JK Shin
JK Shin talks about Galaxy S4 launch in US, relationship with Google
After the Galaxy S4 announcement, Samsung Electronics newly appointed co-CEO and mobile division chief, JK Shin sat down with Wall Street Journal for a brisk interview. Some of the interesting revelations are Samsung filed for almost 120 patents for user interface and software for the Galaxy S4. Samsung is in good terms with Google and [...]
BK Yoon and JK Shin appointed as Samsung Electronics Co-CEOs
At the 44th Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Samsung Electronics today named BK Yoon and JK Shin as co-CEOs of the company. This is an interesting move because Samsung Electronics will now have three co-CEOs as Oh-hyun Kwon who was appointed as the CEO last June will continue to retain his position. Samsung says the [...]
JK Shin confirms Galaxy Note 8 for MWC
Remember the rumoured 8-inch Galaxy Tab 3? As it turns out, it will be known as the Galaxy Note 8 and has been confirmed by JK Shin to the Korean media. Apart from this piece of info, everything else is shrouded in mystery but if the tablet is indeed GT-N5100, we can expect the tablet [...]
JK Shin Does Not See A Settlement With Apple
The truce between Apple and HTC recently gave hopes of Apple of ending the legal spat between the iPhone maker and Samsung. However, this won’t be the case, according to Samsung Mobile’s head JK Shin. Shin has made it clear that Samsung does not have any intentions to settle with Apple and will fight [...]
JK Shin To Meet Google’s Eric Schmidt In South Korea
At the launch of Galaxy Note II earlier today, Samsung Mobile’s JK Shin confirmed about a meeting with Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt. The meeting will take place on Thursday at Samsung’s office in Seoul and although the agenda is kept under wraps, it is widely speculated that both top level executives will discuss [...]
JK Shin hints at cross-licensing to settle Apple patent lawsuit
Samsung Mobile’s head JK Shin has hinted that the ongoing patent war with Apple could end when both companies will sit together today and tomorrow in a San Francisco courthouse. Shin reckons “there is still a big gap in the patent war with Apple” but they still have “several negotiation options including cross-licensing.” CEOs [...]
Samsung confident of reaching smartphone and tablet sales target this year
Samsung is pretty confident of meeting its smartphones and tablets sales target for 2011. Head of Samsung Mobile division, JK Shin confirmed that they’ll be able to meet the target easily, considering smartphones like Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab devices selling well. Samsung yesterday announced to have sold 10m units of Galaxy [...]
JK Shin reckons Google’s Motorola acquisition will help defend Android
One news to spread like wildfire this Monday is Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. And despite Motorola being a hardware manufacturer, Google was quick to clarify that this buy was to strengthen the Android ecosystem, which in simpler terms meant to use their wide patent portfolio. Samsung’s JK Shin also believes this acquisition will [...]
Samsung could sell more than 60m smartphones this year; new bada phones coming at IFA
In an interview with South Korea’s Yonhap, President of Samsung’s mobile communications and digital imaging, JK Shin revealed some interesting facts about the burgeoning Samsung division. Samsung had expected to sell around 60 million smartphones in 2011 but Shin expects it to easily surpass it, Galaxy S II being one of the biggest contributors. [...]
Samsung plans to sell 60m smartphones this year
Samsung’s JK Shin has confirmed big sales for its smartphones this year. According to Shin, Samsung is looking to sell at least 60m smartphone handsets this year. This is a big number when you consider that this estimation is three times then 2010 where Samsung broke the 20m smartphone barrier. Last year was a [...]