SAMSUNG

February 7th, 2012

Hands on With the Samsung Galaxy Note

“It could have been a server ten years ago,” remarks Samsung’s Ken Price about the device in his hand. Mr. Price, Samsung Canada’s Director of Mobile Marketing, is referring to the Samsung Galaxy Note, the company’s half-smartphone half-tablet – called a “phablet” by some – expected to be released in North America mid-February (it was [...]

January 19th, 2012

Samsung Begins Embedded Multi-Chip Memory Production Run

Korean electronics giant Samsung has begun the production of embedded multi-chip package (eMCP) memory for use in entry and midlevel smartphones. “As the need is growing for more advanced software and increased data storage in smartphones and tablets, mobile device makers are expected to introduce embedded memory solutions throughout 2012 that offer higher performance and [...]

January 17th, 2012

Is a Samsung – RIM Deal in the Works?

During RIM’s decline of the last year, the company has had a war of attrition with Samsung on two fronts: in unit sales as well as in loss of top staff and executives. Now rumours from reliable sources are circulating that Samsung may by the company outright. This news comes weeks after RIM rejected a [...]

January 10th, 2012

CES 2012: Samsung Announces Galaxy Note for North America

Tablets were the dominant theme at last year’s Computex, and Samsung came out of the show as one of the leading players. Their Galaxy Note looks good, but does it have what it takes to make a dent in Apple’s iPad market share? Samsung Mobile Communications Canada, the leading supplier of mobile phones in the [...]

January 9th, 2012

CES 2012: Samsung Unveils Series 7 Monitor

Samsung Electronics Canada, today introduced the next evolution of its award-winning Central Station, the Series 7 Samsung Smart Station, as well as a redesigned Series 7 HDTV monitor for a whole-home solution. Part HD monitor, part wireless docking station, the second generation Series 7 Smart Station (CB750) builds upon the successes of its predecessor and [...]

January 5th, 2012

Samsung Announces Series 7 Smart Station And 1080p Monitors

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, today introduced the next evolution of its award-winning Central Station, the Series 7 Samsung Smart Station, as well as a redesigned Series 7 HDTV monitor for a whole-home solution. Part HD monitor, part wireless docking station, the second generation Series 7 Smart Station (CB750) builds [...]

December 20th, 2011

Seagate Finalizes Samsung Storage Acquisition Deal

Seagate has completed a $1.4 billion cash and stock options deal to acquire Samsung’s hard drive division. The deal would see Samsung license flash memory technology to Seagate for use in solid state drives (SSD), and Samsung buying hard drives from Seagate for use in its consumer computer division. This transaction was announced in April [...]

December 2nd, 2011

Samsung Announces High-Performance mSATA SSDs for Ultra-Slim Notebook PCs

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, announced volume production of SSDs (solid state drives) that support the Mini-Serial ATA (mSATA) interface. The drives are designed for use in ultra-slim notebooks such as Ultrabook PCs. “Samsung’s compact mSATA SSDs will provide performance of the highest quality in helping to deliver [...]

November 23rd, 2011

Samsung Starts Flame-War With Apple

Already fighting a war over patents with Apple, Samsung has decided to open a second front with a TV commercial mocking Apple’s often-zealous fanboys. The commercial begins with an image iconic to the Steve Jobs era of Apple: the Apple store lineup. “Guys, I’m so amped I could stay here for three weeks!” excitedly states [...]

October 21st, 2011

Retailers Respond to Upcoming HDD Shortage by Limiting Purchases & Hiking Prices

With Thailand experiencing its worst flooding in generations, component manufacturers have been especially hard hit.  The trickle down effect is having a huge impact upon hard drive manufacturers in particular.   Late last week Western Digital announced that their hard drive production facilities in Thailand were shutting down due to the extreme amount of flooding. [...]