SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s fifth-largest vendor of Chromebooks in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Monday, as the South Korean tech giant aims to expand its presence in the portable PC market amid the pandemic. Samsung had a market share of 7 percent in [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. retained the top spot in the global smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, although its market share declined from the previous quarter due to fewer shipments. The South Korean giant had a market share of 18 percent in the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. stayed on as the world’s second-largest tablet computer vendor in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, as it strives to catch up with industry leader Apple Inc. The South Korean giant logged a market share of 18 percent in the April-June period, [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said efficiency is now the key factor when it comes to developing memory chips as the South Korean tech giant rebutted concerns of the company trailing behind rivals in future memory technologies. With U.S. chipmaker Micron Technologies Inc. launching the industry’s first 176-layer NAND, [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday expected solid chip demand to continue in the second half of the year with recovery in the mobile business after delivering robust second-quarter performance. Its net profit stood at 9.63 trillion won (US$8.3 billion) in the April-June period, up 73.4 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled a new multifunctional cooking appliance to target consumers who enjoy meal kits and home meal replacement (HMR) products amid the stay-at-home trend. The BESPOKE Qooker was launched in South Korea with a price tag of 590,000 won (US$510). An overseas launch of the [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone vendor, said Tuesday that its S-Pen stylus will be coming to its foldable smartphones as the tech giant prepares to unveil the new devices next month. Samsung is scheduled to introduce its new Galaxy Z foldable devices — the Galaxy Z Fold3 [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its new curved gaming monitor with Mini LED display will be launched this week. The Odyssey Neo G9 will hit the shelves in South Korea on Thursday with a price of 2.4 million won (US$2,085). It will be globally available by Aug. 9, according [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. will open another batch of royalty-free technologies in line with the government’s efforts to promote shared growth among conglomerates and small and medium-sized firms, the industry ministry said Tuesday. Under the move, the world’s top memory chip maker will allow 99 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with CJ ENM Co., the county’s top entertainment firm, to establish a virtual production set for content development. Samsung will supply its microLED display product, the Wall, to CJ ENM’s virtual studio, which will open in Paju, 30 [...]