SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics makers said Tuesday they will present advanced home appliances at a U.S. kitchen and bath trade show to target the premium home appliances market. Samsung Electronics Co. said it will join hands with Dacor, a luxury American home appliance brand, to showcase a suite of built-in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — “I’m the father of two children. That’s why I am interested in the concerns of the South Korean youth. I will strive to create new hopes and dreams for those who will always be loved,” said Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. at the 2019 business dialogue [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is stepping up efforts to draw consumer attention to its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, ahead of its official launch in early March, company sources said Monday. The South Korean tech giant plans to throw parties with K-pop stars for Galaxy smartphone users in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. will release its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, on March 8 in the United States, its website said Friday. Samsung’s U.S. website opened a preorder page for the much-hyped premium phone ahead of an Unpacked event slated for Feb. 20 in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With Samsung Electronics Co. investing in QD-OLED technology, which will substitute large TV panels, there is a possibility that the company will reintroduce large OLED panels after a seven-year break. Even though company officials have confirmed that nothing has been decided yet, concern about profitability will eventually lead to [...]
SUWON, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it will release a full lineup of 8K QLED TVs with upscale features for the global market to expand its presence in the growing premium segment. QLED TVs are LED TVs that use quantum dots to enhance performance in key picture quality areas. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new mid-level smartphone, tailored for the Indian market, sold out three minutes after going on sale on the country’s Amazon site, the tech giant said Wednesday. The South Korean company, citing the retailer, said the standard M10 and larger M20 phone sales in the first day [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its fourth-quarter net earnings declined 30.7 percent compared with a year ago due to weakening demand for its memory chips and smartphones. In a regulatory filing, the world’s leading memory chip and smartphone manufacturer said its net earnings came in at 8.5 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., said Wednesday that the tech giant will focus on nurturing the non-memory chip and foundry business as part of its new growth engine. Lee made the remark during his meeting with Hong Young-pyo, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 19 TVs made by LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have been chosen as the best for viewing this year’s Super Bowl by Consumer Reports, according to the magazine’s website on Tuesday. The LG and Samsung TV models are listed in the article “Best Super [...]