UPDATE: Samsung responds. They’re “actively working on Tizen eco-system together with Tizen Association members and partners”. Via There have been quite a few rumours related to the Tizen OS in the past few days. The first piece of info claimed Tizen to be delayed by few months while a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of […]
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Samsung releases Earnings Guidance for Q2 2013
Samsung today announced the Earnings Guidance for the second quarter of 2013. Earnings in the guidance are based on K-IFRS standard and gives investors, analysts and media a estimate figure of what to expect from the Korean giant when they will announce the results in the coming weeks. Accordingly, Samsung’s consolidated sales for Q2 2013 […]
Samsung buys Boxee
Samsung has confirmed the acquisition of Boxee – a service that aimed to improve the overall TV experience. In a statement released to All Things D, Samsung confirmed to acquire “key talent and assets from Boxee” that will help Samsung to “improve the overall user experience across connected devices”. Samsung hasn’t divulged any monetary details […]
Samsung trademarks “Gear” name, hints at upcoming smart watch?
Samsung back in March confirmed its intentions to release a smartwatch in the near future. Now a bit of sleuthing from Phandroid reveals Samsung applied for a trademark for a name called “Gears”. Although Samsung has listed almost every electronic device for which the name could be used, the last three lines are interesting that […]
Samsung cross-licenses semiconductor patents with SK hynix
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have entered into a cross-licensing agreement to share their respective patents related to semiconductor. Yonhap News says the agreement is a result of a negotiation that took three years where Samsung holds 102,995 semiconductor patents while SK hynix has 21,422 patents to its name. Although the duration, payment or royalty […]