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PM Modi Most Popular Democratic Leader With 75% Approval Rating: Survey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the world's most popular democratic leader with a 75% approval rating, according to a recent global survey conducted by US-based data analytics firm Morning Consult.
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Apple to Equip iPhone Fold With Samsung Display's Crease-Free Screen: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple's iPhone Fold, its first foldable iPhone will feature a display designed and produced by Samsung Display, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The internal hinges, or display metal plates, are said to be produced by another South Korean firm that currently supplies similar components for Samsung's existing foldable phones.
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Entrepreneur Turned Beauty Mogul Is South Korea's Newest Billionaire
APR Corp., a once-obscure Seoul-based startup is now at the center of the K-beauty boom. Behind the firm is 36-year-old Kim Byung Hoon, a tech entrepreneur-turned-beauty mogul whose company has made him South Koreas newest billionaire.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Netflix Says Ad-Supported Service Has 94 Million Subscribers
Netflix, in fresh numbers, has claimed that 94 million subscribers use its advertising-supported tier, up from 70 million in November. Many of Netflix's most popular media are foreign-made such as South Korean drama "Squid Game" and Spanish series "Money Heist".
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Adds Support for Google's Seamless Updates Feature
Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra can finally install updates while the handsets running, thus reducing reboot time post-update. The South Korean firm has finally added support for seamless updates, a feature added by Google nearly eight years ago.
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Montenegro Extradites Crypto Entrepreneur Do Kwon To US
Montenegro on Tuesday extradited to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul over his firm's multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy, officials said.
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Samsung Ordered to Pay $118 Million for Infringing Netlist Patents
Samsung has been directed by a federal jury in Marshall, Texas to pay computer memory firm Netlist $118 million in damages for a patent infringement involving technology that enhances data processing in high-performance memory products. The South Korean fitm was previously ordered to pay $303 million to Netlist in a similar case.
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Samsung Galaxy M55s India Launch Date Set for September 23; Design and Key Specifications Revealed
Samsung Galaxy M55s India launch date has been announced by the company. This upcoming smartphone from the South Korean firm's Galaxy M series will come in two colour options and will sport a 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The device will feature a 50-megapixel primary rear camera and a 50-megapixel selfie camera.
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Samsung Plans to Launch Rollable Smartphone With Flexible Screen in 2025: Report
Samsung is developing a smartphone with a large, rollable display that may be released next year, according to a South Korean news publication. The rollable smartphone is expected to feature a flexible screen that can "unroll" to create a much larger display area. Huawei recently pipped Samsung to launch the world's first tri-fold smartphone, but t...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Could Reportedly Arrive With Exynos 2500 Chip, as Samsung Attempts to Improve Yield
Samsung Galaxy S25 series could be equipped with an Exynos 2500 chipset after all, according to a South Korean publication, following reports that the company would use Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon mobile processor for its upcoming flagship smartphones. The firm is reportedly working on improving the yield of its chipset, with only a few m...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Chipsets to Be Exclusively Supplied By Qualcomm, Analyst Says
Samsung Galaxy S25 may not be powered by an Exynos 2500 chipset, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at market research firm TF International Securities. The South Korean smartphone maker's purported decision to skip the use of its own Exynos chips on the Galaxy S25 series of smartphones could benefit a US chipmaker and a Taiwan-based semiconduct...
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Samsung Galaxy Ring Launch Window Revealed by Firm's Lawsuit Against Oura
Samsung is preemptively suing smart ring maker Oura to block patent infringement lawsuits over its upcoming wearable Galaxy Ring prior to launch. The lawsuit revealed the launch window of the device. The South Korean brand first teased the Galaxy Ring at the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in January. The wearable with several health and sleep tracking ...
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event for Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 Set for July 10: Report
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event will reportedly take place after the next couple of months, according to a report. The South Korean firm will reportedly hold its next Galaxy Unpacked launch event for the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on July 10. The Galaxy Ring and Galaxy XR headset could also be announced by the co...
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Samsung's Purported Galaxy Watch FE Tipped to Arrive as Galaxy Watch 4 (2024)
Samsung Galaxy Watch FE could soon launch as the Samsung Galaxy Watch (2024), according to details that have surfaced online. The South Korean firm could be planning to launch an affordable version of its Galaxy Watch 4 smartwatch in the coming weeks and months.
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PM Modi Most Popular Democratic Leader With 75% Approval Rating: Survey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the world's most popular democratic leader with a 75% approval rating, according to a recent global survey conducted by US-based data analytics firm Morning Consult.
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Apple to Equip iPhone Fold With Samsung Display's Crease-Free Screen: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple's iPhone Fold, its first foldable iPhone will feature a display designed and produced by Samsung Display, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The internal hinges, or display metal plates, are said to be produced by another South Korean firm that currently supplies similar components for Samsung's existing foldable phones.
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Entrepreneur Turned Beauty Mogul Is South Korea's Newest Billionaire
APR Corp., a once-obscure Seoul-based startup is now at the center of the K-beauty boom. Behind the firm is 36-year-old Kim Byung Hoon, a tech entrepreneur-turned-beauty mogul whose company has made him South Koreas newest billionaire.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Netflix Says Ad-Supported Service Has 94 Million Subscribers
Netflix, in fresh numbers, has claimed that 94 million subscribers use its advertising-supported tier, up from 70 million in November. Many of Netflix's most popular media are foreign-made such as South Korean drama "Squid Game" and Spanish series "Money Heist".
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Adds Support for Google's Seamless Updates Feature
Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra can finally install updates while the handsets running, thus reducing reboot time post-update. The South Korean firm has finally added support for seamless updates, a feature added by Google nearly eight years ago.
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Montenegro Extradites Crypto Entrepreneur Do Kwon To US
Montenegro on Tuesday extradited to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul over his firm's multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy, officials said.
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Samsung Ordered to Pay $118 Million for Infringing Netlist Patents
Samsung has been directed by a federal jury in Marshall, Texas to pay computer memory firm Netlist $118 million in damages for a patent infringement involving technology that enhances data processing in high-performance memory products. The South Korean fitm was previously ordered to pay $303 million to Netlist in a similar case.
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Samsung Galaxy M55s India Launch Date Set for September 23; Design and Key Specifications Revealed
Samsung Galaxy M55s India launch date has been announced by the company. This upcoming smartphone from the South Korean firm's Galaxy M series will come in two colour options and will sport a 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The device will feature a 50-megapixel primary rear camera and a 50-megapixel selfie camera.
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Samsung Plans to Launch Rollable Smartphone With Flexible Screen in 2025: Report
Samsung is developing a smartphone with a large, rollable display that may be released next year, according to a South Korean news publication. The rollable smartphone is expected to feature a flexible screen that can "unroll" to create a much larger display area. Huawei recently pipped Samsung to launch the world's first tri-fold smartphone, but t...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Could Reportedly Arrive With Exynos 2500 Chip, as Samsung Attempts to Improve Yield
Samsung Galaxy S25 series could be equipped with an Exynos 2500 chipset after all, according to a South Korean publication, following reports that the company would use Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon mobile processor for its upcoming flagship smartphones. The firm is reportedly working on improving the yield of its chipset, with only a few m...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Chipsets to Be Exclusively Supplied By Qualcomm, Analyst Says
Samsung Galaxy S25 may not be powered by an Exynos 2500 chipset, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at market research firm TF International Securities. The South Korean smartphone maker's purported decision to skip the use of its own Exynos chips on the Galaxy S25 series of smartphones could benefit a US chipmaker and a Taiwan-based semiconduct...
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Samsung Galaxy Ring Launch Window Revealed by Firm's Lawsuit Against Oura
Samsung is preemptively suing smart ring maker Oura to block patent infringement lawsuits over its upcoming wearable Galaxy Ring prior to launch. The lawsuit revealed the launch window of the device. The South Korean brand first teased the Galaxy Ring at the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in January. The wearable with several health and sleep tracking ...
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event for Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 Set for July 10: Report
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event will reportedly take place after the next couple of months, according to a report. The South Korean firm will reportedly hold its next Galaxy Unpacked launch event for the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on July 10. The Galaxy Ring and Galaxy XR headset could also be announced by the co...
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Samsung's Purported Galaxy Watch FE Tipped to Arrive as Galaxy Watch 4 (2024)
Samsung Galaxy Watch FE could soon launch as the Samsung Galaxy Watch (2024), according to details that have surfaced online. The South Korean firm could be planning to launch an affordable version of its Galaxy Watch 4 smartwatch in the coming weeks and months.
