Samsung has announced the opening of its first Canadian R&D Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Samsung says the new centre currently employs 60 skilled software engineers, designers and operation staff and will concentrate on “developing Samsung’s enterprise security solutions, while also providing global technical support for the company’s diverse B2B customers”. Samsung spends heavily on […]
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Jury awards $290 million to Apple in retrial case
The jury in the US case back in August last year awarded Apple a sum of $1.05 billion in damages but judge Lucy Koh reduced the awarded damages by $450.5 million citing a miscalculation on part of the jury. A retrial was ordered and a new jury has now given their decision – Samsung has […]
Samsung confirms to have sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear in two months
Shortly after a report surfaced that claimed Samsung to have produced just 50,000 units of the Galaxy Gear, Samsung has stepped forward to officially confirm the numbers. According to a report on Reuters, Samsung has managed to sell 800,000 units since the launch. Samsung says the sales were “better than its own expectations” and plans […]
Samsung wins 24 CES 2014 Innovation Awards
Samsung has confirmed to have won 24 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 Innovation Awards. The awards are conducted by Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ever year and are judged by independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the press across 29 categories. Adding this year’s awards, Samsung has been honoured with 258 awards in the last […]
Tizen Association adds 36 new members as it aims to bring Tizen to many devices
At the Tizen Developer Summit in South Korea, Tizen Association announced a new partner program and have added 36 new companies (list below) that Tizen Association deems could help expand the reach of the Tizen OS. Each of the new members has the potential to join relevant Tizen Association Working Groups and to participate in […]