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A Traveler’s Dream Come True: High Performance Connectivity, Free International Calls, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and More — All in One Low-Cost Smartphone App

A Traveler’s Dream Come True: High Performance Connectivity, Free International Calls, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and More — All in One Low-Cost Smartphone App

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 [...]

Doctor Develops Self-diagnosis App for Mental Health

Doctor Develops Self-diagnosis App for Mental Health

SEJONG, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A new smartphone app allows users to check their current mental state. Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital announced Thursday that it had developed inPHRsym, a smartphone app that can monitor and manage a user’s various mental illness such as anxiety and panic attacks. As the so-called ‘corona blues’ – [...]

Smartphone App Hosts Art Exhibition

Smartphone App Hosts Art Exhibition

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An art exhibition is being held through a video app as the coronavirus is preventing the public from freely visiting art galleries. On Thursday, Arts Council Korea introduced Switch On, a smartphone app that allows art enthusiasts to access various art exhibitions. It is the first of its kind, [...]

Toga Limited’s Yippi App was Recognized as the 2020 International Innovation Award Winner

Toga Limited’s Yippi App was Recognized as the 2020 International Innovation Award Winner

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Toga Limited’s (OTC: TOGL), wholly-owned subsidiary, TOGL Technology Sdn Bhd (“TOGL Technology”), was honored to receive the 2020 International Innovation Award for its social messaging app YIPPI. The award was presented by Enterprise Asia, a non-governmental entrepreneur organization that hosts the annual regional awards to celebrate outstanding [...]

Major Financial Institutions Launch Open Banking Service

Major Financial Institutions Launch Open Banking Service

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A so-called “open banking” service, which allows users to withdraw and transfer money from multiple bank accounts using just one mobile application, will be put into operation on a trial basis. Ten major South Korean banks, including KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank, began piloting open banking at 9 [...]

More than 110,000 Downloads of Seoul Safety App

More than 110,000 Downloads of Seoul Safety App

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ansimi App, a safety app designed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to help citizens return home safely at night, has reached 110,000 downloads just 11 months since its introduction. Ansimi App is connected to some 40,000 closed-circuit television feeds installed across Seoul to monitor real-time situations and provide [...]

Serial Version of Latest BTS Doc, ‘Bring the Soul,’ to Hit Mobile App

Serial Version of Latest BTS Doc, ‘Bring the Soul,’ to Hit Mobile App

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — “Bring the Soul: The Movie,” the latest documentary film featuring global band BTS, will be released in a new mobile version this month on an application for BTS fans, the band’s management agency said Friday. The first of the six episodes of the mobile version, “Bring the Soul: Docu-Series,” [...]

Late-night Taxi-sharing App Launches

Late-night Taxi-sharing App Launches

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A new late-night taxi-sharing and matching service was launched in Seoul on Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the service’s operator, Kornatus, announced the launch of the “Banban (half-half in Korean) Taxi” service. Banban Taxi is a mobile application-based service that matches passengers with similar routes so that [...]