Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Samsung Electronics names Roh new CFO, handing him charge of $68 billion cash pile

Roh was previously the CFO of Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics. 

Nov 02, 2017, 12:52 PM IST

Samsung names new business heads in changing of guard

The current three co-CEO management structure would be maintained, it added, without elaborating. 

Oct 31, 2017, 12:22 PM IST

Samsung plans $18.6 billion South Korea investment to widen chip lead

The announcement follows repeated calls from new South Korean President Moon Jae-in for big businesses to invest more domestically as part of a wider job-creation agenda. Samsung said its plan could open up to 440,000 roles by 2021.

 

Jul 04, 2017, 12:37 PM IST

Samsung announces new US plant ahead of Trump summit with Moon

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will open its first US appliances plant in more than three decades, a politically pleasing investment ahead of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in`s two-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Jun 29, 2017, 15:07 PM IST

Samsung Electronics names new mobile marketing chief in delayed reshuffle

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday named a new head of mobile marketing and a new China chief as part of an executive reshuffle designed to prevent a "decline" in momentum following the arrest of its vice chairman.

May 11, 2017, 13:18 PM IST

Samsung says recovered over 60% of recalled Note 7s in South Korea, US

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it has recovered more than 60 percent of all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea and the United States that have been recalled. 

Sep 27, 2016, 16:04 PM IST

Samsung China to recall 1,858 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

 China`s quality watchdog said on Wednesday Samsung Electronics Co Ltd`s local unit will recall 1,858 units of its Galaxy Note 7 phones, after the Korean firm`s product was found to have fire-prone batteries.

Sep 14, 2016, 15:22 PM IST

Samsung Elec to halt S.Korea Note 7 TV ads until new sales resume

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has decided to halt television advertisements for the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea until the firm can resume new sales of the phone, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2016, 11:21 AM IST

Samsung Electronics profit beats expectations as hopes rise for smartphone recovery

Samsung also expects its first-quarter revenue to have risen 4 percent from a year earlier to 49 trillion won.

Apr 07, 2016, 06:49 AM IST

With Galaxy S7, Samsung seen rediscovering its mobile mojo

Early indications of stronger-than-expected sales of new Galaxy S7 smartphones suggest technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is emerging from a two-year decline at its flagship mobile business.

Mar 30, 2016, 19:27 PM IST

US court reverses part of Apple's $930 mn verdict Vs Samsung

A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part of the $930 million verdict that Apple Inc won in 2012 against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, saying the iPhone maker`s trademark-related appearance could not be protected.

May 18, 2015, 22:34 PM IST

Samsung Electronics names new mobile marketing head before key launch

South Korea`s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it has appointed a new smartphone marketing chief, less than a month before the expected unveiling of its next flagship Galaxy S handset.

Feb 03, 2015, 19:00 PM IST

Sony to cut 1,000 jobs in smartphone business: Sources

Sony Corp plans to cut around 1,000 additional jobs in its struggling smartphone division as it tries to bring its electronics business back into the black, sources said on Wednesday.

Jan 28, 2015, 07:58 AM IST

Samsung to make Tizen phone in India

Buoyed by the market response to its Tizen OS-based smartphone in India, tech giant Samsung plans to manufacture the 'Z1' at its Noida facility soon.

Jan 25, 2015, 11:16 AM IST

Samsung's Tizen smartphone makes poor first impression in India

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd`s first smartphone to run on its own operating system received a frosty welcome after its launch in India, with reviewers and consumers criticising its low-resolution cameras and dearth of software applications.

Jan 21, 2015, 08:44 AM IST

Tizen TV no substitute for Samsung's long-awaited answer to Android

But after years of development and a handful of Tizen-powered smartwatches and cameras, the only product confirmed for a 2015 launch so far is a TV set.

Dec 26, 2014, 09:10 AM IST

US judge says concerned about Google antitrust lawsuit

A U.S. judge said on Thursday she would require consumers suing Google to submit additional factual details in order for an antitrust lawsuit over Android to proceed.

Dec 19, 2014, 02:27 AM IST

Samsung halts business with Chinese supplier over child labour fears

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it had suspended business with a Chinese supplier it suspected of employing child labour, less than a week after a U.S. watchdog report accused the supplier of using under-aged workers.

Jul 14, 2014, 10:08 AM IST