SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of a U.S. group that speaks for app developers has praised as “monumental” South Korea’s recent law prohibiting Google Inc. and Apple Inc. from forcing their in-app payment systems on app developers. The law went into effect in September, making South Korea the first country in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The German unit of Samsung Electronics Co. has distributed free polishing cloths used to clean smartphones to customers. Experts assume that it is a part of Samsung’s marketing offensive aimed at Apple Inc.’s newly released polishing cloth, which sells for US$19. Technology blog 9to5Mac reported that Samsung Electronics GmbH [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. launched the new iPhone 13 series in South Korea on Friday as it seeks a greater presence in rival Samsung Electronics Co.’s home turf. Apple and the country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — started shipping the iPhone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc.’s new smartwatch will be launched in South Korea next week, the U.S. tech titan said Tuesday, as it eyes to beef up its presence on the home turf of its archrival Samsung Electronics Co. Apple Watch Series 7 will be available here from Oct. 15, with preorders [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Monday that it will open up the first Apple Developer Academy and an R&D Support Center at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in the southeastern city of Pohang next year. Apple Developer Academy is a nine-month training program for entrepreneurs, developers, and designers working in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will launch its new smartphone, the iPhone 13, in South Korea next month as the U.S. tech giant aims to solidify its leadership in the premium segment. Apple on Tuesday (local time) unveiled four models of the iPhone 13 series — the 5.4-inch iPhone [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean law aimed at curbing the influence that Apple Inc. and Google have over payment systems in their app stores went into effect Tuesday, the country’s telecommunications regulator said, marking a victory for many local developers. The new law, the first of its kind globally, bars app [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. on Friday rejected U.S. game maker Epic Games Inc.’s request that its hit title “Fortnite” be rereleased in South Korea in a case that highlights a tug-of-war over lucrative payment systems on the app market. The video game maker earlier tweeted that it asked Apple to restore [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S.-based group of companies is celebrating the passing of the revised bill of the Telecommunications Business Act in South Korea to curb the sway of Google and Apple when it comes to app store fees. One U.S. game developer welcomed the news, calling himself “a Korean.” “As President [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would rein in the dominance Google and Apple exert over payments on their app stores, becoming the first nation in the world to enact such a law. South Korean lawmakers voted to approve the amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act, which [...]