SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. plans to hold an event to celebrate Samsung Electronics Co.’s new phablet Galaxy Note 20 debut via a ‘drive-thru’ service. On Thursday morning, a day before the Galaxy Note 20’s official pre-order opening, a preliminary event will be held at Bitplex [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will start the construction of its third chip fabrication facility in South Korea next month at the earliest, industry insiders said Monday, as the company tries to ramp up its production capacity to cope with rising demand for semiconductors. Land preparation work for the facility in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Sung-hwan has been an ARMY, a fan of K-pop sensation BTS, for only about seven months, and when Samsung Electronics Co. announced the launch of BTS-themed gadgets, he didn’t hesitate to buy one. Park, whose wife and daughter are also ARMYs, went to the Weverse Shop, the official [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the lack of an in-person audience for the occasion, Galaxy Unpacked 2020 was met by a round of applause from online viewers as each new product was unveiled. The event, hosted by Samsung Electronics Co., began at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, held online for the very first time [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 20, are likely to be lower than its predecessor, analysts here said Friday, with fierce competition with rivals expected in the second half of the year. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 20 series at the Galaxy Unpacked online [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to increase its presence in the wireless earphone market following its launch of a new hearable product, analysts said Thursday, as the South Korean tech giant tries to catch up with industry leader Apple Inc. The Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds were one of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled new wearable products and tablets as the company aims to expand its presence in the mobile device market. At its Galaxy Unpacked online event on Wednesday, the South Korean tech giant introduced the Galaxy Watch 3 smartwatch, the Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds, the Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. introduced a new flagship phablet and foldable smartphone with larger screens as the company aims to boost its handset sales amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. At its Galaxy Unpacked online event on Wednesday, the South Korean tech giant unveiled the Galaxy Note 20 phablet and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. remained the world’s second-largest tablet vendor in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Thursday, as it eyes to expand its presence in the fast-growing market amid the pandemic. Samsung shipped 6.9 million tablets in the April-June period to take a 15.9 percent market [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s upcoming foldable smartphone — the Galaxy Z Fold 2 — is expected to sell around 500,000 units this year, larger than its predecessor, a report showed Wednesday. The South Korean tech giant will introduce the latest handset, which folds horizontally like a book, at the Galaxy [...]