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Samsung announced that two of its executives, Dr. Daniel Ahn of Mobile Platform Center, MX Business, and Dr. Michael Polley of Samsung Research America (SRA), have been named Fellows of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), which is the world’s largest technical professional organization headquartered in New Jersey, USA. The ‘Fellow' title is […]
Apple has built a robust ecosystem that is the envy of its rivals. The company offers customers a variety of mobile, computing, wearable and smart home products in addition to software services like Apple Music and Arcade. By doing this, the company makes it very difficult for users to switch to Android. Samsung has gradually […]
Sluggish demand for memory chips has forced Samsung to focus more on non-memory chips and the foundry business. The company has reportedly begun investing resources to expand the production of application processors and other non-memory chips. According to industry researcher IC Insights, memory chip business could suffer about 20% decrease in sales. 5G may help Samsung reinforce its non-memory […]
Samsung today announced that it has reorganized its Software R&D center and Digital Media & Communications R&D center into a new entity called Samsung Research. This new entity is going to function as an integrated research and development organization for Samsung's IT and Mobile business as well as its Consumer Electronics business. Samsung Research is […]
América Móvil, the fourth largest telecom carrier in the world, has partnered with Samsung to deliver 4.5G cellular networks in Mexico and other Latin American markets. The partnership also focuses on improving the connectivity for IoT (Internet of Things) devices. The companies will test the 4.5G network using the Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S8, and […]
Samsung has announced the launch of the second season of Samsung Innovation Campus, a teaching program that aims to upskill youth in emerging technologies. The company's national skilling program is aimed at people aged 18-25 years and will teach students about AI, Big Data, coding, and IoT (Internet of Things). Samsung Innovation Campus will enhance […]
Sony's presence in the Android smartphone market continued declining over the years, and now, it is one of the least relevant manufacturers around. It could've been worse had it not been for Sony's reputation in the global consumer electronics market and its expansive retail network. Sony's mobile business could've been another victim of getting bought […]
Two days ago, Samsung Electronics held its 53rd Founding Day at Samsung Digital City located in Suwon. The company's annual Founding Day event was held quietly as South Korea is mourning the Itaewon accident, where 155 people died during Halloween celebrations. The ceremony was attended by various high-level executives, including Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee and President […]
Over the past couple of years, Google has significantly improved its hardware efforts. Apart from smartphones, the company has also unveiled high-end wireless earbuds, smart speakers, a smartwatch, a tablet, media streaming sticks, and even Wi-Fi routers. And it looks like Google is doing this because it's afraid of Apple's grip on the market and […]
Samsung USA has just announced a handful of 5G-related technologies ahead of the GSMA Thrive virtual event scheduled to take place later today. Samsung is leading the charge into the 5G era at the consumer and enterprise levels, and the latest solutions are meant to further democratize 5G while continuing to secure the company's top […]
Samsung posted strong financial results for the second quarter of 2020, and the company's flagbearer was its chip business. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for memory and storage chips has been rising as more people stay home to learn and work. Now, the company's Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong inspected the chip packaging facility in […]
Samsung is the world leader in memory and storage chip segments, and the company has now announced that it plans to expand its NAND flash memory chip production. It will invest in Line 2 at its Pyeongtaek factory to expand the production to meet the increased demand for computers and servers since the COVID-19 lockdown measures […]
Samsung's memory chip business has proven to be a veritable cash cow for the company. It's what brought in record profits for Samsung over the last two years straight. However, overall demand for memory chips has fallen and that has significantly dented Samsung's balance sheet. The company reported its Q4 2018 earnings today. Its operating […]
Chinese smartphone manufacturers have given Samsung a run for its money in the global smartphone market and now they have their sights set on Samsung's lead in the semiconductor market. The country purchases almost a fifth of the global DRAM supply and has been funding the creation of domestic memory producers to reduce imports and […]
According to a piece in the WSJ, Samsung spent a total of $44 billion last year to emerge as the biggest spender of all public limited companies last year. It is extremely improbable that any privately held company spent more than that sum, which makes Samsung probably the biggest spender of all companies last year. […]