Samsung has announced that its HDTV-centric Samsung Apps store has surpassed 1 million app downloads. The platform, which has been in existence for less than a year hosts about 200 apps and the most downloaded apps include Hulu Plus, ESPN Next Level and Texas Holdem. Samsung says the app store is available on more […]
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Samsung leads the TV market for 19 straight quarters
According to a report from market research firm DisplaySearch, Samsung has led the TV market for the last 19 quarters. This means Samsung is leading the TV market since Q1 2006 and is on its way to become the world’s leading TV maker for the last 5 years. DisplaySearch also published the market share […]
Samsung develops 70-inch LCD panel using Oxide Semiconductor tech
Samsung has clinched another world’s first title with the development of a 70-inch LCD panel that uses Oxide Semiconductor technology and supports 3D Ultra Definition (UD) with 240Hz refresh rate. The use of oxide semiconductor technology over the conventional silicon-based TFT tech allows the TV to support 8m pixels resolution (3840×2160), which is four […]
Samsung working on TV/Phone compatible platform
Samsung has confirmed to Reuters that they’re developing a joint software platform that will be compatible with both TV and mobile phones. Kyungsik Kevin Lee, vice president at Samsung’s Visual Display Division said they’ve plans “to have a single platform for Samsung TV and phones.” Lee hasn’t shed any more details on it except […]
Samsung kicks off Smart TV Challenge for European devs
Samsung’s Smart TV Challenge for European app developers is now underway as Samsung announced it at the Developer Day held in London, UK. Interested developers can download the SDK from the link below and create a compelling app that will work on Samsung’s this year’s range of TVs, Blu-ray players and Home Theaters. To […]