South Korea’s communications authority has slapped tech giant Apple with a KRW 20.81 billion (US$15 million) fine and ordered sweeping…
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Apple subpoenas Samsung in South Korea in U.S. DOJ antitrust action
Apple has asked a U.S. court to formally request internal Samsung documents from South Korea as part of the discovery process…
Apple Vision Pro set to launch internationally as regulators approve the spatial computer for sale in China
The Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories…
Apple Music Classical debuts in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on January 24th
Apple Music Classical will be available in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan starting January 24th…
South Korea warns Apple of possible fines over App Store fees, delays
South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google and have abused their dominant app…
Apple Gangnam opens this Friday, March 31st in South Korea
Apple today previewed Apple Gangnam, located in Seoul’s bustling, world-famous Gangnam District. Apple Gangnam will offer an exciting…
Apple announces new documentary film about the ‘haenyeo’ of South Korea
Apple Original Films announced today a new untitled documentary film from Extracurricular and A24, featuring the ‘haenyeo’ of South…
Beleaguered Samsung slashes prices on performance-hobbled Galaxy S22 phone
Beleaguered Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S22 iPhone wannabe has taken a battering from reports of hobbled performance and has seen carriers…
Apple Myeongdong opens in South Korea on April 9th
Apple today previewed Apple Myeongdong, a new retail store located in the center of Seoul. Serving as Apple’s largest store in South Korea …
Apple’s new 5G iPhone SE expected to attract lower-end buyers in emerging markets
Apple’s new low-cost 5G iPhone SE should enhance the company’s appeal in emerging markets, especially among lower-end smartphone buyers…
Apple reportedly in talks with South Korean substrate maker for Apple Car chips
Apple reportedly is in talks with a Korean substrate maker for the supply of ABF-based FC-BGA substrates for processing Apple Car chip…
Apple developing ‘Apple Car’ autopilot chip with Korean OSAT firm
Apple is in development on the chip modules and packages to be used in the “Apple Car” with a South Korean outsourced semiconductor…
Apple South Korea sales surge 24% to $5.97 billion in 2021
Apple South Korea’s sales jumped 24 percent on-year to hit 7.1 trillion won (US$5.97 billion) last year, according to its audit report filings…
South Korean companies vie to land ‘Apple Car’ contracts
South Korean companies are vying to secure “Apple Car” contracts as Apple continues the process of selecting suppliers for its…
Apple submits plan to allow alternative App Store payment systems in South Korea
Apple has submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its App Store to comply with a law banning major app store operators…
South Korea lawmaker says Apple not doing enough to comply with app store payment systems law
Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google aren’t doing enough to comply with South Korea’s law barring dominant app store operators from…
Apple TV+ hopes to build on ‘Squid Game’ success with first South Korean series
Following Netflix’s breakout South Korean hit “Squid Game,” Apple has premiered its first Korean-language original series this month…
Apple TV+ series ‘Dr. Brain’ to premiere Nov. 4 to coincide with South Korean Apple TV+ launch
“Dr. Brain,” a new six-episode Korean-language Apple Original series directed and executive produced by visionary filmmaker KIM Jee-woon…
Samsung’s home country, South Korea, targets Apple over new App Store regulation
Apple is on a collision course with Samsung’s home country of South Korea – also known colloquially as “The Republic of Samsung” – on Friday…
South Korea passes bill to ban Apple App Store from charging commissions on in-app purchases
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that bans major operators such as the Apple App Store and Google’s derivative Play store…
South Korean parliament committee votes to curb Apple App Store, Google Play commissions
A South Korean parliamentary committee voted on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward banning Apple and Google…
Apple reportedly in talks with South Korean manufacturers for Apple Car
Apple continues taking steps toward the EV business, makinge contact with multiple South Korean manufacturers regarding “Apple Car,” an…
Show your love of country with new Apple Watch International Collection bands and faces
Apple is launching the International Collection bands for Apple Watch, featuring 22 limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colorful designs…
Who stands to gain from LG’s smartphone exit?
LG Electronics’ move to kill its failed smartphone business is expected to create more opportunities for Samsung than other companies…
South Korean dishwasher maker LG pulls the plug on smartphones
South Korean dishwasher maker LG Electronics has pulled the plug on its failed smartphone division after failing to find a buyer…
Apple settles South Korea antitrust case with $90 million investment
Apple’s lengthy antitrust dispute in South Korea seemed to settle as the nation’s watchdog accepted the Cupertino Colossus’ plan to spend…
Samsung chief sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for bribery
The court handed a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to Samsung’s Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a rehearing of a major bribery case…
Apple and Hyundai set to agree electric car partnership
Apple and Hyundai plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production in 2024 in the United States…
Hyundai in early talks with Apple on developing self-driving electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Co. said it is in early discussions with Apple on developing self-driving electric vehicles, emerging as the first…
Apple Watch ECG feature set to launch in South Korea
Apple has obtained approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea for its electrocardiogram (ECG) Apple Watch …
Study shows COVID-19 patients testing positive after recovery aren’t infectious
In a very positive sign researchers have found evidence that patients who test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus after recovering aren’t infectious …
Apple Retail Store to reopen in South Korea
An Apple store in South Korea will reopen outside of China for the first time since stores around the world closed in response…
Smartphone sales fell 14% in February amid coronavirus pandemic
In February, global smartphone sales plummeted 14% as the coronavirus spread in China and overseas, Counterpoint Research said on Thursday…
Apple CEO Cook offers work from home to many employees this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered in a new memo to employees offered many global offices the option to work from home. Cook told employees at several…
Apple restricts employee travel to Italy, South Korea due to coronavirus
After restricting employee travel to China, Apple is now doing the same for Italy and South Korea, due to concerns over the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Apple is keeping a close eye on outbreaks in Italy and South Korea
Apple is keeping a close eye on coronavirus outbreaks in Italy and South Korea as the company has major suppliers n South Korea and sources chips from Italy…
Apple supplier Hynix tells 800 workers to stay home over coronavirus fears
South Korean chipmaker and Apple supplier SK Hynix said on Thursday that 800 of its workers had quarantined themselves due to concerns over the coronavirus…
Apple launches annual ‘Back to University’ promotion in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Brazil
Apple today launched its annual Back to University promotion in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Brazil, offering students and teachers free…
Apple iPhone supplier LG Display to invest $2.6 billion in South Korean OLED panel plant
LG Display said on Tuesday that it would invest 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) in its organic light-emitting diode panels….
Apple resumes selling iPhones in Germany, but with only Qualcomm modems
Apple said it had “no choice” but to stop using some chips from Intel Corp in iPhones headed to Germany…
South Korean Supreme Court upholds $242 million antitrust judgement against Qualcomm
US chipmaker Qualcomm has lost a lawsuit over unfair practices to maintain a monopoly in mobile communications chips…
LG Electronics joins South Korean antitrust action against Qualcomm as list of complainants continues to grow
While things slow down in Western countries between Christmas and New Year’s Day…
