"Samsung Health," a health record management application for smartphone users from Samsung Electronics, surpassed 500 million downloads globally.However, the remote medical services that Samsung Health provides and are generally available in overseas countries are not provided in Korea. Korean smart
The competition for leadership in foldable smartphones is expected to intensify toward the end of this year. According to the smartphone industry on July 30, Samsung Electronics is set to launch a foldable smartphone early next year, while LG Electronics, Huawei, and Oppo also obtained patents on fo
Specialized cryptocurrency research centers have recently opened one after another to provide analyses of cryptocurrency market conditions and information prepared by analysts who worked at large securities companies and private equity fund firms.The main goal of the centers is to help individuals u
LG Electronics' losses in the smartphone business are increasing as its highly expected smartphone, G7 ThinkQ, is showing poor sales.LG Electronics announced on July 26 that sales in the second quarter reached 15.194 trillion won, with operating profit topping 770 billion won. Although sales and
Samsung Electronics which had been dethroned by Xiaomi in the Indian smartphone market returned to the top spot in terms of market shares in the second quarter of this year.According to market researcher Counterpoint Research on July 25, Samsung Electronics recorded a 29% market share in the smartph
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is expected to debut next year in three different forms and its fingerprint scanner is likely to adopt Fingerprint On Display (FOD), according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.According to his recent report, the Galaxy S10 is likely to come with 5.8-, 6.1- a
The Galaxy Note 9’s S Pen which is set to make debut in the upcoming month will reportedly introduce a special gaming-friendly feature.The tweet from Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) said, “Samsung Electronics’ CEO DJ Koh attaches great importance to the Chinese market and today came to Wuhan, China to l
The smart speaker market competition has begun at home and abroad. Using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, smart speakers recognizes the voice of users and allows them to stream music, search information and check news.In particular, smart speaker developers are in a tough competition to pre
The second war between Samsung Electronics Co. and Chinese smartphone manufacturers, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, for the Indian market to win the 1.3 billion population has just begun. Samsung Electronics had the largest share of the Indian market until last year. However, the company had
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, attended a ceremony for the opening of a new factory in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in northern India on July 9 (local time). During the ceremony, Lee met key local political and business leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways f
Samsung Electronics Co. projected its first quarterly profit decline in seven quarters. With the trade dispute between the United States and China escalating, even Samsung Electronics, which is considered one of South Korea’s economic pillars, sees its profits drop, unnerving the entire Korean busin
Samsung Electronics will take the wrap off its Galaxy Note 9 (tentative name) Smartphone in New York City, on August 9.Samsung Electronics sent invitations to an event to launch a new product to media outlets around the world on June 28. The company did not reveal the name of the product but it is a
Global sales of the Galaxy S9, which surpassed 10 million units in just one month after its release in March, have been falling in the second quarter. Eugene Investment & Securities Co. forecast that its quarterly shipments would stand at 9.5 million units. Some even say that the sales figures could
All-screen smartphones are expected to become the mainstream of the market as cameras, speakers and fingerprint recognition devices are disappearing from the front surfaces of smartphones.Last week, Oppo and Vivo released all-screen smartphones. Samsung Electronics is expected to follow suit with th
Samsung Electronics was recently sued for a violation of a patent right by a non-practicing entity (NPE) following a recent court ruling that it pay US$400 million in damages for patent infringement to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). In particular, as the Galaxy S9 an
A federal court in the US ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. must pay US$400 million (440 billion won) to a unit of South Korea’s top science and research university KAIST for infringing a patent related to key semiconductor technology.According to foreign media reports on June 17, a jury in the Eas
As Samsung Electronics’ flagship smartphone Galaxy S9 shows lower sales than expected, concerns over performance in the second quarter are growing. Some even say that the company’s operating profits will drop below 15 trillion won (US$13.91 billion) again for the first time since the first half of l
Samsung Electronics is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 9 in New York in early August as its flagship phone for the second half of this year. The product is likely to be released in late August. For reference, the Galaxy Note 8 was unveiled and released on August 23 and September 21 last year, res
Korea Blockchain Week 2018 (KBW 2018) will be held in Seoul for five days from July 16 to 20, the organizer of the conference said on June 12.Blockchain Week is a global blockchain conference held in major financial hubs around the world one after another such as New York, Bangkok and Tokyo.KBW 2018
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S9+ topped the global market in April. Apple's iPhone X came in third.According to Counterpoint Research on June 8, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ ranked first with a 2.6% world market share in April. The Samsung Galaxy S9 ranked second. "Samsung Electronics achieved such