SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — KakaoTalk, South Korea’s leading mobile messenger, saw its number of users fall below 45 million for the first time in 22 months last month, data showed Tuesday. The application had 44.97 million monthly active users (MAUs) in March, down more than 221,000 from the previous month, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans can now receive over 1,000 types of national professional certifications and training credentials in the form of blockchain-based “digital badges,” the Human Resources Development Service of Korea announced on April 8. Through the newly revamped mobile Q-Net electronic wallet service, anyone can obtain, store and submit these certifications [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Karrot, a homegrown South Korean app that facilitates hyperlocal community interactions, is rapidly gaining traction in Canada, cracking the top 10 rankings on both the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store in the free social app category. According to industry sources on Friday, Karrot secured the No. 5 and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In recent years, the gaming industry in South Korea has seen a surge in competition from foreign companies, particularly from China. This trend has been gaining momentum as Chinese firms have expanded their capabilities and competitive edge, largely due to the restrictions on Korean companies entering the Chinese market imposed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) –A recent survey conducted by the market research firm Consumer Insight has revealed that T Map’s stronghold in the smartphone navigation market has further intensified over the past year. The study, which involved 15,967 respondents who purchased new cars within the last three years and use smartphone navigation, found that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday sales of its latest Galaxy S series smartphones have exceeded 1 million units in South Korea within just 28 days of their launch. The Galaxy S24 series, which was unveiled on Jan. 16, reached the 1 million mark on the previous day, beating the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is set to make waves at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, with the unveiling of its latest wearable device, the “Galaxy Ring.” This innovative piece of technology marks a significant shift from traditional wrist-worn wearables to the emerging domain of smart rings, positioning Samsung at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is currently embroiled in a legal battle over allegations that the Game Optimizing Service (GOS) featured in its Galaxy S22 series has led to performance degradation. The controversy has sparked a collective lawsuit from consumers, who claim that Samsung’s lack of transparency regarding the GOS function misled them [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Twenty-year-olds spend much more time on social media now than the same age group a decade ago, whereas their monthly reading time declined, a report showed Monday. The Korean Educational Development Institute surveyed 5,705 people who turned 20 in 2021, and about 23 percent of them said they use [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –With Facebook recently marking 20 years since its launch, the once-dominant social media platform has seen its monthly active users on the mobile app in South Korea dip below the 10 million mark for the first time since May 2020, when mobile big data company IGAWorks began its combined app [...]