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KOREA: Seoul wrap, Pt II

Andrew Everard 06 December 2008 13:25
Just got back from Korea, after two weeks spent with the country's largest consumer electronics companies - sorry, Daewoo - and it's time to take stock of what we've learned, and what to expect for next year. First, and most important, point is that both

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SAMSUNG, KOREA: Radio ga-ga in the testing labs

Andrew Everard 05 December 2008 11:21
As you may already have read , I've been pretty impressed with the testing facilities in Samsung's main R&D labs here at Suwon, south of Seoul. But being impressed turned to dropped jaws when we were introduced to the company's deep testing stuff.

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SAMSUNG, KOREA: From dried fish to Olympic torches

Andrew Everard 04 December 2008 08:09
Took a bit of a nose around Samsung's history gallery, at the entrance to which is both a bust of company founder Byung-chull Lee and a video screen showing interviews with him. He started in business with a small store in 1938, and developed that into

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SAMSUNG, KOREA: Testing times below the 38-storey tower

Andrew Everard 03 December 2008 07:46
The main R&D tower here at Samsung's complex here in Suwon, some 65km south of Seoul, rises 38 floors, dominating the skyline for miles around. 9000 people work in this gargantuan bulding, out of a total of almost 23,000 on this site. That means it

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