Samsung’s latest shakeup will make for a tighter union of smartphones and cameras. That’s bad news for everyone else. The Korean electronics giant, which reorganizes its businesses annually, this week told Korean media outlets that it plans to fold its camera operations into its wireless business. That will allow it to “integrate the technical know-how …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on the many pieces of Samsung Group’s empire, on road-testing Samsung’s S Translate app, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — “It sounded like a toilet.” Samsung Electronics sound designer Myoung-woo Nam is …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. TOKYO — I’m pretty sure my Tokyo cab driver didn’t want to kill me, but …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — I came here in search of a giant. As it turns out, I didn’t …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, and on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon. GUMI, South Korea — I stood behind a woman wearing what looked like oven mitts, watching …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung gets plenty of press for its phones, but TV is how it made its mark as …
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The iPad is universally known as one of the most coveted consumer electronics devices on the market. But have you heard of the IPAD? That would be Intel’s botched attempt at building a tablet — which nearly came out roughly a decade before Apple unveiled its first iPad. The device, which was dubbed Intel Pad, or IPAD for short, could …
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CNET today received a mysterious invite — sent via FedEx, not e-mail — from Instagram for an event it’s hosting next week. The package, wrapped with brown paper and a white ribbon, contained a wooden block, 4 inches long and wide and 1.75 inches thick, covered with a printed Instagram shot and a slot in the back so it can …
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Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled several new processors designed to widen its lead in the mobile market. The first, the Snapdragon 805, is geared at mobile devices and 4K, Ultra HD TVs. The chip is part of the company’s high-end mobile chip line and was designed to “deliver the highest-quality mobile video, imaging, and graphics experiences.” Qualcomm noted it’s the company’s …
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SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Thursday took the wraps off the Nexus 5, adding 4G LTE capabilities, camera improvements, and the zippy new KitKat version of Android to its flagship smartphone. Sundar Pichai, head of Google’s Chrome and Android businesses, said the company focused on three themes for Android 4.4, also known as KitKat — making sure it will work …
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