Tag: mobile phones
Pyongyang authorities stop young people at random to inspect their cell...
North Korean authorities have recently begun stopping young people at random on the streets of Pyongyang to inspect their cell phones, examining call histories,...
N. Korea may have recently released some of those arrested for...
There are indications that officials from the Ministry of State Security carrying out a large-scale “mop-up operation” and “campaign of extermination” against North Koreans...
A close look at Chammae 1.0, a smartphone security bypass program
Daily NK has obtained a copy of “Chammae 1.0,” a program that can bypass the smartphone security authentications recently put into place by North...
N. Korea continues crackdown on use of Chinese-made mobile phones
Amid the regime's efforts to block the flow of information into and from the country, North Korean authorities recently held lectures in Yanggang Province...
Donju and ordinary people impacted by recent ban on mobile money
With the North Korean authorities suddenly banning the sale of mobile phone minutes (mobile money), Daily NK has learned that not only donju (North...
Donju on the losing end of recent ban on “mobile money”
Members of North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class who purchased large numbers of mobile phone cards have lost a considerable amount of money following a new...
N. Korea pressures some border residents to hand in foreign cell...
North Korea is reportedly pressuring smugglers and brokers in the Sino-North Korean border region to turn in foreign-made mobile phones they use to call...
Jindallae 7 smartphone users offered one year of after-sales service
Daily NK recently obtained an instruction manual for the Jindallae 7 smartphone that alerts all users of the mobile phones they can receive a...
The Jindallae 7 phone was manufactured in China
A Daily NK investigation into the serial numbers of the latest “Jindallae 7” phone released by North Korea at the beginning of this year...
Prices of Chinese-made mobile phones skyrocket in N. Korea
The prices of Chinese mobile phones in North Korea have skyrocketed recently due to increased crackdowns on international calls along the Sino-North Korean border,...
