All posts tagged "Samsung"

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    Bold predictions for Apple: Truth or Hype?

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Billionaire investor Carl Icahn publicly released a letter he wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Oct. 9 stating “the market misunderstands and dramatically undervalues” the company’s stocks. In this...

    • Posted October 13, 2014
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    Samsung Chairman’s eldest daughter files for divorce

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The eldest daughter of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee is going through divorce proceedings, the company revealed Saturday. Ending a 15-year marriage, Lee Bu-jin, 44, filed for divorce mediation with her 46-year-old husband, Im Woo-jae,...

    • Posted October 10, 2014
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    Samsung files for arbitration to settle Microsoft dispute

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. filed for an arbitration with a Hong Kong-based international court for a patent fee dispute with U.S. Microsoft Corp., industry sources said Wednesday. Samsung is seeking the...

    • Posted October 7, 2014
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  • "Digital Laundry" services are on the rise in South Korea in order to remove unwanted personal data from the internet (Yonhap)
    Samsung profit plunges

    Forecasts 60 percent drop from last year in 3rd quarter By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics estimated its operating profit at 4.1 trillion won for the July-September quarter, a 60-percent drop from 10.2 trillion won a year earlier,...

    • Posted October 7, 2014
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  • Samsung is trying to move away from its heavy reliance on smartphone sales. (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung begins $14.7 billion transition from smartphones to chips

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Samsung Electronics Co. announced plans to build a $14.7 billion (15.6 trillion won) memory chip manufacturing plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Construction will begin in 2015 and the factory should...

    • Posted October 6, 2014
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  • A Taiwanese model perform Samsung Note4 during Samsung's media event in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 30, 2014. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 sells for NT$24,900, US$ 815 in Taiwan.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
    International investors snap up Samsung shares despite overall selling mode

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Foreign investors are snapping up shares of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. despite their net selling of local shares for the past three weeks, data showed Sunday. As of Thursday, foreign ownership...

    • Posted October 4, 2014
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  • A screenshot of Samsung Electronics Co.'s official Twitter account on Sept. 26, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Samsung publicly picks on Apple’s iPhone bending… again

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Samsung has decided to capitalize on Apple’s iPhone 6 bend craze again by putting their on Galaxy Note 4 to the test. The first time around, Samsung sent out this...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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