National Advertising Division, an independent advertising review body has asked Samsung America to stop airing comparison commercials for their 3D TVs after a complaint lodged by LG last October. The ads depicted Samsung’s active shutter 3D technology were superior to the passive 3D tech used by LG. Samsung says they’ll withdraw the ads voluntarily […]
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Samsung announces Earnings Guidance for Q1 2012
Just like every quarter, Samsung has announced their earnings guidance for the previous quarter ending March 31, 2012. Samsung says the consolidated sales for the last quarter reached approximately 45 trillion won, which is almost the same they achieved in Q4 2011 but about 8 trillion won more than Q1 2011. Moreover, the operating […]
Samsung begins mass production of UHS-1 microSD cards
Samsung has announced that they’ve started mass producing UHS-1 microSD cards that are apt for today’s high-end LTE smartphones and tablets. Samsung says the mass production of the 16GB card began late last month and the card adheres to the specifications laid by the SD Association. The 16GB memory card uses 20nm-class 64Gb chip […]
Samsung Smart TVs get certified by TUV Rheinland
Samsung has announced that their new breed of Smart TVs have been certified by European certification authority TUV Rheinland. ES8000, ES7500 and ES7000 series TVs were tested against picture quality, brightness, contrast ratio and bunch of Smart TV features like apps, web browser etc. The TVs were certified with the ‘Smart TV Advanced’ certificate […]
Samsung’s NAND flash plant in China to cost $7 billion
Samsung’s planned NAND flash plant in Xian, China would cost them $7 billion, including the initial investment of $2.3 billion. It’s a multi-year project and will make Samsung’s largest overseas chip plant that will cater to the demands of world’s biggest telecom market. Late last month, Samsung revealed the intended location of the plant […]