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Samsung Electronics — technology company producing foldable smartphones, memory chips, and consumer electronics, recently launched Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8 in Ghana.
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… And last week, Apple’s first foldable iPhone went on sale, debuting long after chief rival Samsung established a lead in that market. …
Apple just announced its first-ever MacBook with a touchscreenJoy Online
… Samsung’s first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, suffered an early setback in 2019 when reviewers reported broken screens on the devices. …
Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problemsJoy Online
… South Korean semiconductor giants were also down, with Samsung falling by 9.4% and SK Hynix dropping 10.8%. …
Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debutJoy Online
Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales. …
Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech companyJoy Online
… Samsung and Huawei have been refining folding screens for years. Apple waited, watched what broke elsewhere, and arrived with a version engineered to fit tightly into its existing ecosystem rather than to win first-mover bragging rights. …
New iPhones, new features: Is it time to upgrade?Joy Online
Chinese consumer electronics company TCL has sued South Korea’s Samsung in Los Angeles federal court, accusing its rival of falsely advertising some televisions as using “Mini LED” technology. …
TCL sues Samsung for false advertising over ‘Mini LED’ televisionsJoy Online
… Apple is entering the foldable phone market comparatively late, following the likes of South Korea’s Samsung and China’s Huawei. …
Apple’s new boss starts with big gamble on £1,999 first folding iPhoneJoy Online
… are interesting devices”, Milanesi noted. “A lot of people are intrigued by it, but the software and the learning curve that you have from moving from a traditional phone to a foldable is real.” Wood noted that the current market for foldable smartphones from the likes of Samsung …
Apple’s new boss starts with big gamble on costly first folding iPhoneJoy Online
… While Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies have sold folding phones since 2019, the devices have remained a niche among tech enthusiasts. …
Apple expected to unveil first folding phone, with new CEO Ternus in commandJoy Online
… He explained that the high value of smartphones, particularly premium brands such as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung devices, makes them an important source of customs revenue. …
Flying into Ghana with more than 2 phones may face commercial import charges – GRAApple announced its first-ever MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, the PROLED XDR Display model, launching November 6 in 14-inch and 16-inch versions starting at $2,899 and $3,399 respectively. The company is targeting creative professionals and app developers with features like drag-and-drop slide presentations, direct app testing, and tools for designers and musicians.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
Apple announced its first-ever MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, the PROLED XDR Display model, launching November 6 in 14-inch and 16-inch versions starting at $2,899 and $3,399 respectively. The company is targeting creative professionals and app developers with features like drag-and-drop slide presentations, direct app testing, and tools for designers and musicians.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo foldable handsets that developed screen problems shortly after launch, with some users reporting lines and cracks on the inner display. The company said the issue affects "a small number" of units but did not specify how many devices were affected.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
AI company Anthropic saw revenue surge by 45% to $16.8bn in the three months to the end of September, according to figures revealed as it briefed investors on a planned stock market listing before year-end. The company also reportedly made a profit for the second quarter in a row.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics projected an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.17 billion) for the third quarter, a world first for a technology company and its fourth straight quarter of record operating profit, driven by strong demand for AI chips and memory sales amid a deepening global memory chip shortage.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple held its biggest hardware event of the year, introducing the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first-ever folding phone, the iPhone Duo, which features a refined design compared to Samsung and Huawei's folding models but comes with trade-offs in weight, SIM options, and multitasking capability.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese electronics firm TCL has sued Samsung in Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Samsung falsely marketed its M Model televisions as featuring "Mini LED" technology. TCL claims Samsung took a non-Mini LED model and sold it as a "supreme" Mini LED model, misleading consumers and damaging TCL's sales.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
New Apple chief John Ternus unveiled the iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable phone and most expensive iPhone to date, priced from £1,999 in the UK and $1,999–$3,200 in the US. Apple enters the foldable market after Samsung and Huawei, claiming its design redefines the foldable experience following eight years of development.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
New CEO John Ternus unveiled Apple's first foldable iPhone, the Duo, at the company's annual product event. The book-style device starts at $1,999 (£1,999 UK) and goes up to $3,200, making it Apple's most expensive iPhone model.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple is expected to unveil a folding iPhone at a Wednesday launch event in Cupertino, marking the first major iPhone redesign since removing the physical home button in 2017 and the first keynote for new CEO John Ternus. The device could cost more than $2,000, and analysts expect Apple to capture 40% of the folding phone market by the end of next year despite Samsung and Huawei's earlier entry into the category.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Revenue Authority's Customs Commissioner has cautioned travellers arriving in Ghana that carrying more than two mobile phones will be treated as commercial importation and subject to customs charges. The warning follows a practice of travellers bringing multiple phones on behalf of others into the country.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, featuring a foldable display and Galaxy AI experiences, is now available for pre-order in Ghana. The device combines smartphone portability with a tablet-like viewing experience using new Flex Titanium technology for durability.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Sports Minister Kofi Iddie Adams has told aspiring public relations professionals to build their careers on trust, integrity and sound judgment, emphasizing that credibility remains the profession's greatest asset despite technological change. Speaking at the 6th World PR Day Festival in Accra, Adams drew on his experience as spokesperson to former President Jerry John Rawlings to stress that effective communication requires listening, understanding public sentiment, and knowing when and what to communicate.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea's Kospi index surged almost 18% on Friday, partly reversing a three-day sell-off, as chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rallied following positive earnings updates from Amazon and Microsoft on AI investment. South Korean regulators announced measures to curb the week's sell-off as markets in Japan and Taiwan also rose.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Melcom Group held a prize presentation ceremony in Accra to honour 34 lucky winners of its Kickoff Sale Promotion 2026. Prize winners received brand-new vehicles, 98-inch televisions, Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 smartphones, refrigerators, soundbars, and shopping vouchers.
28 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's biggest memory chip maker, saw its shares soar nearly 470% on their Shanghai Stock Exchange debut, giving the company a valuation of around 3.3 trillion yuan ($487bn) and making it the most valuable listed company in mainland China. The company manufactures Dram chips for AI data centres, mobile devices, and other electronics, and plans to use IPO proceeds for expanded production and research.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, and Flip8 foldable smartphones, designed to make foldable technology more accessible while advancing AI-powered mobile experiences. The Fold8 is the lightest Galaxy Z Fold device at 201 grammes, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, a 4,800mAh battery, and a new Flex Titanium display structure with up to 3,000 nits brightness; the Fold8 Ultra targets productivity users with an eight-inch main display and advanced camera system.
27 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Samsung Electronics and Broadcom have agreed to a partnership envisaged to exceed $200 billion until 2030, combining Broadcom's chip design expertise with Samsung's manufacturing capabilities for memory chips, contract chip making, and advanced packaging.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A South Korean court has ordered SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (approximately $644 million) in a divorce settlement, below the initial 1.38 trillion won awarded in 2024. The case centres on asset division following their 35-year marriage and the revelation that Chey had fathered a child with another woman.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics has introduced its new Galaxy Z series to the Ghanaian market, featuring the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip8, all built on seven generations of foldable innovation and equipped with optimized Galaxy AI features for multitasking and content creation.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics launched its first U.S. co-branded credit card with Barclays, allowing users to apply, manage accounts, and redeem rewards through Samsung Wallet. The card offers 5% cash back on Samsung purchases and competes directly with Apple Pay as technology companies and banks deepen ties between digital wallets and financial products.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samsung Electronics has cut 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey office and some 100 workers at its Plano, Texas office as it moves its consumer electronics headquarters to Texas; a majority of affected workers received relocation offers, while others were let go.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korean chip maker SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in a New York share offering, the largest ever listing by a foreign firm in the US. The company, which supplies memory chips to AI chip makers including Nvidia, sold 177.9 million American depositary shares at $149 each, with trading beginning on Nasdaq Friday.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics forecasts a 19-fold jump in profits to 89.4tn won between April and June, its third consecutive record quarterly operating profit, driven by global demand for artificial intelligence memory chips and tight semiconductor supplies that have pushed up prices.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn in investment to expand chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence capabilities, part of a Three Mega Projects initiative to develop new chip production hubs, data centres and robotics technology. President Lee Jae-myung said the plan aims to rejuvenate economies outside Seoul as regional rivals Taiwan, China and Japan invest heavily in chip factories.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple and Microsoft have raised prices on devices and consoles years old, blaming increased demand for chips from AI data centres. Apple raised tablet and laptop prices by nearly 20%, while Microsoft is raising Xbox Series S and X console prices by at least $100 from August, marking its third increase in just over a year.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kasapreko PLC recorded a turnover of GH¢3.5 billion in 2025, surpassing Unilever Ghana (GH¢1.03 billion), Guinness Ghana, and FanMilk to become Ghana's largest listed fast-moving consumer goods company.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Apple plans to raise product prices as memory chip costs have surged due to the artificial intelligence boom, with CEO Tim Cook telling the Wall Street Journal that price increases were "unavoidable" and the situation had become "unsustainable." Cook did not specify timing or which products would be affected.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
African brands now account for 15% of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa, up from 11% in 2025, according to the 2026 Brand Africa 100 report, though international brands including Nike, Adidas, Samsung, Apple and Coca-Cola continue to dominate the rankings.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Asian stock markets suffered steep losses on Monday as investors grew concerned about overvalued artificial intelligence investments and a rise in oil prices following renewed Iran-Israel strikes. US markets recovered some losses with the Nasdaq closing up 0.9% and the S&P 500 up 0.3%, though South Korea's Kospi index fell 8.3% and Japan's Nikkei dropped 3.9%.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
US stock markets recovered modestly on Monday after Friday's losses, but Asian markets fell sharply—South Korea's Kospi index closed 8.3% lower and Japan's Nikkei fell 3.9%—amid a technology stock sell-off and renewed Middle East tensions that raised oil prices and inflation concerns.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →