It’s confirmed. The early December date for bada unveiling turns out to be December 8. The Korean giant is sending out invites for the event which is scheduled to take place at Vinopolis in London with Dr. Hosco Lee, EVP and head of the Media Solution Center (MSC) discussing all the intrinsic details. Samsung […]
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Samsung will continue building Symbian devices
Yesterday, a Digitimes report claimed Samsung dropping Symbian from its mobile portfolio and today we’ve got a different word straight from Samsung’s HQ. Samsung says the report is not in line with their smartphone strategy and will continue to build Symbian phones. Samsung is an initial member of Symbian Foundation and continues to cooperate […]
SKT in talks with Samsung to provide Android 2.0 phone
In an attempt to thwart iPhone’s possible penetration in South Korea, SKT plans to release an Android phone. SKT is reportedly in talks with Samsung (and LG) to provide them with an Android device running the v2.0 Eclair update. SKT reckons Android-powered phones provide better data processing than iPhone. “We are gauging the timing […]
Samsung to stop making Symbian phones by 2010
Symbian phones were always a minority in Samsung’s portfolio and it looks like they’ll give it a complete miss by next year. Senior VP, Don Joo Lee confirmed that Samsung will quit making Symbian handsets and instead adopt its own Bada OS that was unveiled yesterday. Though, Samsung will continue making WinMo and Android […]
Samsung to launch its own mobile OS, will be called Bada
Samsung announced to launch a new open mobile platform in December. Dubbed as Bada, the name signifies “ocean” in Korean which conveys the unlimited potential of the new platform. The new OS is aimed at developers as well as mobile operators because of the easy creation and customization of applications. As for consumers, Samsung […]