Competition in the solid state drive (SSD) market is heating up. SK Hynix, which took over the NAND business unit from Intel in 2021, expanded its market share with the launch of a new enterprise SSD. Samsung Electronics, the SSD industry leader, responded by coming up with an SSD for professionals.
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at esshim@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Samyang Optics is a maker of third-party interchangeable lenses used in DSLR and mirrorless cameras. The interchangeable lens market is set for rejuvenation on a rise in outdoor activity, a rebound i
Samsung Electronics will host its first-ever Samsung 6G Forum on May 13, the company announced on April 13. Under the theme of ‘The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,’ the Samsung 6G Forum will bring together leading global experts from academia and industry in the area of next-generation comm
Renowned Korean American serial entrepreneur John Suh said kids have to be allowed to fail in order to succeed, as he addressed parents in Seoul during the second installment of a thought leadership series modeled after TED Talks.The series, dubbed Dulwich Talks after its host pre-K-12 international
The author is an analyst of Shinhan Investment Corp. She can be reached at inhae.ji@shinhan.com. -- Ed. Initiate coverage on entertainment sector with OVERWEIGHT viewThe combined market cap of four entertainment companies (HYBE, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JPY Entertainment) has dropped 24%
The GSM Association is planning to call for global content providers such as Netflix and YouTube to share network investment costs.These days, big tech companies are facing increasing pressure, especially in Europe, with regard to communication infrastructure costs and this has to do with the fact t
Industry analysts predict that Google will join the foldable phone market this year.Google's entry is expected to serve as a positive factor for Samsung Electronics, as it will expand the foldable phone market, which is being dominated by Samsung. Samsung Electronics uses displays from its subsi
YouTube launched annual subscription plans for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium users on Jan. 19. The prices are US$107.99 and US$89.99, respectively. For reference, the monthly subscription fees are US$12 and US$10, respectively.The plans were launched in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
The immensely popular Pinkfong 'Baby Shark Dance' has become the first video on YouTube to break through the 10 billion view mark.The music video was released by Pinkfong Co. in June 2016. In November 2020, it was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s No. 1 video in ter
While Chinese companies are releasing foldable phones imitating Samsung Electronics’ Foldable Phone Z series one after another, industry analysts say there is a big difference in performance between Samsung models and Chinese products.A video posted on Folder Universe, a YouTube IT device channel, o
A video and an image of the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) and the Galaxy S22 have been leaked. Samsung Electronics is planning to introduce them in the first half of next year. An Italian HD blog recently released a Galaxy S21 FE unboxing video through YouTube. The 6-minute and 44-second video shows n
Pernod Ricard Korea, the Korean unit of the global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard, hosted a second online "gugak" (Korean traditional music) performance together with the National Gugak High School on Dec. 1, 2021 to celebrate its certification as ‘an excellent organization for supporting cu
Samsung Electronics ranked second in YouGov’s Best Brand Rankings 2021, which was based on consumer perceptions in 54 markets around the world. The Korean tech giant rose by two notches from fourth place in 2020, beating Netflix and YouTube.YouGov is British market research firm. It announced this y
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. In 2021, Butter, by Korean boy group BTS, stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks in a row, and Korean drama Squid Game became the most watched show on Netflix. In our view, these
The number of foreigners covered by the national health insurance of South Korea exceeded 1.2 million this year and the number of dependents registered by them is close to 200,000. Under the circumstances, a YouTube video posted by a Chinese woman is causing controversy.According to this video, the
Samsung Electronics announced on Oct. 18 that it has sold 600,000 Smart Monitors worldwide since the launch of the all-new product in December last year.The monitor comes with a “do-it-all” screen that can be used to watch content from Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube, etc and can also be connected to the
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Adhering to a Buy rating, we raise our TP on HYBE to W370,000 in consideration of the firm’s leading position in the fandom platform arena, backed by the securing of global artists for its Weverse
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at jiyoony@nhqv.com. -- Ed. In 2Q21, we confirmed high growth at the elementary & middle school and adult education divisions. Earnings momentum should continue in 2H21 thanks to both sustained demand for online education and
Coway is about to join the club of one trillion won in overseas sales in 2021. This is due to a surge in the company’s sales in Malaysia, its largest overseas market.The number of Facebook page followers for Coway Malaysia, created by Coway's Malaysian corporation, exceeded 159,000 as of June 30
Samsung Electronics introduced on June 29 its One UI Watch user experience at Mobile World Congress (MWC), which kicked off in Barcelona this week.The new interface is designed to make the Galaxy Watch and smartphone experience more deeply connected. Samsung also confirmed that One UI Watch will be