Samsung has announced to ship industry’s first Multi-chip package (MCP) with PRAM from this quarter. The PRAM touted as the next successor of NOR flash is apt for use in mobile handsets and the new MCP-based 512Mbit PRAM is said to be backward compatible with 40nm-class NOR flash memory. PRAM uses phase change characteristics […]
Samsung introduces S5230 Fan Package and La Fleur Special Edition phones in Germany
Samsung’s Corby range might have taken Star S5230’s cheapest touchscreen phone tag but the hot selling Star is living in the form of special editions. Two special editions of Star S5230 have been rolled out in Germany – one to please the football fans and the other to please the women. The Fan Package […]
Some Samsung BD players cannot play Avatar Blu-ray
Samsung Blu-ray players are facing an unusual problem of not playing the recently released Avatar Blu-ray. The issue seems to affect few models, including BD-UP5000. Avatar’s Blu-ray copy adopts a new encryption scheme and the only way to bypass is to update the firmware. AVS and CNET forums have been buzzing about it and […]
Samsung considering Google TV
Samsung Electronics is contemplating to develop Google TV based on Android operating system. An unnamed Samsung executive confirmed to Korean Herald that they’re indeed evaluating the feasibility of an Android-based TV. We are considering (developing) Google TVs. We are examining the business feasibility of Google TVs. While Samsung has their closed platform running on […]
Samsung to bundle Yahoo! Services with their phones
US-based Yahoo! Inc. has struck a deal with Samsung to pre-install some or all Yahoo! Services in Samsung’s mobile devices. The services include Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Front Page, Search, Flickr, News, Finance, Contacts, Calendar and Weather and will be bundled along with phones running Samsung’s bada and even Android. This could be a major […]