December 27th, 2007
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According to the polling by Business Times, nearly one third of 50 IT company bosses surveyed want new phone. Clearly iPhone is becoming one of the most favorite. “I would love to be one of the first in Singapore” to own the iPhone, the newspaper quoted Lui Simhua, vice president of [...]
December 27th, 2007
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Korean operator, KTF, confident to bring iPhone to Korea. KTF plans to sell iPhone by next year. “We want to (sell it in Korea), but Steve Jobs has been playing hard (in the negotiation),” said Kim Yeon-hak, executive vice president.
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December 27th, 2007
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Korean third largest manufacturer, Pantech, announced their new line up. It is Pantech Sky IM-S250L, a sliding phone with non-heavy specs. It features 1.3 megapixels camera, electronic dictionary, and MP3 player. It also has QVGA screen and Internet radio capability. It will be available yet for Korea market only.
Source: NewsWire via Application for Mobile
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December 19th, 2007
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As part of reorganization and labor shortage, Nokia planned to move four production lines from Salo factory, Finland, to Korea. Those four are categorized as early stage production, while six early stage stayed remained. The final assembly will be focused in Salo.
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December 19th, 2007
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Advertising is now reaching mobile sector. As new media, not many advertising service has been implemented successfully. Among all countries surveyed, Korea and Japan, as predicted, take in lead in this area. According to ABI Research, the total value of all mobile advertising and marketing will reach $1.2 billion in Japan and $684 million in [...]
December 14th, 2007
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Korean manufacturer, LG, launched 2 new phones. Both are categorized as music phones. The first one is Rhapsody LB3300. Another sliding phone, it has touch wheel for music navigation, music lyrics playback capability, and has a special Bluetooth headset set-up, that allows two persons to listen to music simultaneously.
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December 14th, 2007
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SteamIron, claimed to be the true Real Time Strategy (RTS) mobile games, will be launched next January 2008 for Korean market. The game will feature multiplayer RTS game for 3G handsets, short and fast-pace game session, and real time 1-vs-1. It is created by Singaporean based studio, Mikoishi.
Source: Official Site via the Final Home
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December 12th, 2007
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Emirate based telecommunication company, Etisalat, reported to buy 16% stake of XL, third largest Indonesia’s telecom company. Total price amounted US$ 438 million. Etisalat will obtain 1.13 billion shares of Rajawali Group, means that there will be no local stakeholder in XL. More than 60% shares are owned by Malaysian, Telecom Malaysia.
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December 12th, 2007
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As the domestic penetration dense up, operators may think to expand its business opportunities abroad. Korean largest telecom operator, KT, opens the road on expanding its business. KT CEO Nam Joong-soo says that the firm aims to build a “Silk Road” of the digital era with its broadband and mobile network technology.
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December 12th, 2007
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The phone is back to its motherland. After being introduced in Europe on October 2007, LG Viewty (also known as LG-SH210/KH2100/LH2100), made its path to Korean market. It is 3G phone that has 5 megapixels camera, powered by Schneider-Kreuznach lens. The phone is available in dark silver and black. The price tag is KRW 737,000 [...]
