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South Korea to fine Apple over location tracking

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South Korea has fined Apple 3 million won (US$2,829) for the company's practice of tracking location information on the iPhone. The Korea Communications Commission investigated Apple after locationgate broke earlier this year. The agency found that Apple continued to collect user's location information even though they had turned off GPS on their handsets.</div>
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Apple has not responded to this ruling and may not agree to pay the fine. This ruling sets a dangerous precedent that could be used by other countries and people in similar cases against Apple. Just last month, Apple made a small payment (1 million won or $946) to a South Korean man over the same location issue.</div>
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South Korea to fine Apple over location tracking

South Korea has fined Apple 3 million won (US$2,829) for the company's practice of tracking location information on the iPhone. The...

Samsung to unveil a mini Galaxy Tab soon?

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablets is already a success. With 7-, 10.1- and 8.9-inch iterations, the company has all its bases covered and caters to those looking for larger and smaller tablets, as well as somewhere in between. However, it seems seven inches is not small enough for Samsung, as the company is rumored to be launching a 5-inch Galaxy at IFA in September.</div>
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Yahoo! News Korea reports that Samsung will show off a 5.3-inch tablet at IFA 2011 in Berlin this September. Codenamed ‘Galaxy Q,’ the device is said to represent a ‘stepping stone’ between the smartphone and the tablet. Though it’s not immediately clear if the device will have phone capabilities, it’s said to be a cross between a tablet and a phone, so we’re assuming yes. Other details, such as CPU, storage, cameras, etc., are not yet known.</div>
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Samsung’s Galaxy S 2, announced back in April, measures in at 4.3 inches, which is already pretty big for a phone. Samsung’s 7-inch original Galaxy tab also had phone capabilities but was, for the most part, marketed as a tablet. Then again, with 5.3-inch, is that a tablet or a smartphone?</div>
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Samsung to unveil a mini Galaxy Tab soon?

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Samsung Galaxy Neo is like Galaxy Ace on steroids [South Korea only]

<img alt="samsung galaxy neo Samsung Galaxy Neo is like Galaxy Ace on steroids [South Korea only]" class="size-full wp-image-221327 aligncenter" height="290" src="http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/113/samsunggalaxyneo.jpg" title="Samsung Galaxy Neo" width="316" /><br/><br/>Samsung is preparing to launch another Korea-only device. You could think of the Galaxy Neo (SHW-M220L) as Galaxy Ace on steroids, because the two phones look almost the same. However, there are some differences included as well.<br/><br/>For one thing, the Neo rocks a front-facing camera (for video calls) as well as a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen. Rest of the specs include an 800MHz processor, 3-megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 4GB of internal memory, 1500mAh battery and a microSD memory card slot. Naturally — at least when it comes to phones made for South Korea — there’s also a T-DMB receiver, allowing users to enjoy TV programming while on the go. Moreover, in addition to Android Market, the Neo users will also get to access OZ Store.<br/><br/>No specific dates were given and all we know is that the Samsung Galaxy Neo will soon be available via LG U+…

Samsung Galaxy Neo is like Galaxy Ace on steroids [South Korea only]

Samsung is preparing to launch another Korea-only device. You could think of the Galaxy Neo (SHW-M220L) as Galaxy Ace on steroids, because t...

LG Star debuts in Korea as LG Optimus 2X

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/classifications/Mobile%20Phones/LG/LG_OptimusStar-200-200.jpg"> </div><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=latesttecompu-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B004ETZ288&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>The <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=8008486557168053064">LG Star</a>, the phone tipped to be the first high-end Android smartphone from LG, has landed in Korea and been dubbed the LG Optimus 2X.<br>
It's likely LG will continue to use the Optimus brand name (as used on the <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=8008486557168053064">Optimus 7</a>, <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=8008486557168053064">Optimus One</a> and <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=8008486557168053064">Optimus GT450</a>) but we're unsure if the UK will ever see a phone named the Optimus 2X.<br>
In case you've forgotten, the handset is one of the first to use an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, bringing a dual-core experience to smartphones for the first time.<br>
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LG Star debuts in Korea as LG Optimus 2X

The LG Star , the phone tipped to be the first high-end Android smartphone from LG, has landed in Korea and been dubbed the LG Optimus 2X. ...