Samsung Electronics set for best quarter in over 2 years on second quarter smartphone boost
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is poised to issue guidance for its best quarterly profit in more than two years, propelled by a surge in mobile earnings on the back of robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones.
Jul 05, 2016, 09:59 AM IST
Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris with 'iris recognition' launched in India at Rs 13,999
On the specifications front, the 7-inch tablet has 1024X600 display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 200GB and a 5MP camera rear camera.
May 25, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
Samsung Electronics, Alibaba to team up on mobile payment systems: Report
Samsung Electronics and Alibaba Group Holding plan to announce a collaboration on mobile payment systems on Friday, South Korean media reported.
May 19, 2016, 07:29 AM IST
Samsung flags better-than-expected 10% Q1 profit
Samsung Electronics Thursday posted a better-than-expected 10 percent increase in first quarter profits, on robust sales of the South Korean electronics giant's new Galaxy S7 smartphone.
Apr 07, 2016, 18:17 PM IST
Samsung Electronics says it doesn''t expect major TV impact from Hon Hai''s Sharp deal
Kim Hyun-suk, head of Samsung`s TV business, told reporters during a press conference that the world`s No.1 TV maker by market share is currently the biggest buyer of panels from the Sakkai plant - a joint venture between Sharp and Hon Hai.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:36 AM IST
Over 100,000 units Samsung Galaxy S7 series sold in first two days
Sales of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge reached a combined 60,000 on Friday and 40,000 on Saturday after the smartphones hit South Korean market on Friday.
Mar 13, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Galaxy S7, S7 Edge to be launched by Samsung Electronics on March 8
Samsung Electronics will be out with its latest smartphones – Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge on March 8 in India. The phone models have already been launched on February 21
Mar 06, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Samsung launches Galaxy A7, A5 smartphones 'glass and metal' versions
The new versions of the dual-SIM A-7 and A-5 phones have been launched with slight improvements in certain features than the previous versions.
Feb 06, 2016, 00:38 AM IST
Samsung Electronics posts 40% fall in Q4 net profit, warns of difficult 2016
The world`s top handset maker continued to be squeezed at both ends of the lucrative smartphone market with high-end competition from arch-rival Apple matched by cheaper players like China`s Huawei and Xiaomi.
Jan 28, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Samsung posts 5.1 billion profit in Q4 2015
For the whole year of 2015, operating profit increased 5.35 percent from the previous year to 26.37 trillion won.
Jan 08, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
Samsung Electronics to expand mobile payments to new countries, smartwatches
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will launch its mobile payments service in three additional countries, as well as introducing the system on its Gear S2 smartwatches.
Jan 06, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
Samsung to produce 5 million Galaxy S7 smartphones initially
Samsung plans to initially make 3.3 million of the flat-screen devices.
Dec 28, 2015, 10:23 AM IST
LG executive acquitted of sabotaging Samsung washing machines
A South Korean court on Friday acquitted a senior LG Electronics executive on charges of sabotaging rival Samsung washing machines at a trade fair in Germany last year.
Dec 11, 2015, 13:46 PM IST
Samsung shares rise on foray into self-driving car parts
Share prices of Samsung Electronics and some of its key affiliates rose Thursday after the company unveiled a plan to develop components for self-driving cars, entering a market eyed by rivals including Apple.
Dec 10, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Samsung names new smartphone head as heir apparent makes mark
Samsung Group said 54-year-old Dongjin Koh will take over as president of the mobile communications
Dec 01, 2015, 10:15 AM IST
Samsung Electronics mobile chief cedes day-to-day management role
The shift comes as the world`s top smartphone maker struggles to reverse declining market share and profits.
Dec 01, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Samsung Galaxy S7 to fix the missing link in Galaxy S6?
Samsung Galaxy S6 was considered the most impressive smartphone to have come out from the South Korean electronics giant but fans felt something was missing from it – a microSD card slot for memory expansion.
Nov 24, 2015, 23:15 PM IST
Samsung eyes bigger share of India's mid-priced smartphone market
Samsung claims to have grown its market share in the mid segment (Rs 10,000 - Rs 20,000 smartphones) to 49 percent in September from 43 percent in the same month last year.
Nov 03, 2015, 18:57 PM IST
Samsung India likely to cut about 1,000 jobs by March
With an aim to right-size the company while improving efficiency and productivity, Samsung Electronics is likely to cut as many as 750-1000 of it staffs in India by March 2016.
Oct 22, 2015, 19:59 PM IST
Samsung launches Galaxy Note5 in India at Rs 53,900
The Galaxy Note5 is available in the Indian market at a price of Rs 53,900 for the 32GB variant and Rs 59,900 for the 64GB variant," Samsung India Vice President (Marketing, IT and Mobile) Asim Warsi said in a statement here.
Sep 23, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
