2009년 12월 4일 금요일
Google Korea makes plans for an expansion
"Korea has not yet begun to develop its mobile technology."
Google Korea is stepping up its game by tailoring its services to attract a larger share of the Korean market. The company is also hoping to extend its mobile services in anticipation of growth in the smartphone market in Korea.
“This year we will introduce a new main page to match the preferences of Korean users,” Cho Won-gyu, Google Korea’s head of research and development, said late on Wednesday.
Although the new main page has not yet been revealed, he said the new design will display popular topics, issue makers of the week, entertainment and popular blogs to mimic the look of Korean portals such as Naver and Daum. The company has already made some changes to its opening page by adding news, image slides and hot topics.
This is a huge step for the company considering that this is one of the few times it is altering its universal format, which displays a single search box under the Google logo.
Although Google dominates the world’s search engine market with a 70 percent share, it has been struggling in Korea against portal companies such as Naver and Daum that dominate the local market.
Cho said the U.S. company is positive about the changes its Korean affiliate will be making. However, he emphasized that Google’s new main page will not be exactly the same as that of other Korean portals.
“Our new main page will still feel like Google,” Cho said. “The difference between Google and Korean portals is that the Korean portals confine users to the content accessible by the portal, whereas Google’s goal is to send users to as much original content as possible as fast as possible,” Cho added.
He added that Google Korea is expecting to play a larger role in the mobile market next year, especially since mobile services such as Google Maps are already accessible on smartphones around the world.
“The increase in the number of smartphone users here will also increase the presence of the company in the Korean market,” he said.
“Many people think of Korea as a developed country in terms of mobile technology but personally I think Korea is a country that has not yet begun to develop its mobile technology,” Cho said. “Korean consumers think of video communication via mobile phone as mobile technology, but it is more about high-speed Internet access.”
Cho said the “mobile Internet era” will really start to heat up next year as smartphones take hold, and especially with the recent launch of the iPhone.
By Lee Ho-jeong [ojlee82@joongang.co.kr]
4G 스마트폰 플랫폼 나왔다
ZiiLABS가 미디어 플레이어 Zii 에그에 이은 3.5G/4G 스마트폰 플랫폼 개발에 관한 컨셉트를 공개했습니다. 트리니티로 불리는 이 모바일 플랫폼은 안드로이드나 리눅스 기반의 플라즈마 OS에 맞춰 개발된 것으로 트리니티 3.5G에 처음 적용됩니다.
이 제품은 쿼드밴드 GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 트라이밴드 WCDMA, HSDPA 방식을 지원하는 제품으로 7.8CM(3.1인치) 1600만 컬러 WVGA(800×480) AMOLED 터치스크린 디스플레이가 탑재됐으며 멀티터치를 지원합니다.
Zii 에그와 같은 ZMS-05 StemCell 프로세서를 장착했고 256MB 저전력 DDR 메모리를 사용합니다. 뒷면에는 500만 화소 AF카메라, 앞면에는 영상 통화를 위한 VGA 카메라가 제공되며 콤퍼짓과 1080P 동영상 출력을 위한 미니 HDMI 단자도 마련됐습니다.무선랜. 블루투스 2.1+EDR, GPS 등의 무선기능을 지원하고, 오픈GL ES 3D 가속 그래픽 처리, X-Fi 기술이 적용됐습니다. 내장메모리는 언급되지 않았으나 마이크로SD를 통한 확장이 가능합니다.
Zii 트리니티는 Zii 에그와 마찬가지로 개발자 전용킷 '3G폰 에디션' 형태로 제공될 예정이며 이 ZMS-05와 ZMS-08 프로세서를 모두 지원합니다. 다음 버전 킷은 와이맥스와 LTE를 지원하는 4G 에디션으로 제공됩니다.Zii 트리니티보다 앞서 발표된 Zii 에그도 아직 개발자용에 머물러 있는 수준이라 Zii 트리니티 역시 실제로 판매가 가능한 제품이 나오기까지는 꽤 오랜 시간이 걸릴 것으로 보입니다.
http://www.ebuzz.co.kr/content/buzz_view.html?id=82943&portal=001_00001#ixzz0YhhWND
이 제품은 쿼드밴드 GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 트라이밴드 WCDMA, HSDPA 방식을 지원하는 제품으로 7.8CM(3.1인치) 1600만 컬러 WVGA(800×480) AMOLED 터치스크린 디스플레이가 탑재됐으며 멀티터치를 지원합니다.
Zii 에그와 같은 ZMS-05 StemCell 프로세서를 장착했고 256MB 저전력 DDR 메모리를 사용합니다. 뒷면에는 500만 화소 AF카메라, 앞면에는 영상 통화를 위한 VGA 카메라가 제공되며 콤퍼짓과 1080P 동영상 출력을 위한 미니 HDMI 단자도 마련됐습니다.무선랜. 블루투스 2.1+EDR, GPS 등의 무선기능을 지원하고, 오픈GL ES 3D 가속 그래픽 처리, X-Fi 기술이 적용됐습니다. 내장메모리는 언급되지 않았으나 마이크로SD를 통한 확장이 가능합니다.
Zii 트리니티는 Zii 에그와 마찬가지로 개발자 전용킷 '3G폰 에디션' 형태로 제공될 예정이며 이 ZMS-05와 ZMS-08 프로세서를 모두 지원합니다. 다음 버전 킷은 와이맥스와 LTE를 지원하는 4G 에디션으로 제공됩니다.Zii 트리니티보다 앞서 발표된 Zii 에그도 아직 개발자용에 머물러 있는 수준이라 Zii 트리니티 역시 실제로 판매가 가능한 제품이 나오기까지는 꽤 오랜 시간이 걸릴 것으로 보입니다.
http://www.ebuzz.co.kr/content/buzz_view.html?id=82943&portal=001_00001#ixzz0YhhWND
2009년 12월 1일 화요일
Telecom industry all shook up over the iPhone
The expected Korean debut of Apple’s iPhone by KT this Saturday has whipped the telecom industry into a frenzy.
Ahead of the launch, KT’s Web site is attracting thousands of preorders, while other companies are eagerly showcasing iPhone-related products and accessories.
Belkin Korea is one of them. The local branch of the global computer hardware manufacturer said it will showcase various iPhone accessories upon the smart phone’s launch. Aside from cases, the company will offer products that let users charge their iPhones while listening to or looking at stored files on the device in the car or at home.
The Korean branch of Dual, a German-based audio equipment company, said that it will introduce the Dual Pop 100, a new iPod docking product. The product supports FM radio and includes alarm functions. It is expected to go for around 68,000 won ($58.86) here. Tridea, a local company, has launched natural leather iPhone cases in four colors, including pink and brown.
And the Frisbee store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, which is the country’s largest Apple reseller, said business for accessories has been exceedingly brisk.
“Recently we’ve sold more Apple accessories than actual Apple devices,” said Sa Joon, a branch manager at the Frisbee store. “For every 90 Apple iPods we sell per month, we sell an average of 1,500 cases.”
KT, which is the first and at this point the only company that will initially sell the iPhone in Korea, said the number of early orders for the device is increasing by the minute. The company started allowing customers to preorder the iPhone on Monday on its official Web site (http://phonestore.show.co.kr). On the first day, the company received 15,000 preorders. On Tuesday, the number jumped to around 36,000.
Accordingly, the Web site’s visitor numbers have skyrocketed as well, from 33,784 at the end of last Friday to 177,866 on Monday.
By Cho Jae-eun [jainnie@joongang.co.kr]
Ahead of the launch, KT’s Web site is attracting thousands of preorders, while other companies are eagerly showcasing iPhone-related products and accessories.
Belkin Korea is one of them. The local branch of the global computer hardware manufacturer said it will showcase various iPhone accessories upon the smart phone’s launch. Aside from cases, the company will offer products that let users charge their iPhones while listening to or looking at stored files on the device in the car or at home.
The Korean branch of Dual, a German-based audio equipment company, said that it will introduce the Dual Pop 100, a new iPod docking product. The product supports FM radio and includes alarm functions. It is expected to go for around 68,000 won ($58.86) here. Tridea, a local company, has launched natural leather iPhone cases in four colors, including pink and brown.
And the Frisbee store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, which is the country’s largest Apple reseller, said business for accessories has been exceedingly brisk.
“Recently we’ve sold more Apple accessories than actual Apple devices,” said Sa Joon, a branch manager at the Frisbee store. “For every 90 Apple iPods we sell per month, we sell an average of 1,500 cases.”
KT, which is the first and at this point the only company that will initially sell the iPhone in Korea, said the number of early orders for the device is increasing by the minute. The company started allowing customers to preorder the iPhone on Monday on its official Web site (http://phonestore.show.co.kr). On the first day, the company received 15,000 preorders. On Tuesday, the number jumped to around 36,000.
Accordingly, the Web site’s visitor numbers have skyrocketed as well, from 33,784 at the end of last Friday to 177,866 on Monday.
By Cho Jae-eun [jainnie@joongang.co.kr]
KT planning to launch Show Omnia smartphone
Quickly responding to the launch of Apple’s iPhone, KT, the nation’s largest Internet operator and second-biggest mobile phone operator, said yesterday it is releasing the Show Omnia smartphone.
According to KT, it will be the world’s first smartphone device to provide WCDMA, Wi-Fi and WiBro connections at the same time.
The Show Omnia is a fixed mobile convergence, or FMC, product that offers users both mobile and Internet phone services at a reduced cost.
The launching of the SPH-M8400 mobile phone comes amid widespread efforts to boost the nation’s wireless Internet and data industry.
“The price of the device hasn’t been fixed yet, but we have already started supplying it to corporate users based on preorders,” said a KT official. “We will start selling the device at KT stores starting in mid-December.
The Show Omnia phone is similar to SK Telecom’s T Omnia2, which was launched less than a month ago before the iPhone was introduced. The smartphones allow users to connect to the Internet wirelessly at a relatively lower cost.
Meanwhile, KT opened its Show App Store, which offers smartphone users various applications. By using Wi-Fi service, consumers can access a host of free content, including information on transportation, shopping and stock prices.
Though Korea is often dubbed one of the world’s most advanced countries when it comes to IT, smartphones take up only 1 percent of the total mobile market, according to industry sources. To boost the industry, Samsung and KT have been actively promoting their own assortment of smartphone devices.
WCDMA,Wi-Fi,Wibro Connection이 동시에 가능한 세계 최초의 스마트폰인 Show omnia smartphone
보다 저렴한 금액으로 모바일과 인터넷전화 서비스를 제공하고,이폰의 서비스 시작으로 인하여 무선사업과 데이타분야에 기폭제 역할을 기대하고 있다.아이폰 출시 한달전에 나온 SKT의 T omnia2와 비슷하고, 이런한 스마트폰들을 이용함으로써 사용자들은 보다 저렴한 금액으로 무선인터넷을 즐길수 있다고.관건은 KT의 app store활성화 방안인데 현재는 아직 미약하고, 한국이 IT강국이기는 하나 상대적으로 모바일 마켓시장에서 스마트폰이 차지하는 비율은 1% ,이러한 상황에서 스마트폰 분야를 활성화 하기 위해,KT나 삼성등 보다 더 공격적인 Promotion과 홍보로 이 분야를 독려하고 있다
By Lee Eun-joo [angie@joongang.co.kr]
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