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Topic: Samsung

Centre’s push for indigenous navigation system on smartphones worries Samsung, Xiaomi & Apple

The govt wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems and believes that the home-grown NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and its use would benefit the economy.

iPhone 14 is so underwhelming it could trigger a new Samsung-Apple rivalry in India

Truth be told, Apple’s strength has been the iPhone being an object of desire. But considering Samsung’s new foldable phones, that allure will now be tested.

Samsung to invest $3.3 billion in Vietnam for semiconductor parts, amid US-China chip war

Samsung CEO Roh Tae-Moon revealed plans to set up trial production in the Vietnamese province of Thái Nguyên by July 2023.

Samsung latest to face ‘blasphemy’ wrath in Pakistan. Protesters find a QR code anti-Islam

Samsung, which has nearly 23 per cent market share in Pakistan’s handset market, was quick to issue an apology and order an internal investigation.

Mobile phone makers in Pakistan dial SOS as dollar squeeze pushes production to near-halt

The mobile phone industry in Pakistan is facing the deficit of raw material needed for assembly units. Jobs of almost 50,000 people are at risk.

How Realme tapped India’s smartphone market & escaped Modi govt’s crackdown on Chinese firms

All Realme smartphones sold in India are built in the country. It commanded 16% of India’s smartphone market by shipment volumes in this year's 1st quarter, only behind Samsung & Xiaomi.

We need more chips — why world is facing semiconductor crisis & how customers are suffering

Microchip, semiconductor or processor, chips are important components in all things tech, from phones to rice cookers. But global shortage has made things difficult, and expensive.

Samsung is a tech giant, but cracks begin to show when you compare it with Apple

Samsung is unparalleled in almost every market it competes in. Break it down product by product, though, and you start to see the chinks in the armour.

Samsung billionaire heir sentenced to prison over bribery charges

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. heir Jay Y. Lee was sentenced to two years and six months in prison over bribery charges, concluding a years-long...

Samsung’s billionaire heir apparent faces 9 years in jail as bribery trial wraps

Jay Y. Lee is fighting allegations of graft in a retrial of a case that started 4 years ago and led to his imprisonment and the ouster of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

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6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.