While iPhone in South Korea has been enjoying decent sales (about 4,000 units everyday), KT, its official operator seems to be getting less attention from local players, particularly by Samsung. KT Chairman’s Lee Suk-chae is pretty unhappy about how Samsung is providing “lax technology support on handsets” on KT as well as announcing new […]
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Samsung SCH-W890 Dual DMB phone
Samsung will soon be making SCH-W890 clamshell phone for SK Telecom official. The phone isn’t that exciting except for the fact that it has support for both satellite and terrestrial DMBs for South Korean mobile TV viewers. Apart from that, you’ll find a 2.8-inch 16M TFT screen (WQVGA), 2MP camera, front facing camera for […]
Samsung Blue Earth lands in South Korea
Samsung has launched its eco-friendly phone Blue Earth (SCH-W940) in South Korea. Its the first solar charging phone for Korea and boasts lots of other eco-friendly things that should make environmentalists proud. The phone’s packaging is made from eco-friendly materials, has 25 percent more efficient charger and is free from materials like Brominated Flame […]
Samsung Application Store comes to Korea via SK Telecom
Samsung has got its impending Application Store to its domestic market. But unlike the European launch, Samsung’s Store in South Korea will be a part of SK Telecom’s App Store. It’s scheduled to go live tomorrow and will operate as a ‘Shop inside a Shop’. There won’t be a vast collection of apps initially […]
Samsung will launch LiMo compliant SCH-M510 in Korea
UPDATE: Take it as pure speculation but the M510 could be Vodafone H1 in SKT’s garb since the claimed specs match exactly with H1. Samsung has confirmed to launch the first LiMo compliant handset in their home market by the end of this year. The SCH-M510 will be released by SK Telecom making it […]