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| May 2025 |
Samsung Electronics
Harman (owned by Samsung) agreed to acquire additional audio brands including Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz, Denon, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Classé, HEOS, and Boston Acoustics from Masimo's consumer audio business.
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| April 2025 | Cisco banned discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in company meetings, censored employee organizing efforts for divestment, and fired employees who spoke out against the company's ties to Israel. |
| April 1 2025 |
High Efficiency Video Coding
Firefox for Android version 137.0 begins supporting HEVC
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| March 25 2025 |
Samsung Electronics
Co-CEO Han Jong-hee passed away by cardiac arrest. Jun Young-hyun, recently appointed as a CEO, became the company's sole leader.
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| 2025 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung became the largest shareholder of South Korea's Rainbow Robotics.
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| January 2025 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics was ranked first in the 'Best Global Brands' by YouGov market research firm.
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| 2024 |
Mobile phone
Global mobile phone subscriptions reached over 9.1 billion. Top smartphone manufacturers were Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi, with smartphone sales representing about 50 percent of total mobile phone sales.
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| 2024 | Became a sponsor for La Liga football team FC Barcelona. |
| 2024 | Charlotte Hanneman begins her term as Philips CFO, continuing to present |
| 2024 | Lenovo bought the naming rights to the Carolina Hurricanes' arena, renaming it Lenovo Center. |
| 2024 | Lenovo continued to experience challenges, with revenue further reducing to US$56.8 billion, net profit dropping to US$1.1 billion, and employee count decreasing to 69,500. |
| 2024 |
Mobile phone
Worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew to over 9.1 billion, providing enough phones for every person on Earth.
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| 2024 |
Zoom
Democrats used Zoom to host mega-rallies for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, raising millions of dollars, with one rally breaking Zoom's 100,000 attendee cap and requiring a special extension to 200,000 participants.
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| 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics lost its #1 position in both global smartphone shipments and semiconductor sales, marking a significant shift in its market standing.
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| 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung demonstrated Ballie, an AI-powered home robot at CES 2024, designed to assist with daily tasks and integrate with smart home appliances.
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| 2024 | Awarded Best Office Phone for CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk. |
| November 11 2024 |
4G
Smartone in Macau ceased its LTE 4G network operations and surrendered its license to the government.
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| November 1 2024 |
3G
Singtel and StarHub in Singapore planned to shut down their UMTS networks.
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| October 2024 | Lenovo was named the official technology partner of FIFA. |
| September 17 2024 | Philips announced the introduction of the 160cm FDA-approved LumiGuide endovascular navigation wire, marking the 1000th patient treated with its 3D device guidance technology. |
| August 1 2024 |
3G
M1 in Singapore planned to shut down its UMTS network.
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| August 1 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
The strike concluded under institutional pressure and declining worker participation, though the union declared its intention to continue fighting for its demands through alternative tactics.
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| July 29 2024 |
High Efficiency Video Coding
Tenth version of HEVC/H.265 standard was approved, which is the latest version.
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| July 8 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
The planned 3-day strike was converted into an indefinite strike due to lack of response from management.
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| July 1 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
The union announced a planned 3-day strike from July 8-10, with the majority of workers from manufacturing states and in-production development participating, after negotiations continued to fall short.
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| June 30 2024 |
3G
Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone in Taiwan complete voice services shutdown on their UMTS networks.
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| June 30 2024 |
3G
Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone in Taiwan planned to shut down voice services on their UMTS networks.
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| June 5 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
The National Samsung Electronics Union announced their first historic strike, involving approximately 28,000 workers scheduled to begin on June 7, demanding a 6.5% wage increase after failed negotiations.
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| May 2024 | Cisco and Tata Communications partnered to launch Webex Calling in India. |
| April 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Samsung Electronics 21st on their global top 100 companies by market capitalization.
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| April 24 2024 | Chuck Robbins met with Pope Francis and signed the Rome Call for AI ethics at the Vatican, endorsing principles for responsible and ethical AI use. |
| March 9 2024 |
Google Meet
Samsung Smart TV compatibility for Google Meet was discontinued
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| February 28 2024 |
3G
Vodafone (UK) shut down its UMTS network.
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| February 25 2024 |
3G
EE completes UMTS network shutdown in the United Kingdom.
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| February 25 2024 |
3G
EE in the United Kingdom completes 3G network shutdown.
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| February 25 2024 |
3G
EE (UK) completed its UMTS network shutdown.
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| February 15 2024 | Cisco announced it would lay off more than 4,000 employees (5% of its global workforce) and lowered its annual revenue forecast due to economic challenges. |
| February 13 2024 |
Zoombombing
Muudea Sedik (twomad) was found deceased in his residence due to a morphine overdose.
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| January 2024 | Philips agreed to halt sales of new sleep apnea devices in the US as part of an FDA agreement, with CEO Roy Jakobs indicating the manufacturing plant compliance process could take five to seven years. |
| January 2024 |
3G
EE in the UK plans to switch off their 3G networks in early 2024, continuing the global trend of 3G network phase-out.
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| January 2024 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics' ownership composition reveals diverse shareholders, with public shareholders holding around 44%, institutional investors 38%, and insiders 4%.
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| January 14 2024 |
3G
UScellular planned to shut down its CDMA2000 network in the United States.
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| 2023 | Philips ranked 7th globally in the WIPO's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators with 294 industrial design registrations published under the Hague System. |
| 2023 | Philips announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide over two years, in addition to a previous 4,000-person staff reduction, after reporting €1.6 billion in losses during the 2022 financial year. |
| 2023 | Lenovo saw a decline in revenue to US$61.9 billion, with net profit decreasing to US$1.6 billion, and employee count increasing to 77,000. |
| 2023 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung reported regional sales breakdown, with Americas leading at 35.6%, followed by Europe at 18.6%, South Korea at 17.6%, Asia and Africa at 17.3%, and China at 10.9%.
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| 2023 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung resumed marketing activities in Russia, signaling a return to business operations despite international sanctions and earlier statements of withdrawal.
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| 2023 |
Samsung Electronics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Samsung its 10th consecutive Sustainable Excellence Award in the manufacturer's category.
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| 2023 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung underwent a reorganization, with new appointments in the network and digital imaging divisions, and maintained other divisions based on their results. Key leadership changes included Lee Jae-yong as Executive Chairman, Han Jong Hee as Vice Chairman and Co-CEO of the device experience division, and Kyung Kye-hyun as Co-CEO of the device solutions division.
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| 2023 |
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics experienced a significant decline, with revenue dropping to 258 trillion KRW and net profit falling sharply to 14.4 trillion KRW.
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