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How to Turn Your BlackBerry into a Mobile Dictation Recorder with an Integrated Transcription Service

VIENNA, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Speech Processing Solutions, the global leader in professional dictation solutions has just released its latest smartphone app:Philips Dictation Recorder for BlackBerry 10 v2.0. The updated app presents a new dimension to wireless working and now supports the new cloud-based dictation workflow solution Philips SpeechLive. Mobile dictation for enhanced productivity The new Philips [...]

“Phablets” Generating Strong Consumer Buying Interest Worldwide, Accenture Survey Finds

NEW YORK, June 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Phablets are generating strong consumer buying interest worldwide, particularly in emerging countries, an Accenture (ACN) survey has found. Blending smartphone and tablet PC features, phablets have five-to-seven inch screen sizes – larger than the four-to-five inches of conventional smartphones. The survey revealed that 57 percent of consumers plan to [...]

Tablet Installed Base to Reach Tipping Point in 2014 as Android Surpasses iOS

OYSTER BAY, N.Y., June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The first quarter of 2014 was nothing to brag about for most tablet vendors, experiencing a 30% unit decline, though market intelligence firm ABI Research expects growth to resume over the balance of the year, as branded OEM shipments will exceed 200 million in 2014, according to [...]

Samsung Launches World’s First Broadband LTE-A Smartphone

Seoul, Korea, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A, a new smartphone featuring an advanced multimedia experience and the fastest download, web browsing, multimedia streaming and application loading speeds. As the world’s first, commercially available Broadband LTE-A (Cat.6) smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A combines the technological innovations [...]

LG Begins Rollout of New G PAD Series with More Colors, G3 Features

SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the unveiling of three new G Pad tablets in May, LG Electronics (LG) announced the launch of the new tablets, starting with the G Pad 7.0 rolling out in Europe this week, followed by the G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 over the next several weeks. The [...]

LG Electronics Distributes Devkits for Quick Circle Case Apps

SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has unveiled a software development kit (SDK) on its website for app developers (developer.lge.com) to support the creation of applications exclusively for “Quick Circle Case,” a unique handset case for LG’s latest smartphone G3. With the SDK, anyone can develop applications easily without any special training. Bugs, [...]

Korea’s Largest Environmental Trade Show “ENVEX 2014″ to Open on June 10

SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition on environmental products and services will be held for four days between June 10 and 13. The Ministry of Environment said on June 9 that the ENVEX 2014, the International Exhibition on Environmental Technology and Green Energy, will be open at KOEX in Seoul’s Gangnam. The 36th event [...]

SlimPort TV-Out Makes Big Screen Entertainment from LG’s Smart G3 Effortless at MAE 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. is showcasing its SlimPort® solution for gaming and entertainment with LG’s new G3 flagship smartphone during this week’s 2014 Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai, China. The Quad HD (2560×1440) 5.5 inch display, innovative laser infrared focus camera and redesigned graphic user interface make the [...]

SK Telecom’s Smart Marketing: Robot Game Competition to “Revitalize” Traditional Markets

SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In its novel attempt to draw attention to traditional markets which have seen stalling growth in terms of sales volume, SK Telecom has decided to hold a robot game competition for elementary school students at a traditional market in Incheon. The largest mobile carrier in Korea announced that it would organize [...]

Samsung Unveils First Episode of “Galaxy 11: The Match” Video Signaling Final Stage of Team’s Journey

SEOUL, Korea, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. released the first episode of the highly anticipated “Galaxy 11: The Match” video after months of fan speculation and excitement around the outcome of the “winner takes the Earth” match. In addition to the video being available to fans around the world to enhance [...]