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Samsung to Roll out Galaxy S5 Earlier Than Schedule

Samsung to Roll out Galaxy S5 Earlier Than Schedule

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the suspension of business of three major mobile communications carriers in Korea due to breaches in telecom regulation, Samsung Electronics is expected to begin rolling out its strategic smartphone “Galaxy S5” from March 27 in Korea, about a half month earlier than overseas markets. According to a [...]

Samsung Gives away 2,000 Galaxy Core Advances for Visually Impaired Students

Samsung Gives away 2,000 Galaxy Core Advances for Visually Impaired Students

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics held a gift-giving ceremony on March 14 at Seoul National School for the Blind to donate its Galaxy Core Advance devices and specialized accessories. The event was attended by the school’s principal Lee Yoo-hoon, Korea Welfare Foundation for the Visually Impaired president Shin Dong-ryeol, and [...]

All POS Terminals to Be Replaced with IC Terminals by Year’s End

All POS Terminals to Be Replaced with IC Terminals by Year’s End

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 6 (Korea Bizwire) – All the POS terminals used in commercial establishments that are compatible with magnetic stripe cards will be replaced with IC terminals by the end of this year, as the magnetic stripe cards are known to be vulnerable to personal information theft. In order to enforce the rule forcefully, [...]

Listen to SMS Messages While Driving

Listen to SMS Messages While Driving

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 5 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s a little bit annoying to receive and check text messages or Facebook alerts while driving and it can often cause a tragic accident. For those who want to check the message without being disrupted, getting a smartphone application reading the message out loud is the way to [...]

“Manage All Groups in One Hub” … Daum Communications Unveils Private SNS “SolGroup”

“Manage All Groups in One Hub” … Daum Communications Unveils Private SNS “SolGroup”

  SEOUL, Korea, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Daum Communications, one of South Korea’s largest portal       site, is introducing its private Social Network Service(SNS)_SolGroup_on March 4th. SolGroup is the third service of the Sol Studio at Daum which is a global mobile application publisher. Likewise SolMail and SolCalendar that had been selected by a US IT media ‘The [...]

Clamshells Are Back

Clamshells Are Back

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Flip phones, once considered obsolete due to the onslaught of ubiquitous smartphones, are still going strong, because of the March back-to-school demand from students as well as the former smartphone users who went back to simpler mobile phones. According to industry sources on March 3, the share of [...]

Galaxy S5 Clone Shows up One Day after Real One’s Debut

Galaxy S5 Clone Shows up One Day after Real One’s Debut

  SEOUL, Korea, Feb 27 (Korea Bizwire) –A Chinese smartphone manufacturer began selling a clone only one day after Samsung Electronics unveiled its brand-new smartphone model Galaxy S5. According to mobile phone information site Phone Arena on February 25, China’s mobile phone maker GooPhone has offered its “GooPhone S5″ through its website. This is only [...]