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Apple unveils digital textbooks app for iPad

Jan 20, 2012

Apple is taking aim at the textbook market. The California-based gadget-maker unveiled a free iBooks 2 application for the iPad on Thursday that brings interactive textbooks to the popular tablet computer. "Education is deep in Apple's DNA," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing. "With iBooks 2 for iPad, students have a more dynamic, engaging and truly interactive way...
Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry

Jan 19, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs. The web-based encyclopedia is part of a loose coalition of dot-coms and large technology companies that fear Congress is prepared...
Samsung denies blog report on takeover of RIM

Jan 18, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of smartphones, said Tuesday that it does not have any interest in taking over Research In Motion Ltd., the BlackBerry maker. The Boy Genius Report, a tech blog, said that RIM is pushing to sell part of its divisions or even the whole company. It said that RIM’s co-chief executive Jim Balsillie has been actively contacting companies and Samsung ...
Apple files design suit against Samsung phones in Germany

Jan 18, 2012

Apple Inc. filed another suit in Germany, seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II, extending the global legal dispute between the two companies. The action targeting 10 smartphone models was filed in the Dusseldorf Regional Court and is based on Apple’s design rights, court spokesman Peter Schuetz said by phone Tuesday. Apple also s...
Robust growth expected for IT giants

Jan 18, 2012

Analysts paint rosy outlook for Samsung, LG, SKT, KT, NHN Korea’s information technology firms are expected to either see robust growth or get back on track in 2012. They will continue to take a leading position in the industry by rolling out new and innovative premium electronic goods like smartphones and 3-D capable smart televisions, while local mobile carriers will move to quickly adapt to ...
Apple files design suit in Germany seeking to ban 10 Samsung smartphones

Jan 18, 2012

Apple Inc. filed another suit in Germany, seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s smartphone models, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II. The suit targeting 10 smartphones was filed in the Dusseldorf Regional Court and is based on Apple design rights Apple in Europe, court spokesman Peter Schuetz said via phone today. Apple also started a separate suit against five Samsung tablet ...
Cable operators stop airing KBS2 TV

Jan 16, 2012

Cable TV operators stopped airing programs by KBS 2TV nationwide at 3 p.m. on Monday as they failed to reach an agreement on retransmission fees with the nation’s three terrestrial broadcasters MBC, KBS and SBS. An emergency council of some 94 cable stations originally threatened to halt broadcasts of all terrestrial channels since Friday. With related talks still underway, they first targeted K...
Apple to ready IPad 3 with sharper screen, LTE access

Jan 15, 2012

Apple Inc.’s next iPad, expected to go on sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product. The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked n...
Samsung, LG flex muscles with high technologies

Jan 13, 2012

The price of the new TV set ― thinner, lighter and more clear and efficient than the current liquid-crystal display TVs ― is undecided at the moment, according to the executives of both companies. However, Samsung’s president of digital media and communications Yoon Boo-keun, who oversees the TV business, hinted that company’s product is estimated to be priced under 10 million won ($8,800). Sam...
Samsung, LG flex muscles with high technologies

Jan 13, 2012

CES ends after featuring thousands of OLED and 3-D smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, ultrabooks LAS VEGAS -- The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show showcased a wide array of gadgets over four days here from 3-D and smart televisions to tablet PCs and ultrabooks to the new Organic Light-Emitting Diodes TV. The event, organized by U.S.-based Consumer Electronics Association, was joined b...
Samsung eyes 15% growth in TV sales this year

Jan 12, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's tech behemoth, said Thursday it aims to increase its sales of televisions by around 15 percent this year by boosting its entire lineup of TVs. Yoon Boo-keun, president of Samsung's TV business, was quoted as saying at a consumer electronics show in the United States that his company will seek to cement its status as the world's largest TV maker. Yoon told ...
Tablets, ultrabooks hot items at CES

Jan 11, 2012

LAS VEGAS ― The chief of the Consumer Electronics Association said Wednesday that tablet PCs are becoming a tremendously competitive field in the industry, since the device has turned into an office item for many firms. “Tablets are transformational products and something that has developed really quickly,” said Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of CEA, a U.S. trade association that ha...
Samsung Electronics’ 2011 sales rank first in world

Jan 10, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips and No. 2 handset maker, posted the largest revenue among global tech firms last year on the back of strong sales of smartphones, a financial information provider said Tuesday. Samsung Electronics’ 2011 sales reached $148.6 billion when its yearly revenue was converted into the dollar, according to data compiled by FnGuide Inc. ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook could top pay list in 2011

Jan 10, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before cofounder Steve Jobs died. An Associated Press review of a securities filing shows Cook's pay package was valued at $378 million. The vast majority came in a grant of a million restricted stock u...
Samsung Electronics sweeps Russian mobile handset market

Jan 9, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest handset maker, swept the Russian mobile phone market, ranking first in four categories in November last year, a research firm said Monday. Samsung Electronics took first place in the Russian mobile phone market in terms of units sold and their value in November, while its smartphones were named best products for both s...