Samsung News
Samsung is Korean and one of the largest companies in the world, with interests in electronics, shipbuilding, engineering, construction, finance, hotels and even in theme parks. Samsung Electronics alone had revenues of $135 billion in 2010. This includes the leading Flash memory chip maker in the world, the largest builder of flat LCD screens and the TV sets that use them, the second largest chip maker after Intel, and the second largest handset operation after Nokia and catching fast. Samsung like many handset vendors has been caught out by the iPhone design and has been losing ground in smart phones until it launched the Galaxy range of smart phones in tablets in 2010 which use the Android operating system, since which it has been gaining ground. Samsung also fabricates the A4 chip which Apple uses to power its iphone4 and the iPad. Since 2008 Samsung has shipped more handsets in the US than any other handset vendor, overtaking Motorola.
Samsung claims '5G' breakthrough
Samsung is the latest firm to claim it is getting close to '5G' technology, even before the key industry bodies - the 3GPP or ITU - are even using the term, let alone defining specifications. Huawei h ...
Samsung increases market lead and profits
26 April, 2013
Takes one-third of Q1 smartphone market, as iPhone stagnates, and reports 42% leap in earnings, with Galaxy the top driver
Samsung wins LTE contract in Ireland
11 April, 2013
Deal with Three follows similar win in UK, as Korean firm establishes itself as a 4G contender in Europe
Samsung beats estimates with Q1 profit
5 April, 2013
Galaxy is main driver for growth again, though analysts question whether huge marketing spend will hurt margins
Apple pushes for new Samsung trial
28 March, 2013
As the two vendors continue to bicker over last summer's $1.05bn award against Samsung, Apple wants retrial rather than appeal
Samsung hits back at Ericsson lawsuit
19 March, 2013
Files two complaints in Texas, accusing Swedish firm of behaving like a patent troll and breaching contracts
Samsung will have Tizen smartphones by September
18 March, 2013
Already has NTT Docomo and Orange to launch a high end smartphone running the Linux OS
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