SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL), a state-run railway operator, said Thursday it will share important information on subway train operations with KakaoMetro subway navigation app starting from Thursday. In case subway train operations are suspended due to accidents or natural disasters, KORAIL will provide emergency notice on the affected [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider (ISP), should seek reimbursement from U.S. streaming giant Netflix Inc. for refusing to pay for network usage fees, a technology policy expert has said. In September, SK Broadband filed a lawsuit against Netflix to demand network usage fees, saying [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. has kept its vow to provide warranty services for smartphones, even after its complete withdrawal from the loss-making mobile phone business in July of last year. The tech giant is currently distributing the latest Android upgrade for its mid-range smartphone LG Velvet, industry sources said. The [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing firm, has formulated a plan to launch an advertising service for taxi passengers and share the profits with taxis affiliated with the firm by the end of this year. The company said Monday that it will install Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) systems [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. will launch its newly upgraded iPhone SE smartphone in South Korea next week, the country’s telecom operators said Friday, as the U.S. tech giant aims to expand its leadership in the budget-friendly smartphone market. Last week, Apple unveiled its low-end iPhone SE featuring better battery life and [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday launched new cheaper Galaxy A smartphones, the tech giant’s entry-level gadget targeting users looking for more affordable smartphones with advanced features. Samsung released two new models, the Galaxy A53 and A33, both with 5G connectivity, fitted with a brand new 5nm processor, AI camera [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — 5G smartphone users have long surpassed 4G LTE users in terms of data usage with higher demand for improved service quality, data showed Monday. The Ministry of Science and ICT reported that 5G traffic in January reached 544,974 terabytes (TB), up by 9,915 TB (1.9 percent) from the previous [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. says it will unveil new Galaxy A smartphones Thursday, the tech giant’s entry-level gadget targeting users looking for more affordable smartphones with flagship features. Calling the Galaxy A series the company’s “most popular smartphone category,” Samsung said it “is taking the impactful Galaxy innovations for the [...]
SEOUL, March. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares in South Korean tech giants Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. jumped on Thursday amid expectations that the new government would ease platform regulations. The stock price of Naver rose by 8.54 percent from the previous trading day to 330,500 won, while that of Kakao jumped by 8.58 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications regulator on Thursday unveiled a guideline to clarify potential violations of a revised law banning store operators, like Apple and Google, from forcing developers to use their own in-app payment systems. Earlier this week, the country’s Cabinet approved an enforcement decree revision of the Telecommunications Business [...]