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Samsung Rings Up Sales

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:00 +0000

Transcript

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

NPR's business news starts with Samsung ringing up sales.

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INSKEEP: Samsung said this morning its first quarter profit is at a record high - net profit surged 42 percent. The company has now seen six straight quarters of growth, thanks to strong smartphone sales. Tomorrow, it's launching a new smartphone in the United States - the Galaxy S4 - which is aimed at taking on Apple's iPhone. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

How Did Samsung Win With Smartphones? 'The Great Phone Incineration of 1995'

Caitlin Kenney — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:16:00 +0000

Businessweek has a great piece describing how Samsung came to dominate the smartphone industry. One secret of their success — quality control:

In 1995, Chairman Lee was dismayed to learn that cell phones he gave as New Year's gifts were found to be inoperable. He directed underlings to assemble a pile of 150,000 devices in a field outside the Gumi factory. More than 2,000 staff members gathered around the pile. Then it was set on fire.

How Samsung Became An Industry Giant

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:58:00 +0000

South Korean company Samsung is the world leader in smartphone and cell phone sales. Bloomberg journalist Sam Grobart gained access to the company's headquarters, and wrote about his findings in Bloomberg Businessweek. Weekends on All Things Considered guest host Laura Sullivan talks to Growbart about some of the surprising things he found within the company, and how it became a global powerhouse.

Samsung's On A Roll, But Can It Beat Apple?

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:58:00 +0000

Samsung has been on a roll. The hype surrounding its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S4, created a buzz in the tech media — and chatter that Samsung was poised to eat Apple's lunch. But Samsung's long-term position in the smartphone market is more complicated.

In August of last year, Samsung accomplished what once seemed almost impossible: Its top-of-the-line smartphone briefly outsold the iPhone.

Judge Throws Out Half Of Jury Award In Apple, Samsung Patent Case

Eyder Peralta — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:58:00 +0000

The judge overseeing the Apple/Samsung patent case decided to throw out about half of the $1 billion in damages awarded by the jury in a trial last August.

All Things D explains:

"Judge Lucy Koh ordered a new trial to determine damages for certain of the products in the case, a move that affects $450 million of the jury's $1.05 billion award.
"'Because the Court has identified an impermissible legal theory on which the jury based