SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. and three South Korean mobile carriers began taking preorders Friday for the iPhone 12 mini and the 12 Pro Max. The U.S. tech giant said the smallest and the largest versions of its latest generation smartphone will go on sale in South Korea starting Nov. 20. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Monday its electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring app on Apple Watch is now available in South Korea as the U.S. tech giant tries to expand its presence in the wearables market here with upgraded health-related features. Apple said local consumers who have Apple Watch Series 4 or later [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. has announced a global recall of AirPods Pro wireless earbuds for faulty sound issues, such as crackling or static sounds. Apple said it has determined that a small percentage of AirPods Pro may experience sound issues, adding that affected units were manufactured before October 2020. The U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. launched its new iPhone 12 in South Korea on Friday, joining the fierce competition for the local 5G phone market. The country’s 5G phone market has so far been dominated by local tech giants, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., but the newest iPhone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless provider, said Tuesday it will open a new flagship store by partnering with Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The new store, named T Factory, in the trendy neighborhood of Hongik University in western Seoul, will open on Oct. 31, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 12 is expected to boost South Korea’s number of 5G users to over 10 million by the end of this year, local analysts said Thursday, as the country looks to lead the global race to deploy the latest-generation network. The first 5G phone from Apple, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will launch its new smartphone, the iPhone 12, in South Korea later this month as the U.S. tech giant aims to attract more consumers here with its first 5G-supporting handset. Apple on Tuesday (local time) unveiled four models of the iPhone 12 series — [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. is expected to launch its new iPhone 12 series in South Korea earlier than its usual schedule, sources said Monday, as the U.S. tech titan targets to attract more 5G users here. According to officials at local telecom operators, they are preparing to sell the iPhone 12 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Korea’s proposal to address concerns about its power abuse practices such as passing advertisement and repair costs to local mobile carriers has been criticized for being insufficient, given the nature of the alleged damages. Rep. Kim Yeung-shik, a lawmaker from the main opposition People Power Party, claimed on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean unit of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. offered 100 billion won (US$84 million) worth of programs for consumers and mobile phone carriers, in a move to address concerns about the company’s alleged violation of competition law, the nation’s antitrust regulator said Monday. Apple Korea has been [...]