Posts Tagged: Korea
Google opens up Play Store payments in South Korea in response to legislation
In response to new legislation, Google will now let developers in South Korea implement support for third-party payment systems.
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Huawei supposedly helped North Korea build out their cellular networks
One of the major concerns about Huawei from the US government has been their involvement, direct or indirect, in spying on users and using their networking equipment to enable spying. That’s obviously a pretty big concern with some info that comes out of China, and that’s done more than a little damage to Huawei’s reputation […]
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Samsung’s 5G Galaxy S10 debuts in South Korea first on April 5th
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LG G7 ThinQ sees strong preorder demand in South Korea, outpacing the G6
LG put up their latest G7 ThinQ for preorder in their home country of South Korea, and so far it’s actually been pretty good for them. After the Galaxy S9 saw a reduced demand in its initial launch window there was certainly some worry that LG wouldn’t have a good time, but fortunately that doesn’t […]
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North Korea hackers steal bitcoin by targeting currency insiders
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South Korea cracks down on use of digital cash for crowdfunding
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note FE launches in Korea for $606
With a whole bunch of returned Galaxy Note 7 components sitting in its warehouses after it had to issue a worldwide recall for the flagship, Samsung was faced with an environmental nightmare and a loss of capital. With this in mind, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note FE (Fandom Edition), a handset that is basically a […]
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Apple may open a retail store on Samsung’s turf in South Korea
South Korea doesn’t have an Apple store, but the iPhone maker is trying to change that. While Samsung already is dealing with the recall of its Galaxy Note 7, it now has to worry about a possible physical retail presence from its rival.
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North Korea may have stolen U.S. fighter jet blueprints in a recent cyberattack
In a recent cyberattack, North Korean hackers are said to have stolen “tens of thousands of documents related to the defense industry — including U.S. fighter jet designs.”
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Xiaomi’s taken its first official steps into South Korea
Xiaomi’s not afraid of Samsung and LG, and it has proved it by officially partnering up with South Korean retailers to sell its hardware. But like its other international efforts, its smartphones won’t be among them. Yet.
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Smuggled into North Korea, your old flash drives could help topple a dictatorship
The Flash Drives for Freedom campaign smuggles foreign media like films, movies, interviews, and website archives into North Korea. Under Kim Jong-un’s ban, citizens are indoctrinated to fear the world outside North Korea and they have no access to outside resources.
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Samsung gifts South Korea with a 128GB Galaxy Note 5 for Christmas
With the holidays just around the corner, Samsung launches a special Christmas edition Note 5 with 128GB internal storage, but only in South Korea. Life isn’t fair.
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Samsung seems to be all smiles as the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus sell well in South Korea
With the company needing a home run with its recently launched Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones, Samsung is probably happy to learn that 25,000 units a day, combined, are being sold in the company’s home country of South Korea.
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