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Apple’s iPhone arrives in tech-savvy South Korea

Tech-savvy South Koreans began getting their coveted iPhones on Saturday amid fanfare and expectations they will shake up a local market dominated by domestic giants Samsung and LG.

Hundreds of iPhone fans lined up to get the phones at an official launch event in Seoul, some waiting overnight. A 25-year-old university student was the first to get one, as music blared and strobe lights flashed.

“I’m so happy,” said Huh Jin-seok, the first recipient, who waited in line more than 26 hours and admitted to being “a little bit tired.”

A band played loud rockabilly music outside the venue near a clock that counted down the time until the launch. Those receiving their phones were among about 60,000 people who have placed orders since Sunday.

South Korean mobile carrier KT Corp., Apple Inc.’s local partner, said up to 1,000 people would receive iPhones at the event. Others will begin receiving them via delivery at their homes or offices.

“We’re hoping that this iPhone will be a trigger point for the smartphone market in Korea,” said Yang Hyun-mi, KT’s chief strategy officer, who said smartphones now make up just 1 percent of all cell phones in the country.

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Browse iPhone like a USB Flash Drive without SSH

iPhone Explorer is a new software for Windows and Mac which enables you to use your iPhone and iPod touch like a USB flash drive without having to enable SSH.

We all know how dangerous can enabling SSH prove to be, with all the recent worms and virus attacks which can compromise your privacy through SSH. With iPhone Explorer, you can now easily browse files and folders as if it was a normal USB flash or pen drive without having to enable SSH.

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