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Broadband Subscription Reached 509 Million Lines Worldwide as IPTV Passes 40 Million Subscriber Milestone

The Broadband Forum | January 6, 2011 | Press Release China and India report second best quarters ever and developing broadband markets show over 20% growth 3Q2010 ATLANTA, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Year on year growth rates of 6.7% have taken broadband subscription to 508,761,837...

Austin’s bullish tech economy to be featured on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

Report to highlight $3.6 billion expansion of Samsung Austin Semiconductor AUSTIN, Texas--The old adage of everything being bigger in Texas is often true, and the boastful economic figures reported by the Austin Chamber of Commerce are making a solid impression that the capital of the Lone...

Austin's bullish tech economy to be featured on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

Report to highlight $3.6 billion expansion of Samsung Austin Semiconductor AUSTIN, Texas--The old adage of everything being bigger in Texas is often true, and the boastful economic figures reported by the Austin Chamber of Commerce are making a solid impression that the capital of the Lone...

Samsung Bada 2 to get multitasking, NFC, more

Electronista | December 20, 2010 At the developer day held recently in South Korea, Samsung highlighted some of the features of its upcoming Bada 2.0 OS for smartphones. The operating system is currently in version 1.2 and was first introduced in the Wave. The update...

KT likely to roll out new WiBro-based Galaxy Tab

Korea JoongAng Daily | By Kim Hyung-eun | December 21, 2010 KT, the second-largest mobile carrier in Korea, will likely start selling a version of the Galaxy Tab that runs on the WiBro network, saying yesterday that it views such a move favorably. Currently, the Galaxy...

TIA Applauds the U.S. and Korean Governments for Resolving Final Issues in the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Washington, D.C. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, commends President Obama and President Lee for reaching a final agreement of the U.S.-Korea...

Mobile vendors reluctant to cater to foreigners

SKT offers no help in English; KT relies on web-based assistance By Cathy Rose A. Garcia With everyone going crazy for smartphones, it is only natural to want to have the latest iPhone, Galaxy S or Blackberry models. Foreign residents in Korea have often complained of the...

Apple Displaces Samsung on Korean Home Turf With IPhone

For more than a decade, Kim Jung Yeon only bought phones from Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., passing on best sellers made by non-Korean companies such as Motorola Inc.’s Razr. Her loyalty ended with Apple Inc.’s iPhone. “The iPhone has a cool design...

Korea’s Pantech battles iPhone with Vega

Pantech, Korea’s number three handset maker has constantly struggled to keep its head above water, fighting off its bigger, stronger competitors LG, Samsung and Apple.

Korea's KT winning the Wi-Fi race

Korea’s KT telecom has taken the above words to heart in its recent establishment of 27,000 new Wi-Fi zones throughout the country, clearly marking its territory before other telcos like main rival SK telecom can even say “Wi-Fi.”

Korea’s KT winning the Wi-Fi race

Korea’s KT telecom has taken the above words to heart in its recent establishment of 27,000 new Wi-Fi zones throughout the country, clearly marking its territory before other telcos like main rival SK telecom can even say “Wi-Fi.”

iPad – Coming to Korea

Nine months ago, Korea’s KT telecom made the iPhone available to Apple hungry customers and has dominated the Korean Apple pie since, being the only telco exclusively offering the product, giving the firm a huge business advantage and marketing edge, much like AT&T’s in the US. But is KT’s monopoly on Apple crumbling?

OLED Shortages could cripple Android

Android phones may be taking the world by storm, but a shortage in AMOLED displays could prove a stumbling block and hinder Google’s efforts to run away with the smartphone cup.

Korean companies steal steam from major telcos

The month of September sees Korea celebrating Chuseok – a harvest festival where locals go back to their hometowns and celebrate by indulging in a feast of traditional Korean food.

Korean Telco gets Medico – a potentially lucrative trade

For many, going to the doctor for that regular health check-up is something we delay as other daily life activities take priority. For others, black marks start to accumulate on our appointment cards as we postpone those visits to avoid coming face to face with our fears.

Korea’s KT gets foreigner friendly

As a foreigner living in another country - be it Korea or Timbuktu - those little everyday necessities become a little more necessary, and the mobile phone is certainly up there in the top five list, along with foreign currency, a map, a dictionary and mosquito spray.

Korea's KT gets foreigner friendly

As a foreigner living in another country - be it Korea or Timbuktu - those little everyday necessities become a little more necessary, and the mobile phone is certainly up there in the top five list, along with foreign currency, a map, a dictionary and mosquito spray.

Apple Vs Korea’s homegrown

The World Cup has kicked off and S.Korea is still in the game having scored two goals against Greece on Saturday. But while Korea is scoring on the soccer pitch, its mobile firms are having to play a tough game of defense at home.

Korea’s SKT battles lucrative adult apps

Korea's SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .

Korea's SKT battles lucrative adult apps

Korea's SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .

Korea's SK Telecom to battle iPhone with Android offerings

Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom.

Korea’s SK Telecom to battle iPhone with Android offerings

Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom.