SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s now less than a day left before the Korean launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, and the local mobile phone market is already expecting record success for Apple’s latest smartphones. The phones will be making their debut here at 8 a.m. on Friday. According to [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard a rare design patent case Tuesday in one of the last-remaining legal battles between Samsung and Apple that could reimburse the South Korean smartphone giant up to nearly $400 million in damages it already paid Apple. Samsung paid Apple US$548 million in damages awarded [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung has impressed consumers with iris-scanning technology and dust and water-proof enclosures in its premium phones, and LG, with its dual camera and improved audio capabilities (in the new V20). But how long will these latest technologies remain as signature features exclusive to individual models of premium smartphones? Thinking [...]
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – mStand and mStand 360 Rain Design’s best selling mStand and mStand360 now come in 3 Apple matching colors: silver, gold and space gray. mStand transforms your notebook into a stylish and stable workstation so you can work comfortably and safely all day. The mStand360 has a swivel base [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The gap in the operating profit margins of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and its U.S. rival Apple Inc. is estimated to have further narrowed to single-digit percentage points in the second quarter of this year, market data suggested Friday. Samsung Electronics estimated Thursday that its sales [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – After months of rumors and speculation, Apple’s music streaming service, Apple Music, has made a big step forward to introducing its services in Korea. In contrast to the global popularity of music services like Spotify, Deezer, and Pandora, the Korean music market for music sales and streaming is dominated [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into Apple’s marketing operations in Korea, with the company suspected of imposing some of its advertising costs on local telecom companies. According to an industry expert, Apple has been accused of forcing local carriers to cover part of the advertising [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panels are forecast to replace liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for smartphones, as Apple Inc. and other smartphone makers are moving to equip their smartphones with OLED display panels, reports showed Thursday. The global shipments of OLED display panels are expected to soar to [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Criticism of smartwatches is mounting as they continue to fail to overcome drawbacks such as short battery capacity and limited compatibility. Smartwatches still remain supplementary devices to complement smartphones. According to the KISDI’s (Korea Information Society Development Institute) report, ‘Changes in the Smartwatch Market, its Trends and Future’, the [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest outlook anticipates that the iPhone 7, which is expected to be released in September, may not have a big impact in developed markets like North America and Europe. Experts say that high levels of technological innovation have already provided features and specifications that meet the needs of [...]