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- Founded: 1938
- Founder: Lee Byung-chul
- HQ: Suwon, South Korea
- Traded on the KRX
- Chairman: Lee Kun-hee
- Lee Kun-hee is Lee Byung-chul's 3rd son
- 2006 revenue: $153 billion
- Name means "three stars" in Korean
- South Korea's largest exporter
- Employees: 222,000
- Pled guilty to price-fixing in '05
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Samsung is a large conglomerate of companies based in South Korea. Subsidiary Samsung Electronics ranks among the largest electronics companies in the world.
In February of 2009, Samsung unveiled its new solar powered, full-touch screen cell phone called "Blue Earth." Part of an environmental initiative called The Blue Earth Dream: Eco-living with SAMSUNG mobile, it is charged by solar panels located on the back of the phone.Livescience: Samsung Releases New Solar-Powered Phone (February 21, 2009)
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Key Dates
- 1938: Lee Byung-Chul founded a small business naming it Samsung Store
- 1953: Samsung starts a sugar producing operation
- 1958: A insurance business is started
- 1969: The company starts an electronics operation
- 1974: Samsung Petrochemical and Heavy Industries founded
- 1977: Samsung Shipbuilding is formed
- 1982: Samsung establishes a baseball team
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Samsung Questions
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When is Samsung i8910 Omnia HD going be available on O2 at The Carphone Warehouse? 1 AnswerIts there now on Orange (who I believe have an exclusive deal on it) http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/SAMSUNG-I8910-HD/MONTHLY you could ... read more -
Anybody know where to get replacement Samsung fridge parts? 1 AnswerPartstore.com may have what you need. read more
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Samsung Upgrades and Support
- Samsung: Support
- Samsung Customer Care Team:
- 1-888-987-HELP (4357)
- M-F 7am-9pm (CST), Sat 9am-6pm (CST)
- 1-888-987-HELP (4357)
- Samsung Digital Cameras: Support
- Samsung Mobile: Support
- Samsung Online Service Center
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'I just entered the competition to win a Samsung laptop. To enter, follow @smartaHQ & RT http://bit.ly/b4I200'.
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I just entered the competition to win a Samsung laptop. To enter, follow @smartaHQ & RT http://bit.ly/b4I200 (good luck and godspeed)
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I just entered the competition to win a Samsung laptop. To enter, follow @smartaHQ & RT http://bit.ly/b4I200
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Российские разработчики портировали словари на Samsung bada и прикрутили распознавание рукописного текста к Symbian. http://bit.ly/bx30qW
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