Come November 1, Samsung will celebrate its 40th birth anniversary. Started as an OEM with 36 employees in 1969, Samsung today has transformed into a giant conglomerate functioning as an OEM as well as a product selling company. Korea Times has a decent overview of company’s whole journey and a bit on the future […]
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Samsung will provide TeliaSonera world’s first 4G/LTE USB modems
TeliaSonera have struck a deal with Samsung that will mostly make the European operator, the first ones to sell 4G/LTE modems. The modem (GT-B3710) is USB-based and will be available commercially in Sweden and Norway in 2010 with a promise of up to 10 times higher speed than available today. The chip inside the […]
AT&T sues Samsung and others for inflating LCD prices
AT&T Corp. today filed a lawsuit against Samsung and other LCD manufacturers for allegedly fixing the price in the LCD market. The lawsuit includes Samsung, LG Display, AU Optronics, Sharp etc. charging them to run a long-term conspiracy to fix, raise and maintain high LCD panel prices. The compensation charges are not revealed but AT&T […]
Samsung develops single chip supporting ATSC approved DTV standard
Samsung is happily flaunting the world’s first chip compatible with the North American mobile digital TV broadcasting standard. The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) that works towards standardizing mobile digital TV officially adopted DTV as an ATSC standard. The new chip is based on 65-nm process that combines the radio frequency (RF) and digital […]
Samsung memory cards arrive in Taiwan
Samsung’s promised memory cards have been announced in Taiwan. The new “Plus” memory cards are targeted at those seeking a premium storage medium that ensures data reliability as well as speed. The Plus range comprises of SD, microSD and Compact Flash (CF) cards coming in capacities of 4/8/16GB and complies with the Class 6 […]