News Roundup
2009/10/08 12:34Korean MP3 and PMP device maker iriver recently unveiled a new e-book reader called Story for the Korean market:
iRiver’s eBook reader Story has been sold out. Also, it is receiving a series of inquiries from buyers around the world.
iRiver said on September 28 that it has sold out its initial stock of 2,000 units of Story, a newly developed eBook reader, in just two days since it began the preorder sales.
Telecom regulators are forcing Korean mobile phone operators to lower rates for subscribers:
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said Sunday that subscribers will be able to save an aggregate 1.5 trillion won (about $1.3 billion) next year, equal to 7 to 8 percent of the combined sales of the operators ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Telecom.
Microsoft announced new funding support for Korean game developers:
U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. has disclosed a plan to invest 23 billion won ($19.2 million) over the next four years to support Korean game developers, a government agency said yesterday.
According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, Microsoft will provide at least 25 game development firms with technological and marketing support. It will also educate and train developers and help set up new business entities, and assist in their overseas advancement.
Korea.net: Microsoft Korea plans to support local game development (May 6, 2008)
The growing community of Korean Twitter users recently held an offline networking event:
The social networking service that launched in the United States is rapidly gaining traction in Korea as more users here catch on to the benefits of broadcasting in lines of 140 characters each. And like its U.S. counterpart, Twitter Korea is moving beyond social networking and into job hunting, marketing and other functions.
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