Samsung Electronics today confirmed that Kwon Oh-hyun has been named as the new CEO and will handle all corporate-wide affairs. Kwon who headed the components business will still be in charge whereas the current CEO, Choi Gee-sung will move towards to head the Samsung Group Corporate Strategy Office. The change in helm will have […]
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Apple wants to file preliminary injunction request against Galaxy S III in US
Apple has filed a new motion asking the court to add Galaxy S III in the motion for preliminary injunction filed against the Galaxy Nexus. Apple says they bought the Galaxy S III on May 29 in UK and came to the conclusion that the phone infringes on two Apple patents that are asserted […]
Samsung joins Linux Foundation as Platinum Member
Samsung has confirmed to have joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum Member. It is the highest tier of membership at the Linux Foundation that will earn the Korean company a place in the Board of Directors. Samsung’s investment reiterates its commitment to the Linux platform as they’ve been using the Linux kernel, Linux-based […]
Samsung Cloud Gaming brings game console-like experience to Smart TVs
Samsung has announced Cloud Gaming for its Smart TVs that utilizes Gaikai’s cloud gaming service. Advantage of cloud gaming is that it brings graphic intensive games to the TV sans the requirement of a special hardware aka gaming console. In short, graphics processing is handled by Gaikai on the cloud while the user gets […]
Galaxy Note wins Display Industry Award at SID 2012
Society of Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of the 17th Display Industry Award where Samsung’s Galaxy Note bagged a gold award for the Display Application of the Year. This Samsung device won due to the integration of an HD Super AMOLED Display. Galaxy Note features a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED Display (1280×800) […]