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Seoul – Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) iPhone has surpassed 1 million unit sales in South Korea, around nine months after the device’s launch there, the local Yonhap News Service reported.

Apple’s mobile network operator partner in Korea, KT Corp., says it had activated 1.02 million iPhones as of Aug. 16.

The report cited industry data projecting the number of smartphone users in South Korea is expected to top 4.8 million this year, up from 500,000 last year.

KT said it received 350,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4, which went [...].

San Francisco – Online games are expected to generate revenues in excess of $2 billion next year in Korea, which boasts an 80% Internet and PC usage penetration rate, according to a report from Pearl Research.

The report notes that three of the top five game operators in Korea grew revenues more than 50% in 2009, and pays special attention to overseas revenues.

Online game publisher Nexon said non-Korean contributions accounted for the majority of its $585 million in global revenues last year, while Neowiz said overseas [...].

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Seoul, South Korea – Korean online game publisher Nexon has paid $59.8 million for a controlling stake in local developer GameHi from the company’s largest shareholder, GunIl Kim, VentureBeat reported.

Founded in 2000, GameHi has released titles such as "Sudden Attack," which counts up to 250,000 concurrent players.

The company saw revenues last year of $33.9 million and a profit of $9.7 million.

Nexon’s titles include "Dungeon Fighter Online," which counts more than 200 million registered users and is slated to launch in North America next month.

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Seoul, Korea - Nexon, a Korea-based online game publisher, has acquired a 67% controlling interest in Korean game developer NDOORS, VentureBeat reports.

Nexon operates massively multiplayer online games including "Maple Story" and "Dungeon Fighter Online," and previously worked with NDOORS on the creation of "KoongPa."

Founded in 1999, NDOORS has developed online multiplayer titles including "Atlantica Online" and "GoonZu Online."

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http://www.ndoors.com