Samsung skeptical about the Tizen- bada OS merger
- Category: Samsung
- Friday, 20 January 2012 15:41
- Written by Amol Mathur
Earlier this month we reported that Samsung may merge its bada OS with Intel's very own Tizen OS project, but now reports coming in suggest that the previous claims of Samsung's Senior Vice President of contents planning, Tae-Jin Kang who at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) declared that the combination of both platforms had already begun, just might go down the drain.
According to the source, Samsung has said, "Samsung and other members of Tizen Association have not made a firm decision regarding the merger of bada and Tizen, we are carefully looking at it as an option to make the platforms serve better for customers." The South Korean giant went on to say, "as Samsung's essential part of multi-platform portfolio, bada will continue to play an important role in the smartphone experience in all markets. Samsung will also support open source based development and continue to work together with other industry stakeholders."
According to the source, Samsung has said, "Samsung and other members of Tizen Association have not made a firm decision regarding the merger of bada and Tizen, we are carefully looking at it as an option to make the platforms serve better for customers." The South Korean giant went on to say, "as Samsung's essential part of multi-platform portfolio, bada will continue to play an important role in the smartphone experience in all markets. Samsung will also support open source based development and continue to work together with other industry stakeholders."Samsung Galaxy S II crosses 5 million units in South Korea
- Category: Samsung
- Friday, 20 January 2012 14:17
- Written by Amol Mathur
The Mobile World Congress 2011 saw Samsung unveil to the world, the Galaxy S II which gave a massive boost to Samsung's smartphone sales worldwide. It became a major competitor to Apple's iPhone 4 and still challenges the iPhone 4S.
Today Samsung has announced that the SII has crossed a sales milestone of 5 million units at its home, South Korea.
Samsung announces the Star 3 and Star 3 DUOS
- Category: Samsung
- Friday, 20 January 2012 11:48
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Samsung has today announced the launch of its Star 3 and Star 3 DUOS, the successor of the Star 2 and Star 2 DUOS series. The handsets will feature 'social networking services and communication capabilities, robust multimedia playback with stylish and sleek design'
The feature phones will have a 3-inch touch screen with a nice metallic frame with rounded edges. Various social media services will be pre-installed on the handset including Samsung's ChatON messenger app, Facebook, Twitter and more.
The feature phones will have a 3-inch touch screen with a nice metallic frame with rounded edges. Various social media services will be pre-installed on the handset including Samsung's ChatON messenger app, Facebook, Twitter and more.Samsung to produce highly efficient Embedded Multi-Chip Memory for Entry-level Smartphones
- Category: Samsung
- Thursday, 19 January 2012 12:50
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Good news for entry-level smartphone makers. Samsung has said that it has started producing embedded multi-chip package (eMCP) memory for use in entry-to-mid-level smartphones. Samsung's new eMCP solutions will come in a wide range of densities, utilizing LPDDR2 (low power double-data-rate 2) DRAM made with 30 nanometer (nm) class process technology and NAND flash memory using 20nm-class technology.
Providing mobile handset developers with a simpler design process, the new eMCP memory solutions will power entry-to-mid-level smartphones and deliver enhanced performance and longer battery life.
Providing mobile handset developers with a simpler design process, the new eMCP memory solutions will power entry-to-mid-level smartphones and deliver enhanced performance and longer battery life.
Samsung Omnia W: Hands-On [Pictures]
- Category: Samsung
- Wednesday, 18 January 2012 15:39
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Samsung had announced the Omnia W, a probable upgrade of the Omnia 7 in October and finally launched the device in December with the new Windows Phone Mango update.
While the handset doesn't have any high-end specs, the Super AMOLED display and the moderate price segment make it a good buy. We got our hands on the device and here are some hands-on pictures of the smartphone in action.
Samsung to come with Phones having higher battery life
- Category: Samsung
- Wednesday, 18 January 2012 15:08
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Ever since phones got smarter (i.e. smartphones), one issue that has constantly popped up is battery life. Even high-end phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 haven't been able to cope up with battery requirements. But that is set to change, according to Samsung.
In an interview to CNET, Samsung responded, "When you wake up to when you go to bed, we don't want you feeling anxiety about your battery life."
In an interview to CNET, Samsung responded, "When you wake up to when you go to bed, we don't want you feeling anxiety about your battery life."
Samsung's bada OS to be merged with Intel's Tizen Project
- Category: Samsung
- Tuesday, 17 January 2012 11:21
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Samsung's in-house OS bada hasn't gained much attention by smartphone users even after the company announced bada 2.0 with improved features and updates. Sources are now confirming that Samsung will be merging bada with Intel's very own OS project called Tizen.
Tizen will be supporting mobile applications written with bada's SDK after the integration of the two OS is completed. Previously published bada apps will also be backwards compatible.
Tizen will be supporting mobile applications written with bada's SDK after the integration of the two OS is completed. Previously published bada apps will also be backwards compatible.Samsung launches Exhilarate – an eco-friendly mobile
- Category: Samsung
- Friday, 13 January 2012 13:10
- Written by Rishabh Jain
How does Samsung do it? That's what other companies must have been wondering at the CES 2012. As if coming out with a brand new Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab wasn't enough, Samsung has launched its Exhilarate smartphone – built of 80% recycled materials. It comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED and eco-friendly software. Excited? Read on.
Samsung calls Exhilarate "The first 4G LTE smartphone built to meet many environmental and sustainability standards." While Samsung has showed off the prototype device, some of its features include:
Samsung launches the 7-inch GalaxyTab 620 in India for Rs. 30,250
- Category: Samsung
- Thursday, 12 January 2012 14:52
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Samsung Electronics has been launching devices one after the other from low end smartphones to high end dual-core smartphones and even tablets. The company has now announced the launch of a new 7-inch tablet, namely the Samsung GalaxyTab 620 also known as the 7.0 Plus in the international market.
The tablet comes with a 1.2GHz Dual Core processor and Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS.
Samsung Galaxy S’ much needed ICS ‘Value Pack’ leaked
- Category: Samsung
- Monday, 09 January 2012 15:31
- Written by Amol Mathur
The Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S is on a see-saw. First Samsung announced that they'll not bring in ICS upgrade due to issue with TouchWiz on the Galaxy S, and also some other issue with the RAM and ROM. And after pressure from users it said that it'll try to bring in a 'Value Pack' with features similar to ICS on Galaxy S but then said that it had no such plans. And now we hear that a supposedly 'Value Pack' for the device has leaked bring in a few features of the ICS.
The said value pack as leaked in the form of a ROM and is said to have these features:
The said value pack as leaked in the form of a ROM and is said to have these features:
