SEOUL, Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics said on July 21 that it has opened a Samsung Smart Camera Gallery at the Donggang International Photo Festival 2013 that will be held for 66 days in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province from the 19th. The gallery, to be held at the lobby floor of the Donggang [...]
SEOUL, Korea, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study said that those who seek increasingly stimulating novelties or have lower self-esteem tend to get addicted more easily to smartphone use. Chung Se-Hoon, media studies professor at Korea University, and his research team, said on July 21 in a journal article titled “Predictive Signs of [...]
It has turned out a huge success; Mashable praised the collaboration between Usher and Samsung as a “A Blueprint for Viral Success.” In fact, the average Samsung TV video ad receives about 2 million views, making this one by the far the biggest to date, according to Samsung. And Adage reported that “Samsung’s Jay-Z promotion may [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A Swiss teenager was left with second and third degree burns when her Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone exploded in her pants pocket. According to French newspaper Le Matin, Fanny Schlatter, 18, who works as a painting apprentice, was at her school when she heard a sound of an [...]
Here are a couple of reviews on Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, a member of the Galaxy S 4 line of smartphones. Galaxy S4 Active, well known for its water-proof features, packs a 1.9 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 CPU, 5-inch 1080p HD display (LCD), 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Diotek, a mobile application developer, said on July 15 that it has introduced a Plus Pack to its voice translation app “DioVoice Online” available on iTunes, Google Play, and SK T-Store. The Plus Pack provides detailed information on travel destinations including the area’s geography, specialty items, tourist attractions, and [...]
SEOUL, July (Korea Bizwire) – This is a KakaoTalk’s TV commercial aired in Indonesia. In the ad campaign, K-pop mega star BIGBANG appeared together with local songstress Sherina to appeal to the Indonesian market. KakaoTalk is a multi-platform texting app that allows iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users to send and receive messages for free. After [...]
Hesitant about which one is better when it comes to your next smartphone? Here is a well-explained reviews for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 versus LG’s Optimus G Pro. For more details, check out the website of Phonearena (link) It is evident from the design and screen size that the LG Optimus G Pro is shooting [...]
SEOUL, July (Korea Bizwire) The “Bubble Shot 3 W9000,” the new drum washing machine launched this year by Samsung Electronics, is attracting attention by adopting a new technology of using no water when drying. Its “Air Speed Dry” feature allows air to come in and dry wet laundry quickly. Thanks to this new innovation, the [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s per-household communication expenses are third highest among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. This is quite an opposite result from claims made by Korea’s telecom companies that the nation’s communications cost is lower than any other countries. According to the biennial OECD Communications Outlook 2013, Koreans’ [...]