DPRK users of IPhone able to download apps in App store

IPhone users who have access to the Internet are now able to freely download or update apps in the App Store in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), foreign residents in the capital of Pyongyang found earlier this week.

Apps upgrade or download on iPhones, mobile phones produced by the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker Apple Inc. based in the United States, had been rejected for the past couple of years in the socialist country, regardless of via 3g networks or broadband.
An error message would pop out on the phone screen when one started downloading new apps in the App Store.
However, earlier this week, Apple users with iPhones or iPads found their access to update or download of newly released apps no long denied, though at times problems may still occur during the downloading process.
Meanwhile, Android phone users have not been affected. Installment or update of apps in the Android Market has not ever been restricted. Enditem

Source: Xinhua