We first got wind of Samsung’s E65 about couple of months back and now the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified the device, confirming it to have Wi-Fi. E65 is more or less similar to Samsung’s first e-book reader, E60 but integrates a full QWERTY keyboard instead of the sliding form factor. E65 will sport a […]
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Samsung’s smartphone portfolio will consist of 50% Android and 33% bada
One Samsung executive recently confirmed about the platform structure for upcoming Samsung smartphones. According to him, Samsung’s smartphone portfolio will have 50 percent of Android devices while its own bada platform will account for about 33 percent phones. They haven’t confirmed the status of Windows Mobile or LiMo but the Microsoft OS should understandably […]
Samsung announces Q1 2010 results
Samsung has published its first quarter result for the quarter ending March 31 2010. The figures were recorded as per International Financial Reporting Standards and Samsung has posted a consolidated revenues of 34.64 trillion won, a 21 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase with the net profit of 3.99 trillion won and consolidated operating profit at […]
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 […]