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Another shakeup at Samsung
News A new CEO is anointed to head the Korean tech giant in the wake of Chairman Lee Kun Hee's exit. Is this real change--or seatwarming for Lee's son?
Tags: Leadership, Change mangement, Semiconductor, Chip, NAND flash, stock price, South Korean company, chairman, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Harvard Business School
Motorola gears up for home networking
News The company wants you to set your thermostat through your cell phone.
Tags: Home entertainment
Wireless heats up
News All things wireless have been in the spotlight in recent months as several manufacturers and software makers vie to own a bigger spectrum of the wireless space.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax
Samsung wants 30 percent of Thai handset pie
News Samsung has set itself an ambitious target of capturing a 30 percent share in the mobile handset market in Thailand on sales revenue of US$257 million this year.
Tags: Handhelds, Best strategies, Business plans, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Sales strategy, Sales, Korean company, mobile handset, Forecasting
Samsung upbeat about memory chip recovery
News The company, confident it widened its gap with rivals during the downturn, expects supply of both DRAM and NAND chips to fall short of demand in 2010.
Tags: Memory, Storage, revenue, mobile, Semiconductor, Memory Chip, Chip, NAND, Korean company, printing
Samsung sets US$1B target for Thailand
News The Korean company has set ambitious growth targets for Thailand and other markets as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary of global operations in 2010.
Tags: Business development/management, Investments, Strategy, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Storage, TV, Thailand, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., marketing
Samsung Q1 earnings beat expectations
News A strong showing from the mobile-phone unit--whose profit margins beat Nokia's--helped Samsung post a US$349 million operating profit in the first quarter.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Memory Chip, Chip, Sales, LCD panel, Earnings, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., handset, industry
Softbank-led group to buy half of Korea Thrunet
News A group led by Softbank Corp, Asia's largest investor in Internet-related companies, will pay US$250 million for about half of Korea Thrunet Co, buying into the world's fastest growing high-speed Internet market.
South Korean firm eyes Philippines Internet market
News Sabiclub is aiming to open 100 cybercafés, costing up to US$220,000 each, in the Philippines over the next two years.
Tags: Web sites
Datacraft Asia acquires Korean outfit for US$35m
News Locally-listed network systems integrator Datacraft Asia Ltd acquired Dasan Electronics Co Ltd for 45.4 billion Korean won (US$35 million), the former said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange today.
Korea to hold Powercomm auction in April amid lack of interest
News Korea may have a tough time selling a controlling stake in the nation' largest high-speed communication network as the government faces a lack of bidders, some analysts say.
Korea Telecom auction may stumble as potential bidders pass
News The government's attempt to sell 14.7 percent of Korea Telecom Corp to local investors may be in trouble because potential buyers say they have decided not to bid for shares in Korea's largest telecommunications company.
Korea Telecom auction may stumble as potential bidders pass
News The government's attempt to sell 14.7 percent of Korea Telecom Corp to local investors may be in trouble because potential buyers say they have decided not to bid for shares in Korea's largest telecommunications company.
Why Korea's SK Telecom wants Sprint
News news analysis With its home market nearly saturated, Korea's No. 1 mobile-phone operator seeks an acquisition to become a big player in the lucrative United States.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks, SK Telecom Co., Sprint Communications, bank, China, shareholder, asset
Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap deal
News Among other provisions, the pact covers Samsung and its customers for Linux-related products.
Tags: Operating systems, Business applications, Software licensing, Patents
