SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The district of Jung-gu in Incheon has launched a mobile application aimed at preventing isolated deaths among its growing population of single-person households, officials announced on Tuesday. The “Safe eJung-gu” app is designed to automatically send emergency text message alerts to pre-registered guardians if the user, deemed at high risk [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 50 percent of South Korean app and game developers featured on Google Play are generating revenue from international markets. Google Korea hosted its Google for Korea 2023 event on Thursday at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul to showcase these accomplishments and share examples of Korean content successfully expanding [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Users of secondhand car transaction apps are largely satisfied with the diversity of cars on sale but are less satisfied with the purchasing experience, a consumer rights agency said Wednesday. The Korea Consumer Agency conducted a survey of 1,340 consumers who had bought used cars on five major online [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Instagram is South Korea’s top social networking platform for garnering the most monthly users for the first time. Local market analysis firm IGA Works reported that Instagram topped the charts in the social networking sector with 18,912,201 users last month, combining the numbers provided by Google Play and Apple’s [...]
SEJONG, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, all travelers entering South Korea through Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport will be able to clear customs via a mobile app. The Korea Customs Service said Thursday it has released a newly developed “traveler’s customs declaration” app for smartphones and a [...]
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — UnifyTwin announces the launch of Intelligent Industrial App Suite, which offers five business apps to address various aspects of the industrial life cycle driving towards sustainable business outcomes. These apps are now deployed and validated in over 450+ industrial customers worldwide. UnifyTwin is now on an expansion path and is pursuing strategic partnerships for scaling. UnifyTwin’s [...]
TORONTO, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Visited, a travel app released by Arriving In High Heels, allows users to map travels, check off places off the bucket list, and stay on top of travel trends. The popular travel app has been translated into 30 languages and is available to download for free on the App Store and Google Play [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research lab said Wednesday that it has developed a new technology that can speak to artificial intelligence (AI) and learn the Korean language, and transferred it to a language education curriculum developer. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)’s conversation-based language education system can converse with [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The app development powerhouse behind Newsreels has done it again. Revolutionizing the traditional has always been part of their DNA. And this time, they took the notoriously rigid and conventional news format to the next level by creating an app that delivers 100% accurate news, up to 20 [...]
Porto, Portugal, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — iToorer, a Portugal-based developer of global technology solutions for travel connectivity, is introducing a new product that is set to revolutionize the way travelers use their smartphones while abroad. iToorer’s mobile app, available for iOS and Android, gives users unlimited, secure high-performance connectivity shareable with additional devices, free international [...]