At the launch of Galaxy Note II earlier today, Samsung Mobile’s JK Shin confirmed about a meeting with Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt. The meeting will take place on Thursday at Samsung’s office in Seoul and although the agenda is kept under wraps, it is widely speculated that both top level executives will discuss […]
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JK Shin hints at cross-licensing to settle Apple patent lawsuit
Samsung Mobile’s head JK Shin has hinted that the ongoing patent war with Apple could end when both companies will sit together today and tomorrow in a San Francisco courthouse. Shin reckons “there is still a big gap in the patent war with Apple” but they still have “several negotiation options including cross-licensing.” CEOs […]
Samsung confident of reaching smartphone and tablet sales target this year
Samsung is pretty confident of meeting its smartphones and tablets sales target for 2011. Head of Samsung Mobile division, JK Shin confirmed that they’ll be able to meet the target easily, considering smartphones like Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab devices selling well. Samsung yesterday announced to have sold 10m units of Galaxy […]
JK Shin reckons Google’s Motorola acquisition will help defend Android
One news to spread like wildfire this Monday is Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. And despite Motorola being a hardware manufacturer, Google was quick to clarify that this buy was to strengthen the Android ecosystem, which in simpler terms meant to use their wide patent portfolio. Samsung’s JK Shin also believes this acquisition will […]
Samsung could sell more than 60m smartphones this year; new bada phones coming at IFA
In an interview with South Korea’s Yonhap, President of Samsung’s mobile communications and digital imaging, JK Shin revealed some interesting facts about the burgeoning Samsung division. Samsung had expected to sell around 60 million smartphones in 2011 but Shin expects it to easily surpass it, Galaxy S II being one of the biggest contributors. […]