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Facebook VR
Electronics
3 min read

VR is dead! And even Apple and Samsung can’t save it

My Decade-Long Journey with Virtual Reality Nearly a decade ago, I was struck by the potential of virtual reality (VR) technology when I had my first experience with an early prototype of the HTC Vive. The dynamics of VR were expected to dominate the tech…

Samsung Jobs
Electronics
3 min read

Samsung ‘shock’ as profits start to droop

Samsung Electronics announced sharply lower earnings for the fourth quarter, an earnings “shock” that suggested that the “supercycle” in the global semiconductor market is nearing an end. Preliminary 2018 performance numbers released Tuesday predicted the…

hanhwa
Electronics
2 min read

Hanwha gets smart about solar cell production

Hanwha Group has been striving to make the solar business its future growth engine since it first entered the industry in 2010, and that hard work is starting to pay off. Hanwha Q Cells, the group’s solar cell producer, is now one of the largest manufacturers…

Samsung adds new models to its Digital Car Key support list but not all work with UWB
Electronics
2 min read

Samsung announces important changes to Galaxy A series

Samsung has just announced that through a partnership with Google it will bring one of the most popular AI features to Galaxy A series devices. Samsung Galaxy S series can already activate Gemini AI through the side button, but this feature will soon expand…

1610563193 How did TSMC become the market leader in chip manufacturing
Electronics
2 min read

Samsung Foundry drops further behind TSMC after disasterous Q4

TSMC is the largest contract chip foundry in the world. Looking at its roll call of customers, you can see why it is number one. After all, the Taiwan-based foundry manufactures chips based on designs submitted by companies such as Apple, Nvidia, AMD,…

Samsung is deeply discounting Galaxy screen repairs in addition to actual phones now
Electronics
2 min read

South Korean firms plan to expand investment in Vietnam

South Korean conglomerates, including SK Group, Samsung, and LG, are expanding their investments in Vietnam, focusing on energy, high-tech manufacturing, and sustainable development. SK Group, the second-largest conglomerate in the country, has planned to…

samsung factory
Electronics
1 min read

Samsung Electronics’ Vietnam profits drop 11%

Samsung Electronics’ profits in Vietnam declined by 11.4% last year to US$3.2 billion, its latest financial reports show. Its revenues remained almost unchanged at $56.7 billion. Globally, the South Korean giant saw profits surge 122% to $25.3 billion on 16%…