The successful launch of the cult iPhone by U.S. firm Apple and its growing local popularity are presenting Samsung Electronics with a dilemma as it seeks to defend its mobile phone market on home ground …

SK Telecom, the leading mobile carrier in Korea, said it is talking with Research In Motion (RIM) to launch the company’s brand new smartphones next year, the BlackBerry Storm II and Bold 9700.
Prior …

Research in Motion (RIM), a Canadian smartphone maker, will soon open its own online application marketplace called BlackBerry App World for Korean customers.
Norm Lo, RIM’s vice president in Asia-Pacific, announced the company’s plans at …

The competition around Android platform-based smartphones is expected to begin in Korea next year.
While KT, the No. 2 mobile operator in the local market, is preparing to introduce Android phones, SK Telecom, the leading mobile …

The rumors surrounding RIM’s new BlackBerry smartphone for the Korean market turned out to be extremely exaggerated. Essentially, the new BlackBerry is just a color variant to white from the original black model.
The white version …

The average price of applications on the Blackberry App World, the online market place for Blackberry users, is more than three times higher than similar applications on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market.

While the release date of Apple’s iPhone is approaching, major smartphone manufacturers are busy preparing to compete with the long-awaited iconic smartphone.