Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee pardoned from graft charges
Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee won a presidential pardon from graft charges, allowing him to formally take the helm of an electronics conglomerate roiled by global demand and supply shocks.
South Korean President Yoon Suk...
Samsung could release first foldable tablet in early 2023
Samsung could launch its first foldable tablet early next year, Softpedia News reports.
The publication cited a post from a user on South Korean blog Naver, which claimed to have sourced the information from Samsung's hinge suppliers.
Samsung One UI 5 public beta starts
Samsung has launched the public beta for its Android 13-based One UI 5 smartphone software for the Galaxy S22 series, offering new visual, security, and accessibility features.
In terms of visual customisation, One UI 5 has more colour options for Android...
Best-selling TV brands and sizes in South Africa
Hisense, Samsung, and LG are South Africa's most popular TV brands in the first half of 2022, according to sales data from Takealot, Makro, and Game.
These three retailers offer a vast selection of TV models, making them a popular option for...
Samsung Repair Mode lets technicians fix your smartphone without wiping it
Samsung is introducing a new feature — Repair Mode — to protect users' data when they ship their Galaxy smartphones to a repair centre, according to a report from SamMobile.
The new feature is essentially a way of...
Smartphone sales slump
Global smartphone shipments fell to their lowest quarterly number in two years after consumer confidence was sapped by inflation and recession fears.
The quarter to June saw a 9% drop to roughly 290 million units shipped, market trackers Canalys, Counterpoint and IDC...
Samsung's profit slumps below expectations
Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit missed estimates after cooling demand for consumer gadgets hit its chip division, spurring concerns about the outlook for Big Tech in 2022.
The world’s largest producer of smartphones and displays reported a...
Apple semiconductor expert leaves for Samsung
Apple semiconductor expert Kim Woo-Pyeong has left the tech giant after being hired by Samsung, Business Korea reported.
Woo-Pyeong will act as director of Samsung’s recently established Packaging Solution Centre, which is part of the company’s...
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The rise of foldable smartphones
Samsung sold almost 10 million foldable smartphones worldwide in 2021, the company's president for mobile, TM Roh, has revealed.
In a blog post on Thursday, Roh said that while Samsung's Galaxy Z foldables were initially described as "radical", they had become...
Samsung Galaxy S23 expected to drop Exynos chip in favour of Snapdragon
Samsung will likely use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips in all S23 smartphones, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted.
Historically, Samsung used two different processors in its top-of-the-line Galaxy...
Samsung revenue up 21%
Samsung Electronics Co. reported a better-than-anticipated 21% jump in revenue, assuaging investors’ worst fears about the impact of weakening consumer demand and soaring materials costs on tech giants.
The marginal beat offset weaker-than-expected operating profit...
Samsung could drop Galaxy S series as its flagship offering
Samsung is reportedly shifting its smartphone strategy to focus on its foldable range as its true premium offering instead of its well-known Galaxy S series.
According to a report from The Korea Times, Samsung wants to claim a bigger...
Samsung kicks off mass production of 3nm chips
Samsung Electronics Co. kicked off mass production of 3-nanometre chips that are more powerful and efficient than predecessors, beating rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to a key milestone in the race to build the most advanced chips in...
Apple exec says "annoying" Samsung copied iPhone design
Samsung "ripped off" Apple's technology and used it to create a "poor" copy of the iPhone.
That is according to comments from Apple senior vice president for worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, in a newly-released Wall Street Journal...
Global PC monitor sales flatline
The International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker showed almost no growth in the global PC monitor market compared to the same period last year.
The IDC said the growth of 0.3% in shipping was still higher than expected after the...
Samsung slapped with R154 million fine over misleading waterproofing claims
Samsung Australia must pay A$14 million (R154 million) for misleading customers about the water resistance features of its products.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that Samsung...
Samsung Pay drops support for non-Samsung devices
Samsung Pay no longer works on non-Samsung devices, reports Android Authority.
According to user complaints, the payment application returns an “ID not valid” error on any device not manufactured by Samsung.
MTN misled customers with R449 per month Samsung Galaxy S21 deal
The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has found that MTN misled customers with a promotion it held for the Samsung Galaxy S21 and Galaxy A22 5G.
The complainant, Ethel Zulu, brought the issue to the attention of the ARB, where...
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