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Samsung announces $205 billion investment plan
The plan will 'help Samsung strengthen its global standing in key industries while spearheading innovation in new fields,' the company said in a statement,...
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Xiaomi grabs number two spot in surging smartphone market: survey
The Canalys survey of second-quarter sales released Thursday showed worldwide smartphone sales up 12%, with South Korea's Samsung holding its top position with a 19% market share.
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Samsung chief jailed for 2.5 years over corruption scandal
Lee Jae-yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down president Park Geun-hye.
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Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
Under Lee's leadership, Samsung rose to become the world's largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm's overall turnover today is equivalent to a fifth of South Korea's GDP.
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Samsung unveils new version of folding smartphone
The Galaxy Z Fold2 was one of several new devices announced at a livestreamed event by the South Korean electronics giant, which recently lost the top position in the smartphone market to China-based Huawei.
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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller: industry tracker
Canalys said the embattled firm, which is facing US sanctions, shipped 55.8 million devices - overtaking Samsung for the first time, which shifted 53.7 million units.
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Samsung joins the fold with Galaxy Z Flip smartphone
Ultrathin glass used for the screen can be folded and unfolded more than 200,000 times and resists scratches, according to Samsung.
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Samsung to draw line under lacklustre 2019 with chip revival in store
With 2018 having been a record year for earnings, last year’s slump likely means Samsung posted its biggest percentage drop in annual profit in at least a decade.
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Samsung says will soon patch Galaxy S10 fingerprint recognition problem
A British user told the 'Sun' newspaper this week that a bug on her Galaxy S10 allowed it to be unlocked regardless of the biometric data registered in the device.
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Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
It was Huawei’s first launch of an all-new smartphone since US President Donald Trump hit the world’s No. 2 player in the market with a US export ban in May.
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Apple's new iPhones shift smartphone camera battleground to AI
The technology industry’s battleground for smartphone cameras has moved inside the phone, where sophisticated artificial intelligence software and special chips play a major role in how a phone’s photos look.
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Apple reveals triple-camera iPhone; $5 monthly streaming TV undercuts Disney
The long-awaited Apple TV+ streaming television service will be available in over 100 countries, starting in November. The service will not be available in China when it launches, nor will the Apple Arcade video game subscription.
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Retrials ordered for ex-South Korean leader Park, Samsung heir
Their trials highlighted shady links between big business and politics in South Korea, with Park and her close friend Choi Soon-sil accused of taking bribes from corporate bigwigs in exchange for preferential treatment.
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Samsung denies new Galaxy phone burnt from malfunctioning
The electronics giant has touted its new Galaxy phones as the world's first available smartphones with built-in 5G communications.
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Samsung Electronics counts on better 2nd half after first-quarter profit drops
Samsung’s core semiconductor business booked a 64% fall in operating profit to 4.1 trillion won, while the display business logged 560 billion won in losses.
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Samsung to inspect Galaxy Fold phones after reviewer complaints
Samsung spent nearly eight years developing the Galaxy Fold, which is part of the South Korean tech giant’s strategy to propel growth with ground-breaking gadgets.
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Samsung Electronics sees lowest quarterly profit in more than two years
The South Korean tech giant said first-quarter operating profit likely slid 60% from a year earlier, missing market expectations and putting it on track for its weakest quarterly profit since late 2016.
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Blown away by innovation or price? Samsung's foldable phone opens new frontier
The South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy Fold resembles a conventional smartphone but opens like a book to reveal a second display the size of a small tablet at 18.5 cm. It will go on sale from 26 April.
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Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Campaign groups say that 320 people have suffered from work-related illnesses after being employed by Samsung Electronics, with 118 of them dying.
