Pan-who? You know, the guys behind the long-forgotten Helio devices? Doesn’t matter, because the Korean firm’s back with a follow-up model to its Sirius Android handset. Dubbed the Vega (IM-A650S), Pantech’s latest 4.02-ounce offering — a mere 0.14 ounces less than the Samsung Vibrant — is pretty much just a lighter rehash of its predecessor: 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch 800 x 480 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Android 2.1 , 5 megapixel camera, 500MB internal storage, and 8GB external memory to boot. If this phone’s somehow tickling your fancy, then you’re in luck — Pantech claims to be “in talks with AT&T and Verizon” to bring this baby to US of A. They better hurry up though — that Froyo ain’t gonna stay frozen forever. Pantech’s Vega IM-A650S launched in Korea, packs Android 2.1 and a bit of kimchi originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Pantech’s Vega IM-A650S launched in Korea, packs Android 2.1 and a bit of kimchi
July 22nd, 2010 
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June 27th, 2010 admin A multimedia guide to life in Korea – includes classifieds, forum discussions, photos, videos, blog posts, and more for Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Jeju, Ulsan, Incheon, Gwangju, and other parts of Korea.
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: busan, daejeon, gwangju, incheon, includes-classifieds, korea, multimedia-guide, parts, seoul, ulsan No Comments »Nexus One, Nokia X6 coming to South Korea in June
June 1st, 2010 jedwan Like Japan, South Korea has a wireless industry that’s typically leaps and bounds ahead of just about everywhere else in the world — but the country has never been a Symbian or Android stronghold, so it’s actually not much of a surprise that two big recent releases are just now heading over there this Summer. From Nokia, the X6 will be hitting KT in June for 595,000 won, which works out to $495; Google, meanwhile, will be contributing the Nexus One by way of rival operator SKT toward the end of June for an undisclosed price. Don’t say you weren’t warned, MOTOROI . Nexus One, Nokia X6 coming to South Korea in June originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 31 May 2010 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, htc Tags: engadget, engadget-mobile, japan, korea, nexus one, nexusone, nokia, sk-telecom, sktelecom, south-korea, southkorea, summer, symbian, toward-the-end No Comments »Four big carriers targeting LiMo phone releases this year
May 24th, 2010 admin Hey, remember LiMo ? Yeah, us neither, but the stealthiest of major mobile platform coalitions is back in the spotlight today on news that four top global carriers — France Telecom’s Orange, Telefonica (presumably via O2 and Movistar), Verizon, and Korea’s SKT will all be launching LiMo-based phones by year-end. As a refresher, Big Red jointed the LiMo Foundation way back in 2008 , so it’s interesting to see that they’re still looking to play ball; the platform has typically been billed as more of a carrier-facing initiative than a consumer-facing one, so realistically, end users are likely going to perceive nothing other than a little more dumbphone synergy across the lineup than they do now. Android, Windows Phone, iPhone, webOS… you guys are free to carry on. Four big carriers targeting LiMo phone releases this year originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 May 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: engadget, engadget-mobile, entry, korea, limo, mobile, presumably-via, stealthiest, today-on-news, vzw, windows No Comments »LG’s Snapdragon-powered LU2300 Android handset gets official
April 14th, 2010 admin This one’s been floating around for a while now and just spotted in the wild last week , but LG has finally come clean with its new LU2300 Android handset, albeit in a somewhat roundabout way on its official UK blog. The biggest news is that LG has confirmed that the phone does indeed pack a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Android 2.1, along with some other fairly impressive specs to match, including a 3.5-inch AMOLED capacitive display, a 5-megapixel camera, built-in WiFi, DivX support and a DMB TV tuner — that last feature of which likely indicates that this one won’t be available over here anytime soon. There’s also still no indication of a price or a firm release date, although it will apparently be available in Korea sometime this month or next. LG’s Snapdragon-powered LU2300 Android handset gets official originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, LG Tags: available-over, engadget, entry, handset-gets, its-official, korea, lg lu2300, lglu2300, lu2300, phone, slider, snapdragon, u2300-android No Comments »Used Cell phone needed! | Koreabridge.net
April 3rd, 2010 admin A multimedia guide to life in Korea – includes classifieds, forum discussions, photos, videos, blog posts, and more for Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Jeju, Ulsan, Incheon, Gwangju, and other parts of Korea.
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: busan, daejeon, forum-discussions, gwangju, incheon, includes-classifieds, korea, multimedia-guide, parts, seoul, ulsan No Comments »KTF wants everyone to Bubi Bubi (video)
March 22nd, 2010 admin Look, Korea has a unique tech culture unrivaled by anything we’ve experienced in the West. But when Korean carrier KTF coaxes us into a “bubi bubi” dance grind, well, we just have to stare. What is it about a dumbphone that could prompt such behavior? B-U-B-I after the break. [Thanks, Rich] Continue reading KTF wants everyone to Bubi Bubi (video) KTF wants everyone to Bubi Bubi (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: advertising, bubi bubi, bubibubi, dance-grind, entry, korea, korean, kttech, video, wants-everyone No Comments »LG Andro-1 is a GW620 with a Korean keyboard, funnier name
March 11th, 2010 jedwan Before this fancy-sounding LU2300 that we’ve been hearing about rolls in, LG’s got another Android-powered phone in mind for its domestic market — but we would’ve never guessed it’d be a rehash of a tired model that’s been sold internationally for several months now. Indeed, the KH5200 “Andro-1″ is little more than a remix of the GW620 QWERTY slider — a phone known as Eve to its Canadian buyers — with a 3-inch HVGA display and 5 megapixel cam on board. It’s said the phone could launch on KT as soon as next week for around 600,000 won ($531), but what might make it more palatable is chatter that they’ll get the sucker down to a nice, round 0 won on plans of 45,000 won or higher. If true, that would make the Andro-1 KT’s first free-on-contract smartphone, ushering in an exciting new era of indentured servitude for Korea’s wireless subscribers. Welcome to the club, guys! LG Andro-1 is a GW620 with a Korean keyboard, funnier name originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget, LG Tags: engadget, engadget-mobile, entry, eve, gw620, kh5200, korea, make-it-more, make-the-andro, megapixel-cam, more-palatable, phone, said-the-phone No Comments »Sausage stylus for the iPhone now on sale in the US
March 9th, 2010 admin So you thought awesome gear never made the transition from Korea to the USA, huh? Not so in the case of the infamous sausage stylus we spotted a month ago. That cold weather peripheral — allowing its ingenious users to operate a capacitive touchscreen with gloves on — has made the big leap over to the Americas and can be yours for the low (seriously low) price of $0.99. Naturally, it’s a sausage, so it will be compatible with not just iPhones but anything receptive to capacitive touch, although you should be cognizant of the “not for consumption” label — compatibility with human stomachs is unlikely. Sausage stylus for the iPhone now on sale in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: apple, engadget, entry, gimmick, korea, phone stylus, phonestylus, sausage, sausage finger, sausage-stylus, usa No Comments »LG’s LU2300 set to challenge Samsung’s M100S for Korean Android dominance?
March 3rd, 2010 admin Eternal archrivals-to-the-death Samsung and LG have a tendency to match one another tit for tat in virtually every consumer electronic category, but for whatever reason, LG’s been far less interested in going for broke with Android over the past year — though a preoccupation with Windows Phone 7 Series is a solid guess at this point. Things may be changing, though, now that we’ve got news out of Telecoms Korea that they’re prepping a more brutal assault than the weakling GW620 could ever provide in the form of a so-called LU2300 for the domestic market (we’re assuming the actual thing will be a little more… well, “designed” than the snow-white mockup above). The site is playing up LG’s announcement that the phone will bundle a bunch of popular apps in ROM (awesome?) but the real news is the impressive spec sheet, which is said to include a Nexus One -like 1GHz Snapdragon and WVGA AMOLED display paired with Android 2.1 and a 5 megapixel cam capable of 720p video. It certainly sounds like it’s ready to give Samsung’s M100S a run for its money, but we’ll need to wait until its second quarter release to know for sure. LG’s LU2300 set to challenge Samsung’s M100S for Korean Android dominance? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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