SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to unveil its latest foldable smartphones next month with lower price tags compared with its predecessors, industry sources said Saturday. The South Korean tech giant is expected to start sales of the Galaxy Z Fold3 at around 1.99 million won (US$1,744), which is 17 [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday released a new automotive image sensor as the tech giant eyes to expand its presence beyond the mobile sector. The ISOCELL Auto 4AC will be used for rear-view cameras and surround-view monitors of a vehicle and offer high-definition resolution images. Samsung’s latest image sensor [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is considering launching the upcoming budget model of the Galaxy S21 smartphone in the United States and Europe only, industry sources said Friday, due to global semiconductor shortages. Samsung is reviewing a plan to release the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) in the U.S. and Europe [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. accounted for nearly half of the global smartphone memory market in the first quarter of the year, a report showed Thursday, as it tries to boost its presence in 5G devices. The South Korean tech giant, the world’s top memory chip producer, dominated the market with [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to switch all of its company cars to environment friendly vehicles by 2030, joining South Korea’s efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases largely responsible for global warming. The South Korean tech giant vowed to replace around 800 corporate fleet cars, including [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday expected market estimate-beating second-quarter earnings as its semiconductor business apparently offset a tepid performance from its mobile business. In its earnings guidance, the South Korean tech giant estimated its operating profit at 12.5 trillion won (US$11 billion) for the April-June period, up 53.4 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has signed a partnership with Hanwha Q Cells Co., a local solar power cells and modules producer, to develop home energy solutions. The two sides agreed to work together in establishing “zero energy homes,” referring to homes that produce their own power with [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to report strong second-quarter earnings on the back of its semiconductor business that offset a lukewarm performance of the mobile unit, analysts here said Thursday. The South Korean tech giant was projected to log 11.2 trillion-won (US$9.9) billion in operating profit for the April-June [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, has won the best smartphone award at the world’s largest mobile telecommunications expo. The high-end model of the Galaxy S21 series was honored at the Global Mobile Awards at Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced that its kiosk machine is now available in more countries as the tech giant eyes to bolster its self-service machine business amid the pandemic-induced contactless trend. Samsung Kiosk is now launched in 12 countries worldwide, including the United States, Britain, Spain, Australia and [...]