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  • Quantum physics used to enhance touchscreens

    Quantum physics used to enhance touchscreens

    "Quantum tunnelling composite" licensed by Samsung 9 February 2010 14:50 GMT

    A Yorkshire company has successfully employed a quantum physics trick to create pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology that it's managed to license to Samsung and Japanese touchscreen manufacturer Nissha.

    The breakthrough uses spiky conducting nanoparticles...

  • Samsung Monte announced

    Samsung Monte announced

    New mid-range touchscreen effort unveiled 9 February 2010 12:45 GMT

    Hopefully clearing the way for more exciting releases at Mobile World Congress, Samsung has announced the launch of Samsung "Monte", or S5620, a new full touchscreen device for the "style-conscious mobile user".

    With a 3-inch WQVGA display, the Monte boasts...

  • Samsung builds first AMOLED touchscreen

    Samsung builds first AMOLED touchscreen

    WVGA panel should reduce OLED premium 2 February 2010 9:35 GMT

    Samsung Mobile Display has announced that it'll soon begin mass producing a touch function AMOLED panel - a product that it claims is the first of its kind. The 3.3-inch WVGA display will start rolling off conveyor belts in March.

    I know what you're thinking -...

  • 5 TVs to choose from when Sky goes 3D

    5 TVs to choose from when Sky goes 3D

    The starting lineup of stereoscopic home cinema options 28 January 2010 17:10 GMT

    With the news that Sky's going 3D as of this April, many will be starting to think about getting the right kind of equipment for the job. We already know that the Sky+ HD box will be able to cope with the new transmission but just about every customer's TV won't be up...

  • Samsung starts mass producing 3D TVs

    Samsung starts mass producing 3D TVs

    40-, 46- and 55-inchers coming soon 27 January 2010 11:00 GMT

    Samsung has issued a press release claiming it has become the first company to commence mass production of panels for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs. We guess the devil maybe in the details as far as wording goes for that claim, as other manufacturers are also dipping their...

  • Samsung Galaxy i5700 drops "Spica" for UK debut

    Samsung Galaxy i5700 drops "Spica" for UK debut

    Galaxy "Portal" to be 1-month T-Mobile exclusive 22 January 2010 16:37 GMT

    The Android-based Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica (the i7500's little brother model) has been rebranded the "Galaxy Portal" for its UK launch where it will be a T-Mobile exclusive for a month, while the black version will be a T-Mo exclusive for 3 months from January.

  • Photos: Samsung WB650 hands-on. Cameras, Compact cameras, Samsung, Samsung WB650, Photos,  0

    Photos: Samsung WB650 hands-on

    Photo gallery of the new flagship compact 20 January 2010 14:55 GMT

    Samsung has just announced the WB650, an OLED touting 15x zoom packing digital camera to become the flagship of its compact range and we've managed to grab a quick hands-on hot off the factory floor.

    The WB650 and WB600's headline features are the massive 15x...

  • Samsung NX10 priced and dated for UK. Cameras, Prosumer cameras, Samsung, Samsung NX10, Digital cameras 0

    Samsung NX10 priced and dated for UK

    Hints of an NX20 surface as well 20 January 2010 10:08 GMT

    Samsung has said that it believes the hybrid camera market, where it is positioning its new NX10 model, will be the key battleground in 2010 as it tries to break the 1m camera sales barrier it has been trapped underneath for the last 3 years.

    The comments come...

  • Google postpones Chinese phone launch

    Google postpones Chinese phone launch

    Two Android handsets delayed as censorship row continues 19 January 2010 14:25 GMT

    Google will delay launching two new mobiles phones into the Chinese market as a direct result of the current tensions between the internet giant and communist country's government.

    Following the attacks on Google Gmail accounts belonging to human rights activists,...

  • Samsung intros WB650, WB600, ST60, ST70 and PL80 cameras. Cameras, Compact cameras, Samsung, Samsung WB650, Samsung WB600, Samsung ST70, Samsung ST60, Samsung PL80 0

    Samsung intros WB650, WB600, ST60, ST70 and PL80 cameras

    Compact snapper range unveiled 19 January 2010 13:26 GMT

    Ahead of PMA2010 in February, Samsung has sent us word of a small flotilla of compact cameras that'll be arriving on these shores over the next few months. There's the WB650, WB600, ST60, ST70 and PL80. Let's take a brief look at each one in turn.

    The WB650 and...

  • New Samsung Genio slide launches on Vodafone

    New Samsung Genio slide launches on Vodafone

    iPlayer compatible 18 January 2010 14:11 GMT

    Samsung has announced the launch of the Genio slide, a new addition to the Genio range, available in the UK from Vodafone. A Vodafone exclusive for a month, like the other Genios, the Genio slide is aimed at the youth market.  

    The Genio slide gets a slide...

  • Samsung Shark range revealed

    Samsung Shark range revealed

    Sleek social networkers 15 January 2010 10:38 GMT

    Samsung has announced a new range of what it calls "sleek, tactile" new mobiles with the introduction of the Samsung Shark range.

    The first three devices in the range, the candy bar Shark S5350 and two sliders, the Shark 2 S5550 and the Shark 3 S3550 are due...

  • Samsung's Internet@TV tellies to offer BBC iPlayer

    Samsung's Internet@TV tellies to offer BBC iPlayer

    As will some Samsung Blu-ray players 12 January 2010 15:05 GMT

    Samsung has announced a major update to its Internet@TV platform that will see owners of such a TV able to store around 70 to 100 applications on the new platform including the likes of the BBC's iPlayer service, LOVFiLM movie streaming and Muzu.TV for music-themed videos....

  • What CES 2010 did for...eBook readers

    What CES 2010 did for...ebook readers

    How this year's Las Vegas show changed the face of technology 11 January 2010 18:16 GMT

    We knew it would be a big year for ebook readers at CES, but what we found on the show floor impressed us even still. The two watch words were clearly size and connectivity and just about every reader worth its salt now is connected to the potential of more book downloads...

  • What CES 2010 did for...home cinema

    What CES 2010 did for...home cinema

    How this year's Las Vegas tech show changed the face of technology 11 January 2010 16:59 GMT

    CES isn't CES unless you find yourself standing in front of the world's biggest TV. Fortunately, Panasonic provided the honours this year with a 152-inch 3D plasma display - probably one for the kitchen counter. Thankfully, it was only LG who decided to play for the thinnest...

  • PHOTOS: Transparent Samsung IceTouch MP3 player

    PHOTOS: Transparent Samsung IceTouch MP3 player eyes-on

    CES 2010: See-thru design caught on camera 11 January 2010 9:23 GMT

    Samsung is offering an unusual MP3 player at this year's CES with the launch of the IceTouch which offers a transparent 2-inch AMOLED touchscreen made of tempered glass.

    Boasting 16GB internal memory, the device also offers Samsung's original TouchWiz Sweep interface....

  • PHOTOS: Samsung MyFit MP3 player hands-on

    PHOTOS: Samsung MyFit MP3 player hands-on

    CES 2010: Just for fanatics? 10 January 2010 1:38 GMT

    Samsung has joined Adidas and Philips in offering a fitness-themed MP3 player with the CES debut of the MyFit.

    The Samsung MiCoach was a great idea, the trouble was when it launched it came with a phone built-in, not great if you've already got a phone. 

    Now,...

  • PHOTOS: Samsung's CL80 compact camera

    PHOTOS: Samsung's CL80 compact camera hands-on

    CES 2010: CL65 upgrade comes rammed with features 9 January 2010 7:48 GMT

    Amidst a whole pile of other announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung has updated its popular CL65 point-and-shoot compact camera. Enter the CL80.

    The device is packing a whopping great big pile of features - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA,...

  • PHOTOS: Samsung NX10 hands-on

    PHOTOS: Samsung NX10 hands-on

    CES 2010: Photo gallery of the new camera 9 January 2010 4:40 GMT

    Officially announced at the beginning of the week at CES in Las Vegas, we've managed to track down the Samsung NX10 to have a quick hands-on photo session.

    Although we weren't able to take away photos with the NX10 (we tried but got caught) we were able to play...

  • Samsung SE-S084D slim external DVD writer for netbooks

    Samsung SE-S084D slim external DVD writer for netbooks

    CES 2010: 25% lighter and 20% smaller than conventional drives 8 January 2010 12:21 GMT

    It's no good having a sleek, light-weight netbook if you need a big old external DVD writer to go with it. So says Samsung. Accordingly, the company has been working on the prototype of a drive 25% lighter and 20% smaller than anything else out there.

    The Samsung...

  • Samsung launches rugged G-series external HDDs

    Samsung launches rugged G-series external HDDs

    CES 2010: Teen and green-friendly 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch storage solutions 8 January 2010 11:54 GMT

    Samsung sees portable storage as the next big thing. Expecting teens to be carrying around buckets of HD movie files and anthologies of digital music, the company has launched a rugged series of external HDDs that the kids of today can drop and cover in fizzy pop to their...

  • Samsung intros Wi-Fi to S-Series camcorders

    Samsung intros Wi-Fi to S-Series camcorders

    CES 2010: Top-end HD camcorders finally begin to break their cables 7 January 2010 11:39 GMT

    Samsung has pulled off a bit of a coup by introducing the world's first camcorders to offer built-in Wi-Fi and DLNA connectivity.

    The Samsung HMX-S15 and HMX-S16 both allow users to send recorded footage either wirelessly to DLNA compatible HDTVs or to your computer...

  • Samsung launches 700Z OLED picture frame

    Samsung launches 700Z OLED picture frame

    CES 2010: With 0.01ms response time 7 January 2010 2:17 GMT

    Among Samsung's other major announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Korean tech giant also found time to put word out of an OLED digital photo frame that's arriving soon.

    The 7-inch 700Z has been rather over-engineered for its role as...

  • Samsung plans unified app store

    Samsung plans unified app store

    CES 2010: TV, mobile and all other apps in one place 7 January 2010 2:02 GMT

    At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung has announced that it'll be rolling all of its disparate app stores into one monster app store that will serve all of your appy needs in a single place.

    At the moment, the company offers different app stores...

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    Samsung unveils E6 and E101 eBook readers

    CES 2010: With public domain content from Google Books 7 January 2010 1:45 GMT

    Samsung, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, has announced its first entries into the increasingly crowded eBook reader market - the E6 and E101.

    The E6 measures 6 inches across, whereas the E101 has a 10-inch display. Both have e-paper for visibility...

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