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• Samsung slashes capex, calls end to chip boom after record third quarter

  Samsung has slashed 2018 capex by more than a quarter and warned of lower profit until early next year, calling an end to a two-year boom.

• Samsung buys network data specialists Zhilabs in 5G push

  ​Samsung Electronics has announced the acquisition of Barcelona-based network data analysis firm Zhilabs.

• Vault teams with Samsung for Solo app launch

  Christchurch-based developer Vault Intelligence has launched its Solo application for remote workers embedded on the Samsung Galaxy smartwatch's eSIM.

• Innovative features support Huawei's smartphone leadership over Apple

  Huawei has taken Apple's second spot on the worldwide sale of smartphones, according to newly released data by Gartner.

• Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking: researchers

  Samsung's Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that has put tens of millions of devices at risk.

• Seeking new growth drivers, Samsung plans $22B spending on new tech

  Samsung Group will invest in artificial intelligence, 5G, electronic components for autos, and biopharmaceutical business segments.

• Samsung profit growth slows in second quarter

  Samsung Electronics has posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year.

• Samsung's profit seen flagging as smartphone innovation dries up

  Samsung Electronics is expected to post small profit growth as lacklustre sales of Galaxy smartphones overshadow highly profitable chip business.

• Inside the fight for unions at Samsung

  Samsung veteran tells he was offered better pay, promotion and more to give up the union idea.

• Apple and Samsung settle seven-year patent battle

  Tech giants settle a seven-year patent dispute over Apple's allegations that Samsung violated its patents by "slavishly" copying the design of the iPhone.

• Huawei and Samsung pin patent resolution hopes on Chinese court

  A smartphone patent fight between Huawei Technologies and Samsung could reach a global resolution through a ruling by a Chinese court.

• Authorities investigate chip makers in price-fixing probe

  China launches investigation into Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Technology - three semiconductor makers who control the market for DRAM memory chips.

• Apple closes in on Samsung’s global smartphone lead

  ​Apple appears to be creeping up towards Samsung in smartphone sales to end users, with the iPhone maker shipping 54.06 million units in the first quarter.

• Apple awarded $539M in Samsung patent retrial

  A U.S. jury has said Samsung should pay US$539 million to Apple for copying patented smartphone features, bringing a years-long feud into its final stages.

• Samsung set to step on Qualcomm’s toes with chip supply talks

  Samsung in talks with several smartphone makers to supply mobile processor chips, a move that will create direct competition with larger rival Qualcomm.