Last month Samsung Electronics got the approval from the shareholders to spin-off its display business under the name Samsung Display. Well as per plans, the Samsung Display Co. will be operational from tomorrow where Park Dong-gun will head the company as CEO and senior vice president. The company has over 20,000 employees worldwide, five […]
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Samsung spent over $9 billion in R&D in 2011
Samsung revealed that they spent the largest amount ever on its Research & Development in 2011. Samsung invested 10.3 trillion won or $9.1 billion in R&D in 2011 which comes to about 6.2 percent of its 2011 sales. This is the first time Samsung Electronics crossed the 10 trillion won landmark. Additionally, Samsung also […]
Galaxy Tab is a serious rival to the iPad, says former Apple CEO
Apple iPad may rule the tablet market but according to Apple’s ex-CEO, John Sculley, the Apple tablet has a stiff competition from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range. In an email interview with Economic Times, Sculley claims that the “only serious tablet competitor in sight to the iPad at this time is Samsung’s Galaxy [Tab].” Samsung’s […]
Samsung Smart Air Conditioners gain voice recognition capabilities
Samsung recently released smartphone apps that allowed users to control their home appliances including air conditioners with their smartphones. Now a new app supported only by the Smart air conditioner Q range also adds voice recognition to the mix. The app integrates Smart Talk that enables users to control their AC units with their […]
Samsung ChatON now available for BlackBerry [Updated]
UPDATE: ChatON is now available for all BlackBerry devices. Just head onto the link below and it will automatically point to the correct download. Samsung’s cross-platform messaging service, ChatON is now available on the BlackBerry platform. Interestingly, ChatON for BlackBerry currently works only on Torch 9800 (more devices coming soon) and needs to be […]