Samsung benefited from a rebound in its mobile unit and continued demand for home appliances during the pandemic, offsetting lower earnings in its semiconductor business. The Korean electronics giant said Wednesday its overall operating profit for the three-month period ended March 31 climbed 45% to 9.38 trillion won ($8.45 billion). Sales in its mobile business …
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Samsung is gearing up for its third Unpacked event of 2021. On Tuesday, the company sent invitations for a virtual event scheduled for 7 a.m. PT on April 28. Samsung didn’t say what this Unpacked will be about. The previous two featured its Galaxy S21 flagship phones (in January) and its cheaper Galaxy A smartphones (in March). Tuesday’s invite says “the …
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Samsung’s inexpensive Galaxy A phone lineup is arriving in the US this week, with five new models starting as low as $110 for the 4G-enabled Galaxy A02S and going as high as $500 for the Galaxy A52 5G. With the new lineup, Samsung will now have one of the cheapest 5G phones on the US market, the $280 Galaxy A32 …
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LG on Sunday became the latest legacy phone-maker to exit “the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector” as it struggles in a market dominated by Apple, Samsung and growing Chinese manufacturers. The South Korean company said it will close its mobile business unit by the end of July. Instead of smartphones, it will focus on smart home products — an area …
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Why incorporate just a foldable screen or a rollable display when you could put both in one device? That’s the theory of TCL, according to company sketches and renderings seen by CNET. The company is developing a device that can be expanded from a smartphone into a small tablet by unfolding the screen, the images show. It would use a …
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Samsung tends to use its splashy Unpacked events to show off the newest high-end gadgets in its Galaxy S, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Z families of phones. But it’s the company’s midrange A Series, which last year started at $110, that will take center stage at its next big product event. On 7 a.m. PT Wednesday, Samsung is set to …
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Samsung’s new mainstream phone lineup has arrived, with three models: the A52, A52 5G and A72. The new devices boast some higher-end specs but cost less than their Galaxy S siblings, something that will likely make them attractive to a wide range of buyers. Compared with the Galaxy S21 lineup, the new Galaxy A series phones all come with features …
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It’s only the third month of the year, but Samsung is gearing up for its second big product launch of 2021. The company on Tuesday sent invitations for an Unpacked event set for 7 a.m. PT on March 17, where the company is expected to show off its affordable Galaxy A series of smartphones. Samsung said that at the event, …
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The biggest news in the automotive industry right now isn’t new electric vehicles or Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest comments. It’s a major semiconductor shortage that’s hurting automakers across the globe. Because Ford, General Motors, Toyota and others can’t get certain electronic components they need, they’re cutting production on vehicles like the Ford F-150. And it’s not just cars. There …
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Some of the best features of Apple’s AirPods may soon come to non-Apple Bluetooth headphones, thanks to a push by Qualcomm. One of the biggest benefits of using AirPods Pro or Beats headphones with iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices, reviewers say, is that they “just work.” The earbuds pair quickly with Apple products, they automatically switch between a user’s iPhone and Mac, and …
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