When you're producing chips for the iPad and iPhone, you need a serious facility to meet those demands. And evidently, Samsung's not foreseeing its legal battles with Apple to cause any wrinkles in said plans. In fact, Bloomberg is reporting that Sammy has "sent requests for proposals to banks to borrow as much as $ 1 billion to expand production … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Notepad hands-on at CES: it’s like a Note, but analog
January 15, 2012 by
What if Samsung made a Galaxy Note, but instead of throwing a dual-core processor, a few megabytes (or gigabytes, whatever) of RAM, and random pieces of silicon between the front and rear covers, it included an undetermined amount of paper? What it we lived in a world where that type of activity was not only okay, but encouraged? What if the Note … [Read more...]
Gartner’s Q3 2011 smartphone figures: Samsung on top globally, Android tops 50 percent share
December 8, 2011 by
Yahtzee! Now that Canalys, IDC and Strategy Analytics have had their turn, it's Gartner's go to serve up its summary of the smartphone world as seen in Q3 2011. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the headlines aren't changing much, with Samsung becoming the number one smartphone manufacturer worldwide with sales reaching 24 million, and Android's quarterly … [Read more...]
Wavefront Presents Vancouver Samsung Holiday WaveGuide Meet-Up
December 1, 2011 by
It’s the end of the year and Samsung is hosting a meet-up to spread some product updates, partnership info and cheer in the form of development devices! In addition to learning about the latest and greatest news from Samsung, you will get a chance to play with some of our hottest devices, like the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Register today … [Read more...]
Canalys: HTC nips Apple, Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in US for Q3 2011
October 31, 2011 by
Boo! No, that's not your doorbell ringing again, that's HTC popping out of nowhere in order to toss a Nah-nah-nah-boo-boo in the direction of Samsung and Apple. Just days after Strategy Analytics published a global smartphone shipment report for Q3 2011, Canalys -- another formidable name in the sector -- has pushed out a report of its own. Not … [Read more...]
Samsung countersues Apple in Australia, claims iPhone / iPad 2 violate its patents
October 16, 2011 by
Man. Exciting stuff, here. Stuff like lawyers yelling at each other in varied continents because "your stuff looks too much like my theoretical stuff." The long, winding and increasingly mind-numbing battle between Samsung and Apple has taken yet another turn in Australia, with the former slapping the latter with a bold countersuit. According to … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 coming to T-Mobile
September 28, 2011 by
See that there? That's confirmation from T-Mobile USA that it'll be stocking the Galaxy Tab 10.1 soon. Unfortunately, there's no word on whether the model it hawks will boast a WWAN module (or if it's just a magenta-hued WiFi edition), but you can bet we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for news as it comes. For now, hit the source link to "Like" or … [Read more...]
Samsung W200 waterproof / rugged 1080p camcorder review
August 18, 2011 by
Samsung slid its 'multi-proof' W200 pocket cam out a couple of months back, and we've spent the past few weeks testing it out in a place that's no stranger to water (read: the Big Island of Hawaii). Hailed as a waterproof and shockproof 1080p pocket camcorder, it most resembles a ruggedized version of Cisco's now-deceased Flip HD, and it's … [Read more...]
Van Android Meetup: Come see what Samsung is up to!
July 14, 2011 by
Samsung is sponsoring this summer meetup and will be going over the latest news on Samsung mobile devices, the Android and bada platforms as well as how you can utilize their developer programs. They will be bringing some toys to play with during the networking sessions, including their latest tablet to hit the market, the Tab 10.1, which is … [Read more...]
