All posts tagged "Samsung"

  • FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2015 file photo, Brazilian football legend Pele poses with a football during an interaction session with students in Kolkata, India. Pele is suing Samsung in Chicago federal court, claiming the electronics company improperly used his identity in The New York Times. The lawsuit claims Samsung used a Pele look-alike in an October advertisement for televisions after breaking off negotiations to use Pele's image. The lawsuit says the ad will confuse consumers and hurt the value of his endorsement rights. It seeks $30 million in damages. (AP Photo/Bikas Das File)
    Pele sues Samsung over improper use of image in newspaper ad

    CHICAGO (AP) — Brazilian soccer legend Pele is suing Samsung in Chicago federal court, claiming the electronics company improperly used his identity in The New York Times. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month by attorney Fred...

    • Posted March 30, 2016
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  • In this July 17, 2015 file photo, employees walk past a logo of Samsung Group at the head office of Samsung C&T Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's financial regulator said Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 it has launched an investigation into possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
    Samsung to give up authoritarian ways, emulate startups

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of phones, memory chips and television sets, plans to revamp its authoritarian, top-down corporate culture to become more like a lean startup as it copes with...

    • Posted March 24, 2016
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    US Supreme Court agrees to hear Samsung’s appeal against Apple

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Samsung Electronics’ appeal of the massive damages it was ordered to pay for infringing upon Apple’s design patents, a decision that could lead...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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    Samsung showcases Galaxy S7 on home turf

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. showcased its latest flagship smartphones in South Korea on Thursday, with price tags hovering below their predecessors in an apparent bid to better compete with rivals and improve its ailing smartphone...

    • Posted March 9, 2016
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  • Attendees watch a presentation at the Samsung booth at the International CES, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Samsung tops global TV market for 10th consecutive year

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. dominated the global TV market for the 10th consecutive year in 2015, data showed Tuesday, on the back of the strong performance of its high-end models. Samsung took up 27.5 percent...

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • Koh Dong-jin, who heads Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile communications business, holds the Galaxy S7 smartphones in a showcase event held on Feb. 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Yonhap)
    Samsung expects Galaxy S7 to top S6 in sales

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile chief has said sales of its new flagship smarphone Galaxy S7 will hover above those of its predecessor after hitting store shelves across the world next month. “The Galaxy S7...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Im Woo-jae, ex-husband to a Samsung Group heiress, arrives at Suwon District Court south of Seoul to file an appeal against an earlier ruling on the terms of his divorce, on Feb. 4, 2016. Im married Lee Boo-jin, the oldest daughter of Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, 17 years ago. The lower court in January granted the divorce filed by Lee and gave her sole custody of the couple's son. (Yonhap)
    Samsung son-in-law appeals divorce ruling

    (Yonhap) — The ex-husband of the eldest Samsung Group daughter, who is CEO of the group’s Hotel Shilla affiliate, filed an appeal Thursday against the terms of the divorce ruling handed down last month. Im Woo-jae, an...

    • Posted February 4, 2016
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