With Viv Labs and LoopPay buying firms, Samsung is spending more to break into new business
Lee listened calmly as prosecutors took an hour to outline charges against him
The stock rose 14 per cent in January-March, its strongest gain since the first quarter of 2012
S8 features Samsung's new AI service, Bixby, with functions including a voice-assistant system
The company is seeking to put behind it one of the biggest product safety failures in tech history
The guidance points to a more rapid recovery for the mobile business than many analysts anticipated
Perhaps the most important reason why a breakup is in the works is that Samsung and the founding Lee family would also see big benefits
Media reports suggest Samsung Electronics may have funnelled $3.1 mn to President Park Geun-Hye's confidante
Samsung said that it would boost production of chips for mobile and other electronic devices from its existing facilities in Austin
The crisis also impacted its numerous suppliers with losses estimated at up to $1.7 bn
Samsung halted production of the phone less than two months after its launch, following reports that in some instances their batteries caught fire
Samsung on Tuesday scrapped the $882 flagship smartphone, in what could be one of the costliest product safety failures in tech history
HP's office in Seoul could not be reached immediately for comment
Samsung had announced the acquisition in June but did not disclose the financial terms at the time
Some analysts say that the tech giant shipped around 16 million Galaxy S7s in April-June
The second Samsung model will have a 5-inch screen when used as a handset, that unfurls into a display that's as large as 8 inches, similar to a tablet, the people said
The mobile division was the South Korean firm's biggest earner for the 1st time since the 2nd quarter of 2014.