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The best just got better: Samsung launches new generation of air conditioners

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Mar 2020

You can tell your Samsung air conditioner what to do with a touch or with your smartphone

Introducing the Samsung Galaxy S20: Change the way you experience the world

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Feb 2020

The Samsung Galaxy S20 series features unprecedented AI camera technologies built for the future of communications

Galaxy Fold will be in SA stores in May

Article Nafisa Akabor - 1 Mar 2019

Samsung, the world’s biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open like a book

Foldable phone outlook hinges on the bend

Article Daniel Silva - 1 Mar 2019

Samsung, the world’s biggest seller of smartphones, unveiled a handset that folds open like a book

Built-in tools assist smartphone addicts

Article Nafisa Akabor - 20 Dec 2018

South Africans are among the top users of smartphones

After conquering the world, smartphone faces uncertain future

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Nov 2018

The next catalyst for smartphones could be the possibilities offered by the forthcoming 5G or advances in virtual and augmented reality

Italy fines Apple and Samsung

Article Charles Onians - 26 Oct 2018

Italy’s competition authority has fined Apple and Samsung €10-million and €5-million respectively for the 'planned obsolescence' of their smartphones

Great features … heavy price-tag

Article Nafisa Akabor - 17 Aug 2018

The Galaxy S9 Note has huge storage capacity, a robust battery, a versatile stylus, a hot camera and really comes into its own as a pocket PC

SA smartphones hammered as sales decline after festive season

Article Duncan Alfreds - 11 Jun 2018

South African mobile operators have shown resilience amid lower smartphone sales data

Trump angers China and South Korea with new trade tariffs

Article Agency - 23 Jan 2018

The new tariffs will cause the loss of about 23 000 American jobs and the cancellation or delay of billions of dollars in solar investment

Samsung eyes reset with new Galaxy Note

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Aug 2017

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries

Samsung’s explosive earnings see it overtake Apple

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jul 2017

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record-breaking earnings Thursday, putting it on course to better rival Apple's quarterly profits.

‘Equestrian princess’ arrested in Denmark over South Korea graft scandal

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jan 2017

The scandal has drawn hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets of Seoul for weekly demonstrations

Samsung scraps production of the Note 7 over fire concerns

Article Bloomberg News - 11 Oct 2016

Samsung has taken the drastic step of killing off its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after failing to fix exploding batteries.

Smartphone makers bring us virtual reality headsets

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Feb 2016

Virtual reality headsets led the charge in the maelstrom of new gadgets to expand phones’ capabilities at the Mobile World Congress 2016.

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Q&A Sessions: ‘My north star is the patient’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 24 Oct 2020

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[email protected] - 23 Oct 2020

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special reports - 23 Oct 2020

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special reports - 22 Oct 2020

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special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 19 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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Secure your business from cyber threats

special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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