SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Online video sharing platform YouTube has decided to award verification labels to channels operated by verified medical professionals such as doctors and nurses in South Korea, and to recommend these channels more prominently. According to ICT industry insiders, YouTube has been accepting applications since January 30 for its “YouTube Health” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – KT has announced a significant 26% increase in monthly active users (MAU) of its membership program, attributed to the in-app services launched last year. Membership now encompasses a variety of services within the KT app, including ‘Genie Music’ for music streaming, ‘Blice’ for webtoons and web novels, and ‘Giftishow’ for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphones have sold more than 1.2 million units in preorders in South Korea. Preorders for the Galaxy S24 series, launched on Jan. 16, amounted to 1.21 million units from Jan. 19-25, outnumbering the 1.09 million set by its predecessor, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao has improved its Memorial Profile feature in the latest update (v10.5.0) of KakaoTalk, enhancing user autonomy in this regard. The Memorial Profile allows KakaoTalk users to mourn and reminisce about the deceased. Following the update, users can now choose to switch to a posthumous Memorial Profile and appoint a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government on Monday announced its plans to scrap the decadelong controversial ban on handset subsidies as part of efforts to lower the financial burden on consumers for communications service. According to the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the government will abolish the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility has updated its taxi platform ‘Kakao T’ to allow users to rent cars on a per-minute basis, moving away from the traditional minimum one-day rental requirement. This new car rental service enables users to receive and return vehicles at different locations in a contactless manner. On January 21, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its latest Galaxy S series smartphones, featuring real-time translation for phone calls and improved camera performance powered by on-device artificial intelligence (AI). Samsung Electronics’ flagship phone lineup came in three models — the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra — [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Google said Thursday its new image-based search feature for premium Android smartphones, including Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest Galaxy S24 series, will be launched later this month. The new function, named “Circle to Search,” will be available to users of Google’s Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy S24 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seocho District in Seoul, led by District Mayor Jun Sung-su, has unveiled an innovative solution to navigate the labyrinthine structure of the Express Bus Terminal underground shopping complex, known for its over 600 densely packed stores. Starting this month, Goteo Map, an indoor navigation app, will help visitors find their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As the new year unfolds, major financial groups in South Korea are fiercely competing to enhance their services through the development of sophisticated mobile applications, focusing on creating ‘super apps’ that offer core services of both banking and non-banking affiliates in a single application, each employing slightly different strategies to [...]