SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will use security guard robots to reinforce safety in and around Olympic stadiums and venues during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it has launched a robot support team led by Oh Joon-ho, a professor of [...]
ULSAN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Walking through a rain storm is not a pleasant experience. Not only do you need to hold tight to the safe haven that is your umbrella, you also need to continuously adjust how you hold it to maximize protection against changing winds that gust from all directions. With this [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next week, anyone with a low smartphone battery will be able to charge their phone in a taxi, if they get lucky. All they have to do is to watch a short advertisement. The Seoul Taxi Association (STA) announced on Thursday, June 30 that it will launch a pilot [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – June 19 marks the 100th day since DJI, the world’s biggest manufacturer of consumer drones, launched its flagship store in the Hongdae area of Seoul, in its first push into the Korean market. Hongdae is DJI’s first store outside of China, and drone fans waited in tents the night before opening [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting in July, those who want to fly drones or drive the new Twizy electric car will be able to do so legally. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revealed on June 2 that seven ministerial orders will be revised as follow-up measures to last month’s regulation reform ministry meeting. The ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Koera Bizwire) – A recent study has discovered that out of three best-selling smartphones in the market, Apple’s iPhone 6S emits the highest levels of radiation, followed by the LG G5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S7. The National Radio Research Agency (RRA) in Korea conducted a study on the specific absorption rate (SAR) [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sejong municipal government is currently considering the construction of a drone park next to the Geum River in Sejong city, home to many central government ministries and state think tanks, said a municipal government official on Tuesday. The city administration is currently in discussion with related government agencies in an [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple’s new iPhone 7, set for release this September, is receiving attention from the business world after the company’s 4-inch iPhone SE achieved lower than anticipated sales results. The iPhone 7 will be the first all-new flagship smartphone from Apple in the two years since the release of the [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Yes, even Apple can fall from its own tree. Amidst a struggling premium smartphone market, Apple’s 13-year period of continuous growth has finally come to a halt. iPhones have long been signature products for those placing a premium on design, user experience, and of course, the Apple brand. Despite [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of enterprising individuals has proven that you can make money cashing in on Apple’s refurbished iPhone service, as long as you have the right partners. The members of a small crime ring were arrested yesterday on charges of fraud and misappropriation after they abused Apple’s warranty service [...]