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Samsung’s Dominance and the Economy of South Korea

It isn’t hard to argue that South Korean chaebol Samsung is a dominant force in electronics: In spite of litigation with US-based giant Apple, Samsung’s annual operating profit was 85.8% higher in 2012 than in 2011 with record sales of smart phone handsets making Samsung’s market capitalization equal to the next 9 Korean companies underneath it combined. Nonetheless, […]

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The Future is Windows 8: How Microsoft’s Radical Redesign Moves the Industry Forward

The release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 inaugurated a new era for the software giant in terms of integrating its vaunted, desktop-dominant Windows operating system with the myriad of new electronic devices that are on the market today, including: smartphones, tablets, hybrid tablet/laptops, and even television sets. While the new interface of Windows 8 is a […]

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iPhone Top Business Phone Ahead of Blackberry.

From ZDNet:   “While for the same third-quarter in 2010 when the iPhone’s share of the market was just over 31 percent, the BlackBerry in this past quarter dropped to just 32 percent. The iPhone excelled this past quarter by significantly increasing its enterprise user share to 45 percent. Android nearly doubled its share from last year, […]

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iPhone Outsells All Android Competitors.

According to CNET, the top selling phones in the US for the third quarter of 2011 are: 1. Apple iPhone 4 2. Apple iPhone 3GS 3. HTC EVO 4G 4. Motorola Droid 3 5. Samsung Intensity II   The iPhones by Apple run the iOS operating system while the rest of the field operates under […]

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