Samsung has released a new color of its Series 7 Gaming laptop. Clad in Yellow, Samsung says the trendy color will appeal to new generation gamers and women. The official notebook of WCG 2011 (World Cyber Games), Series 7 Gaming notebook comes with Glass Flake coating to protect from scratches, four different types of performance modes, backlit keyboard, 17.3-inch full HD LED display, Intel Quad-core i7 CPU, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM and more.

The 2D version of this notebook will sell for 2,570,000 won (US$2228) and 3D variant for 2,810,000 won (US$2437).

Samsung has announced Series 7 Chronos laptop for its domestic market. Unveiled at the IFA in September, Series 7 Chronos is inspired from Greek God Chronos – God of Time which boasts performance as well as looks.

Samsung Series 7 Chronos has a really thin bezel that allows to integrate an extra inch of screen in the same form factor (say a 15-inch display in 14-inch laptop). Moreover, the notebook is equipped with an Intel quad-core Core i7 processor, 8GB DDR3 RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M GPU, 1TB HDD, choice of 15.6-inch or 14-inch anti-reflective display supporting a resolution of 1600×900 pixels with 300nits of brightness and 8 hours of battery life with a capacity to charge about 1,500 times before a replacement.

Additionally, the notebook integrates Samsung’s Fast Start technology and Diskeeper’s ExpressCache that brings down the boot time to just 20 seconds and wakeup time to 2 seconds from sleep mode.

The 15.6-inch Series 7 Chronos will be available from January 3 at price varying from 1,790,000 won to 2,000,000 won whereas the 14-inch model will go on sale from late January from 1,790,000 won.

Samsung will be offering notebooks integrated with 4G WiMAX (known as WiBro) in South Korea. Samsung says new models will enable users to enjoy 4G WiBro services nationwide with KT who’ll offer plans at various price points.

Developed closely with Intel and KT, Samsung will offer 5 models with integrated 4G WiBro, including Slate PC Series 7, Series 3 300V, Series 3 350U, Series 3 300E and RC530.

The 4G WiBro notebooks will go on sale from tomorrow.

Samsung announced that its special edition Series 9 notebooks are now available in South Korea. First unveiled in September, the sleek Series 9 notebooks come in two variants – Moonlight Blue and Rose Gold and boasts a crystal design pattern on the notebook lid.

Samsung says only 300 units will be sold in South Korea and will be numbered at the bottom of the notebook. Buyers will also get a J. Estina necklace as a gift.

It will sell for 2.9m won (US$2507).

Samsung has become the seventh largest laptop manufacturer in the world in terms of market share. According to Yonhap News, Samsung managed to quadruple its market share from 1.4 percent in 2007 to 6.5 percent in Q3 2011 and also increase its shipments in South Korea from 2.8m units in 2008 to 10m in 2010. Samsung is expected to ship around 14m units this year.

With the new figures, Samsung has overtaken global laptop makers like Sony and Apple Inc.

Samsung has made its new Series 5 Ultrabooks official in South Korea. Coming in sizes of 14-inch and 13-inch, the Ultrabooks are equipped with Intel’s Core i5 processor and come with choices of 128GB SSD (or HDD) storage and up to 8GB RAM for enhanced performance.

The 20.9mm 14-inch notebook weighs 1.8kg, is carved out of an aluminum chassis and features an anti-reflective 1366×768 display, 1TB HDD with 16GB SSD, an optical disc drive, AMD HD7550M GPU. Other features include USB port, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, VGA port and HDMI port.

The 13-inch Series 5 Ultrabook on the other hand is slimmer than the 14-inch one with 14.9mm thickness, weighs 1.4kg and comes with a similar resolution display with anti-reflective coating, 500GB HDD with 16GB SSD, integrated Intel graphics, and different ports like USB / Ethernet / VGA / HDMI and Wi-Fi.

Samsung says ExpressCache has been used in these Ultrabooks that allow them to boot from hibernation to the desktop in about 7 seconds. Samsung’s Fast Start allows the notebook from sleep mode to the main screen in just 2 seconds.

Series 5 will be available in South Korea by end of December for a price varying from 1,290,000 won (US$1125) to 1,490,000 won (US$1298) for 13-inch and 1,340,000 won (US$1167) to 1,540,000 won (US$1341) for the 14-inch Ultrabook.

Samsung has unveiled a cheaper Wi-Fi-only version of Chromebook. Powered by the Chrome OS from Google, the new Chromebook comes with Wi-Fi as the only connectivity option along with the usual Chromebook goodies.

The Chromebook promises to boot up in under 10 seconds and boasts hardware specs like a 12.1-inch SuperBright 1280×800 display with 300 nits of brightness, Intel Atom N570 CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB SSD, card reader, HD webcam, USB ports, full clickable trackpad and 8.5 hours of battery life.

The Wi-Fi-only Chromebook is priced at $349.

Product Page

Announced at the Gamescom few months back, Samsung has introduced the Series 7 gaming notebook for consumers in South Korea. Samsung will sell two variants of 700G7A – one equipped with 3D and one without.

The Sens Series 7 notebook comes with a jog dial that allows users to select different modes according to the performance needs. The modes include Gaming, Balance Library and Green.

On the hardware front, Sens Series 7 features a 17.3-inch full HD LED display with 400nits of brightness, Intel quad-core i7 CPU, AMD HD 6970M 2GB GPU, 3D support (3D model only), 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Dolby support, backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and more.

The 3D model (NT700G7A-S73D) will sell for 2,870,000 won (US$2,555) whereas the 2D model (NT700G7A-S72D) will sell for 2,630,000 won (US$2,342).

Product Page

Samsung today announced Series 7 Chronos notebooks that boast performance as well as premium looks. Said to be inspired from Greek God Chronos, the God of Time, the new Series 7 notebooks also emphasizes on the time by performing quickly and efficiently, thanks to Intel Core i7 processor. Moreover, the laptop comes with ExpressCache that drastically reduces the boot time to just 19 seconds and 2 seconds when waking up from sleep mode.

The Series 7 Chronos comes in a metallic body and uses Max Screen bezel tech that helps to fit an extra inch of display in a smaller chassis. Rounding up the specs, the Series 7 Chronos features a display of 15- or 15.6-inches (1600×900) which is non-reflective and has a brightness of 300nits, up to 8GB RAM, up to 750GB HDD, AMD HD6750M discrete graphics, SoundAlive, 1.3MP HD webcam and a battery life that can last up to 9 hours on a single charge.

Samsung will launch the Series 7 Chronos notebooks starting from September but will be showcased at IFA that starts from September 2.

Samsung has confirmed the release of its first-ever Chromebook for the domestic market. According to Yonhap News, Samsung is looking to launch the Google OS-based notebook next month followed by Russia and Southeast Asia later this year.

Samsung’s Chromebook went official in United States in May and features Chrome OS, 12.1-inch screen with 1280×800 display and 300 nits of brightness, Intel dual-core Atom processor, Wi-Fi, 3G support, HD webcam, USB 2.0 ports, 4-in-1 card reader, a mini-VGA port, fully clickable trackpad and 8.5 hours of battery life.