SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube will launch its official shopping channel in South Korea for live commerce later this month for the first time in the world, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The new channel, set to open June 30, will provide a live commerce platform to companies and plans to [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The global mobile application market exceeded approximately US$500 billion last year, an industry tracker said Wednesday. According to a recent report from data.ai Inc., mobile advertising generated consumer spending of $336 billion last year, representing a 14 percent increase year on year and accounting for 66.8 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will hold the summer edition of its Galaxy Unpacked event on its home turf for the first time. The South Korean tech giant said it will hold the biannual event at the Convention and Exhibition Center in southern Seoul during the last week [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 30 million as of April for the first time since the service was commercialized in 2019, data showed Tuesday. The total number of 5G users reached 30.02 million in April, accounting for 38.1 percent of the total 78.79 [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — KakaoTalk and Naver, two popular platforms in South Korea known as the “people’s messenger” and “people’s portal,” respectively, are facing a growing challenge from global tech giants. KakaoTalk’s position as the top platform for monthly active users (MAU) is being threatened by Google’s YouTube, with a narrow gap of 507,487 [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of users of mobile apps that take responsibility for household chores such as cleaning, laundry and various errands is on the rise, data showed Monday. According to industry tracker WiseApp, the number of people who installed lifestyle service apps increased from around 1.2 million in April 2020 [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it will collaborate with Samsung Electronics Co. to release an entry-level smartphone called the Galaxy Quantum 4. The Galaxy Quantum 4 is the fourth model in SK Telecom’s Quantum series of quantum smartphones and is equipped with quantum random number generator (QRNG) chipset. The [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will introduce a self-repair program in South Korea, mirroring a similar initiative in the U.S. This program will enable consumers to independently repair their Samsung products. The self-repair program covers various products, such as the Galaxy smartphones S20, S21, and S22, the 15.6-inch [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An intriguing new filter is generating excitement as it enables users to capture photos of themselves alongside the Dokdo, which holds great significance for both South and North Koreans. Vank (Voluntary Agency Network of Korea), a cyber diplomacy mission, announced on Thursday the launch of the “Dokdo AR (augmented [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is considering hosting a smartphone unveiling event in South Korea as part of its strategy to diversify its Asian market and address declining exports to China. According to industry sources, the tech giant plans to showcase the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 [...]