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Samsung Galaxy S8 to feature standalone desktop mode: reports
05 Jan 2017
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip that would go inside the Galaxy S8 would even be able to run a full-fledged Windows 10 build and Win32 desktop apps, according to reports
Samsung wins US Supreme Court appeal in $399 mn damages payment to Apple
07 Dec 2016
The apex court held that since the alleged copying of designs involved only parts of the product, the patent violator need not pay the entire profit from the sale of the product as damages
S Korean business tycoons face questions in parliament over donations for favours scandal
06 Dec 2016
Samsung Electronics may consider split: report
28 Nov 2016
While the exact nature of restructuring is not known, Samsung Group is reported to have revived plans after Jay Y Lee took over reins from his father Lee Kun-hee, who was incapacitated following a May 2014 heart attack
Samsung to buy car audio systems maker Harman for $8 bn
14 Nov 2016
The acquisition of Harman, the leading car audio and entertainment systems manufacturer, will give Samsung a considerable presence in the automotive electronics segment to produce "connected" cars
After phone fiasco, Samsung recalls 2.8 mn washing machines
05 Nov 2016
The recall in the US came after the Korean company received more than 700 reports of its top-loading washers experiencing excessive vibrations, causing the tops to detach during use and risk injury from impact
Samsung puts Note 7 fiasco behind to focus on S8
29 Oct 2016
US order bans Samsung Note 7 phones on flights
18 Oct 2016
Samsung Note 7 devices have been banned on all US passenger and cargo aircraft even after they have been shut off
Apple-Samsung patent battle leaves US top court mystified
13 Oct 2016
The most difficult issue relates to the value of design patents, which could bring down the curtain on the long-running battle that started in 2012
Samsung could take $17 bn revenue hit as Note 7 seems doomed
12 Oct 2016
After having to recall it for the second time over safety issues, analysts say Samsung will probably scrap the Note 7 series and move on to Note 8, leading to what Reuters estimates at a $17 billion loss in revenue
Samsung halts production and sale of Galaxy Note 7, asks users to switch off
12 Oct 2016
The move comes after recalling the device and replacing the faulty batteries were undermined as the replacement phones too started malfunctioning
Samsung relaunches Galaxy Note 7 in S Korea with safer batteries
03 Oct 2016
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has resolved the problem with exploding batteries and has relaunched its Galaxy Note 7 smart phone, after a worldwide recall involving millions of handsets
Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7 to conduct quality checks
12 Sep 2016
Reports, meanwhile, hinted at possibility of airlines, rather than isolating Note 7s, may decide to ban all Samsung phones given the difficulty of differentiating between models
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