Korean Leader Pardons Samsung’s Ex-Chairman
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Kun-hee , the former chairman of Samsung who was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion, was pardoned by President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday. The move drew criticism from civic groups that said it was another exam...
Rambus Jumps as Samsung Agrees to Pay $900 Million (Update2)
Bloomberg
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Rambus Inc. shares jumped as much as 14 percent today after it announced that Samsung Electronics Co. agreed to pay $900 million to end a legal dispute between the two companies over computer-memory technology. Rambus...
Samsung, Rambus Deal Could Rev New Memory Technologies
PC World
Rambus' agreement to settle legal claims with Samsung Electronics could accelerate deals that could help new memory technology being developed by Rambus get to market faster, analysts said. Samsung and Rambus announced a deal Tuesday that e...
Samsung monitor boasts superhigh contrast ratios
CNET Asia
Most monitor vendors boast superhigh contrast ratios (CR) for their babies. Even the monitor in question, the Samsung SyncMaster F2380, has "50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio" written on its bezel. When you see these really high claims, they ...
Ontario, Samsung in green energy deal: reports
Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario, Canada's most populous province and the country's industrial heartland, is set to award a multibillion dollar deal to consortium led by Samsung Group to build renewable energy equipment such as wind turbines, me...
Samsung introduces Android phone
MSN UK News
Samsung has launched its latest Android powered smartphone - the Galaxy Portal. The phone allows access to Google's mobile services - including search, Gmail and YouTube - and also provides links with social networking sites like Facebook a...
Peak Protection: OtterBox Commuter Series for Samsung OMNIA II i8000
PR.com
Fort Collins, CO, January 23, 2010 --( PR.com )-- With the winter sports season reaching its peak, OtterBox announces a solution for protecting your phone on or off the slopes: the Commuter™ Series for the Samsung OMNIA II™ i8000. “OtterBox...
Samsung fuels hope for robust 2010; chip unit shines
Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' strong estimates signal a promising year for the consumer electronics industry and offer investors yet another reason to pile into technology stocks. Samsung is riding a strong price recovery in its ma...