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SEOUL, KOREA – Irving A. Williamson, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), told the Electronic Times on Tuesday, “Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics is very tricky technology-wise.

SEOUL, KOREA – Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest smartphone maker, is looking to buy Silicon Valley startups in communications, health and education, Eun, who leads Samsung’s Open Innovation Center in Palo Alto, California, said at the Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit, according to Bloomberg.

SEOUL, KOREA – Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's Co-Founder and CEO, visited South Korea. He arrived in Seoul on Monday and visited both the Blue House and Samsung Electronics on Tuesday. He talked with President Park Geun-hye about the Korean government’s creative economy agenda and ways to creative jobs at the Blue House.

SEOUL, KOREA – Samsung Electronics has pinned high hopes on the Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP), which was unveiled this year and is expected to lead the global signage market. Samsung formed partnerships with SI (system integration) companies that control nearly 20 markets.

SEOUL, KOREA – Samsung Electronics co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun countered recent gloomy forecasts on sales of the Samsung Galaxy S4 by saying that sales of the Galaxy S4 have yet to lose its upward momentum.

SEOUL, KOREA – As Samsung Electronics sinks its teeth into robots, the domestic industry divides over the possible ramifications of Samsung’s new venture. Some think South Korea will eventually play a leading role in the global service robot market while others fear Samsung’s foray into the robotic industry would tear down the ecosystem for Korea’s fledgling robot industry.

SEOUL, KOREA – Some point out that fears over slower-than-expected sales of the Galaxy S4 crimping Samsung Electronics’ profitability are exaggerated.

SEOUL, KOREA – South Korean smartphones turned out to have raised their brand share of the global smartphone market. Samsung Galaxy smartphones ranked first in global brand share while iPhones finished second, followed by LG Optimus smartphones.

SEOUL, KOREA – Over the next 60 days, US President Barack Obama faces a dilemma in a dispute pitting two of the world’s biggest electronics makers against each other, according to Financial Times.