After the success of Samsung’s first Barbie special edition notebook in South Korea, they’ve announced a new Barbie notebook targeted at the female crowd. This time it’s the X180 Barbie Special Edition 2 that comes in a white hue with a Barbie girl designed by Barbie’s chief designer, Robert Best. As for the internal […]
Archives for February 2011
Samsung Galaxy Ace (SHW-M240S) gets official for South Korea
Samsung has announced Galaxy Ace (SHW-M240S) for its domestic market. The phone that was on showcase at the MWC will now sell in South Korea via SK Telecom. Galaxy Ace for South Korea is similar to the international variant that comes with a “Hyperskin” battery cover to make it aesthetically pleasing and at the […]
Android 2.3 for Galaxy S confirmed for March?
Samsung has seemingly confirmed Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update for Galaxy S (I9000). According to an attendee at Samsung’s event in Frankfurt, Samsung said the Gingerbread update for Galaxy S (I9000) is expected in March. It is unclear which countries will receive the OS upgrade first but there’s a fair chance Italy won’t be on […]
Samsung Italy will soon release Android 2.2.1 for Galaxy S, bada 1.2 for Wave (S8500)
UPDATE: Samsung Italy has postponed to release the updates in between March 15 to March 20. Not really a surprise but Samsung Italy has published an estimated timeframe about when Galaxy S and original Wave users can expect the firmware update. According to a post made on their Facebook page, Italian Galaxy S and […]
Samsung enters in a joint venture with another healthcare company
Samsung continues its expansion in the healthcare business by entering into a joint venture with US-based Quintiles Transnational Corp. Samsung will invest 300 billion won or US$266 million and will setup a plant in Songdo district of Incheon, near Seoul to produce biopharmaceutical drugs for cancer and arthritis. Samsung Electronics and Samsung Everland will […]