Korean court last week ordered Samsung to compensate a local designer for copyright infringement. Lee Jong-gil, a graduate from Hongik University sued Samsung Electronics claiming to design flower patterns for Samsung’s Zipel refrigerators which Samsung marketed as design created by a renowned designer, Karen Little. The court ruled that Lee indeed design the pattern […]
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Hands On: ChatON for Web
One of the things that distinguishes ChatON with other messaging services is that it allows users to communicate via almost every leading mobile platform and more importantly, over PC. Although, the web version of ChatON is coming soon, we managed to get an early peek at the web variant of Samsung’s messaging service. Since […]
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 […]
Italy court turns down Samsung appeal to ban iPhone 4S sales
Samsung won’t be able to block the launch of iPhone 4S in Italy as the court in Milan has denied Samsung’s appeal for the same. Samsung claimed iPhone 4S infringed two of its patents but court reckoned the claims weren’t enough to stop the launch of iPhone 4S. However, good thing is that the […]
Samsung creates Solar-powered Internet School for Africa
In a bid to address Africa’s electrification limitation and to “positively impact lives” of African citizens, Samsung has developed a Solar-powered Internet School. This development helps Samsung to fulfill its CSR initiatives and helps Africans for their betterment. The Solar-powered Internet School makes it easy to transport to remote areas as well as protect […]