Samsung America has announced the second edition of Free the TV Challenge for developers. Samsung is holding the app contest to celebrate the release of Samsung’s SDK v2.5 and also allow developers to create unique converged apps that works across a number of Samsung devices. For instance, Samsung segregates the Converged Apps categories into […]
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Bada SDK 2.0.1 now available for download
Samsung has released the bada SDK 2.0.1 for developers. As you’d expect from the version number, the update is just a minor one with some bug fixes. Developers can download it from the bada developer site. bada Developer
Apple sues Samsung in Japan
Apple has now sued Samsung in Japan’s Tokyo District Court. Just like the lawsuits in other countries, Apple is accusing Samsung Japan and Samsung Telecommunications Japan of infringing iPhone and iPad related patents with the range of Galaxy devices. Apple is also seeking 100 million yen in damages. Samsung had already sued Apple in […]
HP approached Samsung, LG to acquire PC business last year?
While Samsung has officially turned down the rumor to acquire HP’s PC business, a source close to CNET tells HP was the one who approached the Korean giant. HP approached Samsung, LG as well as a few others in 2010 before they announced to spin off the PC business. According to the source, HP […]
Samsung teases new device for US, calls it “overachiever”
Samsung has put up a teaser page of a new device touted to be the “overachiever.” Details are slim at the moment but going by the product and the background image, it resembles a USB modem that has to do something about faster speeds (presumably supporting 4G LTE and HSPA+). There’s no ETA as […]