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by Kevin (Kilmo) Kang, Korea

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Apple decides to launch iPhone 3G in Korea? Really?

Jul 17, 2008 12:29

What an impact it has had here in Korea today. I read an article that Apple is hiring staff who will manage the Korea iPhone account. What does this opportunity give us? Yes, Apple seems decided on launching its iPhone 3G in the Korean market soon. I've being searching for some more details lately, and got a rumor that KTF is the selected carrier who will deliver the iPhone 3G to the market. The telco is the second-largest mobile network carrier in Korea after SK Telecom. And the target date is September (unconfirmed) or probably later this year.
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Korean PMPs meet the WiBro and HSDPA services

Jul 13, 2008 21:40

These days, MP3P and PMP manufacturers find it very difficult to develop their products that differentiate themselves from other competitors since all the technologies have been out and shared with each other. Of course, Apple's iPod can differentiate itself with its OS and multi-touch technology. But this is only for Apple, not for others.

Korea has many PMP manufacturers but only Cowon exports its products overseas. iStation (Digital Cube), Maxian and Villip are also well-known brands in Korea with PMPs.
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Credit card multimedia player is out in Korea

Jun 17, 2008 12:20

Finally, it's out! It's a new type of credit card multimedia player which I discovered last November. See my (post ) on it. However, it's launched with some modifications and is a letdown from what was revealed during the first concept.

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HTC, iPhone, BlackBerry coming to Korea

Jun 5, 2008 16:37

The Korean mobile market is facing big waves in the smart phone category lately, and this is expected to lead to a showdown in late 2008. SKT and KTF, two Korean giant mobile network providers, dominate the new 3G network. SKT was the market leader for the 2G market here for years, while KTF started servicing the 3G mobile network earlier than SKT, taking over its customers transferring to the 3G network. As a result, KTF is very nearly head-to-head with SKT in the 3G mobile network market in Korea.
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iRiver returns to the PMP market with P.ple (a.k.a. P10)

May 20, 2008 14:44

One of famous Korean MP3 player manufacturers iriver has returned to the PMP market with its latest model called P.ple (a.k.a. P10). This model was introduced as iriver P10 at CES 2008, and was expected to launch in 1Q. However, iriver P10 was only officially launched today in Korea.
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About Kevin (Kilmo) Kang

Kevin (Kilmo) Kang is a self-professed IT-savvy guy who's been having the time of his life making tech deals with new business partners in the Asia-Pacific areas. Like every Korean, he's gadget-crazy and is glad he lives in a country with one of the fastest-growing tech markets in the world. His taste for international work, however, arose from a nine-year stay in New Zealand where he fortunately made more friends than there are sheep.