Samsung profit decline to moderate in first quarter ahead of Galaxy S6 launch April 7, 2015 The figures Operating profit at the Korean electronics firm is expected to be 5.9tn won (£4bn) for the quarter to the end of March – down 31 per cent on the same quarter last year, but a more moderate decline than expected. It remains the sixth consecutive quarterly decline for the firm. But sales for [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung UK exec Andy Griffiths sees confidence up March 2, 2015 Britain’s consumers poured cash into TVs, smartphones and household appliances over Christmas and into 2015, says Samsung’s UK and Ireland president, who said the spending was a barometer of the wider UK economy. “We’re really seeing the health of the UK economy coming through,” explained Andy Griffiths, speaking to City A.M. at Mobile World Congress [...]
Samsung banks on S6 edging it to future profit March 1, 2015 in Barcelona SAMSUNG last night unveiled two flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones in Barcelona, marking the start of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The two devices, the S6 and its curved screen S6 Edge brother, are a crucial attempt by the South Korean conglomerate to restore growth to its smartphone division, which has seen margins and [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung unveils curved screen Galaxy S6 smartphone March 1, 2015 Samsung just unveiled two flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones in Barcelona marking the start of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The S6 and its curved screen sibling, the S6 Edge, are the South Korean conglomerate’s latest attempt to restore growth to its smartphone division which has seen margins and profits erode in the face of competition. [...]
Beautiful things: Brass vessels, Samsung’s easel TV and Tom Dixon furniture February 19, 2015 Make storage stylish with these handcrafted stacking vessels Storage is a vital, but throughly mundane, fact of life. Fortunately, the brother and sister team behind Utopia & Utility have come up with a solution that’s both functional and fashionable. These stacking vessels are actually three different containers made by three European craftsmen to form one [...]
Samsung to take on Apple in mobile payments sector with purchase of LoopPay February 18, 2015 Samsung has purchased LoopPay, a mobile wallet company that will rival Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The South Korean tech company has not disclosed the price of the deal it proclaimed will “accelerate the next wave of innovation in the digital smart wallet”. The move suggests that Samsung is ready to compete [...]
Samsung admits its smart TVs can listen to viewers’ conversations and pass them on to third parties February 9, 2015 If you have a Samsung Smart TV in your home, it's time to put an end to any incriminating conversations you might be having. It turns out the product's screen can listen to what you say and pass information on to third parties. Part of the company's privacy policy for its Smart [...]
Samsung admits its Smart TV will capture your personal conversations and send it to third parties February 8, 2015 Samsung’s Smart TV is a pretty swish product. It comes with on-demand TV, mobile applications and a screen resolution four times higher than average HD. The one setback? You just need to make sure you don’t hold any private conversations in front of the internet-connected TV, as its voice recognition technology will record your [...]
BlackBerry share price falls back after it denies Samsung takeover talk January 14, 2015 Telecoms firm BlackBerry sent its shares back down by more than 16 per cent in after hours trading last night, after denying that it had engaged in talks with Samsung about a multi-billion dollar buyout. Reuters reported last night that smartphone manufacturer Samsung had sent high level executives to meet with BlackBerry equivalents last week [...]
Samsung forecasts first annual profit drop in three years January 8, 2015 The world's biggest electronic company Samsung as predicted its first annual profit drop since 2011. The South Korean smartphone maker forecast operating profit of 5.2 trillion Korean won (£3bn) for the three months to December, down from 8.3 trillion won a year earlier. Despite this it beat an earlier estimate of 5 trillion won from [...]