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The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of South Korea has come up with a proposal which would enable faculty members and students of South Korea’s leading tech universities to take a break from teaching and studying to set up their startup, reports MK Business News. As per the proposal, faculty members who have started up will be able to extend their break to 6 years at the longest and hold…

*This is part III to the series on Korea’s cybersecurity issues. We all know that security is a vital investment for survival. In this article, I will cover: Issues involving China; Issues involving North Korea; Their implications; Evolution of cyberattacks, and APT; Korean government’s plans; and Reactions to those plans. For Korea, the biggest concerns are ‘Chinese and North Korean hackers’. Some may remember the attack on the U.S. by Chinese hackers who succeeded…

Does getting paid just to unlock your smartphone’s lock screen sound too good to be true? Not if you ask AppDisco, the maker of LatteScreen, a mobile app that places advertisements on your phone’s lock screen and rewards you for swiping through for more information but also for simply unlocking your phone. Regardless of whether they “click-through” or not, users get monetized to have LatteScreen installed on their Android phone and can…

According to new research by Strategy Analytics, Samsung continues to hold the largest market share of global Smart TV shipments, occupying 26 percent of the market, as vendors attempt to combat falling average selling prices (ASPs) of Flat Panel TVs (FPTVs) by adding premium features that better match evolving viewing habits. The Strategy Analytics Consumer Home Devices (CHD) service report, “Global Smart TV Vendor Market Share Q1 2013,” indicates that global Smart…

Through the beSUCCESS Korea Startup and Technology Weekly Roundup, we bring you major articles and posts related to the Korean startup and technology sectors from beSUCCESS as well as other media websites. beSUCCESS: Korean Firms controlled 42% of the Global Smart TV market in Q1 2013 beSUCCESS: [Part III] Cybersecurity Issues In Korea beSUCCESS: Global Ambitions For Korea’s No. 1 Mobile Ad Startup, AppDisco beSUCCESS: Professors and Students of South Korean Tech Universities to get Startup…

Seedstars World is an exclusive worldwide competition to discover the best startups in emerging startup scenes. The competition is taking place March to December 2013 in 20 cities across the globe. One startup per country will be selected to participate in the final, held in Spring 2014, in Switzerland. The winners will receive prizes such as equity based investments, entry into acceleration programs, advertising and hosting services. How to apply? Visit this link and fill…

Could such a mundane and boring daily routine such as turning off your alarm and getting up in the morning be fun and engaging? Malang Studio, the creators of AlarmMon think so. AlarmMon is a gamified alarm app that aims to address the pain of getting out of bed in the morning by rewarding early risers with various in-app rewards through their favourite animation characters. Going global: Malang Studio recently accompanied beSUCCESS…

NE Asian messaging apps are the talk of the town with Japanese Line and Korean KakaoTalk reporting promising user acquisition and now Chinese WeChat (known as “Weixin” in China) rapidly expanding outside its native boarders. Chat app messaging last year overtook SMS texts as the preferred way to send text messages with a staggering 19 billion messages sent in 2012 compared to 17B SMS texts, according to research firm Informa. In the…

Whether you are heading out to Itaewon for a night in town, going shopping on Garosu-Gil, or looking to get back to your hotel from a COEX event, Uber is just a touch of a button away. Within minutes, your private driver will come and whisk you away in style. The premium on-demand car service today officially launched in Seoul as its third Asian city to expand its presence in the region to,…

Memebox is Korea’s No. 1 beauty subscription commerce service that provides its customers with 5-6 beauty items every month for a nominal monthly fee of $15. Memebox aims to deliver the most exciting beauty experience to consumers in a one-stop service for beauty shopping. Now they are looking to expand their sights beyond the borders of their home country and establish themselves globally, starting first by entering the SE Asian market. Going…

The greatest web service announcement, “2013 IDEAS Show” was grandly held by Ministry of Economic Affairs and Institute for Information Industry at GIS NTU Convention Center on July 24-25. The first day was the conference and sessions of 3D makers and TV apps. There was also an Expo during this event, 60 booths including the areas of e-commerce, apps, O2O service and app advertising. And for the second day, the Demo Shows…

JFDI’s 2nd program for 2013 is scheduled to start on 29 August and the first confirmed participating team is Vault Dragon, from Singapore. They will be joined by 10-12 other teams, drawn from over 1,400 individuals who registered interest. In exchange for a minority equity stake, every team will receive a package including $11,700 cash, mentoring valued at $117,000, technical and other vendor perks worth $234,000 and working space for the duration of…

Through the beSUCCESS Korea Startup and Technology Weekly Roundup, we bring you major articles and posts related to the Korean startup and technology sectors from beSUCCESS as well as other media websites. The Korean startup ecosystem got a lot of online buzz this week, thanks to The Wall Street Journal article, ‘Startups Take Off in South Korea; Successful Entrepreneurs Reinvesting in Fledgling Companies’ North Korea’s tablet got a lot of attention too beSUCCESS: Startup…

Quick Heal Technologies, an Indian anti-virus and security software firm is preparing for an Initial Public Offering to scale its product offerings and global expansion reports The Economic Times. The current portfolio of Quick Heal includes cloud – based and advanced machine learning enabled security solutions, which offer security solutions that stop threats, attacks and malicious traffic.The solutions are indigenously developed in India. Quick Heal AntiVirus Solutions, Quick Heal Scan Engine and…

NHN will invest a total of 100 billion won ($90 million) to launch a mutual growth fund that will help smaller local content providers and establish a sounder cyber ecosystem, the company said Monday. It is part of the firm’s set of measures introduced to ensure mutual growth with small IT firms and venture startups. Under the plan, the operator of the nation’s dominant Web portal Naver will spend 50 billion won…

Press Release, Seoul/San Francisco beSUCCESS, South Korea’s leading startup and technology media platform, will organize beGLOBAL conference on September 13, 2013 at Four Seasons Hotel, in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley. beSUCCESS, organizer of beLAUNCH, South Korea’s biggest tech startup conference aims to bridge the Asian and Silicon Valley startup ecosystems. The event will feature discussions from thought leaders and agitators from Asia and Silicon Valley, and will showcase 10 of the Asian start-ups…

iamschool is a Korean startup dedicated to improving communication within the often-outdated education market. With their tagline “Easier Communication, Better Education” the startup, run by parent firm iamcompany, believes that learning can be improved with improved communication and feedback mechanisms between students, parents and the educational institution. For this purpose, iamschool has developed a platform that enables these key stakeholders a means to communicate and collaborate, with the end goal of improving efficiency and…

Don’t want to be one of THOSE couples? You know the sort, always sending cute messages to each other’s Facebook wall, cluttering your newsfeed with annoying content that really should only be between the two lovebirds. If so, smartphone app Between is something for you. Created by Korean Startup VCNC, Between is a SNS just for two. It provides a private space for all lovers to communicate and share their beautiful memories…

Is your old high school journal sitting in a bookshelf collecting dust, never to be written in again? Although some people might like the novelty of handwriting their journal, WePlanet is looking to bring the classic format into the 21st century with its new STEP Journal service, adapted for todays smartphone ridden world. STEP allows individuals to easily and swiftly record their daily lives by using an intuitive icon-based interface and by…