SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s South Korean arm said Tuesday it will start a discounted battery replacement program amid criticism that the company intentionally slowed down older smartphones. Apple said users of the iPhone 6 and its successors will be able to replace batteries for 34,000 won (US$31.80), down [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In the mega-hit movie “Minority Report,” buildings, shops and streets are full of electronic biometric systems that use red flashes and lights to scan the irises of all passers-by and identify them in order to send them custom-tailored services and advertisements. Before entering a security agency, Tom Cruise, who [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The second quarter report from LG’s MC headquarters (in charge of smartphones) has been revealed. MC headquarters were said to be responsible for bringing down the stock price of LG Electronics. Cutting to the chase, it was a broke trade, where they sold a lot but didn’t get much [...]
“For two days on Saturday and Sunday [November 1 and 2], it is regrettable that some mobile phone retail outlets paid illegal subsidies to iPhone 6 buyers who had to wait for hours in long lines. We will make sure this kind of unfortunate incident will not happen again by using all means possible.” “There [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Last weekend, a 100,000 won, or about US$93, iPhone 6 swept Seoul. As soon as the information on its flash sale hit the street, people who have craved for the new Apple phone started waiting in long lines to obtain the much less expensive one. A new law intended [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – For two days since October 31 when all three mobile telecom service operators began offering iPhone 6 for new subscribers, only LG Uplus was able to show subscriber number increase by a large margin. In the number portability sweepstake launched in earnest after the October 31 introduction of the iPhone 6 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Since the government introduced on October 1 a new law intended to improve the mobile phone handset retail structure, it seems the new phone device demand has finally recovered the pre-October level. Market watchers said this is largely because of the effect of the new Apple iPhone 6 to debut [...]