Filed in archive Mobile Technologies by Editor on July 8, 2006

Multiple, multiple sites have relayed the news that Korean handset company VK Mobile is going under. According to Chosun Ilbo, the company, which started making handsets only in 2002, but recently had a big design hit with the Helio Kickflip, got squeezed between Nokia and Motorola, and took a hit when Vodafone stopped carrying their gear. Top that with the won rising rapidly against the dollar, and the company can't keep it's head above water.

The company is probably most recently remembered by mobile analysts for sending topless booth bunnies around CeBIT, a move for which it got more stick than it probably expected.

Related Entries:

Vodafone Looking to Exit Japan - 04 March 2006
Smartphones Rising - 05 March 2006
Carnival of the Mobilists 35 - 10 July 2006
More MVNO Trouble: Amp'd Files for Bankruptcy - 03 June 2007
Amp'd is Damp'd - 13 June 2007
Amp'd Mobile files for bankruptcy protection - 11 July 2007
MaxJet files for Bankruptcy - 25 December 2007
GM staves off bankruptcy - 16 July 2008

« Cingular Playing Tough on... | Main | Carnival of the Mobilists... »

Permalink: TKO for VK?

Tags: VK mobile bankruptcy wireless technology mobile+technology location+based please+enter

Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/28748

Addthis

Ask

Blinklist

del.icio.us

Digg

Fark

Facebook

Google

Lycos

Ma.gnolia

Mr Wong

Netscape

Netvousz

Newsvine

StumbleUpon

Slashdot

Tailrank

Technorati

Wink

Yahoo

Vote for TKO for VK?:

Currently 2.92/10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Rating: 2.92 out of 12 vote(s) cast.

Add your response to TKO for VK?:

Name: *

Email: (will never be shown)*

URL:

(* marked fields are required)

Notify me if more comments appear?

Subscribe to The Mobile Technology Weblog newsletter? (Newsletters are sent out weekly).

Remember me

Security Code: *
(Please help us to sort out spam.)

Please enter your comment here: (Sorry, no HTML is allowed - URLs will be made clickable automatically if you add http:// to your URL.)

We welcome your comments, however all comments are moderated. Offensive or off-topic comments will be deleted and not displayed.

Share It

Use the search to look for other interesting posts

Contributors (Last 90 days)

Jason Giacchino (43)

This site has 1226 entries and is powered by Creative Weblogging since June 2004.

Our Editors recommend

Disclaimer

Some of the contents of this site are protected Creative Weblogging Inc. 2004-2010.

Check out our Sponsored Blogs!

Business Computer Blog (UK)

Are you interested in writing a blog in our network?

See which positions are currently open.

Testimonials

'Great analysis...'

'revenue, schmevenue -- where's the app, i'm ready to play :-)'

'Your site is unique and helps make my life easier when trying to find news on mobile phones.'