One of Nokia's popular smartphones, the Nokia 6210s Navigator, was released in Korea with the navigation function disabled, and so the model was renamed the Nokia 6210s. One of main reasons that the Apple iPhone took some time to release in Korea was that it required a license for location-based service (LBS) to keep its Mobile Me service.
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To seize the location-based service (LBS) market, which is drawing attention as a killer application of the mobile Internet era, mobile phone makers and Internet companies are busy riding on the name of the LBS bandwagon. LBS is expected to significantly grow in conjunction with other services such as social networking and mobile commerce.
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