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  Say what you want to but Samsung’s phablet aka Galaxy Note is selling like hot cakes. Samsung is now trying to expand its reach by luring the fairer sex with an all pink version. Currently available only in South Korea, the device has been painted in Berry Pink as well as its S Pen. [...]

  LG has expanded its laptop lineup with the new Xnote A540 Series of laptops in South Korea. The range comprises of three notebooks, one featuring an autostereoscopic glasses-free 3D display, second with a regular 3D display and the third model with a non-3D IPS panel. The A540-H is powered by second-generation Core i7 processor [...]

  Samsung is treating its home market with two power packed offerings – Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE. Although both are variants of Galaxy S II, the new devices are packed with features. As the name suggests, Galaxy S II LTE comes with the support of 4G LTE that boasts [...]

  HTC has announced their first 4G LTE phone for South Korea – Raider 4G. Raider runs on Android OS and packs in some serious hardware like a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. The phone also features a 4.5-inch qHD IPS LCD, 8MP camera supporting full HD video recording, front-facing 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth [...]

  LG has announced a new Android phone for its home market. Following the success of Optimus Q, LG has introduced the next iteration, aptly named as Optimus Q2. The phone will be launched on LG’s U+ network and will boast some decent features like a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD that is also one of [...]

  The decision to digitize education has always been met with wary eyes but here is South Korea trying to do away with the textbooks in the age of technology. The country’s education ministry will pump in $2.4 billion to change from textbooks to tablets, smartphones and computers. South Korea expects to switch the entire [...]

  HTC generally announces a device first for United States or the European region but it seems the Taiwanese maker has opted its Asian neighbor, South Korea for the launch of EVO 4G+. The phone is identical to the EVO 3D but lacks 3D recording capabilities. Barring the 3D prowess, the phone features a 1.2GHz [...]

  KT consumers will soon be able to lay their hands on the world’s fastest Android smartphone. The Korean operator has announced Take Janus (yes, that’s the name!) KM-S200 smartphone featuring Qualcomm’s MSM8260 1.5GHz dual-core processor. The 9.8mm thin phone runs Android’s 2.3.3 OS build and features a 4.3-inch qHD display (960×540), HSPA, 1GB DDR2 [...]

  Samsung has released some Galaxy S II sales numbers for South Korea and it does look impressive. At their home turf, Samsung has managed to sell over a million Galaxy S II units in about 30 days of the phone’s launch. Mind you, these numbers are based on supply, which means the figures include [...]

  Pantech may not be an influential force in the foreign smartphone market but they do churn out some decent smartphones in their homeland South Korea. Take the Vega Racer, for instance. The Android 2.3 running has been announced for the Korean market that boasts Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz dual-core processor, making it 60 percent faster than [...]

  If you’re an iPhone 4 user longing for faster data speeds, South Korea’s KT has got you covered with the all new Egg case. The case which tucks the iPhone safely adds support for WiBro, which means users can connect to KT’s nationwide 4G WiBro network and also adds an extended battery that can [...]

  Samsung has developed the world’s first and largest 3D-equipped Smart TV. The Korean giant unveiled the D9500 Series in its home country yesterday and just like its size, it’s packed with features. The television boasts Samsung’s Hyper-real 3D engine that drastically improves the 3D image quality and comes with Black Diamond Panel to make [...]

  As promised, Samsung has released an 11.6-inch Series 9 notebook but for its home country. There are no details on the international availability but South Koreans can get the notebook right now for 1,790,000 won ($1,662) which will give them a notebook created out of duralumin, a durable and lightweight material with decent innards. [...]

  Today is a good day for mobile enthusiasts in Korea. In addition to getting Samsung’s dual-core Galaxy S II, its archrival LG also announced Optimus Black device that will be available on KT by this weekend. The Optimus Black (LG-KU5900) is just 9.2mm thick and the 112g phone’s claim to fame is the inclusion [...]

  Samsung announced their latest installment in the Galaxy S series in South Korea today. The Galaxy S II will be available on all three operators in Korea – SKT, KT and LG U+, making Korea one of the first markets to get the power packed device. Samsung says Galaxy S II is built on [...]