SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it will introduce a new digital application jointly developed with Gucci for the luxury brand’s exclusive use. The Gaok Smart Guide has been installed on a Galaxy Z Fold3 foldable device which is being showcased at the GucciGaok, Gucci’s second flagship shop in [...]
BUSAN, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Footwear Industrial Promotion Center of the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, together with local startup K-Nets & ENG Co., has jointly released a new augmented reality (AR)-based application that enables users to virtually try on a variety of shoes. With the new SHOEDOG app, consumers can try on shoes [...]
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’ – [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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,” [...]
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 [...]
HOUSTON, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, the BitWallet company launches a powerful new cryptocurrency wallet for Apple devices, which now make cryptocurrency transactions possible to anyone with an iPhone or iPad. Available on the AppStore, it enables customers to store, send, and receive Bitcoin as well as other major ‘altcoins’. A hit with consumers, [...]