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Samsung posts best quarterly profit since Sep'13 at $8.7 bn

Revenue rose 2 per cent to 50.5 trillion won

Redress over red-tinted screens in Galaxy S8: Samsung to update software

Said they will readjust colours over a wider range than at present

Samsung seeks to douse Note 7 fire with S8

Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S8 and S8+ mobile phones on Wednesday in India, filling the void for a "flagship device", it said. Flagship here means a high-end smartphone. Globally and here, Samsung is known for these high-end models, which in rupee terms are available for nothing less than Rs 50,000. Prior to its Note 7 crisis, which saw users of that device plagued with battery explosion, Samsung commanded 50-55 per cent of market share in the Rs 50,000 and above smartphone market in India. Apple had around 45 per cent in what it termed the super-premium smartphone market, the numbers all from Cybermedia Research.Following the Note 7 crisis, Samsung's share reduced to 17 per cent, according to Cybermedia Research data for January and February. The March figures were not available. Apple, on the other hand, saw its share grow to 80 per cent in January and February, said Faisal Kawoosa, principal analyst, telecom and semitronics, at CyberMedia."The addressable market for Samsung, ...

Samsung evacuates 3,000 staffers on reports of explosives at headquarters

However, no explosive was found after two hours of search

Samsung most trusted brand in India: Report

Samsung moved up 17 positions to claim the top spot

Samsung shareholders welcome stock price gains, regret scandals

Five Samsung executives have been indicted on bribery and other charges linked to the scandal

Samsung voice-assistant Bixby to debut with new Galaxy S8 smartphone

Samsung said Bixby will focus on letting people control mobile apps with spoken directives

Samsung hands over its Tab IRIS to Karnataka health dept

Samsung India has collaborated with Karnataka Government for a two-day 'School Kit Programme' that aims to extend support to students from government schools across Bengaluru, Dodballapura, Kolar and Mulbaghal districts in the state. "At Samsung, our aim is to cater to the needs of our consumers with meaningful innovations and quality products. We will also like to give back to the society, thereby reaching out to less-privileged students within the Indian society. Today, we have been able to reach out to more than thirty thousand students," Samsung R&D Institute Managing Director Dipesh Shah sai in a statement here. Volunteers from Samsung R&D Institute, Bengaluru visited more than 500 schools and distributed essential items to more than thirty thousand students over two days, the statement said. The stationery items distributed among students included 3,000 dictionaries, 14,000 stationery pouches, 300 bags, 18,000 exam pads and geometry boxes, it

Samsung heir Lee denies criminal charges at trial

The Seoul district court is expected to give its ruling in late May

Corruption trial against Samsung heir Lee begins

Four other officials of the company, who remain at large, would also be tried alongside Lee

Samsung plans US expansion, would shift manufacturing from Mexico

Initial capital investment is expected to be around $300 million

Samsung chief Jay Lee charged with bribery

Jay Y Lee was arrested over his alleged role in corruption scandal involving impeached President

Samsung to restructure top management after heir's indictment

Tech giant also expects a personnel reshuffle of top executives

Samsung heir, 4 others indicted for bribery, embezzlement: Prosecutors

Lee's arrest marked the first for a Samsung chief and dealt a huge blow to its image

Samsung unwraps Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Book, releases smartphone teaser

Smartphone, speculated as Galaxy 8, is believed to be successor of Galaxy Note 7

Huawei, Xiaomi, Nokia, others pile in to exploit Samsung weakness

Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Gionee are in hot pursuit, while BlackBerry, Nokia announced retro models

Samsung tightens donation rules after scandal

President Jay Y Lee is accused of pledging 43 bn won in bribes to a company

Samsung heir's arrest in intensifies calls for cleanup

But the prospects for a major housecleaning look uncertain

Samsung scion follows father's path in scandal, too

It's a tale of an ambitious son trying to live up to his father's legacy

Arrested Samsung heir appears handcuffed for questioning

Lee is accused of paying nearly $40 million in bribes to a confidante to secure policy favour