SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday its study showed its Galaxy Buds Pro wireless earbuds could help people with hearing impairments. The study, which was published last week in Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology (CEO), a renowned scientific journal dedicated to ear, nose and throat research, suggested that the Galaxy Buds [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy A smartphone series as the South Korean tech giants seeks to cope with growing challenges from Chinese rivals in the mid-range handset market. The world’s smartphone vendor introduced the Galaxy A72 and the LTE and 5G models of the Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to defend its top status in the global smartphone market this year despite challenges from Chinese brands, a report showed Wednesday. Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 6.5 percent on-year to 1.38 billion units in 2021, and Samsung’s market share is estimated at [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile business chief said Wednesday that the world’s largest smartphone maker would not discard its Galaxy Note smartphone series, although new models may not be released this year. Rumors have arisen in recent months that Samsung may reconfigure its premium smartphone lineup with Galaxy Z foldables [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Tizen, a Linux-based operating system developed by Samsung Electronics Co., was the top smart TV streaming platform last year, a report showed Wednesday, thanks to its status as the world’s largest TV vendor. Tizen accounted for 12.7 percent of global connected TV devices in use in 2020, up from [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. was the third-largest vendor of wearable devices in the fourth quarter of 2020, a market report showed Tuesday, amid soaring global demand for wearbles despite the pandemic. The South Korean tech giant shipped 13 million units of wearable devices in the October-December period, up 20.5 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will launch another budget smartphone model in South Korea this week as the global tech giant eyes beefing up its handset sales against rivals. The Galaxy A32 will be released in South Korea on Friday with a price tag of 374,000 won (US$330). [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s fourth-largest feature phone seller in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report showed Wednesday. The South Korean giant had an 8 percent share in the global feature phone market in the October-December period, down from 10 percent a quarter ago, according to market [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was relegated to the runner-up spot in the market for connected TV devices, which includes smart TVs, streamers and gaming consoles, in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report showed Wednesday. Samsung, the world’s largest TV maker, shipped 11.9 million units of connected TV devices in [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced it will introduce new mid-range smartphone models next week as the world’s largest smartphone vendor seeks to further boost its market presence. Samsung sent an invitation to the Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event where it is expected to unveil the Galaxy A52 and A72 [...]