Samsung Electronics

LG executive acquitted of sabotaging Samsung washing machines

A South Korean court on Friday acquitted a senior LG Electronics executive on charges of sabotaging rival Samsung washing machines at a trade fair in Germany last year.

 

Dec 11, 2015, 13:46 PM IST

Samsung shares rise on foray into self-driving car parts

Share prices of Samsung Electronics and some of its key affiliates rose Thursday after the company unveiled a plan to develop components for self-driving cars, entering a market eyed by rivals including Apple.

Dec 10, 2015, 15:26 PM IST

Samsung names new smartphone head as heir apparent makes mark

Samsung Group said 54-year-old Dongjin Koh will take over as president of the mobile communications

Dec 01, 2015, 10:15 AM IST

Samsung Electronics mobile chief cedes day-to-day management role

The shift comes as the world`s top smartphone maker struggles to reverse declining market share and profits.

Dec 01, 2015, 08:54 AM IST

Samsung Galaxy S7 to fix the missing link in Galaxy S6?

Samsung Galaxy S6 was considered the most impressive smartphone to have come out from the South Korean electronics giant but fans felt something was missing from it – a microSD card slot for memory expansion.

Nov 24, 2015, 23:15 PM IST

Samsung eyes bigger share of India's mid-priced smartphone market

Samsung claims to have grown its market share in the mid segment (Rs 10,000 - Rs 20,000 smartphones) to 49 percent in September from 43 percent in the same month last year.

Nov 03, 2015, 18:57 PM IST

Samsung India likely to cut about 1,000 jobs by March

With an aim to right-size the company while improving efficiency and productivity, Samsung Electronics is likely to cut as many as 750-1000 of it staffs in India by March 2016.

Oct 22, 2015, 19:59 PM IST

Samsung launches Galaxy Note5 in India at Rs 53,900

The Galaxy Note5 is available in the Indian market at a price of Rs 53,900 for the 32GB variant and Rs 59,900 for the 64GB variant," Samsung India Vice President (Marketing, IT and Mobile) Asim Warsi said in a statement here.

Sep 23, 2015, 23:00 PM IST

Enter Samsung Pay? Smartphone giant seeks mobile payments spark

The world`s top smartphone maker is trying to push into mobile payments, a sector seen by researcher IDC as being worth $1 trillion in 2017, as part of a drive to stem market share losses to Apple Inc , Huawei Technologies Co and Xiaomi Inc . 

Sep 09, 2015, 08:44 AM IST

Samsung Mobiles most trusted brand, LG second

Samsung Mobiles has been ranked as the country's most trusted brand, followed by LG and Sony, in a countrywide poll among consumers conducted by a market research agency.

Sep 08, 2015, 23:16 PM IST

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 5 for Rs 53,900

Bouyed by a "healthy double digit growth" in premium smartphone sales, handset maker Samsung today launched its 'Note 5' in the country priced at Rs 53,990.

Sep 07, 2015, 18:01 PM IST

Google, Samsung to get monthly security updates for Android phones

With Android becoming one of the biggest target for hackers, Google and Samsung will soon be releasing monthly security updates for their Android phones.

Aug 07, 2015, 17:49 PM IST

Samsung claims 40% share in smartphone market in June

Electronics giant Samsung Tuesday said its market share in the Indian smartphone segment has crossed 40 percent in June.

Aug 04, 2015, 18:54 PM IST

Samsung Electronics posts 8% fall in Q2 net profit

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics posted an 8.0 percent fall in second quarter net profit on Thursday and promised "flexible" pricing of its new flagship smartphone after less than stellar sales contributed to a slump in its mobile unit's earnings.

Jul 30, 2015, 22:17 PM IST

Samsung can halt Smartflash patent infringement trial: US appeals court

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which faced a trial on patent infringement in a lawsuit brought by patent holder Smartflash LLC, can halt the proceedings while the Smartflash patents are scrutinized for their validity by the US Patent and Trademark Office, a US appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Jul 30, 2015, 21:21 PM IST

Samsung posts $5.9 bn operating profit in Q2

Revenue slid 7.29 percent from a year earlier to 48.54 trillion won in the quarter, and net income fell 7.97 percent to 5.75 trillion won.

Jul 30, 2015, 08:29 AM IST

Samsung Electronics flags 4.2% drop in Q2 profit

In an earnings estimate, the giant South Korean smartphone and memory-chip maker predicted operating profit of around 6.9 trillion won ($6.1 billion) for the April-June period, down 4.2 percent from a year earlier.

Jul 07, 2015, 08:28 AM IST

Samsung heir apologises in public for MERS spread

The heir of the Samsung business group made a deep bow in apology as criticism mounts on a Samsung hospital for its role in spreading the Middle East respiratory syndrome.

Jun 23, 2015, 15:02 PM IST

Samsung announces electronics festival

Samsung Blue Fest, a consumer promotion initiative, as it clinched the title of becoming the biggest chain of single brand retail stores in the country.

Jun 19, 2015, 20:54 PM IST

Samsung Electronics says no plans to merge with Samsung SDS

"The management wants me to express clearly that we do not have a plan to merge with SDS," Robert Yi, Samsung Electronics` head of investor relations, said at a company event in Seoul.

Jun 03, 2015, 15:09 PM IST