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<title>KT, SK Telecom in talks for LTE support for next iPhone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/unique.lte.frequencies.may.create.problems/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1207/Apple-Next-iPhone-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The two current iPhone carriers in South Korea, KT and SK Telecom, are in talks with Apple for LTE support in the next-generation iPhone, according to anonymous officials with the carriers in contact with the Korea Times.  The underlying issue is that while the new iPhone is almost guaranteed to support LTE, KT and SK Telecom use separate frequencies for their LTE networks.  KT wants Apple to supp...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/unique.lte.frequencies.may.create.problems/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sprint launching HD Voice in months, following SK Telecom</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/07/lte.based.calls.to.increase.call.clarity.speech.bandwidth/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1111/sprint-store.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sprint is going to launch its HD Voice LTE service by the end of this year. The service, initially using HTC EVO 4G LTE handsets at both ends and requiring the local network to be upgraded with Network Vision, aims to improve the voice call experience by offering a wider speech bandwidth. South Korea-based SK Telecom will launch its equivalent service tomorrow, using the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE f...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/07/lte.based.calls.to.increase.call.clarity.speech.bandwidth/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Korea lets any store sell phones, raises Apple Store chance</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/30/korea.reverses.phone.policy.to.derestrict.sales/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/samsunggalaxysii-launch2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[South Korea is about to take further steps that could open up not just overall mobile competition but a possible retail presence for Apple, local publication Maeil said Monday.  As of May 1, the country will reverse its whitelist policy for which phones can be sold into a blacklist.  Rather than only allowing phones registered through carriers and thus letting them restrict where the devices can b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LG to bring white Optimus Vu to SK Telecom next week</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/24/white.optimus.vu.expected.to.appeal.to.women/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/lgwhitevuin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[LG has promised to offer a white version of its Optimus Vu smartphone at SK Telecom in its home market of South Korea. The large, five-inch display of the Optimus Vu nearly rivals the 5.3-inch screen of the Samsung Galaxy Note, but sports a 4:3 aspect ratio instead of the Note's 16:10. LG expects the white Vu to appeal to younger users and women....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LG, Pantech, Samsung, Korean carriers fined for price fixing</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/15/korean.phone.makers.accused.of.hiking.pricines/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/samsunggalaxysii-launch2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[South Korea's Fair Trade Commission issued across-the-board fines on Thursday to domestic phone designers and carriers for price fixing.  IT ruled that LG, Pantech, and Samsung, as well as three dominant carriers KT, LG Uplus, and SK Telecom, had colluded on the prices of phones.  The group was accused of artificially inflating the prices of cellphones, only to pretend they were offering a discoun...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SKT briefly hints Galaxy S II getting Android 4.0 this week</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/12/galaxy.s.ii.to.get.android.4.in.south.korea/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/samsunggalaxysii-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[SK Telecom has breifly tweeted that it will begin updating the Samsung Galaxy S II handsets of its subscribers to Android 4.0 starting on the morning of March 13. The South Korean provider will start at 10AM local time, but this may not happen after all as the tweet was removed, though not before The Verge saved it. Internal SK documents are also said to confirm the date, however....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/12/galaxy.s.ii.to.get.android.4.in.south.korea/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AT&amp;T, Verizon both said carrying LTE iPad 3</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/13/ipad.3.should.get.multi.carrier.launch/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/ipad3-backleak2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Fresh details leaked Monday have an LTE iPad 3 shipping for at least two US carriers.  AT&amp;T and Verizon would both sell the tablet at 4G speeds, the Wall Street Journal said.  Whether or not Sprint's upcoming LTE network wasn't mentioned, but the hardware would have the expected fallback to 3G in areas where LTE wasn't available....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/13/ipad.3.should.get.multi.carrier.launch/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung Galaxy M Style takes Super AMOLED to mid-tier phones</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/04/samsung.galaxy.m.style.is.economic.galaxy.s.ii/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/samsunggalaxymstyle.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Samsung brought out one more phone ahead of CES on Wednesday.  The Galaxy M Style is its lowest-cost phone ever to carry a Super AMOLED screen and brings the four-inch, 480x800 organic screen to a smartphone that will cost under $500 US unlocked.  Its construction is just as high-end for the category, carrying a metal body that's 0.39 inches thick and with a similar front face to the more upscale ...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/04/samsung.galaxy.m.style.is.economic.galaxy.s.ii/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Korea's KT launches LTE, makes Korea all-4G</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/03/kt.joins.skt.and.lg.telecom.in.adding.lte/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/samsunggalaxysiilte-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[South Korea's KT on Tuesday became the third carrier in the country to launch LTE-based 4G.  Its Olleh 4G LTE service is starting up first with four phones, including the Pantech Vega and Samsung's Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy S II HD LTE, and Galaxy Note LTE.  A unique trick of the new network is an adapative system known as Warp: KT can tie as many as 144 cell sites into one virtual station and dynam...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/03/kt.joins.skt.and.lg.telecom.in.adding.lte/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone 4S sales in Korea rumored under 150K over LTE</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/23/iphone.4s.may.face.technical.cultural/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/iphone4s-korea.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A rumor alleges that claims of a banner Korean iPhone 4S launch were far from true.  An SK Telecom official supposedly talking to the Korea Times said that, instead of the 300,000 combined sales between pre-order and launch, real sales were supposedly below 150,000.  The unnamed source implied that SKT's rival, KT, had artificially inflated the initial numbers by letting customers order as many as...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/23/iphone.4s.may.face.technical.cultural/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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