SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has named a renowned artificial intelligence (AI) expert as chief of its research and development (R&D) hub. The South Korean tech giant said Sebastian Seung, professor at Princeton University’s Neuroscience Institute and Department of Computer Science, will lead Samsung Research, the R&D hub [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled on Tuesday a solution that uses drones and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to optimize the performance of 5G networks by analyzing the installation state of base stations and antennas. As part of the solution, drones take videos of 5G base stations and antenna systems and [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has globally expanded its support program for mask manufacturers so that more protective equipment can be produced against the novel coronavirus. The South Korean tech giant said it recently sent engineers to Polish mask producer PTAK and shared its production know-how. By enhancing [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Online preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.’s special edition package of its Galaxy smartphone and earbuds in collaboration with K-pop sensation BTS sold out within an hour in South Korea, the company said Friday. Preorders for the package, comprised of the Galaxy S20 Plus BTS edition and the Galaxy Buds [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s leading tech firm, on Friday said it has been selected as the 5G network infrastructure supplier for Canadian telecommunications giant Telus Corp. This is Samsung’s second 5G equipment supply deal in Canada following its agreement with Videotron Ltd. in December. “Deploying a 5G network [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip producer, said Thursday it has launched a cloud-based design platform for local small fabless semiconductor companies to better foster the country’s system chip industry. The South Korean tech titan introduced the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Cloud Design Platform, in collaboration [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. launched a blood pressure monitoring mobile application in South Korea on Thursday. Samsung said users of its smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch Active2, will be able to access the Samsung Health Monitor app, which can measure and track their blood pressure. The software leverages the smartwatch’s wrist [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. recaptured the top spot in the Southeast Asian smartphone market in the first quarter of the year by edging out its Chinese rivals, a report showed Wednesday. Samsung’s market share in Southeast Asia stood at 18.9 percent in the January-March period, according to market tracker Counterpoint [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday unveiled a special edition of its Galaxy smartphones and earbuds in collaboration with K-pop sensation BTS. The South Korean tech giant introduced the BTS edition of the Galaxy S20 Plus 5G, S20 Plus and the Galaxy Buds Plus. The design of the Galaxy S20 [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. enjoyed the highest average selling price (ASP) of its smartphones in six years in the first quarter of the year, driven by robust demand for foldable phones and its flagship smartphones, industry data showed on Sunday. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, sold its smartphones at [...]