Apple’s iPhone launch in South Korea’s attracting much attention - not least because local carrier, KT Corp, has already confirmed 60,000 pre-orders for the device in the last week.Queues of enthusiastic soon-to-be iPhone owners are reported to have met the Saturday morning launch of the device, with reporters trawling the queues for vox pops along the lines of “I’m so happy” to get my iPhone. In classic Apple tradition when the buzz really bounces in a territory, some customers waited in line for up to 26 hours.It is also a big deal for the carrier. "We're hoping that this iPhone will be a trigger point for the smartphone market in Korea," said Yang Hyun-mi, KT's chief strategy officer, as
