SEJONG, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The ratio of mobile shopping to South Korea’s retail sales reached an all-time high in the second quarter of the year, government data showed Thursday, as more consumers are turning to smartphones and other mobile devices to buy goods. Purchases made through smartphones and tablets surged 41.5 percent on-year [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Overwork is once again in the headlines thanks to a former employee of Netmarble Neo, a subsidiary of the video game company, who spoke at a press conference held in Yeouido on August 8 decrying the dangers of the excessive work culture at his former job. The man in question joined [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it plans to adopt what it calls organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Full Vision display for its new flagship smartphone set to be showcased later this month. The latest display marks an update from the 18:9 ratio Full Vision display that was adopted by the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed married people spend less time using their smartphones than those who are unmarried. According to a study conducted by the Barun ICT Research Center at Yonsei University last year with a sample of 6,090 individuals, the average time spent on smartphones among married people was [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The demand for larger-screen smartphones sized 6 inches and above is expected to grow down the road as more consumers enjoy games and movies, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by Strategy Analytics, phablets with screen sizes larger than 6 inches are set to take up 4.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday showcased the LG Q6 smartphone, which boasts key high-end features adopted by flagship devices and yet comes with a reasonable price tag. The South Korean tech giant introduced the Q6 and Q6 Plus, which have internal storage capacities of 32 gigabytes and 64 GB, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. predicted Friday that its second-quarter operating profit shot up nearly 72 percent on-year to post a record-high quarterly level, apparently helped by the robust performance of its chip business. The stronger-than-expected operating profit was estimated at 14 trillion won (US$12.1 billion), compared [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two leading battery manufacturers are racing to develop a new type of smartphone power source that can significantly improve safety, industry sources said Tuesday. According to industry watchers, Samsung SDI Co. and LG Chem Ltd. are currently seeking to commercialize solid-state batteries, which use solid-type electrolytes. The [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of five South Korean users of Android-powered smartphones accessed applications for more than five hours a day last month, data showed Wednesday. According to industry tracker App Annie, South Korea posted the longest application usage time held by the top 20-percent bracket of users, followed by Mexico, Brazil, and [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the South Korean elderly (60 and above) spending fewer hours on their smartphones compared to other age groups, they turned out to be the biggest readers of mobile news. In a study conducted by the Barun ICT Research Center (Yonsei University), older Koreans spent an average of 18.8 [...]