SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 imminent, a recent Gallup Korea study revealed that the Galaxy Note series is least preferred by housewives and older men and women in Korea. Phones in Samsung’s Galaxy Note series are distinguished from the Galaxy S series by larger displays and [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note smartphone appears to focus on saving costs, rather than delivering cutting-edge functions, industry sources said Friday. The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is expected to be released on Aug. 2 in New York, is likely to show similar features with [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of smartphones, said Friday it has filed a lawsuit against Huawei Technologies Co. in China, accusing the Chinese firm of infringing on Samsung’s six patents related to mobile phones and digital images. The move is seen as a countermeasure against Huawei after [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Ministry of Environment confirmed on July 20 that Octylisothiazolinone (OIT) – a toxic substance that instigated the Oxy humidifier sterilizer scandal in Korea several months ago – was found in 58 models of air purifiers and three vehicle air conditioner filters currently being sold locally, and advised manufacturers to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of Samsung’s latest special edition smartphone, the Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition, have failed to meet the success of previous limited edition Galaxy models. In fact, the phone was met with mixed reviews from consumers, who fervently sought out Samsung’s previous limited models like the Batman-themed [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Iris recognition is the new “in” feature for smartphones that has yet to take off with consumers, and Samsung Electronics’ new flagship set to be unveiled next month may set the standard for the technology, industry watchers said Thursday. Samsung has disclosed in its invitations to the uncloaking of [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of Samsung Group shares owned by South Korea’s state pension fund jumped to 24.2 trillion won (US$21.2 billion) in the first half of the year, reaching a quarter of its total investment in the local stock market, data showed Wednesday. The National Pension Service (NPS), which manages [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics’ mergers and acquisitions over the past 10 years indicate the tech mogul is betting its business on cloud and business-to-business services, corporate watchers said Tuesday. Samsung pushed through 22 M&As since 2007, including Canada’s digital ad startup AdGear in May and U.S. cloud computing firm Joyent in [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics launched its latest fitness wearable, Gear IconX, in South Korea on Friday. The Gear IconX is a set of wireless earbuds featuring 4GB of internal storage, offering enough room for up to 1,000 songs, and users can tap or swipe to play, pause, and navigate through their [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it will showcase its new high-end smartphone model, the Galaxy Note 7, in the United States next month. The showcase event will take place on Aug. 2 in New York and will be streamed live on the tech firm’s [...]