SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, returned home Wednesday after meeting with top executives from ASML Holding N.V., the world’s leading photolithography equipment maker, in the Netherlands. Lee met with ASML CEO Peter Wennink and ASML Chief Technology Officer Martin [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will supply its digital signage products for McDonald’s drive-thru restaurants in South Korea as it tries to ride the digital transformation wave in retail stores. Samsung said it has been commissioned to supply its SMART outdoor signage for McDonald’s Goyang Samsong drive-thru store [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday expected its third-quarter profit to be the largest in two years, as its chip business got a boost from U.S. sanctions on Huawei Technologies Co. and its mobile sales bounced back on pent-up demand amid the pandemic. In its earnings guidance, the South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday the music video of “Dynamite,” K-pop sensation BTS’ latest single, will be played on its TVs displayed at retail stores worldwide as the South Korean giant strengthens its marketing with the star boy band. Starting with more than 1,400 electronics shops in South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its new mini refrigerators will be released in South Korea later this month as the tech giant aims to boost home appliance sales amid the stay-at-home trend induced by the pandemic. The BESPOKE Cube will be sold in South Korea at prices ranging from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its new wristband will be launched in South Korea this week as the tech firm tries to boost sales of wearable devices. The Galaxy Fit2 will hit local shelves Thursday with a price tag of 49,500 won (US$42), according to the company. The Fit2 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will hold an artificial intelligence (AI) forum online next month to share experts’ insights on future technologies related to human-like algorithms amid the pandemic. The South Korean tech giant said the Samsung AI Forum 2020 will take place online via its YouTube channel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday launched its new home cinema projector here amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The Premiere, Samsung’s latest 4K ultra short throw laser projector, comes in two models, with the high-end LSP9T priced at 7.49 million won (US$6,430) and the standard LSP7T selling at 4.49 million [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday the budget model of its Galaxy S20 smartphone will go on sale in South Korea next week as the tech giant aims to boost its handset sales amid the pandemic. The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) will hit local shelves on Oct. 16 with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, topped the list of handsets with the best-performing cameras available in the market, a report showed Sunday. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, a high-end version of Samsung’s phablet series, posted the highest marks among the latest smartphones, according [...]