samsung launches new smart watch gear 2

Samsung launches new smart watch, Gear 2

Samsung launched on Sunday a new smart watch, the Gear 2, after a first version won over few critics, adding new features and ditching Google's Android in favour of its own operating system.
apple samsung fail to settle patent case

Apple, Samsung fail to settle patent case

Apple and its South Korean rival Samsung will return to court next month after failing to agree on a settlement to end a legal battle over patents in the United States.
samsung may help revive ship industry

Samsung may help revive ship industry

The Government has called on relevant bodies to accelerate co-ordination efforts with the Samsung group to restructure domestic shipbuilding activities.
vietnam mulls expanding cooperation with samsung

Vietnam mulls expanding cooperation with Samsung

Vietnam is seeking to expand cooperation with South Korean electronics giant Samsung Group in a wide variety of fields, the Government Office has said in a document, citing orders from Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
smartphone sales top billion samsung leads survey

Smartphone sales top billion, Samsung leads: survey

The smartphone market hit a milestone in 2013 with more than a billion shipped, a survey showed Monday.
samsung posts steep drop in q4 operating profit

Samsung posts steep drop in Q4 operating profit

South Korea's Samsung posted Friday an 18 per cent drop in operating profit in the fourth quarter as slowing sales of high-end smartphones hit the electronics giant.
factory violence to end in court as police press charges on agitators

Factory violence to end in court as police press charges on agitators

Police in the northern province of Thai Nguyen last week decided to bring charges against those responsible for the scenes of violence which broke out at the global largest handset maker Samsung Electronics’ factory, currently under construction in the province.
apple samsung agree to mediation in us patent battle

Apple, Samsung agree to mediation in US patent battle

The chief executives of Apple and Samsung have agreed to attend a mediation session by mid-February to discuss their legal battle over smartphone patents, court documents showed Wednesday.
transformers director stalks off stage at samsung event

"Transformers" director stalks off stage at Samsung event

Autobot warriors in "Transformers" films stand firm in the face of pressure, but the director of the blockbuster action films bolted when a teleprompter failed him at a Samsung press event.
apple asks us court to ban samsung phones tablets

Apple asks US court to ban Samsung phones, tablets

Apple has asked a federal judge to bar US sales of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers in the blockbuster patent case involving the two electronics giants.
apple wins court battle against samsung

Apple wins court battle against Samsung

South Korea's Samsung on Thursday lost its latest claim in a long-running global copyright battle against bitter rival Apple, a surprise blow to the electronics giant in its home market.
samsung shares rise despite apples 290m court victory

Samsung shares rise despite Apple's $290m court victory

South Korean markets took in stride a US federal jury's order for Samsung to pay US$290 million in damages to Apple, with Samsung shares going up 0.69 per cent on Friday.
apple awarded 290m in samsung patent case

Apple awarded $290m in Samsung patent case

A US federal jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay $290 million in damages to Apple in a partial retrial of the blockbuster patent case involving the two smartphone giants.
apple samsung to face off in court again on patents

Apple, Samsung to face off in court again on patents

Apple and Samsung return to a California court this week for another round in the blockbuster patent trial between the two biggest smartphone makers.
samsung extends smartphone lead over apple

Samsung extends smartphone lead over Apple

Samsung extended its lead over Apple in the global smartphone market in the third quarter as Chinese manufacturers also made inroads, a survey showed on Tuesday.