성공을 지속적으로 이어나갈 수 있다.

Belladati has got 2 partners dedicated to reselling and technical support in Seoul, Bizcom and Osskorea. For the Korean market they have introduced BellaDati Piccolo mobile extension for Samsung and android devices

Anypang, South Korea’s mobile-based, HEXA style puzzle game, with 18 million smartphone downloads and 7 million daily users, played on KAKAOTALK Platform. Anypang’s sales projection is reaching 250,000,000 won (224,000$) on a daily basis. It’s service used some sensible choice architecture with multi-level marketing strategy

NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan’s leading mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility, and KT Corporation, South Korea’s leading telecom operator, have agreed to develop a cross-border e-money service that would enable DOCOMO customers with compatible smartphones purchased in Japan to use a prepaid e-money service called “Cashbee” in South Korea.

Gloops prides itself in having 427 employees, annual sales of ¥ 237 billion, ordinary profit of ¥ 5.8 billion, and net earnings of approximately ¥ 30 billion (as at June 2012). The fact that it is well ahead of major Korean mobile game companies in terms of profit is one of the first things that catch one’s eye – out of many

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Clause 2.25 was introduced in Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines that will effectively render Kakaotalk gaming services unusable.

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2) DEMO에서 찾아낸 14개의 스타트업
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나는 나 자신도 항상 갈망하고 항상 우직하길 바랬습니다. 그리고 지금, 새로운 시작을 위해 졸업을 하는 여러분에게 같은 바람을 가집니다. ‘항상 갈망하고, 항상 우직하라.”

There are various speculations as to the reasons for the delay. While some claim that it is due to the tension and litigation history between Apple and Samsung Electronics; others claim that it is because there is a shortage in supplies; others speculate that it is due to the delay in optimization of 850㎒ LTE (Long Term Evolution).

BLUELAB is currently preparing an official announcement with regards to the above matter and are also in search of a new Korean publisher.

According to the Korean investment consultancy E-trade Investment, the mobile puzzle board game ‘Candy Pang’ developed by WeMade is rapidly advancing through the ratings board; on the 1st of October which marked the first week of launching, it set the record of whopping 6,000,000 downloads and it was increased to a further 8,000,000 all within three days.

“물론 20~30%는 기본적인 원칙을 따를 것이다. 다만 70~80%는 기본적인 원칙이 아닌 남들이 하지 않는 것을 하는 것이 중요하다고 생각한다. 다음 빌게이츠가 데스크톱에서 탄생하지는 않을 것이다. 마찬가지로 차세대 스티브 잡스도 스마트폰에서 나오진 않는다.”

Belladati was one of the startups that were part of beLAUNCH 2012 and launched their Korean version during beLAUNCH. Today Belladati announced that they have opened offices in the U.S and have partnered with local partners.

South Korean company Nexon, a global leader in free-to-play online games, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of gloops, Inc. (“gloops”), a leading developer of mobile games for DeNA’s Mobage platform in Japan, for JPY 36.5 billion in cash

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Ali Masoudi looks at the energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa region, in this article, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Abu Dhabi, “Masdar City” a global center of excellence in the renewable energy and clean technology will be introduced and potential business opportunities will be discussed.