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  Samsung is a known face in the Mobile WiMAX industry and today they’ve announced to join hands with Japan-based UQ Communications and also join WiMAX Innovation Network. For the Japanese WiMAX operator, Samsung will play the role of primary Mobile WiMAX equipment vendor that will allow them to deploy and optimize WiMAX network in [...]

  Symbian phones were always a minority in Samsung’s portfolio and it looks like they’ll give it a complete miss by next year. Senior VP, Don Joo Lee confirmed that Samsung will quit making Symbian handsets and instead adopt its own Bada OS that was unveiled yesterday. Though, Samsung will continue making WinMo and Android [...]

  The U.S. International Trade Commission has finally given the decision regarding the impending Samsung-Sharp LCD patent infringement case. The ruling says the Korean company has indeed infringed on Sharp’s four LCD related patents and will need to stop selling the infringed products in the States. While Sharp seems ecstatic about the verdict, Samsung is [...]

  Samsung announced to launch a new open mobile platform in December. Dubbed as Bada, the name signifies “ocean” in Korean which conveys the unlimited potential of the new platform. The new OS is aimed at developers as well as mobile operators because of the easy creation and customization of applications. As for consumers, Samsung [...]

  French e-tailer has already leaked it and now it’s surfaced on a UK blog, claiming to reach there soon on Orange. Take the phone as superior to Star/Star 3G that features a 3-inch touchscreen display with TouchWiz UI, 5MP camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and FM Radio. [Thanks, Jonathan!]

  Samsung has gone official with a huge 27-incher HDTV-cum-monitor. The SyncMaster P2770HD allows the user to enjoy television with the help of integrated TV Tuner or watch full HD movies via PC or any other HD playback device. Coming in Touch of Color design with transparent neck, the monitor supports full HD resolution, 16:9 [...]

  Samsung is going to release S359 slider phone for the Chinese market. The S359 will be priced on the lower side with music playing capability, the only thing to boast of. The phone works on CDMA 1X 800MHz band and features a 2-inch 65k color screen, up to 8GB microSD card support, quick access [...]

  Last week, Samsung and Qualcomm entered into an agreement that will allow the Korean giant to use Qualcomm’s telecommunication related patents. The deal is said to be greatly favoring Samsung as they’ll use Qualcomm’s patents for a period of 15 years while paying $1.3 billion upfront plus cheap royalties. Samsung spokesperson has confirmed the [...]

  If I were to wager, I would definitely bet on this device as a Photoshopper’s figment but the poster on the Mobile-review forum claims it’s not and is inspired from Samsung’s Crystal Design given to its LCD TVs. No other details can be found but I hope more will be out in the coming [...]

  Verizon lifted the veil off few phones yesterday which also included Samsung’s Convoy. The Convoy (U640) clamshell phone may not be an eye turner but it is designed to work in the harshest of conditions. The phone complies with 810F military standard that gives resistance against shock, dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, [...]