JINJU, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Apple Use Research Institute, which operates under the umbrella of the Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, said Thursday that it had developed a reddish natural pigment extraction and recycling method using wasted apple peel and crab apples. There has been little use in the past for the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The users of iPhone devices, including the iPhone 12 and 13, continued to experience dropped calls even after updating the mobile operating system released by Apple last month to fix the issue, industry sources said Wednesday. An official at LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple released an update to its mobile operating system Thursday to fix dropped calls on iPhone devices, including the iPhone 12 and 13. The release of the iOS 15.1.1, an updated version of the iOS 15.1, fixes the call drop performance issue on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — App store operators will face a fine of up to two percent for forcing developers to use their own in-app payment systems, the country’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday. Under the enforcement decree of the revised law aimed at curbing Google Inc. and other app store operators’ dominance, such app [...]
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 [...]