SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As Samsung SDS decides to take the company public within the year’s end, it is likely the pace of Samsung Group’s restructuring and top management succession will accelerate. Especially given the three children of the current chairman Lee Kun-hee, including Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hotel Shilla president Lee [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the global leader in mobile technology, today announced the launch of “Swarovski for Samsung,” an exclusive collection of Swarovski crystal accessories for the Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit. The “Swarovski for Samsung” collaboration comes on the heels of a successful accessory partnership between the two brands [...]
Seoul, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced the global availability of KNOX 2.0, the company’s end-to-end secure mobile platform designed to provide advanced data and privacy protection for enterprise users. It provides better support for IT departments looking for reassurance and convenience as they implement and manage their Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has expanded its ultra-high definition (UHD) TV line-ups from premium products including curved UHD TV to low-cost mass-market models. The world’s No. 1 TV manufacturer recently rolled out low-cost UHD TV models like HU7000 series of 40/50/55-inch products to rule the UHD TV market. The [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, The Wall Street Journal published a story doubting the crisis management ability of the Korean government revealed in the tragic accident of the sunken ferry Sewol. In it, the world-renowned news media said the leadership of President Park Geun-hye is being tested with several mishaps committed [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – About a half of the people in developed countries named “Samsung” and “high-tech” as the words best describing Korea. On April 23, the Institute for International Trade, the research arm of the Korea International Trade Association said that 30.2 percent out of 248 Europeans answered “Samsung” and [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, April 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today opened the Samsung Innovation Museum (S/I/M) dedicated to exploring the past, present and future of the electronics industry, located in Samsung Digital City in Suwon, Korea. Visitors to the museum can experience the rich history of electronics from the earliest electrical creations [...]
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – MetroPCS, a flagship brand operated by T-Mobile US (TMUS), today announced the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S® 5 at its retail stores across the U.S. market and on MetroPCS.com. Now American customers can have the latest Samsung Galaxy device with MetroPCS’ unlimited, no-annual-contract rate plans starting at $40 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea & SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced a new strategic collaboration on April 17 to deliver global capacity for 14 nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology. For the first time, the industry’s most advanced 14nm FinFET technology will be available at both Samsung and GLOBALFOUNDRIES, [...]
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