All posts tagged "Samsung Electronics"

  • An advocacy group dealing with deaths and illness among Samsung Electronics employees stages a protest in front of Samsung Electronics building. (Yonhap)
    Appellate court upholds decision against Samsung for employees’ leukemia deaths

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — An appellate court said Thursday Samsung Electronics Co. is to blame for the leukemia deaths of two of its former production-line employees, upholding a lower court’s landmark decision three years ago. In 2011, the...

    • Posted August 21, 2014
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  • "Digital Laundry" services are on the rise in South Korea in order to remove unwanted personal data from the internet (Yonhap)
    Samsung overtaken by Xiaomi in Chinese smartphone market

    (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. yielded its top position to Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone maker, in smartphone sales in China due to the emerging player’s increased sales of low-end models in the second quarter, data showed Tuesday....

    • Posted August 5, 2014
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    Samsung sees tough 2nd half

    By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that the second half of the year will be challenging because competition in the heated global handset industry is going to lower device prices. “It’s unlikely that Samsung will report...

    • Posted July 31, 2014
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    Samsung may cut chip production in U.S.

    By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics plans to reduce processor chip production and investment in its plant in Austin, Texas, this year due to sluggish demand from Apple and rising inventory, according to company and industry officials Tuesday....

    • Posted March 25, 2014
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  • Visitors look at a banner promoting the world’s first curved ultra high-definition (UHD) TV manufactured by Samsung Electronics at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Monday (KST). (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung remains World’s No. 1 IT brand

    Samsung Electronics has retained its status as the world’s No. 1 corporate IT brand for the second consecutive year. In a two-month survey conducted by Strategy Analytics in December and January on 6,000 consumers in the United...

    • Posted March 20, 2014
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  • A U.S. federal judge has denied Apple's bid to ban Samsung phone sales. (Yonhap)
    US court denies Apple bid for Samsung ban

    By Kim Yoo-chul A U.S. district court denied Apple’s request for a complete ban on 23 of Samsung Electronics’ older-model mobile devices in the United States, Thursday (local time). In a filing at the San Jose court,...

    • Posted March 7, 2014
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  • Shin Jong-kyun, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics’ IT and Mobile Communications Division, gives a presentation on the flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Tuesday. Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit, a fitness band, Sunday, in a move to strengthen its presence in the wearable devices market. (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung unveils upgraded Galaxy

    S5 armed with fingerprint scanner, heart-rate sensor By Choi Kyong-ae BARCELONA ― Samsung Electronics Monday unveiled its latest Galaxy S5 smartphone equipped with a larger screen and fingerprint scanner. At the “Unpacked 5” event held at the...

    • Posted February 25, 2014
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