Samsung has agreed to pay smartphone rival Apple just over US$548 million in a years-long patent battle in federal court in California.

This year, many of the big smartphone makers have already unveiled their second-half flagship phones.

I doubt even Apple could launch a Live TV over the internet service worldwide, so don't hold your breath to see it in NZ any time soon, writes Juha Saarinen.

Samsung has unveiled two new Android smartphones with jumbo screens as it seeks to recapture some of the sales lost to Apple after larger iPhones came out last year.

New phones aimed at recapturing some of the sales Samsung lost to iPhone 6.

Paul Elliott Singer says the Lees' plan to solidify control over Samsung Group is unfair to investors.

Samsung, which prospered for years in China, is now facing competition from low-cost manufacturers.

Samsung Electronics expects the new Galaxy S6 devices to reverse declining earnings and spark profits.

Samsung Electronics has won early praise for its new high-end Galaxy S6 smartphones, with reviewers saying the devices featured premium materials and innovative design.

Leaders of Samsung Electronics' mobile-phone unit may be replaced as the company tries to revive a business where profits slumped by $4.5b.

With Samsung Group's chairman entering his third month in a South Korean hospital, his family risks losing its grip on the conglomerate he built.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun Hee is in stable condition after surgery following a heart attack, Samsung Group said.