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Seven 'Liquid crystal display' stories June 2011 - October 2013

Deal with Gorilla Glass maker Corning could give Samsung head-start in new display technology

Ben Lovejoy Oct 23 2013 - 6:07 am PT

Samsung could see itself getting priority access to new glass technologies after taking a 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning and simultaneously signing a 10-year supply agreement.

The net effect of a complex series of share swaps and cash investments, allied to a long-term procurement commitment from Samsung, is a $2B deal that will enable Corning to boost its R&D investment, accelerating the pace of development of new types of display.

With closer cooperation between the two companies, Samsung may prove well positioned to gain access to those new technologies ahead of the rest of the market …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 gets high repairability score in iFixit teardown

Jordan Kahn Aug 20 2012 - 6:43 am PT

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The folks at iFixit are once again ripping apart the latest devices. This time Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1, officially launched just last week, gets the teardown treatment. It scored relatively high for repairability compared to the industry’s leading tablet, the iPad. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 came in at 8 out of 10—that is in comparison to the newest iPad’s 2 out of 10 score.

* Major players on the motherboard include the following:
* Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 1.4 GHz processor with integrated 3D graphics
* Wacom W8008 (we assume this is used for S Pen input)
* Atmel mXT1664S touchscreen controller
* Samsung KLMAG2GE4A NAND flash memory
* Wolfson Audio WM1811AE audio codec
* F0514A 430 1201KP411

iFixit shared a few of the highlights:

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New Samsung CEO has strong relationship with Apple

Jordan Kahn Jun 7 2012 - 8:04 am PT

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Samsung officially appointed a new CEO today to replace Choi Gee-Sung, who will now take up a position as head of corporate strategy overseeing Samsung Group’s roughly 80 companies. Choi, who was CEO for over three decades, will be replaced by Kwon Oh-hyun, who Reuters explained is currently head of Samsung’s components business and has deep relationships with Apple. Samsung made a statement claiming there will be no major changes in the way the company operates, because Kwon will continue to run the components business that “became the sole supplier of the mobile processors” for iPhone and iPad under his leadership:

The South Korean group named Kwon Oh-hyun as its new CEO. Currently head of Samsung’s components business, which oversees chips and display, Kwon cemented Samsung’s position in memory chips, where it has almost 50 percent global market share, and expanded into non-memory, or logic chips, which now account for 40 percent of Samsung’s overall semiconductor revenue… Under Kwon, Samsung became the sole supplier of the mobile processors that power Apple’s iPhone and iPad – rival products to Samsung’s own Galaxy and Note. The 59-year-old former engineer, who studied electrical engineering at Seoul National University and Stanford, has also led a restructuring of Samsung’s LCD flat-screen business.

No, the next iPhone won’t have a flexible display (9to5mac.com)
ChipWorks delves inside the Samsung Galaxy SIII, sports the iPhone 4S camera (9to5mac.com)

Rumors: Samsung Galaxy S III enters testing in South Korea, abandons PenTile screen display

Élyse Betters Apr 4 2012 - 9:48 am PT

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The rumor mill is grinding away after a Samsung representative announced the Galaxy S III is now in the testing phase, while other reports indicate the device will sport a Galaxy Nexus-like screen without employing PenTile pixel layout.

AsiaE reported the device is undergoing tests in South Korea. The phase typically lasts two months, but the article suggested Samsung wants testing done sooner. Meanwhile, Korean website DDaily said the smartphone’s 4.65-inch 720p Super AMOLED screen will not employ the PenTile pixel layout.

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Get a GoogleTV for $150

Seth Weintraub Jul 8 2011 - 2:57 pm PT

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From 9to5toys.com:

Logitech today offers a refurb Logitech Revue for $149.99. That’s half of retail and the lowest price yet offered. The Revue is the standalone Google TV unit with full sized keyboard and trackpad. It features an Intel processor, 1080P video with browser that can play Flash video, Pandora, Twitter and more.

As we reported earlier this week, you can also pick up a Sony 24-inch LCD GoogleTV for just $299 as well.

Both of these machines will be upgradable to the next GoogleTV OS based un Honeycomb in the upcoming months.
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Sony chops the prices of its GoogleTVs $200-$400

Seth Weintraub Jun 27 2011 - 3:45 pm PT

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From 9to5toys.com:

Sony Style cuts $200 off its 24-inch Google TV. The new $399 price was Sony’s original price for a GoogleTV BluRay Player (Which is now free with an HDTV purchase).

Sony Style offers its Sony 24″ 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television with Google TV, model no. NSX-24GT1, for $400 with free shipping. That’s $49 under our April mention and the lowest total price we could find by $97. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, LED backlight, 2,500:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 8GB of built-in storage, wireless keypad remote control, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, USB connectivity, one HDMI input, and VGA, component, and other video inputs. It also features support for the Android-based Google TV service (which allows you to watch Internet content on your HDTV) as well as applications for Netflix, Twitter, Pandora, CNBC, NBA TV, and more.

32 and 40-inch models also got cut $200 while the 46″ model got a healthy $400 price cut.

Does this mean new models with a new Honeycomb-based OS are on the way? Likely.

Original Android Phone, HTC G1, new in box: $138

Seth Weintraub Jun 16 2011 - 12:51 am PT

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From 9to5toys.com:

The original G1 Android phone just hit Heights via Ebay for $137.95 new in the box without a contract. While Google and T-Mobile have long left the G1 off their update lists, the folks in the mod community have it running Gingerbread with many of the fixings.

The T-Mobile G1 weighs 5.6-oz. and features a 480×320 touchscreen LCD, 3.2-megapixel digital camera, QWERTY-style keyboard, 3G support, Wi-Fi, One-Touch Google Search, Bluetooth 1.2, microSD slot, USB connectivity, and Android OS.

A new G1 in the box could also make a keepsake for the nostalgic Android fan.

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