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Wanted: Apps for Galaxy Smartphones

Min-Jeong Lee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 20 at 8:15 am PT

As part of its efforts to strengthen its software capabilities Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will be hosting a global competition to lure developers to create apps for its Galaxy smartphones.

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Japan’s Electronics Under Siege

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14 at 6:28 pm PT

Hedge-fund billionaire Daniel Loeb’s campaign to pressure Sony Corp. into spinning off its entertainment arm is the latest tremor to ripple through Japan’s electronics industry, already reeling from unprecedented losses stemming from its lost standing in the technology world.

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Samsung Claims 5G Mobile Breakthrough

Min-Jeong Lee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 13 at 4:30 am PT

Samsung Electronics said Monday it has made a breakthrough in developing mobile technology for fifth-generation networks, though it expects it will take years until the service is brought online for subscribers.

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Samsung’s “Good” Problem: A Growing Cash Pile

Daisuke Wakabayashi and Min-Jeong Lee, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 8 at 10:50 am PT

Having grabbed a big chunk of the profitable smartphone business from Apple Inc. and others, Samsung Electronics Co. now faces a new, enviable Apple-like challenge: a mammoth pile of unspent, accumulated cash.

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Pentagon Expected to Embrace Apple, Samsung Devices

Will Connors, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 1 at 12:42 pm PT

Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are bringing the smartphone wars to the Pentagon.

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Samsung Plans “Rugged” Version of Galaxy S4 Phone

Will Connors, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 26 at 9:08 am PT

Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to launch a new eight-inch tablet and a new smartphone built to withstand harsh environments this summer, boosting the company’s large roster of products with several devices designed to appeal to business and government clients.

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Samsung Profit Climbs 42 Percent on Smartphone Sales

Min-Jeong Lee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 26 at 5:30 am PT

Samsung Electronics Co. said its first-quarter net profit rose 42 percent from a year earlier on strong smartphone sales, but the pace of earnings growth slowed, highlighting stiff competition.

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HTC Profit Slumps on Product Delay

Eva Dou, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 8 at 5:30 am PT

HTC Corp.’s first-quarter net profit slumped 98 percent from a year earlier after sales suffered from the delayed launch of the company’s new flagship smartphone.

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Samsung Sees Big Profit Boost From Smartphones

Min-Jeong Lee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 5 at 5:00 am PT

Samsung Electronics Co. projected a sharp increase in first-quarter operating profit from a year earlier on strong sales of smartphones, a trend analysts expect will continue in the second quarter, when the company begins selling its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4.