North Korea’s character set
A couple of months ago I wrote about the ways North Korean websites show respect to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il by increasing the font size when writing…
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Kim Jong Il visits ‘LCD TV factory’
North Korean state media has reported on a visit by Kim Jong Il to the “May 11 Factory,” which it described as “a modern scientific research and production center which…
Philippines donates computers to Pyongyang school
The Philippines donated a laptop PC, a desktop computer and a printer to a school in Pyongyang last week, the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. The gift was…
IPhone app takes users inside North Korea
Fotopedia North Korea is a new iPhone and iPad app that takes users on a tour of North Korea through the photographs of Eric Lafforgue. Lafforgue says he visited the…
Kim Jong Il on tour in China
Kim Jong Il’s tour of China at the end of May saw the North Korean leader take in several high-tech factories and companies. China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast a comprehensive…
Is this North Korea’s netbook?
The North Korean netbook highlighted in a state TV report in March appears to be made in China. After posting an entry about the device and two other computers, both…
North Korean laptop PCs
The North Korean state TV evening news recently provided a glimpse at one slice of the country’s PC manufacturing industry. (Update: A similar PC has been spotted in the U.S….
Homefront: Battling North Korean invasion
The year is 2027 and the Greater Korean Federation, a North Korea-controlled bloc of Asian nations, has been occupying San Francisco for two years. This is the fictional — and…
IP Phone system developed
Kim Il Sung University’s Information Center has developed an IP phone system, according to a brief KCNA report on Thursday. IP phone systems send calls as digital data over IP…
