Samsung Galaxy S4 Costs $237 to Build, Teardown Analysis Shows

Samsung buys a lot of components from itself.
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Samsung Profit Climbs 42 Percent on Smartphone Sales

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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South Korea Investigates Cyber Attack

South Korean police are investigating one of the country’s biggest Internet shutdowns for evidence of a North Korean cyber attack, after simultaneous outages Wednesday paralyzed computer systems at major television networks and banks for several hours.

Apple’s Shares Have Outperformed Samsung’s for a Decade

Apple’s share price has risen 5,749 percent over the last decade. Samsung’s? Not so much.
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Smartphone Math Doesn’t Add Up

For every winner, there has to be a loser. Smartphone sales have defied gravity in recent years, but there’s no defying simple math.

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LG Smartphone Offensive Faces Roadblocks

LG Electronics Inc. is attempting to win back consumers with new smartphones, as it makes a big splash at this week’s Mobile World Congress telecom show, but its efforts to reinvigorate its ailing mobile business are facing some roadblocks.

Samsung Under Fire for Slow Report of Deadly Gas Leak

Samsung is accused of violating South Korea’s Toxic Chemicals Control Act after a fatal gas leak at one of its chip plants.
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Gangnam Bandwidth, American Style

For most Americans, five years from now, the best network available to them will be the same network they have today.
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Disney Buys South Korean Game Developer Studio Ex for Push Into Asia

Asia loves Mickey, or so Disney hopes.
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iPhone 4S Headed to 15 More Countries