SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of subscribers to MVNO discount phone services in Korea is expected to surpass 5 million in this month. According to industry representatives on April 12, the number of subscribers reached 4.85 million in February, giving MVNO services an 8 percent share among the total mobile service subscribers. [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics‘ handsets emit less electromagnetic waves than Apple‘s iPhones, a research report showed Sunday, with the low-end Galaxy Mega smartphone being the No. 1 radiowave-safe product. According to the research conducted by market tracker Cnet in France, the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), a measure of emission of electromagnetic fields, came [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is expected to be scarce in the Korean market after its release on April 10, as Samsung is having a hard time meeting demand for the device due to technical difficulties related to the curved screen and an unexpectedly large number of pre-orders. According to industry [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Before the anticipated release of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, research firm DOOIT published a survey involving 4,808 Koreans about their interest in Samsung’s new devices. In terms of the most appealing feature of the two devices, 23.2 percent of the respondents picked the devices’ wireless charging system, [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics‘ Galaxy S6 Edge is more fragile than Apple‘s iPhone 6 Plus, which sparked the so-called “Bendgate” dispute for bending easily, a U.S. device repair firm said Monday, creating worries among Samsung fans awaiting the phone’s launch scheduled for this week. “The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge deformed at 110 [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Wednesday showcased the Galaxy BLADE Edge, a parody of its offbeat high-end handset the Galaxy S6 Edge that will hit the market later this month, in line with its marketing efforts on April Fools’ Day. “Samsung is proud to announce the world’s first [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics filed a patent for an online payment system triggered by clenching and opening one’s fist while wearing the Gear S smart watch, according to a published document from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 30. Samsung Electronics’ new recognition system [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s mobile carriers said Monday they will accept preorders for Samsung Electronics‘ latest high-end smartphone models — the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge – this week, adding that the models will be available for use on April 10. SK Telecom, the country’s leading mobile carrier, said subscribers can make orders [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 2 tech giant, LG Electronics, said Sunday it will take “strong” action against sales of counterfeit G3 smartphones in China by joining forces with Beijing authorities. LG said the move came as a number of smartphone retailers in China are selling the fake G3 smartphones at a [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom slipped below a 50 percent share in the domestic market for the first time in 13 years in February, data showed Wednesday. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, SK Telecom had 49.6 percent of the [...]