Samsung Electronics
Senior vice president of consumer electronics Samsung H.K. Seo (L), Bollywood actress and Samsung India's brand ambassador Priyanka Chopra and vice president of Home Appliances Samsung Mahesh Krishnan (R) pose with the newly launched split air conditioners at a product launch in Hyderabad on January 30, 2012. Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its new 2012 BEE star spilt airconditioner models in Indian market ahead of the summer.
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Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it planned to merge its ‘bada’ mobile software with a platform backed by chipmaker Intel Corp in its latest push to diversify away from Google’s Android
The investment by Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest maker of computer-memory chips, and its affiliates represents a 12 percent raise from last year
The investment may help further cement Samsung’s leadership in electronics at a time when competitors have cut spending amid slowing growth in the global economy. More than 70 percent of the group companies’ planned capex probably will be spent by Samsung Electronics, with a focus on mobile-phone chips and next-generation displays for phones and TVsMore quotes »
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Samsung 4Q profit rises 17% on smartphone sales
SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple 's iPhone . Samsung said Friday in a regulatory filing that its n Read more »
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LG to sell 55-inch TV using new ultra-thin tech
For flat-panel TVs, the choice for years has been between plasma and LCD. In the coming year, there'll be another choice, at least for those prepared to spend big. LG Electronics Inc. says it's planning to sell a 55-inch set based on organic light-emitti Read more »
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Sony, Samsung dissolve panel joint venture
Japans Sony and South Korean rival Samsung are dissolving their joint venture in liquid crystal display panels as Sony tries to stanch years of losses in its TV business. Samsung Electronics Co. will buy all of Sonys shares in the joint venture for about Read more »
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Made in Texas: Apple's A5 iPhone chip
Apple Inc is famous for relying on low-cost Asian manufacturers to both source and assemble its popular gadgets, but the consumer device giant recently started receiving a critical component in its iPad and iPhones from closer to home - Texas.The A5 proc Read more »
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Review: Samsung's Galaxy Nexus a sweet smartphone
As fans of Google 's Android mobile software well know, each new version is named after a sugary treat, such as Gingerbread or Honeycomb. Android is about to get even sweeter with Ice Cream Sandwich -- a smooth, feature-rich operating system that will ru Read more »
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2012 Olympics gives Samsung a window on European
Reuters. "So it is our responsibility to support those Games, for them to be successful." Pyeongchang is unlikely to give Samsung Electronics, a global leader in telecommunications technology, a big marketing push in its own backyard - but other Olympics have. 8:17 AM from Reuters Read more »
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Elpida Shares, Bonds Slump After Financing Warning: Tokyo Mover
yen ($1.2 billion) in bonds and loans by April is made more difficult by plunging chip prices. South Korean competitors Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. both rose in Seoul trading today. “The stock will probably remain volatile as the concern 6:46 AM from BusinessWeek Read more »
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Samsung may spin off LCD unit
business," the company announced. Among the ideas is to spin it into Samsung Mobile Display, which functions autonomously of Samsung Electronics, but that is just "one of the options," Samsung said. "No decision has been made yet." In addition to creating 6:37 AM from Tom's Hardware Guide Read more »
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Samsung sees European mkt improving in H2
South Korean group, Samsung Electronics, the world's top television maker, expects tough business conditions in Europe to ease in the second half of the year. Yoon Boo-keun, head of the company's TV business and recently appointed to lead its home appliances 6:07 AM from Economic Times Read more »
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Samsung may spin off LCD business
Electronics today revealed in a regulatory filing that they may spin off its loss-making LCD business. Although nothing has been decided yet, the move, if happens, will be a result of the losses incurred due slump in LCD demand and increased competition from 5:41 AM from Sammy Humb Read more »
