When it comes to smartphone displays, the current race in the tech arena is all about higher resolutions. A patent filing reveals that Samsung is exploring other options too, such as a handset with transparent display and touchscreen on both sides.
Electronics which have a knack of bursting into flames are not good marketing for their vendors. That may explain why Samsung recently tried to cover up an incident where Galaxy S4 caught fire while being recharged.
In recent times, we have seen Google come out with some amazingly priced products such as Nexus 7 and Moto G. Samsung is apparently readying to take on this competition by releasing a $135 tablet of its own soon.
The patent lawsuits between Apple and Samsung have dragged on for many years now. This year in November, a jury awarded Apple $930 in damages. Apple has now filed a motion, seeking another $16 million from Samsung for legal fees.
A number of companies keep holding hackathons so that they can find vulnerabilities in popularly used software and hardware. Recently, in such a hacking contest, a hacker by the nick of ‘Pinkie Pie’ was able to hack into Chrome browser for Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
Luc Julia is known for his role as the development engineer for Apple’s Siri technology. He was tasked with overlooking the development of the voice-based personal assistant. Julia has now moved over to Samsung and has been working on linking together the different components of an ‘Internet of things.’
China Telecom has launched a new Samsung Flip phone, SCH-W2014. It is claimed to be the most powerful dual-screen flip phone of Samsung. It has the world’s first quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU.
Samsung has been working on curved OLED displays for quite some time now. The company has now unveiled a new smartphone, Galaxy Round, which packs a rather unusual 5.7-inch curved OLED display. The big question is, how convenient it is to use a curved display and that will you prefer it over a regular 5.7-inch screen?