Tough to locate their cell towers, though...
Posted on 08/14/2013 1:10:05 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Kim Jong Un Praises North Korean Smart Phone By Katherine Connell August 14, 2013 3:41 PM
North Korea claims to have domestically manufactured a smart phone, a device called the Arirang, which appears to use a version of Android as its operating system.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency released photos of Kim Jong Un touring a facility where the phones are supposedly made. (Notice that nothing resembling manufacturing is going on in the photos.)
According to KCNA, Kim Jong Un praised the “high pixels” of the phone’s camera function and predicted that the “hand phone” would “instill national pride and self-respect” in the North Korean people. Though the manufacture of the phones began “a few days ago,” according to the report, Kim Jong Un believes they are in “high demand.”
Martyn Williams, the editor of a website on North Korean technology, says the phones were likely produced in China and shipped to the factory.
Cell phones were introduced into North Korea in 2008 thanks to a partnership with the Egyptian telecom firm Orascom, but subscribers are limited to making domestic calls. Presumably anyone purchasing an “Arirang” would be prohibited from using it to surf the worldwide web.
You're thinking of the Obama phones here being distributed here...
Tough to locate their cell towers, though...
Only on FR can one have such knowing high humor as on this thread.
"Tastiest tree bark!" There's an app for that!
Arirang, also known as Brackbelly
NK tried offering internet, at very high prices, to tourists and stuff but that didn’t last but a few months. They cut the cord.
That is exactly the kind of thing they did with TV’s or computer monitors, slap a new label on them. lol
The US version of this phone will include an anti-racism chip which will prevent all forms of racism from being transmitted.
I believe the phone may actually be produced in China, and then inspected or completed in North Korea.
South Korean smartphone
North Korean "smartphone"
That is about the truth
You beat me to it.
Look at the guy behind Dear Leader. Comrade, you're getting a Dell.
That's what communists do, and they really believe the West falls for it (but we all laugh at them). I remember a news article in the early 1980's, where the Soviets were touting their manufacturing prowess in creating a home-grown PC and software, at a trade show in Moscow. The machine looked suspiciously like an Apple II. A western journalist typed a couple commands, and the screen display showed a listing of the monitor ROM (operating system) that displayed the Apple copyrights. Yup, a complete copy and the Soviets were too dumb to alter it before showing it to the world.
"Who is 'Carlos Danger' and why he send me pictures of his junk?!!!"
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Hey Jong-un, you could at least change the background image. lol
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