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iPhone 4S making frenzied debut in 15 new markets

Apple's new iPhone 4S made glitzy and chaotic debuts in three new Asian markets on Friday, with customers and profiteers queuing for up to a week to get their hands on the popular gadget.

SK Telecom named as preferred bidder for Hynix

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has been selected as preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker, creditors said Friday.

SK Telecom makes final bid for Hynix stake: report

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has submitted a final bid to buy a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, a report said Thursday.

Google to set up YouTube channel for Korean pop

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt agreed Monday to set up a YouTube channel exclusively for South Korean pop music, as he began a visit aimed at expanding his company's presence in the country.

Investment cuts SK Telecom's Q3 net profit

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Thursday its third-quarter net profit fell 18 percent year-on-year due to heavy investment in new wireless networks.

S. Korea's SK to launch seven 4G smartphones

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it would this year offer seven smartphone models and one tablet device running on ultra high-speed network technology.

Icahn, Dish, debtholders vie for Blockbuster

(AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Dish Network and a group of debtholders are the three remaining bidders for movie-rental chain Blockbuster in an auction Tuesday at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.

S. Korea expands high-speed wireless coverage

South Korean telecom operator KT said Wednesday it has expanded its high-speed wireless broadband network to cover 85 percent of the population in what is already one of the world's most wired countries.

Smartphone app revives flagging S. Korean custom

South Korea's biggest mobile phone carrier has devised a smartphone application to revive a flagging custom -- raising the national standard over homes on important holidays.

S.Korea's top mobile operator to sell iPhone4

SK Telecom, South Korea's top mobile operator, will start selling the iPhone next month, a report said Thursday, in a break from Apple's practice of selling the smartphones via a single distributor in each major market.

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