Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
Samsung's record streak of revenue growth has ended as of Q4 2018 due to lower demand for memory chips.
Samsung has promoted an executive tasked with reviving its mid-tier smartphones in the mobile business, as well as its chip boss who led the conglomerate's stellar semiconductor growth.
Samsung will make over one million units for its upcoming foldable phone in initial stock and it will be launched within the first half of 2019, the firm's mobile boss says. He also met Google CEO Sundar Pichai two months ago and formed a taskforce for foldable phone's UX.
Samsung Electronics has begun production of its fifth-generation 256-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND with a data transfer speed of 1.4-gigabits per second (Gbps).
Samsung Electronics has posted 15.1 trillion won in operating profits for the fourth quarter of 2017, its highest ever for a quarter, marking a total of an all-time high 53.6 trillion won profit for last year.
Samsung has launched the 'retro' Galaxy Folder 2 flip phone that sports a touchscreen and a feature phone-like design.
Samsung's Tizen-running signage will have QLED technology and supports HDR10 Plus with Knox security.
Korean department chain Shinsegae, which offers its own payment solution SSG Pay, will allow Samsung Pay to be used in its stores after initially resisting it.
Samsung heir-apparent Jay Y Lee has been named a board member at the Samsung Electronics shareholders' meeting, coming to the forefront to run South Korea's largest conglomerate.
Samsung has sold its stakes of ASML, Seagate, Rambus, and Sharp, the company announced, to focus on its 'core businesses'.