Tech & Gear: A Play for Windows 8 – Review Samsung ATIV Smart PC
By Stafford on April 11, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
Words by Stafford Lumsden Samsung may have already cornered the market with Android on both tablets and phones, but that hasn’t slowed it down in a push to gain ground with Windows 8 as well. The Samsung ATIV Smart PC is a Windows 8 Tablet reminiscent of the Asus Transformer series of tablets and keyboard docks. But forget Windows RT—there is a full Windows
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Startup of the Month: Old Dog, New Tricks – Petsbe
By 10 Media on April 10, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
Words by Andy Tebay Subscription services such as Memebox and Glossy Box have been gaining popularity in Korea but have mainly been focused on cosmetic products and accessories until now. However, startup Petsbe recently launched a new type of subscription service—and this one caters to the entirely different market of pets and their owners. Petsbe was
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Startup of the Month: Booking Dinner with Poing
By 10 Media on March 14, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Want to book a restaurant but don’t feel confident about doing it over the phone? Then check out Poing. Released by startup Ablar Company, Poing is an automated reservation app that takes away the hassle of calling up a restaurant and giving them your details. While there are definitely other competitors with similar services in the market, Poing boasts a whopping
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Tech & Gear: Never Get Lost Again… in North Korea
By 10 Media on March 10, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Last month Google CEO Eric Schmidt went to North Korea. Accompanied by Google executive Jared Cohen and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (himself going to negotiate the release of a US citizen from North Korean custody), and described as a private trip, it was unclear what the motivations were behind Schmidt’s sojourn to the North. It’s not like Google
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Startup of the Month: Memebox: Makeup Monthly
By 10 Media on February 9, 2013 | 8:30 am | 1 Comment
Words by Andy Tebay Startup of the Month: Memebox: Makeup Monthly The number of e-commerce startups popping up around Korea has increased significantly in the past year. Memebox, a beauty delivery service, is one that has been gaining traction with its monthly boxed sets of cosmetic product samples. Every month Memebox sends its subscribers “mystery” boxes
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Korea Tech and Gear Predictions for 2013
By Stafford on January 28, 2013 | 8:00 am | 2 Comments
Words by Stafford Lumsden As seen in our December column, five out of seven of our tech predictions for 2012 came true (sort of). Now that we’re back in the swing of things for 2013, here is an even more ambitious list of 10 predictions for the next 11 months. 1) Samsung will continue to rule the (mobile) world. Protracted legal battles with Apple aside,
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Startup of the Month: Tree Planet
By 10 Media on January 25, 2013 | 8:00 am | 3 Comments
Words by Andy Tebay In partnership with VENTURESQUARE The startup world has recently seen a number of social ventures and companies with a goal to make a difference in society. Korea’s Tree Planet is one such company. Just last month, Tree Planet released a new web-based version of its game which gives users a real chance to help the
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Tech & Gear: iPhone 5 Arrives in Korea
By Stafford on December 29, 2012 | 8:00 am | 2 Comments
10 Magazine had a chance to sit down with Apple’s new iPhone 5 a week before it launched in Korea in early December. 10 Magazine had a chance to sit down with Apple’s new iPhone 5 a week before it launched in Korea in early December. Let’s be honest. It’s nothing new in terms of software. Indeed, Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 6 runs just as well on
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Tech & Gear: Startup of the Month – Webtoons Go Global with Tapas
By 10 Media on December 27, 2012 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
www.tapastic.com Korea’s distinctively styled web-published comics—known as “webtoons”—may have a new chance in the US market. In October, Silicon Valley-based, Korean-owned Tapas Media announced the launch of Tapastic, a US online portal for “visual stories” or webtoons—along with the announcement that it would support Korean artists entering the
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Obsessions: Gadgets Galore
By 10 Media on December 21, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
“Teacher says, ‘Every time a bell rings, a techie gets his wings.’” Okay, so maybe that wasn’t the line. However, here in SoKo, it sometimes feels that way. With new gadgets popping up all over the place, we’ve got a selection that we’re absolutely obsessed with this holiday season! Samsung MV900F White Unlike its predecessor from last year, this
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