SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. launched its latest foldable smartphones in some 40 countries Friday, hoping the new products could jump-start the lackluster global smartphone sales amid high inflation. The world’s largest smartphone maker said the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4, along with the Galaxy Watch 5 and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has successfully wrapped up a project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype toilet for the world’s poorest communities. The South Korean tech giant held a closing ceremony at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), its research and development [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Global TV sales fell more than 6 percent from a year ago in the first half of this year on slow demand and macroeconomic woes, research showed Tuesday, as Samsung Electronics remained the top player in the TV segment. In global markets, 92.6 million units of TVs were sold, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will seek to expand its home appliance business in the European market by making its customizable, top-end line of products more widely available there. The South Korean tech and consumer electronics giant said it will display the latest Bespoke line of products at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for its new semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex south of Seoul, in a move to bolster its global leadership in cutting-edge chip technology. The South Korean tech giant plans to invest around 20 trillion won (US$15.06 billion) by 2028 for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday announced the global launch of Odyssey Ark, the latest and most high-end model of the company’s Odyssey gaming monitor lineup aimed at delivering a premium gaming and movie-viewing experience for users. According to Samsung, Odyssey Ark is the world’s first 55-inch 1,000R curved gaming [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS and Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest Galaxy Z Flip 4 dominated Times Square in New York for an hour on Thursday. The tech giant revealed the Galaxy Z Flip 4 X BTS collaboration video in Times Square at 4 p.m. (local time) on Thursday with the video [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was given a presidential pardon on Friday, in a move widely expected to help him consolidate his leadership and speed up business decision-making in the country’s biggest conglomerate. The decision comes as the tech giant has been faced with intensifying global competition from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. aims to raise the ratio of foldable phones to half of its total smartphone sales by 2025, a top executive has said, after the tech giant unveiled its latest foldable smartphones in an online event. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, will work to make its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday introduced its latest lineup of foldable smartphones and other key products, as the tech giant is working to achieve a breakthrough in the stalled smartphone business amid weakened consumer spending. The next-generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold [...]