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S.Korea Samsung Life aiming for H1 2010 IPO

Samsung Life, South Korea's largest life insurer, said it was aiming to go public in the first half of next year and planning to pick lead managers in December.

Samsung Elec to launch open mobile platform in Dec

World No. 2 mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it would launch its own open mobile platform in December as it tries to make up for a late start in the red-hot smartphone market.

Apple tops phone chart as Nokia, Samsung step up

The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.

FACTBOX-Leading tech rivals in South Korea, Japan

In the longstanding rivalry between Japan and South Korea, near-neighbour North Asian technology industry heavyweights, the pendulum has swung Korea's way, helped by currency shifts, but also due to marketing and product savvy and nimbler production strategies.

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Samsung upbeat on 2010 after record Q3 profit

Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, gave a robust outlook, signaling bigger players are set to further widen the gap over smaller firms in a tech sector recovery.

CORRECTED: Samsung Q3 profit trebles on memory chips, LCD

(Corrects to remove reference in third paragraph to year-ago operating profit which was on a parent, not consolidated basis)

Samsung Q3 profit trebles on chips, LCDs

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, reported on Friday its best ever quarterly net profit on a resurgent memory sector and forecast a strong 2010.

Samsung Q3 profit trebles on memory chips, LCD

Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, reported on Friday record quarterly net profit on a resurgent memory sector and brisk sales of flat screens and mobile phones.

Daily Wrap Up - Oct 29

U.S. Economy Grows Again; Geithner Sees Early Stability; Landlords See Hope

Sprint unveils Android-Powered Samsung Moment

At the CTIA conference in San Diego on Wednesday, Samsung and Sprint unveiled the Samsung Moment, a touchscreen handset that has an Android-based operating system.

Is Murdoch in Asia to check out e-reader partners?

News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has held talks with Japanese and South Korean firms, possibly sounding out potential partners to rival Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic reader, sources said.

Samsung sees strong Q3; profits may have peaked

Samsung Electronics' stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings forecast on Tuesday failed to impress investors, who are worried a fast recovering won and competition are starting to cut into profits.

Samsung Elec cautious about semiconductor outlook

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest maker of memory chips, said on Tuesday it remains cautious about the sector's outlook even as the industry emerges from its two-year slump.

NEC Elec, Renesas to get $2.2 billion from parent firms

Japan's NEC Electronics Corp will absorb Renesas Technology Corp after raising a total 200 billion yen ($2.2 billion) from their parent firms, which could smooth the way for the government to also extend aid to the loss-making chipmakers.

NEC Elec, Renesas to get $2.2 bln from parent firms

MetroPCS picks Ericsson, Samsung for LTE launch

MetroPCS Communications Inc said it has selected the infrastructure and initial handset providers for its fourth-generation long term evolution broadband service, which is expected to launch in the second half of 2010.

Rambus up on M&A talk, Samsung says no plan to buy

Shares of memory chip developer Rambus Inc rose 8 percent on Friday on speculation that Samsung Electronics would buy the company, but Samsung said it had no such plans.

Rambus shares rise on acquisition rumors

Shares of memory chip developer Rambus Inc rose 8 percent on Friday on speculation that rival Samsung Electronics would buy the company for $25 to $27.50 per share.

Samsung: LED TV sales to grow at least five fold in '10

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd aims to sell at least 2 million liquid crystal display televisions that use light-emitting diodes in 2009 and at least 10 million units in 2010, an executive said.

Sony to sell LCD TV assembly plant to Hon Hai

Sony Corp said it would sell an LCD TV assembly plant in Mexico to Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry in a bid to cut costs by contracting out production and turn around its loss-making TV operations.

Samsung to open smartphone download store in Europe

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would open an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 in Europe.

Europe mobile Internet usage to reach 39 percent by 2014

More than a third of consumers in Western Europe will access the Internet using their mobile phones by 2014, according to a research report published by Forrester Research on Monday.

Samsung L225, TL220, and CL65 cameras

Samsung on Thursday unveiled the world's first dual view screen LCD cameras equipped with ground breaking technology.

Spouses can make good organ donors

People who need a new kidney may need to look no farther than across the dining room table, according to a new study that shows that spouses are good potential sources for so-called

Sprint plans to sell AM-OLED phones from Samsung

Sprint Nextel will sell Samsung Electronics phones including an advanced display technology that will improve battery life and video and photo quality, according to executives for the companies.

Sony posts loss but says profit in sight

Sony Corp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by an improvement in its struggling flat TV business, and said it was aiming to beat its official forecast and at least break even for the full year.