Posts Tagged: south korea


Samsung Galaxy S4 sales to hit 10 million in under 1 month

Samsung CEO Hails 10 Million Galaxy S4 Sales in 3 Weeks, Hints at 100 Million in Future

Samsung (005930:KS) co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun has today hailed the company’s new Galaxy S4 phone as it...

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  • May 17, 2013
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Chester Roh: The Story of a Hacker-Turned-Entrepreneur Who Sold His Company to Google

Chester Roh (pictured) started his journey as an entrepreneur at the Korea Advanced Institute of Sci...

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  • May 10, 2013
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How A Korean Startup Uses Ultrasound Tagging To Drive Up Sales

Perples is a Korean mobile technology startup that enables smartphones to display relevant content u...

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  • May 2, 2013
  • at 9:48 am
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Hardware Startup SinglePet Feeds Your Pet Even When You’re Away

SinglePet is a Korean startup that builds pet-care hardware (pictured) which can be controlled throu...

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  • May 1, 2013
  • at 3:31 pm
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Korea’s Quasi-Porn Game ‘Queen’s Blade Online’ is Coming to Thailand

According to Tencent Games, Korean Game publisher Liveplex has inked a deal with Thailand’s SB...

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  • April 25, 2013
  • at 10:00 am
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Thehallyu Brings Korean Fashion Craze to Fans in Indonesia

Indonesia has Korean fever. Sensing an opportunity, Korean fashion e-store Thehallyu rolled out an I...

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  • April 17, 2013
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CyberAgent Ventures to Increase Fund to US$20M With Strong Interest in Thailand

At the sidelines of the Startup Asia Singapore conference, I had the opportunity to meet Nobuaki Kit...

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  • April 16, 2013
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Kakao Launches KakaoPage, a Marketplace for Anyone to Publish Digital Content

l KakaoPage marketplace was launched just two days ago with over 500 individual and corporate publis...

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  • April 11, 2013
  • at 10:32 pm
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Korea’s Top 10 Most Popular PC Games (May 2013)

Korea’s Top 10 Most Popular PC Games (May 2013)

Everyone knows that South Korea loves Starcraft. But aside from that, what are South Koreans playing...

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  • May 14, 2013
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How KakaoTalk Grew From a Startup to a Giant Mobile Platform (INTERVIEW)

Like any startup, Kakao’s road to success was paved with blood and sweat.

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  • May 8, 2013
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Korean Startup MessageSong Turns Songs Into Customized Communication

MessageSong has a new proposition to add color to digital communication by customizing songs to suit...

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  • May 2, 2013
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These Are the 20 Startups Doing Battle at Korea’s beLAUNCH 2013

South Korea’s biggest tech conference, beLAUNCH 2013, opened today in the Gangnam district of Seou...

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  • May 1, 2013
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No Amazon Appstore for Indonesia and China – Here’s the Full List for Asia

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced yesterday the expansion of its Android Appstore to “nearly 200 coun...

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  • April 18, 2013
  • at 10:37 am
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Korean Supermarket Uses a Guiding Light to Point Out Discounts on Your Smartphone

We’ve seen Korean supermarket chain Emart (KRX:139480) do some innovative stuff before, like its s...

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  • April 17, 2013
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25 of Asia’s Top Photo Apps to Take On Instagram

With Instagram getting acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, there is no question that photo apps are...

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  • April 12, 2013
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KakaoTalk Hits Number 1 Spot in Indonesia’s App Stores and is Looking for Local Partners

Sirgoo Lee (pictured right) is a very nice guy. He’s the co-CEO of Korea-based chat app KakaoTalk....

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  • April 9, 2013
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