SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – About six in 10 South Koreans use two or more mobile messaging apps, with KakaoTalk standing as the most-used chat service, a survey showed Friday. According to the survey of 279 people aged between 19 and 59, conducted by market researcher DMC Media, 64.1 percent of respondents said they [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – KaKao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, rolled out a salon-booking application on Tuesday as part of its expansion into various online and offline services. Kakao Hairshop currently partners with 1,500 hair salons across the country and plans to add 2,500 more shops by the end [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has shown that mobile applications are the most sought-after means of applying for small loans, credit card loans, and even cash advances. Last month, Internet banking company K Bank commissioned a survey from market researcher Macromill Embrain in which 1,000 people between the ages of 25 and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corporation, South Korea’s mobile behemoth, revealed Thursday that it had released a new mobile transportation application called ‘KakaoMetro’. The new app is a complete overhaul of an existing Android app, Subway Navigation, which Kakao acquired back in 2015. Kakao also released an iOS version of the new app. [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Google is facing complaints from Kakao, which claimed that the global tech giant is discriminating against its mobile applications. The issue was brought forward when Kakao’s latest mobile gaming application, O.N.E. for Kakao, didn’t appear in the Google Play Store’s search results. O.N.E for Kakao was officially launched on [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao will be releasing a new mobile application called ‘Kakao Driver’ starting May 31 that enables users to easily hail taxis and make payments. Until now, cab drivers were required to pay about 20 to 40 percent of collected taxi fares, 1 million won in insurance, and 40,000 to 50,000 won [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – More South Koreans are using Naver Corp.’s group-interaction service BAND and Instagram, although Facebook is still the most popular social networking service (SNS) platform in the country, a survey showed Tuesday, signaling a shift in the local SNS landscape. According to the survey conducted by Digieco, an economic research institute run [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to adapt to mobile shopping trends, Emart revealed Monday that it will start offering O2O (online-to-offline) services on May 26. The retailer will offer mobile product information, scan-delivery service, and a pilot operation of location-based service at its Seongsu branch. Emart’s mobile product information allows customers to [...]
BANGKOK, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Global mobile messenger LINE is expanding its business in Thailand by partnering with local companies. During a press conference held in Bangkok titled ‘Closing the Distance’, the company revealed its plans to better engage with the local public. Over 33 million people use LINE in Thailand, which is 80 percent [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top three mobile carriers will team up with Naver, the country’s leading Internet service provider, to launch a unified app store, company officials said Thursday. SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. already have a combined app retail channel: One Store. A subsidiary of SK Telecom, which [...]