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Samsung Downplays Galaxy S8′s ‘Red-Tinted’ Display

Samsung Downplays Galaxy S8′s ‘Red-Tinted’ Display

SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday the controversial red-tinted display on some of its brand-new Galaxy S8 smartphone cannot be considered a defect, while some critics are predicting the issue may hurt the company’s image like last year’s battery scandal.  The issue came to light when a few users claimed [...]

Galaxy S8′s Pre-orders Reach Whopping 1 mln

Galaxy S8′s Pre-orders Reach Whopping 1 mln

SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Pre-orders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, have surpassed 1 million units, the company said Tuesday, setting a new record among all of its smartphones. The tally compares with pre-orders for 200,000 units for its predecessor, the Galaxy S7, over a week, and 400,000 for the [...]

Pre-orders for Galaxy S8 Greater than Expected: Samsung’s Mobile Chief

Pre-orders for Galaxy S8 Greater than Expected: Samsung’s Mobile Chief

SEOUL, Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumer response for Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest high-end smartphone, the Galaxy S8, has been better than expected, the company’s mobile division chief said Thursday, with pre-orders for the flagship device surpassing a whopping 720,000 units in just seven days in South Korea, heralding a major hit for the company. [...]

Preorders for Galaxy S8 Top 600,000 Units in South Korea

Preorders for Galaxy S8 Top 600,000 Units in South Korea

SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, has surpassed a whopping 600,000 units in just five days, heralding a big hit for the company. The Galaxy S8 smartphones feature high resolution displays that bend on both ends, and come with various [...]

Preorders for Galaxy S8 Skyrocket

Preorders for Galaxy S8 Skyrocket

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 550,000 South Koreans had placed preorders for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ just two days after the process began on April 7. That is almost three times the number for the Galaxy Note 7 (roughly 200,000 from August 6 to 7) and more than fivefold for the Galaxy [...]

Galaxy S8 Sales Estimated at Beyond 40 Mln Units

Galaxy S8 Sales Estimated at Beyond 40 Mln Units

SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship Galaxy S8 series, which will officially hit shelves later this month, is expected to surpass the 40 million unit mark, industry data showed Friday. South Korea’s brokerage houses estimated the sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus [...]

What Job Openings at Viv Labs Tell Us about the Future of Samsung AI Interface

What Job Openings at Viv Labs Tell Us about the Future of Samsung AI Interface

SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the highly-anticipated features on Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and the S8 Plus is Bixby, a new AI-based voice assistant that is replacing S Voice.  Although much of Bixby’s full capacity or coherence and consistency is still under wraps, the service will offer a wider level of control compared to [...]

Face Recognition Tech Still Insufficient for Security

Face Recognition Tech Still Insufficient for Security

SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The facial recognition technology equipped in Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, will not be sufficient to guarantee the phones’ security, industry sources said Friday. “The phones can be unlocked by the face of a sleeping person, or even just by a photo,” an industry watcher [...]