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Samsung Looks To 5G Retail As Revenue Declines

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Smartphone shipments for Samsung increased in the second quarter of 2019, the company said in its latest earnings report , thanks to retail sales of its mid-level models. According to CNBC , “this is the second consecutive quarter where the South Korean tech giant’s operating profit more than halved from the same period a year earlier.

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Samsung Q3 Mobile Sales Decline 12 Percent

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Samsung Electronics smartphone sales will increase in the holiday shopping season, with the general trend lasting into 2019, the company said when announcing its Q3 results. AI-based automation will enable Samsung to introduce new services in the 5G era, such as industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and connected cars.

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Samsung Pay Crosses 1.3 Billion Transactions, But Falls Short of Apple Pay

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As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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Samsung Electronics Opens Massive Store In India

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Samsung Electronics , the South Korean consumer electronics company, is expanding in India, opening on Tuesday (Sept. According to a report in Reuters , citing Samsung Electronics, the 33,000-square-foot store is located in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru. But how can I deliver meaningful innovation to our millennials?

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PFS Cardholders Can Now Make Purchases With Samsung Pay

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Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. In a press release , Samsung said cardholders on specific programs issued and managed by PFS in the U.K. can now enable Samsung Pay.

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Samsung Pay Makes Its European Debut

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Samsung Pay has officially launched in Spain, bringing the mobile wallet into its first European country. Samsung Pay is the first mobile payment service of its kind to be launched in Spain, giving it a head start in the market over Apple Pay and Android Pay.

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NRF Big Show: Samsung Shows In-Store Tech

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At the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show 2017, Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest physical retail innovations: IoT-enabled digital solutions for traditional brick-and-mortar stores that enable an actively engaging, personalized mobile-first customer shopping experience.

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