Samsung Music will expand its service to Korea and Latin America after its launch in 32 countries in Europe and the Middle East in May last year. As a result, an intense competition between Samsung, Melon, and Google Play Music is expected. Samsung Electronics announced on November 2 that it will pr

Samsung Electronics and Sony are competing fiercely in the mobile CMOS image sensor (CIS) market. The former’s strategy is to supply various products in quantity based on its high manufacturing capacity, whereas the latter is trying to maximize its profits by means of high-performance and high-pixel

Samsung Electronics is likely this year to maintain the double-digit market share for two consecutive years in the global market.According to industry research firm iSuppli on November 24 (local time), Samsung is expected to record US$33.4 billion in sales this year, up 7.0 percent from the previous

3D printing technology will bring about a third industrial revolution. With the digitization of manufacturing receiving explosive attention, local large IT firms are actively seeking to develop 3D printers, even though the local 3D printing market draws less interest than in other countries. If this

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on November 24 that 20 American and Japanese semiconductor-related companies have decided to develop a technology to mass-produce next-generation memory that can vastly improve the function of mobile devices such as smartphones. The newspaper said that the partnersh

Samsung Electronics has seen almost a 50% drop in its smartphone sales in the Japanese market due to aggressive marketing activities by Apple and Japanese rivals. In contrast to keeping the top position in China, Samsung’s sales of smartphones in Japan has been on a sharp drop in Asia’s second large

According to foreign media on November 23 (local time), a lawsuit filed by Samsung against Apple’s patent infringement was suspended by the Mannheim Regional Court. As a result, all five of the 3G standard-essential patents (SEPs) were dismissed or suspended on the grounds of a possibility that a pa

A US jury declared a verdict that orders Samsung Electronics to pay Apple US$290 million in damages. The amount falls short of the US$379.8 million requested by Apple, but is much higher than the US$52.7 million Samsung argued it should have to pay.In August 2012, a previous jury at the US District

Samsung Electronics filed an application with the San Jose Division of the Northern District Court of California on November 20 (local time), asking the trial for damages settlement against Apple to be suspended temporarily. The trial is a follow-up of the August 2012 judgment that Samsung has to pa

Major Korean conglomerates such as Samsung Group and Hyundai Motor Group have been quite resistant to the global economic recession. Meanwhile, the resistance of mid-sized conglomerates is on the decline. With the STX, Woongjin and Tong Yang Groups being driven out of the market one after another, t

The world’s first curved smartphones made by Samsung and LG have been met with a negative consumer reaction.The early sales volume has stayed at a meager level, since the flexible smartphones have inferior features and have had to compete against other flagship handsets launched around the same time

Hong Kong-based market research firm Counterpoint Research announced on November 20 that Apple’s 2013 flagship phone became the world’s best-selling smartphone in September, even though it was on the market for just 10 days.Starting on September 20, the iPhone 5s became available in nine countries i

How much is Samsung Group’s Chairman Lee Kun-hee annual salary? Unlike the estimates of those who have this question in mind, the answer is “none.”On November 20, Samsung Group’s Future Strategy Communications Team Leader Lee In-yong mentioned at the briefing right after the Wednesday meeting of com

The combined amount of reserve assets held by Korea’s top 10 conglomerates surged nearly 44 percent over the past three years. According to market researcher CEO Score on November 20, the internal reserves of the country’s 82 listed firms under the top 10 chaebol, or conglomerates, reached 477 trill

In June, Sony beat Apple and recaptured the top spot in the Japanese market after three years. The world’s 7th ranking smartphone manufacturer now represents 36% of the Japanese smartphone market. Samsung Electronics, on the other hand, ranked 3rd in market share, following Sony and Apple.Sony’s suc

Samsung Electronics stopped servicing upgrades after the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean version of the Galaxy S3 OS caused errors in certain devices. On November 18 (local time), Samsung Electronics’ exclusive media Sammobile reported Samsung stopped providing the OS upgrade service after some users experie

Samsung Electronics has sold over 10 million tablet PCs in the third quarter this year for the first time in its history. It broke the 20% mark in terms of the global market share to nip at the heels of Apple. US-based market research firm Strategy Analytics announced on November 19 that Samsung Ele

Google’s second-generation Nexus 7 is reported to have been sold more than any other product in the Korean tablet market, threatening local handset manufacturers like Samsung and LG. According to industry sources on November 18, around 200,000 units of the Nexus 7 have been sold less than three mont

Following oversupply in Q1-Q3 2013, DRAM chips are in short supply in Q4, and the trend is expected to continue in 2014. As a result, DRAM prices are likely to continue to rise, and memory manufacturers will probably record better performance next year.According to market research firm iSuppli on No

In the US lawsuit filed by Apple against Samsung Electronics, the court replied, “It is possible to restrict sales of Samsung Electronics’ products due to utility patent issues.” As the previous verdict to dismiss the appeal from the lower court has been flipped, it is now more likely that some of S