SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Sometimes, in the world of business, the best defense is a good offense, and it seems like Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong wanted to share this message with a handful of key figures at the South Korean tech giant to fend off rising challenges to its business. [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its Galaxy S10 5G went on sale in the United States to run on Verizon’s network in Chicago and Minneapolis, stepping up the rollout of the 5G smartphone in the global market. The South Korean tech giant launched its first 5G smartphone on [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Swingvy, a Singapore-based human resource platform company, said Friday it has raised US$7 million from a group of investors led by South Korean tech giant Samsung’s venture capital investment arm. Swingvy said it has raised the investment in a Series A round of funding led by Samsung Venture Investment [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will launch a QLED television in vertical display next month to target tech-savvy youngsters with innovative viewing experiences. The South Korean tech giant said the 43-inch premium television was designed to appeal to those who are familiar with vertical viewing experiences on their [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it has decided to postpone the release of its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States due to problems found with the folding screen and related mechanism. The South Korean tech giant, which originally planned to start selling the world’s first foldable smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group will lead a worldwide program for environmental protection in 25 countries as the company celebrates Earth Day on April 22. Thirteen Samsung subsidiaries including Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Display Co., Samsung SDI CO. and others will participate in a six-week program to collect old mobile phones from [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has showed off its latest mid-range Galaxy A series with its first rotating camera in Thailand to target tech-savvy consumers in the Southeast Asian nation. The South Korean electronics giant unveiled the Galaxy A80 with a 6.7-inch full screen design without a notch, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it expects its first-quarter earnings to miss market expectations due to a sharp decline in memory chip and panel prices. The South Korean tech giant said it expected a sharper-than-expected price fall in memory chips in the off-peak season and worsening profitability in [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s projector-free cinema LED solution has made inroads into 16 countries since its debut two years ago, industry sources said Tuesday. The South Korean tech giant showcased the Samsung Onyx Theater, an LED display brand designed exclusively for cinemas, at CinemaCon, the world’s biggest film industry fair, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Thursday that they launched a preliminary probe into a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul where Lee Boo-jin, a daughter of Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee, was allegedly given propofol on a regular basis. Investigators from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the public health center in Gangnam [...]