SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that domestic sales of its new flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S21, surpassed 1 million units last week. The South Korean tech giant said the S21, which was released here on Jan. 29, achieved the milestone 57 days after its launch, about one-month faster [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. reclaimed the top spot in global smartphone sales in February, a report showed Monday, after it narrowly beat Apple Inc. on the back of the early release of the Galaxy S21 series. Samsung shipped 24 million units of smartphones for a 23.1 percent market share last [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it began to sell the company’s first Micro LED TV in Southeast Asian countries as the world’s largest TV maker plans to boost premium TV sales amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend. Samsung said its 2021 TV lineup, including the Neo QLED TV, which uses [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its new premium vacuum cleaner will go on sale in South Korea next month as the tech giant targets to boost home appliance goods amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend. The BESPOKE Jet, featuring an automatic dust emptying system in a battery charging station, will [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it will offer a drone delivery service to its Galaxy device buyers in Ireland under a partnership with Irish drone startup Manna. The service will be first available to customers in Oranmore, some 200 kilometers west of Dublin, but the two sides said [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiaomi Corp. on Tuesday said it will launch new midrange smartphones in South Korea as the Chinese tech giant tries to beef up its presence amid rumors that the country’s homegrown brand LG Electronics Inc. may exit from the mobile business. Xiaomi said the Redmi Note 10 will be [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Global TV sales are expected to decline slightly this year, but shipments of premium TVs will grow, a report showed Tuesday, boding well for South Korean makers that lead the high-end sector. Global TV shipments are projected to reach 223.09 million units in 2021, according to market researcher Omdia, [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday launched its 2021 lineup of high-resolution monitors as the South Korean tech giant eyes to increase sales amid the rising trend of remote working and distance learning. Samsung said 12 different monitors across three series — the S8, S7 and S6 — are released [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday launched a customizable water purifier in South Korea as the tech giant eyes to expand sales amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend. Samsung said the BESPOKE water purifier, which was first unveiled at the all-digital Consumer Electronics Show 2021 in January, is now available in [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is still mulling the fate of its money-losing mobile business, industry insiders said Monday, amid rumors that the South Korean tech giant may shut down the unit instead of selling it. In January, LG announced its mobile communications division is open to “all possibilities” for its [...]