North Korea launches new smartphone: the Pyongyang 2428
North Korea has launched a new iteration of its “Pyongyang” series smartphone, the Pyongyang 2428, Daily NK sources reported on Apr. 4.
The new phone...
Residents call state bluff on tablet technology
The "Myohyang" tablet (left). Kim Il Sung's birthday absent on the tablet's calendar application (right).The tablet computer "Myohyang," lauded in North Korean state media...
State researcher looks to market economy to apply newly developed technology
A North Korean scientist working at a top national defense and science research institute has invented a machine that can reportedly identify the causes...
New Technology Employed to Track Intl. Calls
Image: Yonhap News AgencyNorth Korea has employed new state-of-the-art
devices in order to increase the efficacy of mobile monitoring and detection to preclude
information from leaking...
Exclusive: A rare look at North Korea’s official smartphone apps
Daily NK recently obtained smartphone apps operated by North Korean mobile carriers. North Korean citizens can subscribe to mobile services online through these apps,...
Report: N. Korean hacking group increasing efforts to steal cryptocurrency
Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group, is reportedly ratcheting up its efforts to steal cryptocurrency amid North Korea’s economic difficulties due to the COVID-19...
North Korea’s Kumsong 121 recently employed social media to launch a cyber attack
The North Korean hacker group Kumsong 121 recently launched a cyber attack using social media. Computer and mobile phone users should be wary as...
North Korea encourages cell phone users to install new “cooking app”
North Korean authorities have recently begun encouraging cell phone users to pay money to install a new cooking app on their phones, but many...
A dive into N. Korea’s world of multiplayer gaming
North Koreans have access to dozens of genres of multi-player games, with some people even paying for features that are downloaded separately from the...
