It’s official. Samsung will acquire all Sony shares from the S-LCD joint venture to make it a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. Samsung will pay Sony about 1.08 trillion won (US$940 million) for the transfer of shares and have entered into a new agreement wherein Samsung will supply LCD panels to Sony at […]
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Reuters: Sony to end S-LCD partnership with Samsung
Sony will end its 7-year partnership to manufacture LCD panels with Samsung, says Reuters. The report is pretty light on the details but Samsung has confirmed to make an announcement soon where Sony will sell back its stake to Samsung. Sony and Samsung setup S-LCD as a 50:50 joint venture in 2004 to manufacture […]
Samsung teases future of Smart TV, will unveil at CES 2012
We’re three weeks away from the world’s biggest tech expo – CES and Samsung has kick started its marketing initiatives with the teaser of a Smart TV. The teaser video does not hint at anything except for the claim to show us the future of Smart TV, which will be unveiled at CES 2012. […]
Galaxy S II (I9100) Otterbox Commuter Series Case Giveaway
UPDATE: We’ve announced the winners. Check here. The sleek and light Galaxy S II (I9100) might be one of the durable devices from Samsung but its better to protect the shiny gadget against any untowardness, which is why we’re giving away three Otterbox Commuter Series cases courtesy of Otterbox. Otterbox cases offer one of […]
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 […]