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iPad 3 AMOLED plans led Apple COO Tim Cook to Samsung meet?

, May 26th 2011 Discuss [16]

Samsung Mobile and Apple may be at each others' throats in the courtroom right now, over allegations that the Galaxy range of phones and tablets too closely mimic the iPhone and iPad, but relations between other Samsung divisions and Apple are reportedly going from strength to strength. A source apparently told The Korea Herald this week that "Apple wants to tap into Samsung’s AMOLED technology for an upgraded version of the iPad 2, considered as many as the iPad 3 that is likely to be launched toward the end of this year" the Asia News Net reports, with COO (and acting-CEO) Tim Cook allegedly flying in to meet with senior-level Samsung execs in South Korea. Read The Full Story

Samsung: No Super AMOLED tablets this year

, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Samsung has apparently axed plans to slot its AMOLED displays into tablets this year, despite targeting a 7-inch Super AMOLED Galaxy Tab replacement in mid-2011. According to a Samsung exec, quoted in Korean paper ddaily, the company now has no plans to use its Super AMOLED or Super AMOLED Plus in any imminent slates, likely due to delays at the 5.5-Gen production line. Read The Full Story

Samsung facing AMOLED and chip shortages amid production line delays

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung Mobile Display's 5.5-Gen AMOLED production line - previously expected to begin manufacturing of 7-inch tablet displays, such as the Super AMOLED demonstrated in a Galaxy Tab prototype, this year - is likely to suffer up to three months of delays before become operational, due to supply limitations. According to MK, Japanese suppliers are still encountering issues meeting their orders in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, with the potential to impact components Samsung provides to Apple. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001 official: 1.4GHz, Gingerbread and Super AMOLED

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [5]

Samsung has outed its latest iteration of the Galaxy S, the Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001. Initially headed to Russia at the end of April - where it will launch as the Galaxy S 2011 Edition - the new version packs a 1.4GHz processor along with the same 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display of the original. Read The Full Story

Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile Officially Announced

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

While the Samsung Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile was already "confirmed" earlier today, T-Mobile saw fit to send out an official press release detailing, without actually adding any pertinent details about the device in question, the upcoming release of the "fastest smartphone running on America's largest 4G network." Thankfully, the press release does tell us a bit about the phone that some will find worthwhile, even if we are missing quite a bit more. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 12 2011

, Jan 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Yesterday was all about the iPhone being on Verizon. Today is all about... well first there's a little iPhone news: iPhone Personal Hotspot coming to all in iOS 4.3, then it's all about the ASUS Eee Pad Slider & Transform hands-on [Video]! Wowzers. Then take a peek at the possible Android Facebook Phone, and see the unfolding story surrounding Sony's legal action against the Geohot PS3 hack. Get yourself a tasty treat over at Android Community with the revealing of Android 2.4 Ice Cream SANDWICH, and finally take a guess at which phone is coming packaged with Inception - yes, the movie, the one with the BWAAAM and the folding cities and the dreaming and the whatnot. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story

Some Nexus S handsets will use Super Clear LCD not Super AMOLED confirms Samsung

, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Google's Nexus S will see broader availability than just the US and the UK, but it won't be exactly the same hardware that arrives in every country. Samsung Russia has confirmed that the Nexus S will launch there in February 2011, but with a Super Clear LCD rather than the Super AMOLED we've seen so far. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus S Hands-On [Video]

, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [6]

The Google Nexus S isn’t due to arrive officially until December 16 at the earliest, but Google has been flaunting the Samsung-made Gingerbread smartphone ahead of time. We grabbed some hands-on time with the brand new flagship; check out our first-impressions and a video demo after the cut.

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Samsung SCH-W899 Android clamshell packs dual Super AMOLED touchscreens

, Dec 6th 2010 Discuss [2]

When we heard Samsung had launched a dual Super AMOLED touchscreen Android smartphone in China, we had visions of Fujitsu's bendy-twisty dual-display prototype. Sadly the Samsung W899 isn't quite so imaginative; instead you get a 3.3-inch touchscreen on the inside and outside of an Android 2.2 Froyo flip, complete with a physical numeric keypad for easier number entry. Read The Full Story

Samsung Super AMOLED production up 10x in 2011 as company posts record small display profit

, Nov 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung Mobile Display is reporting the highest operating profit margin of display manufacturers worldwide, according to Etnews, with the company's Super AMOLED primarily responsible for the sale success. In Q3 2010, SMD saw sales worth 1.272 trillion won ($900m), with a 10.5-percent operating margin. Meanwhile, supplies of AMOLED panels are set to grow vastly from May 2011, when Samsung's new production line starts up. Read The Full Story

Verizon Samsung Continuum gets reviewed

, Nov 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Verizon's Samsung Continuum is a curious little Android smartphone, targeted it seems at those so addicted to checking their phone for new email, calendar or other updates, they're draining the battery too quickly and need a second, smaller panel to cater to their obsession. Over at Android Community they've been putting the segmented smartphone through its paces, finding its Ticker display is useful but that it still comes with some compromises. Read The Full Story

Nexus S Could Feature Samsung’s 4.5-inch Flexible AMOLED

, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [4]

With all this hype surrounding the Nexus S, with live images falling prey to the Internet along with the fact that it's believed the device will launch with a stock version of Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, there's a little room here for speculation regarding the device. Considering we don't know anything about it, outside of a few rumors here and there, what the device will actually do, or what hardware specifications it will promote is anyone's guess. So, let's start guessing, shall we? Read The Full Story
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