Olleh’s Smartphone Film Awards are back this year and this time they are accepting international entrants. There is nearly $50k up for grabs in prize money, plenty of high-tech gadgets to give away, and the possibility of an entry at the Beijing Film Awards for the winner!
Samsung and LG have regained 1st and 2nd place in the US phone market, with poor sales of the iPhone 5 responsible for the increased market share by the two Korean manufacturers.
LG and Samsung scuffle over alleged display patent infringements. The Korean government calls for a return to innovation, rather than court battles.
John S. Kim founded the 1st generation social gaming company ‘Paprika Lab’ in 2007. The company went on to create ‘Hero City’ which attracted more than 1.5 million MAUs on Facebook and became the fastest growing game on Facebook. Paprika Labs was acquired by Japanese gaming company GREE, Inc. in June 2012. John joins us at Korea’s biggest startup conference, beLAUNCH, in May 2013.
Another key Silicon Valley speaker at our event May 1-2, Coex, Seoul. Phil Libin is the CEO of Evernote, a platform that enables users to capture arrange and manage information from multiple sources. Prior to launching Evernote in 2008 he founded and served as president of CoreStreet.
Apple shares were at their lowest point in 12 months yesterday, as orders are cut and sales disappoint. iphone 5 on sale in Korea at 1/8 original recommended price.
The A-list. The star-studded lineup. The white list. The list of Korean people you should meet if you want to do business in Korea. [Investors] K Cube Ventures : CEO- Jimmy Rim. Successfully invested in 9 different startups. One of the hottest firms in the community. It kicked off in 2012, and are focusing on early-stage companies (inc. startups) in mobile and IT. Their investments range from KRW 0.1 billion to KRW…
Kakao’s effort to lessen the effect of these ‘spam’ invites should be welcomed by mobile game developers. Users’ experiences with games naturally lead to an understanding and ‘feel’ of the platform that provides it. If Kakao wants to expand further, they will need to optimize their user experience as much as they can.
In 2012 Korean headlines were dominated by Kakao news, but 2013 has started out strong for NHN Japan’s Line messenger. Can Kakao sustain growth in the face of Line’s much stronger global presence?
MySpace has had another makeover and is hoping that with celebrity co-owner Justin Timberlake it will emerge once more as a force to be reckoned with in Social Networking. But with a drop in active users from 130 million to a little over 10 million, is it too late?
Kakao, the South Korean IM giant sought to partner up with American corporations such as Google and Facebook to name a few as a way to reach US smartphone users. They also successfully raised 92 billion KRW from the Chinese internet gaming company, Tencent (72 million) and a Korean company, WeMade Entertainment (20 million). Kakao will also consider an initial public offering (IPO) starting this year.
beSUCCESS covers weekly news in Korea, 14 Jan.
WeMadeEntertainment, the maker of AniPang (one of the most played online games in Korea) announced yesterday that they will be boycotting G-Star 2013, the global gaming expo in Korea. With the opposition to the bill gaining a lot of support from the gaming and IT industry, it will be interesting to see how events unfold. beSUCCESS investigates the Shutdown Law and the recently passed bill that suggests a 1% collection of annual income from gaming companies.
Korean Kakao Talk game, Everybody Cha Cha Cha, has infuriated Sony Computer Entertainment, who are beginning legal proceedings after claiming the Korean firm has stolen its intellectual property and game content.
Smart Home advances at CES 2013 from NetGear (live remote security feeds and advanced TV tech)- Much more coming in this space in 2013 from the major players.
요즘 주변 지인들과 대화를 나누다보면 소셜 스트레스에 대한 얘기를 한다. 페이스북, 트위터를 필두로 소셜 관계를 다루는 모바일 앱이 많아지고 사용량이 증가하면서 그에 따른 병폐도 생기는 것으로 보인다. 이 가운데 비석세스는 해결책을 제시하기 보다, 여러분이 직접 겪은 소셜 스트레스 사례를 조사하고 공유하여 현 상황을 객관적으로 파악하고자 한다. Facebook Social Stress (페이스북 소셜 스트레스) 해당 설문은 비석세스에서 진행하는 익명 설문 조사로 최근 가중 되는 소셜 스트레스의 실 사례를 도출하고 공유하기 위함입니다. * 필수항목…
beLAUNCH proud to announce another top CEO speaker:“I’m pretty sure that we’re the fastest growing company ever in terms of new users, that’s not growing virally or paying for new customers” is what Phil Libin says of Evernote, which he founded in 2007.
Samsung has revealed more exciting tech at CES 2013. Bendy screens – super-powerful processors…and an aging politician taling about gun control.
올해로 4주년을 맞는 미국의 크라우딩펀드 킥스타터가 2012년을 되돌아보며 ‘The Best of 2012’ 페이지를 개설했다. 지난 해 킥스타터에서 벌어진 재미있는 일들과 흥미로운 기록들을 함께 살펴보도록 하자.
Many commentators are heralding the arrival of Apple hardware, in the form of a Facebook branded smartphone, produced by HTC. I don’t think so. But it seems likely that Mark Zuckerberg has something big to let us know.
More on this after the press conference, January 15.
