SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc.’s iPhone 12 models have drawn a keen response in South Korea, with sales of the newest models estimated to be some 600,000 here since their launch late last month, industry sources said Monday, almost on par with the feat of Samsung Electronics Co.’s flagship models. The country’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. narrowed the gap with Apple Inc. in terms of profit shares in the third quarter, with a more than 30 percent share, a report showed Friday. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a 32.6 percent share of profits worldwide generated from the smartphone segment in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom operators are targeting wider market penetration of cloud gaming services by expanding availability, industry officials said Thursday, amid strong demand from mobile gamers. The country’s three major carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — have in recent months opened up their [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Inc. said Monday that it will postpone enforcing a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases of digital content from its Play Store from next January to next September. Under the new policy set to be adopted in late September, Google plans to take a 30 percent commission on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. and South Korea’s three major telecom operators started shipping the iPhone 12 mini and the 12 Pro Max on Friday. The launches of the smallest and the largest versions of Apple’s latest devices follow the release of the standard 12 and 12 Pro models in the local [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The shipment of 5G smartphones in South Korea is projected to top 10 million units this year, a report showed Friday, with a sharp sales increase expected in the current quarter. Sales of smartphones supporting 5G networks here are estimated to reach 10.3 million units this year, more than [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean lawmakers on Thursday called on Google to follow Apple Inc.’s move to lower its commission for app market purchases amid concerns of local app developers over high fees. Apple announced a day earlier it will reduce the standard commission on its App Store from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra was the world’s bestselling 5G smartphone in September, a report showed Thursday. The high-end model of the Galaxy Note 20 series, which was launched late August, captured a 5 percent share in the global 5G smartphone market in September, according to market [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Wednesday that it will reduce the standard commission from 30 percent to 15 percent for small-sized app developers at its app store starting next year. Apple currently takes a 30-percent cut of the developers’ revenue when iPhone or iPad users make purchases. Virtually all in-app purchases [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, on Wednesday announced new services that center on enhancing user convenience through its messenger platform. Kakao said it will first launch the so-called mobile wallet that stores and manages mobile documents, such as identification cards, certificates and driver’s [...]