Samsung’s LCD plant located at Tangjeong was hit by a power outage last night. Although the outage lasted for just 10 minutes, Samsung Display is estimated to face a loss in millions as the panels produced during that period are rendered useless. Four lines at the plant were affected that produced a combined monthly […]
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Samsung rubbishes ‘Samsung Facebook’ rumor
An article by Korea Times claimed that Samsung is working on its own social network codenamed ‘Samsung Facebook’. However, the Korean giant on their official blog terms the rumor as “groundless”. Although Samsung acknowledges that they’re working on upgrading Family Story, the new features aren’t as close as what the report is claiming it […]
Samsung unveils TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags
Samsung today unveiled TecTiles programmable NFC tags that can take advantage of the NFC technology incorporated in the devices. TecTile tags basically allow businesses and consumers to program the tag to perform a particular function. For instance, TecTile tags can be configured to do a FourSquare or Facebook check-in, send a specific text message, […]
Samsung shoots down Nokia buyout rumor
Samsung has refuted the Nokia buyout rumor. In a statement released to Reuters, Samsung shot down the report saying as “purely speculative” and is “not true.” Last Friday, a report by kauppalehti.fi claimed that Samsung is in talks with the Finnish company to acquire Nokia it 4EUR/share.
Samsung to setup a new line to produce mobile application processors
Samsung has announced to invest in a new fabrication line in Hwaseong, South Korea. The new fabrication line will produce mobile application processors on 300mm wafer using 20nm and 14nm process, which Samsung expects to cater to the burgeoning demand of the chips. Samsung will invest a total of 2.25 trillion won and expects […]