All posts tagged "Samsung"

  • A teaser advertisement on Samsung Electronics Co.'s website based in the Philippines shows three devices, indicating the tech giant may showcase three mobile products at its event slated for Aug. 13, 2015, industry watchers said on Aug. 7. (Yonhap)
    Teaser hints Samsung may showcase new tablet next week

    SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is now expected to unveil a new tablet PC at its showcase event next week, industry watchers said Friday, as its latest teaser advertisement...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • Samsung is hoping to reverse its dimming smartphone fortunes with two new phones set for release in 20 countries. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Samsung cuts smartphone prices globally amid falling market share

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has slashed the prices of its two latest flagship smartphones in key markets, a move seen to be aimed at retaining its falling share...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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  • This file photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of Samsung Group owner family and CEO of Hotel Shilla, sitting at a tourism industry event in Seoul. Her husband has refused to go through with their ongoing divorce, his lawyer said on Aug. 6, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Husband of Samsung chairman’s eldest daughter refuses divorce

    SEONGNAM, South Korea (Yonhap) — The husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of the Samsung Group owner family, has refused to go through with their divorce, his lawyer said Thursday. Lee and her husband, Im Woo-jae,...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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    Samsung, LG remain strong in North America

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top smartphone makers, still hold a strong foothold in North America with their premium lineups, despite the growing challenge from cheaper Chinese rivals, data showed...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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  • A woman walks by the advertisement of Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone outside its showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Samsung Electronics Co. said its first-quarter net income plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing its profit from the mobile business to less than half from a year earlier. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Galaxy S6 fails to reverse profit decline at Samsung

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics suffered a fifth straight drop in quarterly earnings as the Galaxy S6 failed to reverse its declining fortunes in global smartphone sales. The company’s overall earnings drop during the April-June...

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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    Samsung widens gap with Apple in Q2 market share

    SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. managed to maintain its presence in the global smartphone market in the second quarter, but its archrival Apple Inc. suffered a setback in the...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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    [Bloomberg] Samsung’s win is S. Korea’s loss

    Long before the South Korean media began indulging in anti-Semitism, Samsung’s recent effort to pull a fast one on its own investors was already firmly in insult territory. The company’s affront extended both to shareholders and...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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