SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 64GB is now available at bargain-bin prices, it it hasn’t already sold out, that is. According to reports from within the mobile communications industry, telecommunications giant SK Telecom upped its total subsidy offer for the phone to 616,000 won irrespective of users’ data plans. [...]
New York, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7, on Tuesday in New York. The new Galaxy Note comes in four colors (Coral Blue, Gold, Silver, and Black) and features a 5.7-inch display, 3,500 mAh battery, a USB-C charger port, and a long-anticipated iris scanner for [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 imminent, a recent Gallup Korea study revealed that the Galaxy Note series is least preferred by housewives and older men and women in Korea. Phones in Samsung’s Galaxy Note series are distinguished from the Galaxy S series by larger displays and [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note smartphone appears to focus on saving costs, rather than delivering cutting-edge functions, industry sources said Friday. The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is expected to be released on Aug. 2 in New York, is likely to show similar features with [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics on Tuesday released an upgraded version of its budget tablet series called the 2016 Galaxy Tab A. The Android-based tablet features a 10.1-inch full HD-level display, a 1.6 GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and a microSD card slot for up to 200GB of removable storage. It [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – LG‘s new smartphone, which was launched on March 31, is drawing attention as its ancillary devices are more expensive than the phone itself. A customer would have to spend two million won to purchase the new G5 accompanied by its five ‘friends’ (accompanying devices). According to industry reports, the lowest [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone vendor, released new teasers for its upcoming flagship smartphone on Tuesday, giving a detailed glimpse into the presumed Galaxy S7 for the first time. Samsung’s previous invitation card for the showcase event slated for Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. (Spain time) in Barcelona, [...]
“Samsung Electronics is aiming to capitalize on big opportunities in Connected Living, also called the Internet of Things. The market in this area will triple to US$7.1 trillion by 2020 from $1.9 trillion last year. Samsung will lead the trend in this emerging field.” “According to a report, the healthcare market of the developed nations [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics on October 31 opened its first official “Samsung Galaxy Life Store” at the Place, a popular shopping mall in Beijing, China. The tech giant’s flagship store will serve as a new type of marketing platform where Chinese consumers can order a cup of coffee while toying with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has entered an “emergency mode,” following the mediocre sales performance of the Galaxy. Some within the company are talking about the possibility of a downsizing or a major reshuffling. In a leader-less situation, Samsung’s state of panic is getting more serious. As expected, the second-quarter financial results released on July [...]