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A roundup of today's "Locationgate" news

by Steven Sande (Apr 25th, 2011)

Last week's news that relatively imprecise cell phone tower location data from iPhones is stored in a file that is backed up onto your computer seems to be gathering a lot of attention. It was even the main topic of discussion on last night's TUAW Talkcast. "Locationgate" began when two ...

Korean rumor puts iPhone 5 release in June (updated)

by Steven Sande (Apr 5th, 2011)

Update: The Loop remains convinced this will not happen. TUAW has seen an uptick in the number of rumors making their way around the blogosphere lately, purporting to know when the iPhone 5 will finally arrive. The latest is from Korea, where ETNews is reporting that the fifth-generation ...

iPhone 4 officially coming to Korea's SK Telecom on March 16

by Chris Ward (Mar 9th, 2011)

SK Telecom has now set March 16 as the date for its launch of the iPhone 4 in Korea. After revealing earlier this year that it was to finally sell the iPhone 4 in addition to rival network KT corp, Korea's largest wireless carrier confirmed in a press release that pre-registrations opened ...

GDC 2011: Nexon goes kart riding on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Mar 7th, 2011)

Nexon is a South Korea-based publisher that's basically helped create and define the idea of free-to-play, microtransaction-based MMOs around the world. While microtransactions have become popular in all kinds of game genres in the last few years (including in quite a few apps on the iPhone), ...

South Korea's SK Telecom to offer Apple iPhone starting in March

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 25th, 2011)

SK Telecom has confirmed it intends to carry the iPhone 4, ending KT's exclusivity with the popular Apple smartphone. According to the statement, SK Telecom will announce launch and pricing details at a later date. Currently, the wireless carrier leads the pack in South Korea with slight over ...

Analyst: Apple to expand the iPhone to new carriers, boost sales in Asia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 28th, 2011)

Toni Sacconaghi of Sanford Bernstein said the Apple iPhone is enjoying wide-spread acceptance in Asia that is "on par with the U.S. in some cases." Recent figures from IDC suggest that 12% of all cell phones sold in Japan are iPhones and South Korea's KT confirmed earlier this week that it has ...

South Korean iPhone sales reach 2 million

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2011)

South Korean wireless carrier KT confirmed that it has sold over 2 million iPhones since the handset launched in the country a little over a year ago. After regulatory wrangling, the iPhone finally made its debut in late 2009, and various versions of the handset have been sold exclusively by KT. The ...

Oldboy director Chan-wook Park shoots new movie on iPhone 4

by Keith M (Jan 11th, 2011)

Last year, I caught a top 10 list somewhere that listed the top movies ever with twist endings. All but one of them I'd already seen, that one being the critically acclaimed Korean film Oldboy, directed by Chan-wook Park. Seeing as it was available for streaming on Netflix, I pulled it up that ...

iPad pre-orders to begin in Korea this week

by Dave Caolo (Nov 8th, 2010)

South Korea's KT Corporation will begin taking iPad pre-orders "this week." Initially banned by the Korea Communications Commission, the iPad eventually passed inspection and has been highly anticipated by customers. KT Corp. hopes to begin shipments in November. All models will be sold, though a ...

More than 1 million iPhone sales in Korea

by Dave Caolo (Sep 22nd, 2010)

Distributor KT Corporation announced this week that the iPhone has sold more than 1 million units in South Korea. It took nine months for that many units to fly off the shelves, and that doesn't include sales of the iPhone 4. When the iPhone 3GS launched in Korea in November of 2009, KT Corp. had ...

iPhone 4 pre-orders about to begin in South Korea

by Dave Caolo (Aug 16th, 2010)

The iPhone 3G sold tremendously well in South Korea, and now distributor KT Corporation is hoping the latest model will do the same when pre-orders begin on Wednesday. "We hope the iPhone 4 will draw a hot response from clients as the iPhone 3 did," a KT Corp. rep said on Monday, noting that ...

South Korea lifts ban on iPad, personal imports permitted

by Dave Caolo (Apr 28th, 2010)

South Korea's ban of the iPad is being lifted. The Korea Communications Commission issued the ban earlier this month because it had not certified the iPad's wireless networking features. Under the restriction, customers would not be allowed to import the iPad for personal use. An additional ...

iPhone cleared for sale in South Korea

by Dave Caolo (Nov 18th, 2009)

Earlier this week, South Korean officials gave Apple the go-ahead to sell the iPhone in South Korea. At this point, the ball is in Apple's court; the iPhone can launch at any time. It was way back in December of 2008 that The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) dropped requirements that ...

One step closer, iPhone gets approval in South Korea

by John Burke (Sep 23rd, 2009)

It looks like the iPhone is one step closer to being sold in South Korea. Apple has been trying to increase sales of the iPhone in the Asian market and has met some degree of difficulty along the way. After initially showing interest back in December, the South Korean telecommunications regulation ...

iPhone coming to South Korea

by Dave Caolo (Dec 10th, 2008)

After much delay, the iPhone is finally coming to South Korea. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) had been requiring handsets to use the locally-built WIPI mobile platform. Earlier this week, that changed: "...considering global industry trends toward the use of general-purpose mobile ...