SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) --A new era in which people rent cell phones could start as early as this fall. In order to offer users as many choices as possible, SK Telecom announced that they are looking into starting a cell phone rental service. Since new products are expected to be launched starting next month, [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mobile phone makers are breaking away from their premium-oriented smartphone lineups to churn out cheaper phones as consumers are more price-conscious due to tougher subsidy rules, industry watchers said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics recently rolled out its latest mid-end phone, the Galaxy A8, at an about 20 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics on Tuesday sent out invitations for what is expected to be an unveiling event of its next flagship phablet, presumably the Galaxy Note 5, on Aug. 13 in New York. The invitation from the South Korea-based top smartphone maker has a picture of [...]
Seoul, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Xiaomi (小米), a Chinese electronics company, is growing into a giant in the Korean market despite its humble name, which means ‘millet‘. With positive evaluations that their products perform well despite cheap prices, Xiaomi is dominating the online market as well as offline retailers such as HiMart. In addition, due [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics managed to maintain its presence in the global smartphone market in the second quarter, but its archrival Apple suffered a setback in the face of growing demand for low- to mid-end devices, data showed Wednesday. Samsung took up 26.8 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Solid-Optis consortium, which recently acquired cash-strapped handset maker Pantech, is seeking to grab a lion’s share of the Indonesian mobile communication market to revive the company. Byun Yang-kyun, chairman of Optis, a local optical manufacturer, said at the signing ceremony for its M&A contract with Pantech, “We will [...]
Seoul, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver has announced that they will be providing indoor maps for 328 major transportation and business facilities nationwide. Using Naver indoor maps, one can get information on the location beforehand, avoiding the chaos occurring in crowded and complex areas. Users can find out where the nearest customer centers, elevators and washrooms [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean mobile carriers have seen an increase in voice phone calls after they introduced data-oriented rate plans. However, the increased phone calls are not expected to affect their revenue negatively, industry watchers have said. According to telecom industry analysts, the top three mobile carriers including SK Telecom, KT and LG [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is poised to stage another battle with archrival Apple to grab a bigger share of the global smartphone market by releasing devices with wider screens at an international trade show in September, market watchers said Monday. While Samsung has yet to announce the detailed schedule of its next phablet lineup, [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile giant SK Telecom said Sunday it has joined the LoRa Alliance, the largest consolidated effort by industry leaders to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). The company also unveiled plans to promote the trial launch of diverse ‘Internet of Small Things’ services. SK Telecom said it [...]