Samsung is readying to launch the next version of its cheapest touchscreen phone – Champ 2. The Champ 2 now sports a revamped design and slightly upgraded specs like 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen display with stylus pen support, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0, music player, ChatON and IM support, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, Samsung Apps […]
Archives for October 2011
Samsung becomes the biggest smartphone player
A report released by Strategy Analytics confirms Samsung has overtaken Apple to sell the highest number of smartphones in a single quarter. According to it, Samsung shipped 27.8m smartphones in Q3 2011 that accounted for a market share of 23.8 percent as compared to Apple’s 17.1m units comprising 14.6 percent. Needless to say, Samsung’s […]
Samsung Flexible Displays coming out in 2012
Samsung has confirmed the commercial timeframe of its flexible displays in the Q3 2011 earnings call. Samsung expects to release the flexible display sometime next year, which could be in the earlier half. Samsung’s executive also said that the first device that will sport such a display could be a mobile handset which will […]
Samsung announces Q3 2011 results
Samsung Electronics has published financial result of Q3 2011 that ended on September 30, 2011. On a consolidated basis, Samsung posted revenues of 41.27 trillion won and net income of 3.44 trillion won, a 3 percent increase Year-on-Year (YoY) and 23 percent decrease YoY. Consolidated operating profit stood at 4.25 trillion won for the […]
Samsung to release S Pen SDK for developers
Samsung’s S Pen input won’t be limited to some pre-bundled apps as the phone manufacturer has confirmed to release the SDK soon. Expected in December, the SDK will allow third-party developers to take advantage of the S Pen functionality. Meanwhile, to host these specific apps, Samsung will add a new category called S Choice […]