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Samsung Display gives €3.8bn to parent company

Samsung Display has paid out its first-ever dividend since it was spun-off as a separate company in 2012. According to reports, Samsung’s stand-alone display business will pay a dividend to Samsung Electronics of 5.6 Trillion Won (€3.8 billion). During a shareholders’ meeting, Samsung Display voted to distribute 25,400 won per share in dividends, totalling 6.65 […]

March 27, 2024By Chris Forrester

Samsung Gaming Hub partner accessory programme

Samsung Electronics has revealed details of the ‘Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub’ programme that will be showcased at CES2024. The objective of the programme is to work with leading gaming accessory companies to drive the next generation of best-in-class partner products for the Samsung Gaming Hub, Samsung’s game streaming platform. In addition, the company announced […]

January 8, 2024

Research: Gamers with disabilities still face barriers

Research from Samsung Electronics reveals the video game sector could be doing more to cater for gamers with disabilities. The study, conducted by Samsung Pioneers and OnePoll, sampled 500 adults with physical and invisible disabilities, and shows 81 per cent of respondents have struggled to play their favourite games due to inaccessible features, such as […]

October 4, 2023

Samsung, WB Pics 8K movie trailer partnership

Samsung Electronics is partnering with Warner Bros Pictures to bring highly-anticipated movie trailers to Neo QLED 8K screens in more than 65,000 retail stores around the world. “This partnership is an exciting step forward for 8K content, showcasing the Neo QLED 8K’s capabilities and getting people excited about seeing films in cinematic quality,” declared Cheolgi […]

July 21, 2023

Samsung, MediaTek claim 5G uplink breakthrough

Samsung Electronics and fabless semiconductor company MediaTek have completed the successful testing of 5G Standalone Uplink (UL) 2CC Carrier Aggregation (CA) with C-Band UL MIMO to reach top uplink speeds, marking what they say is a ground-breaking achievement in wireless mobile capabilities. This approach used three transmit (3Tx) antennas to improve upload experiences, ushering in […]

July 10, 2023

Samsung unveils 98” QLED TV

Samsung Electronics has launched its new 98” QLED Q80C TV in Europe expanding its premium TV line-up. “In recent years, we have observed a growing consumer desire for larger screens. At Samsung, we are dedicated to providing superior products that improve the lives of our consumers and address their situational needs,” said Jose Barreiro-Lopez, Vice […]

July 7, 2023

Samsung launches Game Portal

Samsung Electronics has revealed plans to open Samsung Game Portal, an online store specialising in gaming, on Samsung.com in more than 30 countries around the world, starting with the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Brazil. The Game Portal is a one-stop online store for gamers designed to increase significantly the convenience of browsing […]

June 30, 2023

Love The Planet launches on Samsung TV Plus

Samsung Electronics and FAST channels brand Love TV Channels have unveiled Love The Planet, the latest channel to join Samsung TV Plus in Europe. The new channel, localised for the key markets of the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, will spread awareness on environmental issues via curated TV streaming content. Love The Planet created […]

April 18, 2023

Samsung to add 2-way satellite to Galaxy phones

Samsung says that it has developed a system that will allow smartphone users to send data via satellite, thus intensifying the race among technology companies to connect their devices to non-terrestrial networks. As with Apple, the data will be sent to low-Earth orbiting satellites in space and sent back to Earth-based teleport stations before reaching […]

February 24, 2023

LG Display, Samsung fail to agree OLED deals

Comments from LG Display (LGD) suggest that Samsung Electronics and LGD have failed to agree terms over Samsung’s purchasing and usage of LGD OLED panels. “A potential customer was interested in using our OLED TV panels and some progress were made in our talks, but at the moment, no discussion is underway regarding the matter,” […]

July 29, 2022By Chris Forrester