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February 27, 2022
[MWC 2022] Samsung’s mobile chief hints at greener, more inclusive Galaxy ecosystem
Samsung Electronics mobile head Roh Tae-moon said Thursday its use of recycled and eco-conscious materials will play a critical part in its mobile device innovations, a week ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung’s Mobile Experience busi...
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February 27, 2022
Samsung Galaxy S22 launched globally
Samsung Electronics on Friday launched its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S22 as well as its tablet Galaxy Tab S8 in some 40 countries. According to the South Korean tech giant, the new devices will be available in major markets including Korea, the US, Canada, the UK and Fr...
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February 27, 2022
Biden’s Russia sanctions to indirectly hit Korea’s chip, auto industries
As the US Biden administration imposes economic sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, South Korean firms including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are expected to take collateral damage. On Friday, President Joe Biden unveiled comprehensive economic sanctions to cripp...
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February 23, 2022
Korean telcos set sight on groundbreaking 5G network tech
...These are all considered key elements in their 5G road maps. SK Telecom will present its use cases and collaborations for its virtual radio access network (vRAN) with partners such as Korea-based Samsung Electronics, as well as Nordic telcos Ericsson and Nokia. Its exhibit wi...
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February 22, 2022
[KH Explains] Why is the auto industry still short on chips?
... chip and automotive chip sector. The two markets are actually incomparable, not only due to different compositions but in terms of market size. According to market evaluator Strategy Analytics, Samsung Electronics sold 272 million smartphones globally in the last year. But ...
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February 22, 2022
Market volatility intensifies over Ukraine crisis
...re net sellers, offloading 64 billion won ($53 million) and 90 billion won, respectively. The selloff offset individual purchases amounting to 132 billion won. The three most valuable companies – Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, and SK hynix – all saw their shares t...
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February 21, 2022
Samsung faces shareholder call for more radical green push
Despite a series of actions and pledges to make its business more environmentally sustainable, Samsung is still facing calls for a more aggressive approach to reducing greenhouse gases from global in...nsion fund that oversees nearly 630 billion euros ($716 billion). On Thursday, APG reve...
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February 21, 2022
Samsung No. 1 in global TV market for 16 years straight
Samsung Electronics has maintained its lead in the global TV market for 16 consecutive years by pursuing a premium strategy with its QLED TVs, the firm said. According to market tracker Omdia Sunday, the South Korean tech giant last year topped the global TV market, commanding ...
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February 18, 2022
Samsung woos wine lovers with new Bespoke refrigerators, IoT features
...n the fourth year of the Bespoke collection, which offers users a personalized package of home appliances for the kitchen, living room and laundry room. Bespoke lineups took up over 80 percent of Samsung’s home appliance sales in Korea in 2021, Lee Jae-seung, president and head of the...
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February 18, 2022
Lippert’s expertise to boost Samsung’s US strategy
Samsung Electronics America said Wednesday it has hired former US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert as its public relations chief, in an apparent move to better respond to uncertainties surrounding policy changes in the US, especially on chips. The former envoy will lead t...
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February 17, 2022
Korean chip industry to invest W56.7tr this year: lobby group
...an the domestic industry’s total spending in 2021 at 51.6 trillion won, according to the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association. The lobby group is currently helmed by Lee Jung-bae, president of Samsung Electronics and chief of its memory chip business. Of the total for th...
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February 17, 2022
Samsung Electronics labor union threatens to stage first-ever walkout
Labor unions of South Korean tech titan Samsung Electronics said they could go on strike for the first time in over 50 years, after their demands for a pay raise and special summer leave in a first-e... negotiation with Samsung’s management, with a walkout -- possibly...
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February 15, 2022
Samsung, LG among top 5 international patent filers
South Korea’s tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics were among the five largest patent cooperation treaty (PCT) filers worldwide, the Korean Intellectual Property Office said Monday. A PCT is a global filing service that protects inventions, allowing app...
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February 14, 2022
Top talents in Korean chipmakers offered later retirement
Engineers at South Korea’s semiconductor chipmakers are increasingly being offered the chance to put off retirement to a later date. This comes as the memory chip powerhouse, home to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, experiences a talent shortage in the industry. The move wil...
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February 14, 2022
SoftBank-backed Naver, Coupang sparkle in Japan
Japan has long remained an untapped market for Korean firms, where even the likes of Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor have almost no presence. Currently, Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, has a tiny 5 percent market share there. This is not to menti...
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February 14, 2022
Harman acquires German auto tech startup Apostera
Samsung Electronics said Friday its subsidiary Harman, the US automotive solutions maker, has acquired German auto tech startup Apostera to bolster its leadership in the burgeoning connected car technology market. With the latest deal, Harman aims to further diversity its autom...
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February 14, 2022
Ex-US envoy to join Samsung as PR chief of North America
Mark Lippert, former US ambassador to South Korea who is currently working as public policy chief at YouTube Asia-Pacific, is joining Samsung Electronics as the head of corprate and government affairs in North America, industry sources said Friday. The former diplomat will begi...
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February 14, 2022
Built-in stylus for S22 Ultra signals end of Note era
The release of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S22 Ultra showed that its Note era might have just ended, with the S series phones inheriting features that had defined the Note series. Since August 2020, the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer has yet to announce a new Note li...
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February 14, 2022
Artificial intelligence powers Samsung Galaxy S22 series
... that take lens flare-free photos at night, sunlight-readable displays and enhanced durability with tougher and lighter frames: all are included with the newest flagship 5G smartphones unveiled by Samsung Electronics at a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event held late Wednesday, at m...
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February 09, 2022
Samsung under pressure to double pay raise
Samsung Electronics has come under heightened pressure to offer hefty pay increases amid strike threats from its minority labor unions over stalled wage talks, according to industry sources Wednesday. As the Korean tech giant has no majority labor union, an in-house management-...
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