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  Chances are that you must have got Samsung’s 3D Starter Kit with the purchase of selected 3D product but if you don’t there’s a listing on Amazon that is selling the kit for $295. That’s $55 down from the original retail price. The 3D Starter Kit will give two extra pairs of Active 3D [...]

  Samsung is now shipping its 12.5mm 2.5-inch 1 terabyte internal hard drive. The Spinpoint MT2 is said to be ideal to be fitted in portable hard drives, digital TVs, set-top box etc. The Spinpoint MT2 uses 333GB per-platter tech and in addition to storing large amounts of data, the drive ensures better performance and [...]

  In a bid to dominate the 3D TV market, Samsung has announced 3D Plasma TVs in South Korea. Samsung’s 3D portfolio already includes 3D LED and LCD TVs and 3D Plasma will enable them to target consumers who want 3D technology on the cheap. They’ve announced two 3D supporting PDP models – 680 Series [...]

  As we reported earlier, Galaxy Beam went on sale this weekend in Singapore. We were unsure about processor speed in the retail unit but now we know, thanks to the detailed specs on Samsung Singapore’s website. According to the official specs, the Galaxy Beam sports a 720MHz TI OMAP3440 CPU. The prototypes that were [...]

  UPDATE: Hwan Kim, vice-president of mobile communications has issued a new statement to Reuters which says, “we have not received significant customer feedback on any signal reduction issue for the Omnia II. Based on years of experience of designing high quality phones, Samsung mobile phones employ an internal antenna design technology that optimizes reception [...]

  Samsung’s Galaxy S variant for another US operator is now on sale. Packing some powerful specs, the Captivate can be bought from AT&T for just $199.99 with a 2-year service agreement. To rehash, the Captivate (I897) boasts a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, Android 2.1, 5MP camera, 720p HD video recording, Wi-Fi [...]

  Although Samsung is second largest mobile phone maker, their smartphone market share has a different story to tell. Needless to say, Samsung is serious about gaining on that front too, which is why they’ve introduced Galaxy S. We spent considerable time with the device and this is what we think. Galaxy S runs on [...]

  Samsung is rated as the best company to work for in its home country. The result came after a survey conducted by Korean Management Association Consulting that included 3,840 employees and HR executives. Samsung is rated as the best workplace in the manufacturing sector whereas its close telecom partner, SK Telecom tops in the [...]

  Samsung has announced to commission an independent health and safety review of all its semiconductor factories. This decision comes after the accusation that Samsung’s semiconductor plants use radioactive elements and is responsible for fewemployees diagnosing with blood cancer. The review commission will be carried out for a year and will have full access to [...]

  Just as expected, Samsung’s Galaxy S variant aka the Vibrant has gone on sale on T-Mobile. The Vibrant is available for $199.99 after a 2-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate. T-Mobile’s version looks similar to the international version but integrates four buttons instead of three and does not have a front facing camera. Other [...]