Family feud may disrupt Samsung succession plans

31 May, 2012, 6:27 pm IST General

A family feud at Samsung Group, parent of the world's largest electronics company by revenue, could upset the smooth handover of control of a smartphones-to-ships conglomerate whose $234 billion annual sales are bigger than the economy of Singapore. More

Court-directed mediation talks between Apple and Samsung fail

24 May, 2012, 6:17 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

It was only recently that it was reported that the CEOs of Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics were to meet over two days in what essentially was a More

Apple, Samsung CEOs to meet in court-directed mediation

21 May, 2012, 4:27 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

A rather positive turn in the now longstanding patent lawsuit involving the iPhone maker and South Korea-based, ... More

FTC slams a 400 million won fine on Samsung

20 Mar, 2012, 11:45 am IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones 1 Comments

Reportedly, Samsung Electronics have had to pay through the nose for having allegedly created roadblocks during ... More

German court dismisses 2 Apple-Samsung appeals

02 Mar, 2012, 6:24 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones

At the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany, today, where representatives of both Apple and Samsung had assembled ... More

EU probes into Samsung's 3G license patent practices

01 Feb, 2012, 4:01 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones 1 Comments

South Korean-based, Samsung Electronics has been off late, battling a host of patent infringement accusations ... More

RIM not on Samsung's shopping list right now

18 Jan, 2012, 10:41 am IST Smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system ... More

NFC-enabled Samsung, LG, RIM smartphones get Visa payWave certification

12 Jan, 2012, 10:07 am IST Anuradha Shetty Mobile services

Visa Inc. and Visa Europe, in an official announcement stated that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung ... More

Samsung to focus more on profit than handset sales volume

11 Jan, 2012, 3:57 pm IST Mobile services

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's No.2 handset maker, will focus more on improving profits than boosting ... More

Samsung estimates record Q4 profit on strong smartphones

06 Jan, 2012, 12:52 pm IST Mobile services

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated on Friday its October ... More

Sony - Samsung LCD venture to end

26 Dec, 2011, 12:58 pm IST Anuradha Shetty LCD

Unable to stay afloat amidst a cloud of losses, Sony has decided to finally end its LCD venture with Samsung. More

Samsung televisions may come with Google TV, next year

22 Nov, 2011, 12:58 pm IST Anuradha Shetty HDTVs

Samsung Electronics will in all probability roll out the Google TV software on their televisions, confirms a report ... More

Sony plans no announcement on TV restructuring: CFO

11 Oct, 2011, 3:17 pm IST HDTVs

Sony Corp said on Tuesday it was not planning any major announcement about restructuring its television business, ... More

Samsung estimates Q3 profit down 14 pct; beats forecasts

07 Oct, 2011, 1:51 pm IST HDTVs

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, estimated on Friday its July-September operating profit would fall ... More

Samsung sees low growth rate for chip industry in 2012

29 Sep, 2011, 7:44 pm IST Reuters HDTVs

slowdown cuts into demand, a top executive said on Thursday. "Under an economic slowdown, the visibility of the semiconductor industry is low; the growth rate... More

Kindle Fire may force Android tablet makers to cut prices

29 Sep, 2011, 3:49 pm IST Reuters Tablets

Asian technology companies came under pressure on Thursday to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly $199. More

CyberMedia research reveals sale of 158,000 tablet units in India

29 Sep, 2011, 1:28 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

A 9-month long research carried out by CyberMedia Research has finally concluded and it has some good news to share. More

Intel, Samsung back new Linux mobile platform

29 Sep, 2011, 10:18 am IST Reuters Mobile phones

Two Linux software groups have joined forces, they said on Wednesday, to develop a new operating system for cellphones and other devices in an effort led by Intel and Samsung Electronics. More

Intel, Samsung to lead new Linux platform

28 Sep, 2011, 12:37 pm IST Reuters Linux

Two Linux groups said on Wednesday that they would combine their technologies to create a new operating software platform for a range of mobile devices led by Intel and Samsung Electronics. More

Microsoft Mango phone by Samsung to make a debut, late October onwards

26 Sep, 2011, 3:56 pm IST Reuters

Samsung Electronics, the world's second largest handset maker, said on Monday that it will release its first smartphone based on the latest version of Microsoft Corp's mobile operating system starting in Italy from the end of October. More