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  Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S II will be released in South Korea, a cellular operator has confirmed. KT Corp., Korea’s second largest mobile operator said that they’re expecting to release the Samsung flagship phone in late April, around April 25. Samsung’s preferred partner SKT however, hasn’t revealed any release date yet. Samsung’s Galaxy S II [...]

  Samsung has expanded its Galaxy family in South Korea with the introduction of Galaxy Neo (SHW-M220L). The phone seems to be a mid-range one, on the lines of Galaxy Ace but with some extra features. Galaxy Neo runs on Android 2.2 and comes with an 800MHz CPU, 3.5-inch display with WVGA (800×480) resolution, 3MP [...]

  Cowon has expanded its V5 PMP lineup with a new player dubbed as V5S. V5S boasts similar features to previous V5 players but comes loaded with learning content like a built-in dictionary, e-learning app called Doo Tester, Wordup game to enhance English vocabulary and Alpha Brain. As for its media player prowess, the V5S [...]

  Samsung has unraveled yet another Galaxy S device for its home market. The device is known as the Galaxy S Hoppin (SHW-M190S) due to its integration of Hoppin service provided by SKT. SKT’s Hoppin service will allow Galaxy S users to enjoy on-demand content on their phones, PCs and TVs. A user can even [...]

  LG’s current Super Phone aka the Optimus 2X has gone on sale in South Korea. The phone will be available via SKT and has seen a good interest from consumers, claiming about 6,500 bookings on an average. The phone’s super tag comes from the fact that it boasts a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chip [...]

  US and UK are the only countries where Nexus S is currently being sold. However, if this report from Chosun Ilbo proves to be correct, Nexus S could come to South Korea by next month. According to them, the phone will be sold by SK Telecom and is currently under final stages of testing. [...]

  LG Electronics has announced a new sleek monitor for its home market. The Flatron E2290V is touted as the world’s thinnest monitor measuring just 7.2mm. Despite the thinness, the monitor does not lose any functionality. It comes in a luxurious metallic design and supports full HD resolution, has a contrast ratio of 1000000:1, 2ms [...]

  Samsung is preparing a new high-end Android device for the South Korean market. The phone identified as SHW-M190S is meant to arrive on SKT and although it’s spec’d on the lines of Galaxy S, the inclusion of HDMI-out makes it special. Rest of the specs of the newly designed phone includes Android 2.2 OS, [...]

  Samsung is not the only one flaunting its Android-based PMP. Another Korean company, Cowon has announced their Android running PMP – the D3 Plenue. The D3 Plenue that goes on sale from next month comes with some interesting features like a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED screen, full HD video playback and HDMI-out. Cowon players are [...]

  Pantech has announced a unique Android offering for KT and LG U+ customers in South Korea. The phone is known as Vega Xpress (IM-A710K/IMA720L) and features DDR2 memory, which is generally found in PCs. Use of DDR2 RAM makes the phone about 1.5 times faster than other smartphones ensuring smooth multimedia playback and internet [...]

  Well, here it is. Cowon’s speculated 3D PMP has been unveiled and will hit the Korean shelves from December 10. The Cowon 3D looks pretty similar to its V5 media player but adds a 3D display that does not require a user to wear any special glasses. The player features a 4.8-inch 800×480 LCD [...]

  LG’s Windows 7 powered tablet that we first spied early this month at the FCC office has got the official acknowledgement. The E-Note H1000B is now available in South Korea via KT. Unlike Dell’s Inspiron Duo which can be converted into a netbook or tablet as per user’s liking, H1000B is limited to tablet-mode [...]

  LG has introduced its new 10.1-inch netbook in South Korea. Going by the model number X170, the netbook comes with an Atom N455 (1.66GHz dual-core) or N550 (1.5GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. What is striking about this netbook is the accompanying SmartPOP feature that utilizes [...]

  LG today launched two new desktop PCs for the South Korean market. The A50 and S50 from the Xpion 50-Series boast powerful specs as well as aesthetics with black hair-line pattern, which is claimed to be a first for a desktop PC. The A50 is a slim PC that comes with a Core i5 [...]

  KT subscribers may have been last in the line to receive Samsung’s Galaxy S variant but they’re the first ones to get Android 2.2 on their Galaxy S phone. Samsung today announced Galaxy K (SHW-M130K) for KT and runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) out-of-the-box. Apart from the OS bump (which other Galaxy S’ are expected [...]