Apple Hongdae store opens in South Korea
Apple has opened up its Apple Store in Hongdae, South Korea, bringing its total store count in the Asia-Pacific region up to 100.
Apple has opened up its Apple Store in Hongdae, South Korea, bringing its total store count in the Asia-Pacific region up to 100.
Seoul's seventh Apple Store opens on Saturday, January 20, with a special Today at Apple Pop-Up Studio featuring hip-hop artist Beenzino.
Apple generated over five times more profit from South Korea in its fiscal year ending September 2023 than it did the year before, from roughly the same net sales as the last two years.
Orders for Apple's MacBook Pro and iPad Pro are believed to be behind Samsung Display investing another $3.1 billion into its OLED display panel fabrication plant.
New research claims that while 85% of South Koreans aged under 30 will have first bought an Android phone, more than half then switch to Apple's iPhone.
Apple will continue to rely on Korean display makers like Samsung Display and LG Display for years to come despite a move to bring component designs in-house, a report claims.
Apple's Gangnam store in South Korea is now open and features a limited-time pop-up studio with K-pop band NewJeans.
Seoul's fifth Apple Store opens on March 31 and will feature a limited-time Pop-Up Studio experience featuring K-pop band NewJeans.
Apple Pay has seemingly soft-launched in South Korea with only one card issuer.
Apple Gangnam will be the fifth physical retail store in Seoul, South Korea, and it opens on March 31.
Following regulatory approval, South Korean credit card company Hyundai has confirmed that it will be collaborating with Apple to bring Apple Pay to its customers.
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has approved the introduction of Apple Pay support for local credit card firms, following months of delays.
A judge in Korea has dismissed a "batterygate" suit against Apple, which claimed the company deliberately slowed down its iPhone to get users to upgrade.
Apple's iPhone may be a threat to Samsung's smart phone strangle-hold on South Korean businesses and government offices, if a local security regulator follows through.
The launch of Apple Pay in South Korea continues to slowly roll onwards, with the latest delay in proceedings forced at the last-minute by a regulatory review.
An ad for Apple Pay has started to circulate in South Korea, seemingly indicating that Apple's mobile payments platform will be available to use on November 30.
Officials from Korea's Fair Trade Commission conducted a dawn raid on Apple's offices in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, over allegations that its App Store has been collecting 33% in-app payment fees, rather than its stated 30%.
Apple opened a new Apple Store in South Korea on Saturday, with the Apple Jamsil outlet being the fourth location in the country for the tech giant.
Apple Jamsil will open in South Korea's Songpa-gu District on September 24, 2022, and will be in the Lotte World Mall.
App Store operators Apple, Google, and One Store, will be probed by South Korea regulators following suspicions of all three breaking the law.
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