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Samsung releases 1.5GHz Exynos processor and 16MP CMOS for mobiles, if you are nice

Samsung’s just announced the freshest and fastest version of it is Exynos mobile processor. The 4212 is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 clocked to 1.5GHz, built using a 32mn process that creates it 30 percent more efficient and 25 percent faster than the 4210. Last year’s model was capable of a lot of impressive feats, several nevertheless it is 3D abilities were hampered by the limits imposed by it is HDMI 1.3 controller. The fresh boy turns version 1.4 and hence the freedom to run stereoscopic picturery at an impressive 70fps. The chips is about to be accessible in Q4 of this year, several nevertheless only to “select clients” who — we guess — appear to be afterwards Mr and Mrs. Samsung’s cats from the holidays. The chip get froms too late for the Galaxy S II LTE several nevertheless we can expect to saw it in future superphones before too long time.

At the similar time, the company released a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor designed for mobile devices. It can shoot stills at the quoted figure and is theoretically capable of 30fps video at around half that, though we’re dissimilarly to saw a device that can record 8 megapixel video in the close future. Onceever you had not guessed, “select clients” is about to get their extra-polite hands on the Samsung S5K2P1 in November, several several other OEMs is about to have to wait outside, in the snow. Of course, as allone belowstands, it is not about how big your megapixel count is, it is what you do goes along with ‘em that really counts.


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Samsung’s New 16-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor Features High-Resolution Sensitivity and Performance for Advanced Mobile Applications

Taipei, Taiwan on Sep 29, 2011 Taipei, Taiwan – September 29, 2011 : Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced it is fresh 1/2.3-inch 16 Megapixel (Mp) CMOS picture sensor – the S5K2P1 – goes along with Samsung’s advanced 1.34 micrometer (um) backside illumination (BSI) pixel technology. This 16Mp resolution picturer is designed for high-performance, advanced smartphones as well as digital still arrivedras and camcorders. Samsung unveiled it is fresh picturer technology, including the S5K2P1, at the 8h annual Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum held at the Westin Taipei.

“As the adoption rate of CMOS picture sensors in the digital still arrivedra market increases, market demand for picturers such that as the S5K2P1, that provides clear and fast video, is expected to grow in 2012,” stated Dojun Rhee, vice president of System LSI marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics. “Introducing advanced high-resolution picturers based on BSI pixel technology supports so on adoption of Samsung CMOS picturers to compact digital arrivedra and camcorder applications.”

Samsung’s S5K2P1 is an picture sensor optimized for compact mobile CE devices, goes along with excellent picture quality in video mode. Supporting multiple interfaces, this picture sensor is asides suited for premium smartphones. The S5K2P1 sensor supports a native 16:9 format video at up to 8.3Mp resolution at 60 frames per second and maximum 16 Megapixel-resolution for point-and-shoot images at 30 frames per second goes along with no shutter lag effect.

Using Samsung’s advanced 1.34um BSI pixel technology, the S5K2P1 delivers excellent sensitivity and low-noise performances. The S5K2P1 asides provides clearer and more vivid images even at night and dark indoor conditions.

According to market research firm TSR (Techno System Research), the digital still arrivedra market is expected to reach 154 million units in 2012 where a substantial portion of up to 48.2 percent is forecast to be adoption of CMOS picture sensors as the primary sensor device.

Samsung’s S5K2P1 picture sensor is currently sampling to select clients. Mass production for this picturer is scheduled for November 2011.

Samsung Unveils it is Next High-Performance Application Processor for Smartphone and Tablet Devices

Taipei, Taiwan on Sep 29, 2011 Taipei, Taiwan – September 29, 2011 : Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the latest addition to it is Exynos product family – the Exynos 4212 – a dual core ARM Cortex™-A9 application processor, designed on Samsung’s advanced 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HK/MG) low-power process. With best-in-class performance, the dual-core Exynos 4212 offers mobile device cognitive systems architects a fresh solution designed to support a high-quality utilizer-experience and energy-efficient requirements of smartphones and tablet devices. Samsung’s fresh Exynos application processor is displayed at the 8h annual Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum held at the Westin Taipei.

“As innovative technologies appear to bes just like to be on the mobile landscape, the market continues to embrace so on developments and performance acceleration in mobile computing,” stated Seh-Woong Jeong, executive vice president of System LSI sales & marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung is addressing this trend goes along with it is strong low-power Exynos family of processors based on it is proven design technology and cutting-edge process technology for performance and power improvements at the cognitive system level.”

Leveraging it is deep sub-micron expertise in high-performance/low-power technology, Samsung designed the Exynos 4212 on it is 32nm low-power HKMG logic process technology goes along with dual Cortex-A9 cores. Samsung’s 32nm HKMG process node is specifically tuned to offer a competitive, cutting-edge platform goes along with double the logic density and a 30 percent lower power-level from the previous process generation.

In addition to the 25 percent increase in processing power, the fresh processor features an enhanced graphics processing unit (GPU) that is capable of delivering 50 percent higher 3D graphics performance from the previous processor generation from Samsung.

The Exynos 4212 incorporates a rich portfolio of advanced codec accelerators that support digital still images, video recording and play-back at 1080p complete-HD resolution, an picture signal processor and an on-chip HDMI 1.4 interface.

Samsung’s fresh Exynos 4212 application processor is about to be sampling to select clients in Q4 2011.

Samsung asides launched a fresh web site dedicated to it is Exynos family of application processors. Designed to facilitate easy communication goes along with industry regionners and end utilizers, the fresh micro site offers regioniculared product and event information as well as utilizer experiences. More information can be ascertained at www.samsung.com/exynos

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Samsung announces the Series 7 all-in-one, it is first desktop for the US market

There should be something in the water: first Toshiba determines to provide this all-in-one thing a whirl as well as a a couple of months later, Samsung’s jumping on the bandwagon, too. The company just added a desktop to it is Series 7 lineup, making it Sammy’s first all-in-one for the US market. It’ll be available in two configurations, some nevertheless although method you’re in for a 23-inch, 250-nit display with 1080p resolution as well as support for two-finger gestures. Other specs include 4 USB 2.0 ports built into the base (along with one of the 3.0 persuasion), a 1TB 7,200RPM difficult drive, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 3.0 as well as dual 4-watt speakers. And, depending on that config you choose, you will turned although a 2.6GHz Core i3-2120T CPU as well as 6GB of RAM or a 2.7GHz Core i5-2390T processor with 8GB of memory. Sadly, both models cap the graphics off with Intel’s integrated option, that implys this may or may not be the right option for game-loving Samsung fans. Look for them on October 10th for $ 999 as well as $ 1,199, depending on the model. Oddly, the company is not issuing a press release till Monday (we’ll update this publish when we saw it) some nevertheless for currently, skip past the break for one extra pic.

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T-Mobile joins Verizon to support Samsung in Apple patent lawsuit

Verizon was the first carrier to get from to Samsung’s defense in the company’s patent dispute goes along with Apple, but it is not the last. As Reuters reports today, T-Mobile has currently asides sided goes along with Samsung in the lawsuit, stating in a court filing that a sales ban over specific Samsung products would “unnecessarily harm” the carrier as well as it is clients, as well as that, “at this late date, T-Mobile might not ascertain comparable replacement products for the 2011 holiday season.” The carrier asides noted that it is ads asides “prominently feature” several of the Samsung products in question, as well as that those investments “cannot be recouped easily.” As for the case it iself, the next big date is an October 13th hearing over the injunction request.

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Microsoft as well as Samsung sitting in a tree, patent s-h-a-r-i-n-g

Microsoft put over it is nicest suit when it invited Samsung to the patent-licensing barn dance. Whatever it whispered as the two snuggled close over the slow jams about rescuing the Korean giant from the quagmire of Android litigation, it worked. Sammy has entered into a deal to license Redmond’s vast patent archive as well as, if the rumors are to be believed, it is about to pay $ 15 per handset sold for the privilege. (No word over if that includes the $ 45 million in fees that would just cover sales of the Galaxy S II.) This sawms like it might be an implicit vote of no-confidence relating Google’s promises that it is acquisition of Motorola would create courtroom drama a thing of the past. There’s asides a strong reference to the pair collaborating over Mango, as well as we might overly assume that it get froms with a importantly moreless punitive licensing charge in place. Between Android, Windows Phone, Bada as well as Tizen, it’s clear Samsung is hedging it is operating cognitive system bets. There’s a press release afterwards the break, nevertheless need our word over it, at no point does it mention Steve Ballmer, lying naked over a bed of money, laughing to himself.

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Microsoft as well as Samsung Broaden Smartphone Partnership

REDMOND, Wash – Sept. 28, 2011 – Microsoft announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies, offering broad coverage for for each company’s products. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft is about to receive royalties for Samsung’s mobile phones as well as tablets running the Android mobile platform. In addition, the companies agreed to cooperate in the development as well as marketing of Windows Phone.

“Microsoft as well as Samsung saw the opportunity for dramatic growth in Windows Phone as well as we’re investing to create that a reality,” stated Andy Lees, president, Windows Phone Division, Microsoft. “Microsoft believes in a model where the entire our regionners might grow as well as profit based over our platform.”

“Through the cross-licensing of our respective patent portfolios, Samsung as well as Microsoft might continue to bring the latest innovations to the mobile industry,” stated Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy at Samsung’s mobile communication division. “We are sort oflyd to build upon our long time history of working together to open a fresh chapter of collaboration startning with our Windows Phone “Mango” launch this fall.”

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services as well as solutions that assist people as well as businesses realize their complete potential.

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Samsung announces Galaxy S II LTE as well as Galaxy S II HD LTE handsets as for Korean market

There’s some really big freshs coming out of South Korea today, as Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S II LTE handset, along goes along with it is although more the entireuring cousin, the Galaxy S II LTE HD — the first member of the Galaxy S family to rock an HD display. The fresh device, pictured over the right, boasts a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD screen goes along with 1280 x 720 resolution, which translates to about 316 pixels per inch. Other than which, it is specs are identical to those of the Gingerbread-laced S II LTE, which is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor as well as features 16GB of internal memory, an 8 megapixel arrivedra which supports 1080p HD video as well as the usual collection of WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS as well as NFC capabilities. No word yet over pricing or availability, some nevertheless the Galaxy S II LTE is about to be available exclusively over SK Telecom, although the HD variant is about to be available over the entire three Korean carriers — SK Telecom, LG U+ as well as KT.

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09 2011

Verizon chimes in for Samsung furthermorest Apple–report

Verizon has stepped into the Apple-Samsung patent fight, filing a brief that asks the court to deny Apple a preliminary injunction that would ban the sale of numerous Samsung devices in the states.

According to weblog Foss Patents, in a filing with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Verizon asks for formal permission to file a friend of the court brief furthermorest a temporary U.S.-wide ban over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1
tablet as well as it is Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, as well as Droid Charge smartphones.

Verizon has had filed the proposed brief as well as the judge will maybe grant the friend-of-court status, Foss reports.

Foss quotes Verizon as arguing that a ban over the Samsung devices “would hinder Verizon Wireless in developing as well as deploying it is next generation high-speed LTE network, the job growth dependent over that network, as well as will belowcut key public policy goals, including expansion of Americans’ access to broadband networks as well as faster communication with emergency personnel.”

Apple argues that Samsung’s products infringe it is patents, as well as Samsung has fired back with it is own patent-related lawsuits furthermorest Apple. Verizon, of course, offers it is clients both Samsung devices as well as the iPhone.

A hearing over the injunction is set for October 13.

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