Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 5 for Rs 53,900

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 18:01

Bouyed by a "healthy double digit growth" in premium smartphone sales, handset maker Samsung today launched its 'Note 5' in the country priced at Rs 53,990.

Huawei unveils Mate S phone with aim at Apple, Samsung

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 18:48

China`s Huawei Technologies unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday, taking aim at the high end of the market, which is dominated by Apple and Samsung Electronics.

Samsung India to focus on domestic market

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 13:41

Despite an export-ready factory at Noida for smartphones, Samsung India now wants to focus on the domestic market, where it is growing faster than the overall industry, anticipating a surge in demand for 4G devices in the near term, a top company official has said.

Samsung claims 40% share in smartphone market in June

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 18:54

Electronics giant Samsung Tuesday said its market share in the Indian smartphone segment has crossed 40 percent in June.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G launched; priced at Rs 11,100

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015, 20:44

Samsung on Monday launched its new Grand Prime 4G smartphone, priced at Rs 11,100, expanding its 4G portfolio in India to 14 models.

Samsung keeps top spot as smartphone market grows

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 21:40

Samsung remained the top global smartphone vendor in the second quarter despite slowing sales, while Apple and Chinese manufacturers boosted market share, a survey showed Thursday.

Shareholders back Samsung's key $8 billion merger plan in close vote

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 10:25

Samsung C&T Corp shareholders on Friday approved an $8 billion takeover offer from sister firm Cheil Industries Inc.

South Korea court ruling keeps $8 bn Samsung merger bid on track

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 12:50

A court on Wednesday rejected a U.S. hedge fund`s bid to block a shareholder vote on the planned $8 billion merger of two Samsung Group companies seen as a key step in the leadership succession at South Korea`s biggest family-run conglomerate.

Samsung's Cheil, pitching $8 bn merger, pledges higher returns

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 13:04

Locked in a battle with an activist US hedge fund, the Samsung Group`s de facto holding company sought to win support for a proposed $8 billion merger with a sister firm by pledging to bolster post-deal shareholder returns.

US fund seeks court action to stop Samsung stock sale

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 09:11

US hedge fund Elliott said Thursday it would file a lawsuit against a proposed stock sale aimed to facilitate the merger of two Samsung Group affiliates.

Samsung Electronics says no plans to merge with Samsung SDS

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 15:09

"The management wants me to express clearly that we do not have a plan to merge with SDS," Robert Yi, Samsung Electronics` head of investor relations, said at a company event in Seoul.

South Korea's Samsung Group heir apparent takes key leadership roles

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 05:53

Samsung Group heir apparent Jay Y Lee will take over from his father Lee Kun-hee as head of two key foundations, the conglomerate said on Friday, suggesting that a transfer of leadership is underway at South Korea`s largest conglomerate.