Samsung has revealed via regulatory filings that it is going to separate its loss-generating LCD display panel business from the rest of the company. The new company will be called Samsung Display and will officially launch April 1 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. According to a Samsung representative interviewed by Bloomberg, the company is evaluating whether or not to merge the new Samsung Display LCD business with its existing Samsung Mobile Display OLED business (which makes screens for its smartphones). The company wants to be able to concentrate more fully on OLED ...
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Nokia Siemens’ ‘Multiflow’ for HSPA+ Lets Phones Talk to 2 Cells
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced a new technology for HSPA+ networks that will allow devices to connect to two separate cells at one time. Nokia Siemens says that Multiflow can be used when a device is at the edge of one cell to connect to the neighboring cell simultaneously. The name “Multiflow” was chosen because data flows in two different directions when the device is connected to two different base stations. Nokia Siemens says the technology makes more efficient use of network resources, and delivers twice the data speed and up to 50% faster response times compared to ...
ZTE Toasts the Mimosa X, with Nvidia Tegra 2 and Icera Modem
ZTE and Nvidia today announced the Mimosa X, a new Android smartphone that includes both an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and an Nvidia Icera modem chipset with support for 21Mbps HSPA+. Nvidia purchased Icera in mid-2011 and the Mimosa is the first device to contain an Nvidia modem, CPU, and GPU. The Mimosa X boasts dual-core processors and will ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Other features include a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, a 5-megapixel camera with HD video capture, 4GB storage, stereo Bluetooth, DLNA, Dolby sound, and gyroscope. ZTE said the Mimosa X will be available ...
BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 update set for late Feb
The long-awaited version 2.0 update for the BlackBerry PlayBook OS will finally be released on 21 February according to reports.The news comes from n4bb.com sources who confirmed the release date for the PlayBook 2.0 OS.When the BlackBerry PlayBook was launched last April there were a number of short-comings with the tablet which RIM promised would be resolved in a software update. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC to take on Spotify with music streaming service?
HTC could be about to enter the music streaming fray at MWC 2012 with a branded Spotify-competitor created as part of its partnership with Beats Audio.Rumour has it that HTC is working closely with music industry mogul and Beats’ head honcho Jimmy Iovine to create the streaming service after talks with existing companies, including Spotify, failed to go anywhere.The as-yet unconfirmed music service would come as the default player on HTC phones and tablets. GigaOm’s source couldn’t provide any pricing details so we don’t yet know if the service would be bundled with ...
Sony Xperia S
The Sony Xperia S is now available for pre-order in the UK on monthly contracts from O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone.Website BuyMobilePhones has listed Sony’s first solo handset on a range of contracts available for customers to pre-order.You can pick up a free Xperia S handset on contract for as little as £21.50 per month (with O2) which will give you with 100 mins, 500 texts and 500MB of data each month. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola DROID 4 (Verizon) QWERTY Android smartphone review
The Motorola DROID 4 is the latest QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, but is it the greatest? It features 4G LTE data and a fantastic keyboard, but falls short on the display front. Learn more in Michael’s full review. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) video tour
The Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T is a unique device that sits right in between a smartphone and a tablet in the mobile device ecosystem. Though it is sold as a phone, the Note’s massive 5.3-inch display makes it feel like a tablet when you hold it. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung site hints at Galaxy Note 10.1 launch later this month
Samsung has yet to reveal any products other than the Galaxy Note that use its S Pen input device, but that may change at Mobile World Congress later this month. We may see a 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note unveiled, it seems. Outed by Samsung’s own official website, the Galaxy Note 10.1 is listed as making an appearance at a Samsung event for developers during the conference. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Europe Approves Google’s Acquisition of Motorola
The European Commission has approved Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. “This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal,” said Google in a statement. “We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction. As we outlined in August, the combination of Google and Motorola Mobility will help supercharge Android.” Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Justice was likely to approve the deal as early ...