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[Weekly News] What’s up in Korea? (9. Jan)
  ·  2013년 01월 09일

beSUCCESS covers weekly news in Korea, 9 Jan.

TV Wars at CES 2013 – And the Winner is…Sony
2013년 01월 08일

Sony has arguably beaten Samsung and LG (and everyone else) by combining the two biggest TV technology developments in one amazing TV set at the World’s biggest consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

Can Samsung’s Next Gen. Smart TVs answer Consumer Frustration?
  ·  2013년 01월 08일

54Million Smart TVs were sold in 2012. but many consumers were non-fussed with the usability of many of the new features and globally only about 60% of internet ready TVs were ever connected (only 10% regularly connected in Europe). Can Samsung attract better usability reviews with its new products?

Clouds, clouds, and clouds? The weather forecast for Korean cloud services and big data
  ·  2013년 01월 07일

In November 2012, 55% of the companies that have not used a cloud service said that they plan to use it within 18 months. Desktop virtualization has been the number 1 interest of Korean companies for 2 consecutive years. Which tells us that there will be a definite expansion of cloud services within the Korean companies this year. Although the figures seem meek compared to 79% (Australian companies seem to be very enthusiastic), this could mean more potential for Korea, as we will be able to see that such virtual environments globally sued and acknowledged.

Is Korea a Hostile Environment for Foreign Companies? Yahoo’s Gone. Who’s Next?
2013년 01월 07일

Several big names have exited Korea in the last few years (CarreFour, Walmart, Motorola, RIM, HTC, Goldman Sachs, to mention a few), but can Korean consumers be blamed for the failure of foreign companies to attract and retain market share, as some have suggested?

Apple thumped in their most recent ‘Away Game’
2013년 01월 07일

Apple’s iphone 5 fails to hit the target in arch rival Samsung’s home country, South Korea.

Galaxy Note II: its implications for Samsung and whether it will lead to a new litigation battle between Samsung and Apple
  ·  2013년 01월 03일

Samsung sold its millionth Galaxy Note II in Korea just over 90 days after its launch, in September. This means that Galaxy Note II’s domestic and global sales now reached 5 million units. Let’s compare this with Galaxy Note 1. In its early phase sales, it took Samsung 10 months to reach 10 million sales. We expect that Galaxy Note II will achieve the same feat in 4-5 months given the current…

Key words in the IT industry in Korea 2013: Korean and overseas perspectives
  ·  2013년 01월 03일

What are the key words for IT Korea 2013? What are some of the key words for the IT market in Korea for this year? According to Gartner, and The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), the 10 key words for 2013 are: The beSUCCESS team thinks that mobile platform wars, enterprise app stores, cloud computing, and intellectual property rights are the main key words in 2013. beSUCCESS will be writing more…

[Weekly News] What’s up in Korea? (2. Jan)
  ·  2013년 01월 02일

With the year 2012 behind us, beSUCCESS analyses 4 hottest issues in Korea for the first week of 2013. Censorship in SNS services The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (yes, such a ministry does exist in Korea)  passed a new bill that protects youths from cyber bullying. They passed a bill that disables them from using swear words of slang on their KakaoTalk and other SNS services. Due to the demand that…

What the Hell do I do with my SMART TV? LG Addresses Low Internet Connection Rates with Embedded Games.
2013년 01월 02일

Despite 54 million SMART TV sales in 2012 less than a third of consumers connect to the internet each week. blame has been levelled against manufacturers for not simplifying usage enough, and connectivity with preipherals (game consols, DVD players, etc) still drives non-TV specific engagement. Does LG have the answer?

Register NOW to get a FREE promotion video made for your startup!
  ·  2012년 12월 28일

First-come, first-serve! ‘beLAUNCH 2013’ will be providing FREE standard promotion videos for the first 10 startups who register for startup booths! Please note that the startups have to provide a script to introduce their services and provide $100 to pay for the voice-overs. Setting Up a booth at beLAUNCH 2013 is a great way to reach out to potential customers, partners, investors and media directly. beLAUNCH will be attended by entrepreneurs, startup…

Korea 2012: an Overview of Trends
  ·  2012년 12월 28일

With ‘Gangnam Style’ ranked #1 search term across 5+ countries (you might be surprised to find your country name in there!), Korea continues to amaze the world. beSUCCESS investigates and analyzed the hottest trends in Korea, 2012.

Korean startups face a ‘Series A Double Crunch’ – Bernard Moon, Cofounder, SparkLabs Accelerator
2012년 12월 28일

beSUCCESS caught up with Bernard Moon to learn more about the mentorship process at the Sparklabs accelerator. Bernard is Co-founder & CEO of Vidquik, a web conferencing & sales solutions platform. Previously he has worked with the Lunsford Group, GoingOn Networks and iRG, a leading boutique investment bank in Asia, where he focused on TMT companies.

Jessica Alba, Hollywood Star Turned Tech-Entrepreneur, is Speaking at beLAUNCH 2013
2012년 12월 28일

We are honored that Jessica Alba, alongside serial entrepreneur and co-founder of The Honest Company, Brian Lee, will be travelling to Seoul to speak at beLAUNCH, May 1st-2nd, 2013.

If you can’t fight ‘em, Joyn ‘em: net neutrality war declared by Korean telcos against KakaoTalk
  ·  2012년 12월 27일

In early December, the major Korean telcos launched Joyn, a mobile messenger service which would allow subscribers to message, call and send files to other users. This could enhance the market entry cost greatly and make it difficult for small IT startups in Korea.

Fresh Samsung Galaxy S4 Rumors: what Samsung confirmed and its goal for 2013
  ·  2012년 12월 27일

Currently, Samsung Electronics is investing huge amounts of resources for the TIZEN expansion across the world. Already, the mobile OS ‘BADA’ platform is being synchronized to the TIZEN format, and considering the experience with BADA smartphones, selling around 20 million worldwide, it seems that Samsung’s decision will allow Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone series to be increasingly independent by decreasing the dependence on Google and others.

Equity Crowdfunding: The Biggest Startup Financing Disruption for 2013?
2012년 12월 27일

The JOBS Act, signed by President Obama in April 2012 has legalized Equity Crowdfunding. The laws around the act are being finalized and then the flood gates will be opened to crowd-funded equity investment in startups. The world awaits!

beLAUNCH 2013 unveils the Godfather of the social commerce industry, Coupang CEO, Bom Seok Kim as Speaker
2012년 12월 24일

Bom Kim established Coupang in August 2010 with only 7 staff and monthly turnover of 190 million won. Revenue is expected to be $600M this year. Bom Kim will tell us how he achieved this at beLAUNCH 2013.

Psy’s 1Bn and the future for Korean exports in 2013
2012년 12월 24일

beSUCCESS conducts analysis of Psy’s phenomenal year and takes a look behind the numbers to access other Korean exports (music, TV, tech, electronics, autos, etc) and draws conclusions about how and why it happened and what lies in store for 2013 for the peninsula.

Singaporean Accelerator, JFDI.Asia, Seeking Passionate Startups (deadline Dec 24)
2012년 12월 21일

JFDI.Asia  in Singapore has just announced that there are a few places still open on their next accelerator program, starting February 2013. But hurry, as applications close on December 24. This is a massive opportunity to get your startup off the ground, and running in one of the hottest locations in Aisa.  JFDI.Asia are also proud to announce that two of their most recent portfolio startups, tradegecko and Flocations both received funding in the…