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  • July 2008

    • Ex-Samsung Boss Convicted in Tax Case

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 16, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      Ex-Samsung Boss Convicted in Tax Case

      A South Korean court convicted former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee of tax evasion today, but handed the country's iconic business figure a 3-year suspended sentence, leaving him free from prison, reports the AP. The Seoul court found Lee, who resigned in April when the charges were brought, guilty of not paying about $46 million in taxes and fined him $109 million. More »

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      South Korea  • trial  • Samsung  • tax evasion  • Lee Kun-hee

  • June 2008

    • Samsung's Instinct: Smart, if Not an iPhone

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 12, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      Samsung's Instinct: Smart, if Not an iPhone

      It isn’t an iPhone. But, says New York Times technology writer David Pogue, Samsung’s soon-to-be released touchscreen phone, called Instinct—while a little less sleek than the iconic iPhone—isn’t a bad effort. The newest iPhone wannabe debuts June 20 when Sprint Nextel rolls it out at half the price of a $199 iPhone, after the $100 rebate. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • cell phone industry  • Sprint Nextel  • smartphones  • Samsung

    • New Kind of LCD Promises Better Viewing

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Jun 6, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      New Kind of LCD Promises Better Viewing

      Watch out, plasma TVs. A new kind of LCD screen in development at Samsung overcomes the weaknesses of ordinary LCD displays. A prototype of the blue-phase liquid crystal screen has a wider viewing angle and doesn’t blur fast-moving images as much. What’s more, it could wind up being less expensive than current LCDs, reports MIT Technology Review. More »

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      Samsung  • flat screen TVs  • LCD

    • Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

      Following the lead of Intel, builders of high-tech microchips are shifting their focus to portable gadgets dubbed MIDs—mobile internet devices that are bigger than cell phones but smaller than computers. industry leaders like Samsung and Nvidia are dashing to release the more powerful chips that boost battery life and performance, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Apple  • Intel  • gadget  • Samsung  • electronics  • microchips  • cell phone chips  • chips

  • April 2008

    • Samsung Chairman Resigns

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 22, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      Samsung Chairman Resigns

      The chairman of Samsung, Korea's leading exporter, has resigned after being indicted on multiple counts of tax fraud and breach of duty. Lee Kun-hee, whose resignation speech was carried live on all of South Korea's TV networks, has controlled the Samsung consortium since 1987. Lee, his wife, his son, and nearly a dozen other execs have been implicated in the scandal. More »

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      South Korea  • corruption  • Samsung  • tax fraud  • Lee Kun-hee

    • Samsung Head Indicted for Tax Fraud

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 17, 08 6:43 AM CDT

      Samsung Head Indicted for Tax Fraud

      The chairman of electronic giant Samsung will stand trial for tax evasion and breach of duty after special prosecutors alleged corruption in South Korea's largest industrial corporation. Lee Kun-hee was indicted in Seoul today for evading $114 million in taxes and for incurring losses at Samsung while installing his son in leadership positions, Bloomberg reports. Nine other execs at Samsung were also charged with crimes. More »

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      South Korea  • corruption  • consumer electronics  • Samsung  • tax fraud  • Lee Kun-hee

    • China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 14, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

      Lenovo execs were hoping for some major branding momentum from winning the Olympic torch design competition—not to mention from plunking down some $100 million as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Games. What they got was anti-China vitriol that has accompanied the torch around the globe, and a marketing campaign fast going up in smoke, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Samsung  • Coca Cola  • Lenovo  • Richard Gere

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Motorola Profit Plummets 84% in Q4

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jan 23, 08 7:25 AM CST

      Motorola Profit Plummets 84% in Q4

      Motorola, blaming loss of market share to Apple and Samsung, today reported a fourth-quarter profit plunge of 84%. The nation’s largest mobile-phone maker said phone shipments fell 38%, and sales fell 18.2%. Reviving its ailing cellphone unit will take longer than expected, Motorola said, forecasting a loss next quarter. New CEO Greg Brown said the first quarter would be “challenging.” More »

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      Apple  • corporate earnings  • Motorola  • Samsung

    • Soaring LCD Sales Have Suppliers Scrambling

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 21, 08 11:30 AM CST

      Soaring LCD Sales Have Suppliers Scrambling

      Manufacturers are ramping up production of LCD TVs, which are selling so well there's a supply shortage, reports the Wall Street Journal . Profits are at their highest since 2004, but production cutbacks in 2006 left companies unprepared to meet demand. LG Philips reported record quarterly profits last week, at $806 million. Samsung made $974 million. More »

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      Samsung  • LCD  • LCD TV  • Sharp

    • Plasma TV Back From the Dead

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 11, 08 6:58 PM CST

      Plasma TV Back From the Dead

      Plasma TV's rollercoaster ride continues as the technology given up for dead more than a year ago has made a booming sales comeback, Reuters reports. Demand in the developing world, especially in China, is driving the upswing. LCD technology seemed until recently to have trampled plasma, but it turns out many consumers prefer plasma's crisper image quality. More »

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      China  • Samsung  • developing countries  • Panasonic  • Plasma TV  • LCD TV

  • December 2007

    • Intel Rolls Out Minuscule Flash Drive

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Dec 18, 07 10:30 AM CST

      Intel Rolls Out Minuscule Flash Drive

      Intel has unveiled a new flash-memory hard drive smaller than a fingertip and lighter than a drop of water; the 2- or 4-gig Z-P140 is a play to compete with Samsung in storage technology for handheld devices. Conventional magnetic hard drives aren’t small, rugged, or efficient enough to power smartphones, but the new drive could eventually bring the power of a desktop to a handheld. More »

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      Intel  • Samsung  • data storage

    • Toshiba to Make Solid-State PC Disks

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 10, 07 3:05 PM CST

      Toshiba to Make Solid-State PC Disks

      Toshiba will start making flash-based solid-state drives for laptops, the company said Monday. The Japanese memory chip maker is trying to create more demand for flash chips, reports Reuters . Solid-state drives, which offer a faster boot-up than hard disk drives, are used in portable devices, but aren't mainstream yet in PCs due to their high cost. More »

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      Samsung  • Toshiba  • Micron Technology  • hard drives  • flash  • solid state drives  • SanDisk

  • November 2007

    • Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 23, 07 9:33 AM CST

      Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

      Samsung Electronics will invest $2.2 billion next year in LCD panels to cash in on the growing market for bigger flat-screen TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's leading LCD producer aims to expand its eighth-generation line, which makes screens for TVs in the 46- to 52-inch range. More »

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      Texas  • South Korea  • Sony  • Samsung  • flat screen TVs  • LCD  • NAND chips

    • Top 10 HDTVs—Starting at $1K

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Nov 10, 07 6:26 AM CST

      Top 10 HDTVs—Starting at $1K

      Forbes cuts through the confusion surrounding high-res flat-screens, picking 10 HDTVs that will give you a fab picture and a price tag to make you weep—with joy: Sharp AQUOS 37" LCD LC-37D43U, $1,000 Olevia 42" LCD 342i, $1,000 Philips 42" Plasma 42PF7321D, $1,000 More »

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      list  • Samsung  • HDTV  • flat screen TVs  • Panasonic  • LCD  • Sharp

    • Sprint, Clearwire Network Deal Shelved

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 9, 07 8:10 AM CST

      Sprint, Clearwire Network Deal Shelved

      An ambitious agreement between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to built a nationwide WiMax wireless network, reaching 100 million people by late next year, is on the rocks, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The transaction apparently collapsed under the weight of its complexities, aggravated by Clearwire's larger-than-expected third-quarter losses and the recent departure of Sprint's CEO. More »

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      Intel  • Sprint Nextel  • Sprint  • Motorola  • Samsung  • WiMax  • Clearwire

  • October 2007

    • Dial in Style This Fall

      newser  |  PC World  |  Oct 26, 07 8:00 PM CDT

      Dial in Style This Fall

      Don't let iPhone users have all the fun—other manufacturers are coming out with slick little products that have some nice features of their own.  PC World finds the top five worthy of your attention: Sprint Touch: Touch screen features give it an iPhone like feel—only simpler. Samsung u470 Juke: Uncommonly slender its innovative design makes it a winner. More »

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      list  • cell phones  • AT and T  • Nokia  • Sprint  • Samsung  • T-Mobile

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • 'Blood Hits Streets' as Asian Markets Plunge

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 16, 07 4:42 AM CDT

      'Blood Hits Streets' as Asian Markets Plunge

      Asian stock markets continued to slide today, pounded by fears of a global credit squeeze, recording their most precipitous drop in five years, Reuters reports. South Korea's Kospi index skidded 6.9 percent as major corporations and financial institutions took horrific beatings. Australia's Rams Home Loans Group revealed it can't refinance $5 billion of debt, and Toyota, Samsung and the Japanese Bank Mizuho suffered major falls. More »

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      stock market  • Toyota  • Asian markets  • Asia  • Samsung  • global credit  • Kospi index

  • June 2007

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