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 […]
RIM approached Samsung to license its BlackBerry OS
Samsung adopts a multi-OS strategy but apparently the Korean giant didn’t see any value in developing a handset with Research in Motion’s BlackBerry OS. BlackBerry maker reportedly approached mobile phone makers, including Samsung to license its BlackBerry OS but was eventually turned down, according to reports on Reuters and WSJ. Samsung currently licenses Microsoft’s […]
Google temporarily stops Nexus S’ ICS update
Looks like Google’s early Christmas present for Nexus S users wasn’t as perfect as it was meant to be. Google has confirmed that they’ve halted the Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update for Nexus S as “monitor feedback.” While Google didn’t explicitly mention any issue, users have been reporting battery drain issue on Nexus S […]
Samsung officially announces Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy devices, coming in Q1 2012
Samsung has finally confirmed the release timeframe of Ice Cream Sandwich OS for its range of Galaxy devices. Apart from Galaxy Nexus that already runs Android 4.0, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will be the first recipients to get the Android 4.0 update, which will be available sometime in Q1 2012. Samsung has […]
Seagate completes acquisition of Samsung HDD business
Seagate announced that they’ve completed the acquisition of Samsung’s hard drive business (HDD). The acquisition was announced in April and as per the terms of the agreement, Seagate will acquire Samsung’s assets and infrastructure like M8 production line of 2.5-inch HDDs, senior manager and design-engineering employees from the Korea facility and more. Additionally, Seagate […]