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Real-time Translation Calls Revolutionized by AI Technology in Smartphones

Real-time Translation Calls Revolutionized by AI Technology in Smartphones

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A new era of communication has dawned with the introduction of real-time translation services during phone calls, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on smartphones.  SK Telecom announced on December 14 the launch of ‘A.Dot Interpretation Call,’ a service that offers real-time translation during iPhone calls. Users can select the [...]

Samsung Shows Appreciation to Son Heung-min After Star Declines Fan’s iPhone Selfie Request

Samsung Shows Appreciation to Son Heung-min After Star Declines Fan’s iPhone Selfie Request

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A video has gone viral featuring South Korean football star Son Heung-min, currently playing for the Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, refusing to hold a fan’s iPhone for a selfie.  Son now serves as a PR ambassador for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy brand, a rival to Apple’s tech products. Although he [...]

Half of Korean Android Users in Their Teens and 20s Switch to iPhones

Half of Korean Android Users in Their Teens and 20s Switch to iPhones

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 young smartphone users in their teens and 20s opted for an Android phone as their initial smartphone, but over half of them eventually transitioned to iPhone smartphones. According to the report by industry tracker Counterpoint Research, about 85 percent of Korean smartphone users under the [...]

Samsung Struggles with Growing Preference for iPhones Among Korean Teens

Samsung Struggles with Growing Preference for iPhones Among Korean Teens

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans in their teens and 20s show a stronger preference for Apple Inc.’s iPhones, adding to the concern faced by Samsung Electronics Co. ahead of the Galaxy Unpacked event next week. Gallup Korea conducted a nationwide survey of 975 smartphone users over 18 years of age, in [...]

South Korean iPhone Users Lose ‘Batterygate’ Lawsuit

South Korean iPhone Users Lose ‘Batterygate’ Lawsuit

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of South Korean iPhone users lost Thursday in a lawsuit seeking compensation from Apple Inc. over allegations that the company purposely slowed the performance of older models to compel users to buy new ones. The Seoul Central District Court ruled against 9,851 owners of previous iPhone models without [...]

iPhone Series is the Most Popular Device for Mobile Testing Says LambdaTest’s Key Testing Insights 2022 Report

iPhone Series is the Most Popular Device for Mobile Testing Says LambdaTest’s Key Testing Insights 2022 Report

San Francisco, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – LambdaTest, the leading continuous quality testing cloud platform, has come up with Key Testing Insights 2022 report based on its platform usage last year. According to the report, the top browser used for testing in 2022 was Chrome (76.27%), followed by Safari (9.12%), and Firefox (6.97%). When it comes to operating [...]

iPhone and iPad Devices Allowed for Use at Public Institutions

iPhone and iPad Devices Allowed for Use at Public Institutions

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — New security standards will allow Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad devices to be used at state or public institutions, a South Korean spy agency said Wednesday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced the security requirements for iOS and iPadOS devices used at state institutions via its official website. The [...]

Samsung Trolls Apple After iPhone 14 Series Unveiling

Samsung Trolls Apple After iPhone 14 Series Unveiling

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Following Apple Inc.’s unveiling of the new iPhone 14 series on Wednesday, Samsung Electronics Co. posted a message online targeting Apple’s newest product. The South Korean tech giant’s U.S. branch said in a tweet to “Let us know when it folds”, hinting at Apple’s lack of innovation in the [...]

S. Korean Islets of Dokdo Not Named on iPhone Maps in 22 Countries: Professor

S. Korean Islets of Dokdo Not Named on iPhone Maps in 22 Countries: Professor

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo were not named on iPhone maps in the U.S., Britain and 20 other countries, according to a professor in Seoul Thursday, amid diplomatic tensions with Tokyo over Japan’s renewed claims to the East Sea outcroppings. Dokdo has long been a recurring source of [...]

Park Chan-wook’s Short Martial-arts Film Shot Entirely on iPhone Released

Park Chan-wook’s Short Martial-arts Film Shot Entirely on iPhone Released

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean award-winning director Park Chan-wook’s short film shot entirely on the latest iPhone was released online Friday. “Life is But a Dream” is part of Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” marketing campaign and Park’s second iPhone-shot film since “Night Fishing,” which won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film [...]