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KT iPhone expected to sell 100,000 to 500,000 units in Korea

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Despite facing stiff competition from veteran local players such as Samsung and LG, KT is still very optimistic about their newest offering, the iPhone, as they expect to sell around 100,000 to 500,000 units once its releases in Korea. They still haven’t announced their official pricing for it, but analysts predicts that the Korea iPhone [...]

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Samsung R0 PMP Available Now

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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The touchscreen Samsung YP-R0 has now made it to Korean retail stores. As we noticed before, this PMP doesn’t really stand out. Samsung has had some nice Yepp PMPs, and for a time we have even put them side by side with the iPod Touch for comparison. Not anymore. I’m sure the UI is pretty [...]

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Real Google Phone to Launch: the GPhone is Real!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Many have thought that after the announcement of Google Android, it would be the last we’ve heard of the Google Gphone. Apparently, the GPhone is not only software but also hardware. More precisely, Google is actually making a phone. Techcrunch is saying that the Google Phone will be more exciting than the Motorola Droid and even [...]

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iPhone Korea in Two Weeks

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Steve Jobs’ baby is set to make another conquest. South Korea is one of the two most advanced countries in the world when it comes to mobility and connectivity. Will the iPhone make an impact there? The iPhone will be distributed by KT, though SK Telecoms will be following suit. SK serves 50% of Korean [...]

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“W” Mobile Brand launched by SK Group

Monday, November 9, 2009

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A new touchscreen smartphone has been introduced in Korea. remember folks, both the Koreans and Japanese are well ahead of the rest of the world in mobile technology, so this new line of mobiles are pretty exciting. The W Phone will be distributed by subsidiary SK Telecom and will fetch an equivalent of $518 per [...]

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LG Snapdragon Android phone due in Q2 of 2010

Friday, November 6, 2009

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If you found LG GW620 Eve a little bit too tame for your taste, then we’ve got good new for you. Word is that LG is prepping a follow-up to their maiden Android release with one that packs a Snapdragon chip as its processor. Yup, that’s the same speedy Qualcomm chip that can be found [...]

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SAFA XING LED MP3 Player has Built-In Game of Dots

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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The Korean MP3 player maker SAFA has always been keen on design innovation. The first SAFA XING was one of the cutest DAPs we’ve written about. Though the XING didn’t exactly achieve an iPod-like popularity it didn’t stop SAFA from continuing the model. The SAFA XING LED looks like a departure from the original, but [...]

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COWON W2 MID Powered by Intel Atom

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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Korean PMP manufacturer, COWON, has leaked the W2 MID, an Intel Atom device. We don’t know much except that it’s going to be touchreen and it will have WiFi connectivity. How big a touchscreen? Your guess is as good as mine. The COWON W2 wll probably compete with the new Archos Internet tablets. GMP3 is [...]

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Sony Walkman NWZ-A840 Series Confirmed in Korea

Monday, October 19, 2009

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The Walkman A840 is Sony’s thinnest ever and with the introduction of the 64GB Walkman A847, it’s about to change the way we see flash MP3 players. This is the sleekest in 3 decades of Walkman experience, so it’s quite the historic Sony PMP. The Walkman A840 is only 7.2mm thin and boasts a 2.8-inch [...]

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MPIO V7 Coming? If Anyone Wants to Know

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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This is probably one of the most uninteresting annoucnement this month. The MPIO V7 is a 3-inch touchscreen PMP with haptics and shake control. It is available in 4GB for 129,000 won ($112) and 8GB for 159,000 won ($138). It’s not the most featured Korean PMP but the price more than makes up for what [...]

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