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SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) —SK Telecom’s AI-based emergency rescue service has been actively responding to calls for assistance. On Sunday, the telecom giant announced that the cumulative number of emergency rescue interventions linked to its ‘Emergency SOS’ service, which is powered by its AI speaker NUGU, has exceeded 500. Developed with the aim of [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) —Samsung Electronics announced on Saturday that its SmartThings Find service, which assists users with locating electronic devices, has reached over 300 million registered devices in just 30 months. SmartThings Find was launched in October 2020 and has enabled Galaxy users to easily find devices such as smartphones and tablets. Samsung [...]
GOHEUNG, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials and researchers from South Korea’s state-run space institutions, universities and companies have begun last-minute preparations for a mission to put practical satellites into orbit for the first time. South Korea’s homegrown space rocket Nuri is ready to be loaded with eight payloads and its lower stages have been [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, announced that it is using telematics technology to prevent network disruptions that may occur due to excavation work. In the latter half of this year, the telecom operator will connect its outside plant (OSP) management system with the telematics platforms of [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A month after its launch in South Korea, Apple Pay has received a positive response from the market, especially among the tech-savvy Generation MZ who value convenience. As per Hyundai Card Co.’s announcement today, approximately 355,000 new cards were issued, marking a significant increase from the same period last [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — KT announced on Wednesday the launch of a new product called the “AI Phone,” which is an all-in-one solution that combines a landline phone with an AI Call Assistant service for busy small businesses. The AI Call Assistant Lite service provides features such as AI greetings, call forwarding, call [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, said Thursday its first-quarter net income plunged 93.4 percent from a year earlier due to a base effect. The company’s net profit totaled 87.1 billion won (US$65.1 million) on a consolidated basis in the January-March period, compared with a [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom has launched a 3D personal space service called “Ifhome” on its metaverse service Ifland. The service allows users to decorate their space and record their daily lives. Ifhome has a capacity of 31 people, while the existing “land” has been renamed “ifsquare” to provide a communication space [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Digital Foundation, a digital arm of the Seoul city government, on Tuesday launched a new service that allows users to raise pets in Metaverse Seoul, a metaverse ecosystem for administrative services. Users can adopt 10 kinds of virtual pets, such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, in the [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A “drone taxi” service is set to begin piloting in Seoul next year. Initially, the service will be tested along the Han River between Gimpo Airport and Yeouido, as well as between Jamsil and Suseo. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and MOLIT(the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs) plan [...]