SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean search engine leader Naver announced today that its AI speakers will become available for purchase on its music service website starting October 26. The special promotional deal will offer the capsule-shaped, Brown and Sally-inspired (popular emoji characters from Naver’s messaging service Line) AI speaker with a one-year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver Corp., South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, showcased nine robots Monday as it aims to transform itself into a company with the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI), software and hardware products. Naver launched its ambient Intelligence (AmI)-based robot lineup that is relatively cheap compared to past models. AmI [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s main stock index hit a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by strong buying by foreign investors, while Samsung Electronics rallied ahead of its earnings release. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 24.35 points, or 1 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A 32-year old former pro gamer and his 3-person team are being investigated by the police for an operation manipulating Naver search results that netted them 3.3 billion won. The former pro gamer (hereafter “Lee”) began fixing search engine results in 2014 after realizing that small to medium size [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – There are no losers, only winners, in the first round of the AI speaker confrontation between Kakao and Naver, as pre-sales of each tech company’s flagship product were effectively over minutes after they began. Pre-sales of the Kakao Mini started on September 18 and lasted only 38 minutes. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean internet giant Naver announced on September 11 that its online translation service “Papago” has added Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and traditional Chinese to its translating capabilities. With Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and French already on board, the latest inclusions means Papago is “ready to go” in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver affiliate Line is making a foray into the German market with a real-time video platform. As Naver is investing heavily in Europe, synergy effects created by both initiatives are expected. According to Naver on September 8, Line recently launched the Line Live application, a real-time video platform, in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The aftershocks of the earthquake in Gyeongju last year, recorded as the most powerful quake in South Korea since 1978, are still ringing through the minds of government officials, who announced on September 3 that a package of regulatory policies creating safety measures to guard against future earthquakes will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) speaker manufacturers are scrambling to lock in consumers that are critical for boosting their competitiveness moving forward, industry watchers said Tuesday. SK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile operators, and Naver Corp., the top Internet portal operator here, have recently unveiled half-price and free speakers [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The way in which Naver is dealing with mobile searches for housing has ruffled feathers, as accusations that it is marginalizing its competitors’ websites in favor of its own services are increasing. According to industry sources, the tension between Naver and its clients-cum-competitors started to sizzle in May of this [...]