![[Quote] Apology of KakaoTalk Leads to Another Controversy](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/이재웅.png "[Quote] Apology of KakaoTalk Leads to Another Controversy")
“You have to find fault with state power abuse, not with a company unable to resist the power. If you are not happy with it, there is no way for you but to pack up and go to some other country. I don’t like what has happened with KakaoTalk but the criticism to how the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Daum Kakao said on October 9 that it would introduce a “privacy mode” to its KakaoTalk mobile messenger service within the year’s end as a way to enhance security. With the new feature, the user will be able to encrypt conversations with his friends and delete messages immediately. To this end, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the recent controversy over the censorship on mobile messenger conversations, as many as 1.67 million users stopped using home-made mobile messengers including KakaoTalk, NateOn, and Line. In contrast, the number of users for “Telegram,” the mobile messenger app developed in Germany, has gained by a large margin. According [...]
Addition and Correction: The number of downloads for a ‘cyber asylum’ in Telegram recorded about 1~1.5 million in the previous week alone, according to the local internet traffic tracking institutes like Ranky.com and other sources available. And the surge in migrating into Telegram has edged out KakaoTalk as No.1 messaging app in South Korea. SEOUL, [...]
![[Quote] Surveillance on KakaoTalk Causes Digital Migration](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/56183_61902_5955.jpg "[Quote] Surveillance on KakaoTalk Causes Digital Migration")
“It is a pity that many messenger app users in Korea have migrated to foreign mobile messenger services. However, we will keep cooperating with prosecutors in case of legitimate investigations since KakaoTalk operates within the South Korean laws.” “I’m aware of what app users are worried about. But KakaoTalk has the top-tier security system. In [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — On September 25, major social networking services such as Twitter and KakaoTalk were abuzz with postings and videos of a naked woman walking on a busy street near the Seolleung subway station in Seoul’s Gangnam. According to Gangnam Police Station on the 28th, the person who posted the message first time [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — KakaoTalk, a multi-platform mobile messenger application company in South Korea, announced on September 23 that more than 500,000 users have joined its new mobile payment service KakaoPay only in 19 days right after the launch on September 5. Indicating an upward surge in the newly launched mobile payment solution, [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics announced that it would launch the sixth edition of its Wine Smart, a flip-style smartphone for seniors, on September 26. The smartphone for the elderly who have difficulties in using other smartphones has been popular since its launch of the first edition in 2007, hitting the sales [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Inc. will introduce a new service called “Story Channel” on its KakaoStory similar to Facebook page. Unlike a series of postings by friends, this is news feeds on certain topics. Kakao, the operator of popular mobile messenger service KakaoTalk, said on September 4 that it would launch on the 16th Story [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) - The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety launched an investigation after it received consumers’ complaints that they noticed a strong smell of disinfectant when they opened a Cass can, Oriental Brewery’s flagship product. As it fuels fears among consumers, the rumor seems to have a bad effect on its sales. [...]