SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increased number of smartphone users, medical expenses for four major smartphone-related ailments – text neck syndrome, dry eye, insomnia and carpal tunnel syndrome – have surged. According to data submitted by Rep. Kim Kwang-soo of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace from the Health Insurance [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of three South Korean students is too dependent on their smartphone, is at risk of addiction and is having trouble in school, a government poll showed Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s survey of 2,510 people aged between 9 and 17, 34 percent spent [...]
BERLIN/SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Now that both Samsung Electronics and Apple have revealed their latest smartphone lineups for this year, here’s a simple question to ask. What are the two things Samsung has that Apple doesn’t in this year’s smartphone lineup? 5G and foldable. Amid flattening smartphone sales, Samsung has changed its strategy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — It is predicted that location information that is used in smartphones, drones and others will become more accurate in the future. The National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) said Thursday that it will launch a satellite navigation-based positioning information service from the end of this year to expand its location-based [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 people in their 40s and 50s who have ever bought or sold a used cell phone were found to have traded Samsung phones. SK Telink’s used phone trading platform called “Barunfon” surveyed 400 adult men and women. The results showed that 78.4 percent of people [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday introduced a 5G chipset that combines an integrated modem and mobile processors, which can save battery life and space in smartphones. Samsung, the world’s largest chip and smartphone maker, has been working on a mobile processor with a 5G modem built inside, which would [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will release a mid-range 5G smartphone in South Korea to target budget-conscious consumers and expand its presence in the next-generation wireless market. Galaxy A90 will be Samsung’s first non-flagship smartphone with 5G connectivity, which goes on sale at the price of 900,000 won [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s about time to start the last but not least important technology show of the year, and South Korean electronics giants are getting ready to show off their latest televisions and smartphones at IFA this week. IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung, Europe’s biggest tech show, is set to run from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, it is common to find people in streets, buses, and subways with their head angled downwards, staring at their smartphone. A study revealed recently that these smartphone users tilt their heads at different angles depending on whether they use the phone with one hand or two hands. A [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s presence in the Japanese smartphone market rose to the highest level in six years in the second quarter thanks to robust sales of new models, industry data showed Monday. The Korean tech giant shipped about 600,000 smartphones in Japan in the April-June period to take up [...]