More evidence of something peculiar happening in the hermit kingdom. In 2008, Korea’s Dear Leader blessed his subjects with the gift of 3G. Now iPhones are showing up in the hands of North Korean military even though cellphones have been banned as part of the country’s 100 days of mo[...]
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January 6th, 2012 - 1:24 am § in Misc.
Can North Korea Foster a New Apple?
Does North Korea already have its own Steve Jobs? Unknown sources: As millions of North Koreans mourned over SKim Jong-Il’s’death, they also raised a question – could our new leader, with his great knowledge of technology, be Korea’s own “Steve Jobs”? Some in our neighbor Chi[...]
December 26th, 2011 - 8:33 pm § in America
Is Apple’s Goldfinger a North Korean Project?
Something odd is happening in North Korea. First, The AVE and The Guardian reported discrepancies in published accounts of how Kim Jong-Il died. The Guardian suggested that the Dear Leader did not suffer a fatal heart attack, as reported, on a long train trip but died instead on a shorter trip t[...]
June 16th, 2017 - 10:11 am § in Misc.
North Korea Announces Its Own iPAD
Myohyang IT, a state-owned North Korean tech company, just announced a new tablet that will raise some eyebrows: It’s called . . . the iPad. That’s right. While North Korea hasn’t exactly been respectful of intellectual property and trademarks in the past, this blatant violation se[...]
February 3rd, 2017 - 1:58 am § in Misc.
Alternatives to Windows AND Apple
Red Star OS The Red Star operating system, used by computers in North Korea, is built on Linux, the popular open source software used by many in the wider world. Its introduction music is believed to be based on a classic Korean folk song, Arirang.[...]
October 15th, 2015 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
North Korea: High Schools Adopt Kim Centric Curriculum
N. Korea Requires Students to Take 81-hour Course on Kim Jong-un Beginning this year, North Korea?s high schools have introduced a class on its young leader, Kim Jong-un,[...]
September 11th, 2015 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
Apple’s Thinks Different, Imitates Microsoft and Samsung
So .. Apple is a copy cat The dirty secret about Apple is that the company has never been inventive. Steve Jobs’ talent was always taking others work, packaging it brilliantly and then claiming to be the INVENTOR Can Apple keep this up sans Jobs? from CNet (abridged) Apple co-founder Steve Job[...]
August 4th, 2015 - 6:51 pm § in Misc.
Applesauce; stockholders are poorer today.
Apple (AAPL) Apple stock is down nearly 11% from the record high reached February 23rd of $133. Investors are fretting over evidence that competition is heating up for smartphones in China, while similar problems at Samsung suggest that smart phones have become a commodity product. This puts pr[...]
February 19th, 2015 - 2:45 pm § in Misc.
Apple’s New Market
Read more about Apple’s role in North Korea’s effort to woo the world![...]
September 9th, 2014 - 1:17 am § in America
North Korea Sanctifies Kim Jong Il’s Macbook
The similarities between Apple and North Korea have been the subject of much speculation … including discussions of the possibility of the Cupertino company building its rumored “Gold finger” stylus in a new plant in North Korea. Much of this has been quieted down since the death[...]