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  Samsung has turned down rumors that claimed the Korean giant to take over HP’s PC business. Samsung UK confirmed it by way of a tweet saying the rumors are not true and “clarifies any confusion that may have occurred.” A report from Digitimes yesterday suggested that Samsung is in talks with Taiwan-based notebook makers [...]

  UPDATE: Galaxy Y will sell for 229 euros. The last two phones made official in today’s announcement are Galaxy Y and Galaxy Y Pro. Both are targeted at youth for their affordable prices. Galaxy Y runs on Android 2.3 OS and features mid-range specs like 832MHz processor, 3-inch QVGA (320×240) TFT display, 2MP camera, [...]

  The second Galaxy smartphone to be unveiled is Galaxy M Pro. Going by Samsung’s classification the M Series will be a high-performance handset at an economic price point. Galaxy M Pro is slim at just 9.97mm but packs some decent hardware like 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2.66-inch HVGA (480×320) TFT display, 1GHz processor, 5MP rear-facing camera, [...]

  In addition to announcing a new naming strategy for Galaxy smartphones, Samsung unveiled four smartphones in the new range. First up is Galaxy W. Candybar-based Galaxy W runs on Android 2.3 OS and features a 1.4GHz processor, 3.7-inch WVGA (800×480) TFT LCD, and 14.4Mbps HSDPA, 5MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and 1500mAh battery. [...]

  Samsung has announced to follow a new nomenclature for the Galaxy smartphones. The Galaxy range will now be segregated in five different categories and further sub-categorized in three variants. “S” (Super Smart) will be the given to top-end device of Samsung Galaxy smartphones. It will be the flagship phone. Moving down the ladder will [...]

  Samsung has filed its opposition brief in the Californian court against Apple’s motion for preliminary injunction. Although the filed document is under wraps, Foss Patents managed to check out numerous exhibits that showed Samsung’s claim of prior art design. Samsung claims iPad 2′s design is not unique and is common for a tablet design. [...]

  Galaxy S II’s launch in USA has been seemingly confirmed by the invitation. However, one thing that remained unconfirmed was Galaxy S II’s design, until now, that is. The promo video posted by Samsung touts the global success of Galaxy S II but its the end reveals the US-centric Galaxy S II design. Just [...]

  Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) today announced that they’ve formed a strategic alliance with US-based Universal Display Corp. The financial details were not disclosed but the partnership will help SMD to churn out better AMOLED displays with the use of Universal Display Corp.’s patents and technologies. SMD and Universal Display Corp. have jointly developed display-related [...]

  South Korea ministry today announced that they’ll develop their own open-source smartphone OS to give local smartphone makers “competitiveness” against foreign smartphone OS makers. The details on how and what the OS will be are unknown but the Korean ministry said such a move will help manufacturers like Samsung, LG to compete against Apple’s [...]

  After releasing NC215 in few regions, Samsung has announced the solar netbook for its domestic market. Slated to go on sale from August 23, the 10.1-inch netbook sports a solar panel on the display lid that allows laptop charging via solar energy. Charging for two hours in the sun (approx. 87,000 lux) will give [...]