Samsung will be showcasing an upgraded version of its TouchWiz UI at the Mobile World Congress. The TouchWiz UI looks to add 3D transition effects and is touted to be the next step in the UI evolution. Apart from this, there will be downloadable widgets that can be placed anywhere on the screen for […]
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It’s Japan versus South Korea on US turf
Samsung has won the first round of war against Japan’s Sharp Corp. to stop importing few competitive products to United States. Samsung had alleged Sharp of infringing its LCD patents and asked the International Trade Commission to look into the matter. The initial ruling does favor Sammy but this not deter Sharp from importing […]
Samsung officially confirms what is already confirmed
Chi Young-cho, chief of the newly created digital media and communications unit confirmed to analysts that they will soon release a new netbook and few smartphones on “various OSes”. There are no prizes for guessing that one of the OS from that list is Android as they already have phones based on Windows Mobile, […]
Samsung’s Q4 2008 financial results announced
With all the reshuffling and combining different businesses into one was a clear indication of what was in the offing. Samsung announced its Q4 2008 results and sadly for them, it is the first time since 2000 that they have posted a net loss. Biggest hit to take in this dwindling market was the […]
Samsung ties up with SRS to optimize audio for mobile phones
It looks like Sammy will ditch its own DNSe technology to be used in their mobile phones. They have announced a multi-year partnership with SRS that will allow them to use SRS audio and voice technologies that includes SRS Circle Surround Headphone, SRS WOW HD and SRS VIP+. Samsung says that users will be […]