Last year, Samsung hosted a mobile application boot camp for students in United States and today they’ve announced the winners for the same by giving students a scholarship, close view of the mobile apps market and even a chance to meet other app devs. The first winner to walk away with a $20,000 scholarship is […]
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Samsung Chairman seeks new businesses to fight competition, economy
Addressing its employees at Samsung’s New Year’s function, group chairman Lee Kun-hee emphasized to venture into new businesses to maintain growth and fight competition in the difficult global economy. There’s an ongoing competition by global companies across all areas from products, technology development and hiring talented people to patent disputes. The market is big and […]
Samsung to build new sales and R&D facility in Silicon Valley
Samsung’s subsidiary Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) has announced to build a 1.1 million square foot sales and R&D headquarters just north of downtown San Jose. The building will be designed by global architecture firm NBBJ and will be a 10-story tower with an amenity pavilion and parking garage. Samsung says the new facility will help […]
Samsung files a complaint with USITC against Ericsson
Samsung has filed a new complaint with the US International Trade Commission (USITC) seeking a ban on sales of Ericsson products. Samsung says Ericsson’s telecommunications networking equipment infringe seven of its patents and want a ban on the sales of those equipment in the United States. Samsung also said that they tried to negotiate in […]
EU Commission claims Samsung abused use of essential patents
EU Commission has sent Samsung a ‘Statement of Objections’ wherein their preliminary view is that Samsung abused its position of owning standard-essential 3G UMTS patents (SEPs) and trying to gain an injunction against Apple products. The Commission says Samsung was wrong on their part because they gave a commitment to license those patents on FRAND […]