Samsung Electronics Co-Chief Executive Officer Han Jong-Hee has died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack while receiving hospital treatment, the company has announced. This leaves Jun Young-Hyun, the semiconductor chief executive who was appointed co-CEO just last week, as the sole CEO of Samsung Electronics. Han,was instrumental in elevating Samsung’s television

Samsung Electronics UK has promoted Annika Bizon to Vice President of Product and Marketing for Mobile Experience (MX) in the UK and Ireland. The company stated: “In this role, Annika will build on the successful launch of the Galaxy S25 series and continue expanding the Galaxy AI user base. Her responsibilities have included leading Samsung’s

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25 range which will be available from February 7, with prices ranging from £799 to £1,549. Samsung says the advanced AI capabilities, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, enable the Galaxy S25 series to deliver natural, context-aware interactions that redefine the mobile experience. “This series

Samsung Electronics and IBM (with Ericson) are to provide critical communication solutions for the UK’s Home Office as part of the Emergency Services Network (ESN). This project is Samsung’s first major public safety initiative in the UK, building on its experience with commercial and public safety networks globally. Ericsson will be collaborating with IBM to

The global smartphone market returned to growth in 2024 after two consecutive years of annual declines, according to preliminary results from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse. Samsung continued to lead the market in 2024, led by strong demand for its S24 series and A-series product lines. The S24 series, the first phone positioned as an AI

Olympic edition Galaxy Z Flip 6 phones gifted to around 17,000 Paris Olympic athletes have started appearing on eBay with asking prices up to $10,000. Samsung produced the Olympic edition for Paris24 athletes only. The phones have a gold finish with Olympic rings and come in a special leather case. They are not available to

More than 200 Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones will be used on on 85 athlete vessels for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.  In about a month, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games will take place outside of a stadium for the first time ever. Paris 2024 will see 10,500 athletes float down the Seine

Self-repair company iFixit has scrapped its two-year-old Samsung Repair Hub because it “consistently faced obstacles that made us doubt Samsung’s commitment to making repair more accessible”. The Samsung Repair Hub aimed to provide local independent repair businesses with tools and parts to repair Galaxy devices Samsung UK says iFixit’s announcement is specific to Samsung US.

London’s skyline was lit up by a huge hovering spaceship last evening made up of hundreds of illuminated drones. More than 550 drones and took an awestruck audience on a journey through the solar system with a series of colourful celestial scenes above Canary Wharf. The mysterious spectacle wasorchestrated by Samsung to celebrate the landing

Samsung has launched the new Galaxy S24 Ultra,Galaxy S24 Plus and S24 with Snapdragon’s 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform chip. This integrates Galaxy AI with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy said to offer improved performance and energy efficiency. Chris Patrick, Senior Vice President and General Manager of mobile handset at Qualcomm Technologies said

Hove-based equipment and technology financier Lease Group has appointed of Zoe Pullen, Head of Corporate, to support its resellers selling to PLCs and the public sector. Pullen, previously Head of Enterprise for Samsung and Vodafone, will be heading up Lease Group’s Corporate division following an increase in demand for flexible funding solutions in the supply

Samsung Electronics UK has appointe ex-Nike and Amazon executive  Deborah Honig as its first-ever Chief Customer Officer. She spent the first part of her career as a management consultant at McKinsey where she was part of the consumer practice and advised global businesses on strategy, marketing and commercial leadership.   Honig has worked for Nike, Amazon,

The Manufacturing Growth Programme has helped Samsung repair centre TMT First expand its operation to repair more than 200,000 mobile phones, tablets, accessories and laptops a year.

Apple iPhones hold their value by 53 per cent after four years according to refurbished device vendor 4gadgets which analysed prices between 2018 and 2022. Samsung models depreciated by almost 70 per cent with the Galaxy S9 dropping by 80 per cent against its launch price with the 2018 iPhone XS, dropping 80.2 per cent

Samsung has refreshed its Fold and Flip with the fifth generation dubbed the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 that feature imrpoved hinges, cameras and displays with five years of security updates and four generations of OS upgrades to extend the product lifecycle.

Samsung Galaxy customers who want to fix their device repairs can now access the correct repair kits and genuine Samsung parts as Samsung’s Self-Repair program comes to the UK.

Samsung spent $2.24 billion on 6G research and development in 2021

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the highest-rated refurbished mobile phone according to a study by Uswitch.com mobiles which analysed popular mobile phones that have been discontinued in the last two years.

Mobile News Awards winner Sky Mobile is adding connected laptops with their own SIM plan and data allowance to its range of available devices. The range launching includes four new Samsung-connected laptop models. These are the Chromebook GO LTE, Chromebook2 360 LTE, two Windows laptops, the Galaxy Book2 Go 5G and Galaxy Book3 Pro 360

Korean electronics giant emitted 20.1 million tons of Co2 last year 

200MP snapper comes at a £1,1249 starting price

New deal renews patent licence that expired in December  Nokia and Samsung have agreed 5G patent license agreement that will see Samsung make royalty payments to Nokia for several more years. It supersedes the agreement which expired in December. “Samsung is a leader in the smartphone industry, and we are delighted to have reached an

Experience Space in Westfield, White City adds to Kings Cross and Canary Wharf  

Emphasis will be on Galaxy product range and ecosystem

But Chinese suck as OPPO, Vivio and Xiaomi vendors ‘have much to do’.

Selling prices hold up in Q3 due to higher cost of 5G devices

Only the second non-Korean to head Poland division

Clubcard members can grab some deals on pay monthly and Sim only contracts

Customers can access a range of deals at cheaper prices until December 21

This is exclusively available with EE and the bundle makes the technology easier for older adults to use

Companies shifting towards work-from-anywhere policies are attracted to foldables for maximum productivity

Accreditation will enable repairs with genuine Samsung parts and diagnostics

The company has doubled its workforce in the last two years and won many awards

Just under 10pc revealed they had lost up to £2m due to delay in making effective decisions

EE customers can receive up to £300 to spend on a pre-paid Mastercard as part of the Christmas deal available across the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, Oppo X5 and Google Pixel 7 handset plans

This decline is likely to continue for the next six to nine months

The research group shows an increase in investment in UK telecoms research talent by Samsung and will be part of Samsung’s global 6G development project

The new range of Connected Laptops offers small business owners 4G/5G SIM, business devices, digital tools and entertainment services

Former BT employee Lee will join Voneus as it aims to double its customer footprint by 2023

As more companies enter the UK’s booming market for secondary devices, Northampton-based mobile parts specialist Replace Base has multiple ideas for staying ahead of the game and growing business

Nick Porter is confident that the latest addition to the foldable series will be a success

New additions to the Galaxy Z series are also accompanied by Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Watch 5 and Watch 5 pro

The Z series is available to pre-order from August 10 ahead of its launch on August 26

Business.connected was launched in 2021 to help SMEs adopt new technology, boost digital skills and stay safe online

Economic climate, geopolitical uncertainty, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and chip shortages have contributed to a slower European recovery

Falling demand is causing concern for the global smartphone market

The company has doubled its workforce over the past two years and is looking to grow further

Customers can also access O2 perks such as free Disney+ or Audible for the first six months as well as access to O2 Priority

Smartwatches continue to grow but wristbands dropped 40.5pc during the quarter

Samsung will plant 11 trees for every device returned

Wristwatches accounted for 76.6 pc of all wearable shipments in this quarter

The impact of the Ukrainian and Russian conflict had a significant impact, according to Canalys

600 guests turn out for the biggest UK channel post-Covoid awards night

Samsung’s 5G solutions will support DISH Wireless’ advance of America’s First Smart Network

A number of factors have been blamed for the dip in sales, including the Ukraine-Russia fallout

The companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network using the sites

Semiconductors may be impacted if there are neon shortages

Pre-orders for the Galaxy A53 start today and will become widely available on April 1, with the A33 Available from April 22

The top three iPhones accounted for 41 per cent of Apple’s total sales

Users won’t need to remove their phone from the case to charge it as the case is fully QI wireless

The S22 Ultra will be available in the UK from February 25, with the S22 and S22+ available from March 11

Samsung has used ocean bound plastics and recovered fishing nets to use as components for the new devices and has used 100 per cent recycled paper for the packaging

More than 65,000 SME businesses across the UK have been supported by the online training programme, with the most popular courses being digital marketing and boosting productivity.

New apprenticeship scheme launched with successful candidates starting in September

The top spot changed four times throughout 2021 and supply issues impacted all vendors.

The top five smartphone vendors remained the same as 2020 as all were affected by the supply shortage

Vodafone has supported the OpenRAN ecosystem since its conception in 2016 and actively uses OpenRAN across the UK.

Overall shipments increased by just one per cent due to supply chain issues and soaring COVID-19 cases.

Bizon previously worked in senior positions at 20th Century Fox and was a go-to-market and channel management director at Three UK.

The S21 FE 5G is priced at £699 for 128GB or £749 for 256GB and UK customers can receive a free subscription of Disney+ for three months. 

Two years since acquisition by Westcoast, we spoke to Data Select’s Matt Pasco to see how it’s gone

The name change reflects the start of a new-era for mobile innovations, according to Samsung’s TM Roh

Research shows businesses thrive with digital skills and technology

Vodafone MVNO VOXI debuts range of refurbished devices and partnership with Cool Earth

Xiaomi and Apple increase market share during Q3 2021 to pressure Samsung 

Samsung still leads the way overall with 23pc share, followed by Apple (15pc)

At its Unpacked event, Samsung focused on foldable devices in the guise of the Fold3 and Flip3 rather than showcasing a new Galaxy Note. But what are the prospects for widespread foldable adoption?

Google and Huawei suffer biggest drops – musicMagpie

Partnership will allow ITSKINS to produce products faster and access more brand partnerships

But sales of basic bands continue to decline, according to Canalys 

Customers buying the device before October 5 can redeem Galaxy Buds

Tablets also on the up for the quarter with sales up 18 per cent

Fall in sales down to lower 5G investments and uncertain economic conditions

Samsung unveiled series of devices at event last week

Galaxy Watch 4 also unveiled at event 

Apple and Samsung dominates the top-30 for overall rankings

Vendor’s highlighting of foldables rather than a pillar of its range might disappoint users

Sales of Xiaomi smartphones grew 83pc YoY

Network claims customers could save up to £275 when trading in eligible smartphones 

The operator claims the deployment is one of the largest in the world

Samsung leads the way ahead of Apple and Chinese rivals

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone unveil new consumer labelling to identify more sustainable mobile phones

Apple iPhone claimed six out of ten UK spots 

Shortages caused by ‘chipaggedon’ are hitting the smartphone market, yet hopes are for a bounceback in 2022

Counterpoint Research suggests increased competition

Samsung on top with the most shipments in Q1 with 77 million units

The company is also looking to expand its WeFix service to more locations this year

Latest budget offering will be available for £159 from April 30