It’s pretty obvious that Korea has an interesting cellular phone culture, as you can see from this advertisement. I’m not certain what Bubi translates into, but it certainly sounds like another word that means “breast” in English. Seeing these phones do the Lambada together is more suggestive than most American ads. I wish …

Samsung has just announced that their SCH-W8300 handset is now available in South Korea on the LGT, SKT and KTF carriers. This device features a 2MP camera, spring loaded flip design and a special external display capable of producing a “variety of illumination and light effects”. Other specs include GSM/3G HSDPA support, preloaded games and [...]

KTFT has added a new clamshell to its lineup, the EV-W530.  The EV-W530 or the Audition features HSDPA 7.2Mbps with global roaming, a terrestrial DMB receiver, and an mp3 player with microSD support.  Also thrown in are a 2-megapixel camera, English dictionary, Metro Maps, and a 3D “Sensibility” user interface to make menu navigation a [...]

LG has yet again renamed its popular clamshell, the LG Wine as the KH4500 for its debut in Korea. The KH4500 is already available in the European market and Canada as the KF300 and NTT DoCoMo has released it in Japan as the FOMA L706ie in July 2008. For Korea, KTF will be the lucky [...]

Pantech has launched another mobile phone under its Sky branding, the IM-S380K. This new slider is HSDPA capable, so KTF users can be sure that they will be able to stay connected at pretty good speeds at any given time. There’s a front-facing camera for video calling and a dedicated button for quick email access, [...]

Wonder how many more sliders Samsung has got in store for us this year. The latest in line is the SPH-W5200 in its Anycall series of cell phones, which seems to be destined for a Korea-only release for now, given that it will be available on Korea’s KTF network. Like the other cell phones in [...]

Here is one more cell phone destined for a Korea-only life. The Pantech IM-U300K is a clamshell that is HSDPA capable with WCDMA global roaming and video calling. There is also the usual suite of applications like an mp3 player, electronic dictionary, and a document viewer. But what sets it apart isn’t the terrestrial DMB [...]