Little known things about the technology world in the mysterious Korean nation

As a self-contained country, information about Korea always makes many people feel curious.

Very few people use the Internet

Most people use Korea's internal Internet called Kwangmyong .

The Internet as we know it exists in Korea, but access to it is very limited and usually only foreigners and upper classes can do this.

Most people use Korea's internal Internet called Kwangmyong . The websites on this intranet mainly belong to institutes and organizations in Korea. However, it is also used for commercial purposes. In 2015, an online shopping website called Okryu was officially launched.

There is a private social network

This social network is fully functional, allowing users to register via email and post messages on each other's walls.

Korea developed its own social network and it was discovered in 2016 by Dyn Networks researcher Doug Madory. This social network is fully functional, allowing users to register via email and post messages on each other's walls. An interesting point is that this social network has been hacked in a very simple way. Accordingly, a young 18-year-old Scottish in 2016 used the username 'admin' and the password was 'password' to take full control of this social network.

1/10 Koreans have smartphones

Network operator Koryolink once announced that there are about 3 million registered mobile subscribers.

Like many other developing countries, Koreans prefer to use mobile phones than fixed phones or PCs. Network operator Koryolink once announced that there are about 3 million registered mobile subscribers. Meanwhile, only a few hundred thousand people own personal computers, according to Andrei Lankov, author of the book 'The Real North Korea'.

But they cannot make international calls

Korea's largest operator Koryolink does not support international calls.

Only wealthy people own desktop computers

Only high-class people have the opportunity to use desktop computers in Korea.

Only upper class people have the opportunity to use desktop computers in Korea, such as students fortunate to attend Pyongyang University. In cafes or schools, computers can also be used but very limited.

Machine running operating system based on Linux .

Korea's own operating system is called Red Star.

North Korea has its own computer operating system called Red Star and the most notable point about it lies in the Red Star interface that looks exactly like Apple's OS X. Some people are happy that this is the result of the Korean leader Kim Jong-un is also a hard fan of the " flawed apple".

Tablets are also only for the rich

This machine has no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and runs on a customized Android platform.

In Korea, a tablet called Woolim was also supposed to be sold. This machine has no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and runs on a customized Android platform. Woolim is produced in China and costs about $ 220 or more, quite high for many Koreans.