SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday released new Bespoke home appliances and the premium lineup of Infinite as part of efforts to expand its competitiveness in the high-end home appliances market. The tech giant said its new home devices, 24 in total, come with enhanced artificial intelligence features that boost [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has decided to greatly reduce the amount of mail it sends to shareholders ahead of the annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held next month. The company said Wednesday that it will not send the notice of convocation and shareholder communication by postal mail this year. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S22 smartphones set a new pre-order record on the first day it was released by South Korea’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. Pre-order sales of new models — the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has relocated some of the smartphone production lines operated by its partner companies in overseas countries back to South Korea, industry sources said Tuesday, the move came after some of the company’s overseas plants suffered production disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some production lines run [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was outpaced by Apple Inc. in the fourth quarter in terms of global smartphone shipments, reports showed Friday. Apple surpassed its South Korean rival to become the top smartphone maker in the three months ending in December, with a 22 percent market share versus Samsung’s 18 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its subsidiary Harman International bought an entire stake in German automotive software firm Apostera to expand its business in the augmented reality and mobility technology sector. Munich-based Apostera, founded in 2017, is specialized in software solutions for augmented reality and mixed reality, Samsung said, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has joined the Hollywood Park Technology Alliance that provides cutting-edge solutions for the park’s technological infrastructure and implementation. Hollywood Park, home to SoFi Stadium, is being developed into a massive retail and entertainment district. Located in Inglewood, California, it used to house a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A massive display made by Samsung Electronics Co. has been installed in the center of the stadium hosting the Super Bowl next week. The tech giant announced that it had supplied the ultra large-sized 360-degree oval LED display to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The oval display will hang [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Mark Lippert, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea currently working as YouTube Asia-Pacific’s public policy chief, will likely move to Samsung Electronics as an executive for the tech giant’s North American business, industry sources here said Thursday. Lippert — who served as the last U.S. ambassador to South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones, which boast upgraded camera performances, stronger chips and eco-friendly features. Samsung’s flagship phone lineup comes in three models — the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra — powered by the first-ever 4nm processor on a [...]