• Samsung may ditch free charging brick following Apple’s move

    Samsung may ditch free charging brick following Apple’s move

    Samsung has been making fun of Apple’s decision to not include a free charger with the iPhone 12 — but it also reportedly may ax the freebie from its own upcoming flagship phone.The South
  • Samsung president has passed away

    Samsung president has passed away

    Lee Kun-hee, 78, had been bedridden since a heart attack in 2014. He was instrumental in turning this small SME into a global electronics giant, contributing one-fifth of South Korea's GDP. His son, Jay Y. Lee, has been at the helm of Samsung since 2014.
  • Samsung wins $6.6 billion 5G contract from Verizon

    Samsung wins $6.6 billion 5G contract from Verizon

    Samsung has inked a $6.6 billion contract to help American communications firm Verizon build its fifth-generation wireless network. The South Korean telecom giant will provide New York-based Verizon with network equipment along with installation and maintenance under the contract signed Friday, Samsung said in a Monday regulatory filing. The pact will run through the end …
  • Samsung heir indicted over controversial 2015 merger

    Samsung heir indicted over controversial 2015 merger

    South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes, setting up what could be a protracted legal battle to determine whether the 52-year-old billionaire illegally cemented his control over the business giant. Lee’s attorneys denied the charges, which were also filed against 10 other …
  • Coronavirus puts damper on global smartphone production

    Coronavirus puts damper on global smartphone production

    Global smartphone production is seeing its biggest-ever slump as the coronavirus pandemic has smothered global demand. Industry firm TrendForce said it expects production to dip 16.5 percent year-over-year to 287 million phones in the June quarter, continuing a slide that saw output drop 10 percent in the March quarter, when the outbreak spread and peaked …