South Korea defense firms hit by North Korean attacks

Multiple North Korean state-sponsored hacking groups have been attacking South Korean defense companies for more than a year, stealing login credentials and sensitive data.  A Reuters report, citing South Korea’s law enforcement, claims three major threat actors – Lazarus, Kimsuky, and Andariel, have been going after defense organizations and third-party contractors, planting malicious code in … Read more

Samsung launches new Smart Monitor M5, M7, M8 in South Korea

A few months ago, Samsung unveiled its new monitor lineup for 2024. Some of those monitors have now been launched in Samsung’s home country, South Korea. Consumers can now buy the Smart Monitor series models in the country. The Smart Monitor M5 (M50D), M7 (M70D), and M8 (M80D) are now available through Kakao, Naver, and … Read more

South Koreans spend most on phones, which is good news for Samsung

Last year was terrible for smartphone brands, as sales declined year-over-year. However, not everything was bad. People have actually started spending more on smartphones, and a new report reveals how much people spend on average. Consumers in Samsung’s home country spent the most on average on smartphones, bringing a good outlook for Galaxy S and … Read more

Samsung brings home appliances offers for newly weds in South Korea

Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled its 2024 lineup of home appliances at the CES 2024 expo. Now, the company has launched those home appliances in South Korea. It is holding a promotion where newly-wed customers or those starting a new phase of life can get various benefits if they buy these new home appliances during … Read more

South Korean students to get benefits while using Samsung Wallet

Last updated: April 1st, 2024 at 05:24 UTC+02:00 Samsung is running a promotional offer for students who use Samsung Wallet to make payments in South Korea. Starting today, Samsung Wallet users aged from 7 to 19 can get various benefits when they use Samsung Wallet to buy things at stores. Samsung Wallet promotion for students … Read more

‘Wean itself off Nvidia’: Samsung signs $750 million agreement with South Korea’s largest online platform — Naver wants to replace Nvidia’s super expensive AI GPU with the more affordable Mach-1 chip

In a move to cut its dependency on Nvidia‘s high-cost AI chips, Naver, the South Korean equivalent of Google, has signed a 1 trillion won ($750 million) agreement with Samsung.  The deal will see the tech giant supply its more affordable Mach-1 chips to Naver, by the end of 2024. The Mach-1 chip, currently under … Read more

Samsung Music Frame has been launched in South Korea

Last updated: March 28th, 2024 at 09:36 UTC+01:00 Earlier this year, Samsung announced its first one-of-a-kind wireless speaker called the Music Frame at CES 2024. It can be used as a standalone wireless speaker or paired with a Samsung TV or a combination of a Samsung TV and a Samsung soundbar. After launching it in … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S24 gets April 2024 security update in South Korea

Samsung has started rolling out the April 2024 security update to the Galaxy S24 series. The update is currently rolling out in South Korea and could be released in other countries within a matter of days. It is surprising to see the April 2024 update arrive even before March has ended. April 2024 security update … Read more

Netflix’s first trailer for Rapman’s Supacell series shows off superheroes and time travel in South London

Netflix’s first trailer for its new series Supacell paints South London as an epicentre of supernatural activity, with a comic book flair that’s charged with superhero action. The new show will land on the platform this June – and it already looks like a strong contender for our list of best Netflix series.  Supacell comes … Read more

Samsung Galaxy A15 has been launched in South Korea

Samsung has launched the non-5G version of the Galaxy A15 in South Korea. A few months ago, the company launched the Galaxy A15 5G and the Galaxy A25 5G in several countries worldwide. Galaxy A15 pricing and availability in South Korea The Galaxy A15 is priced at KRW 319,000 ($240) in South Korea. The phone … Read more