Seoul: Overtaking Apple as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics' in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers.
After costly courtroom battles over technology patents, the two gadget giants are now going head-to-head over securing the best supply of parts as they jostle to rule the $253 billion smartphone market. The two took 100 per cent of the industry's profit in January-March, Canaccord Genuity data show.
Trampling on Apple's supply patch could make life tough for the US firm as it prepares for its next product line-up including a cheaper iPhone for emerging markets such as China. Having Samsung muscle in on its suppliers could drive up costs and lead to component bottlenecks, disrupting product launches.
Samsung's huge in-house supply chain - providing parts from displays and powerful processors to memory chips and batteries - has been a core strength in its war for smartphone supremacy. As it now looks to widen its lead with products spanning both the high and cheap-and-cheerful ends of the market, Samsung's supplies have become stretched, prompting it to hunt elsewhere to ensure it isn't caught short....
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01:20 PM, May 17, 2013
San Francisco: Contrary to speculation leading up to the Google I/O conference, Google didn't unveil the next generation of a mini-tablet called the Nexus 7 or the rumoured Motorola X Phone. Instead, the company announced that it will be selling a version of Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, which runs a pure version of Android, the version that Google makes and distributes, not the one modified by Samsung...
03:33 PM, May 16, 2013
San Francisco: Google used its annual conference for software developers, Google I/O, to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made at Wednesday's keynote at Google I/O. Music streaming: All Access will blend songs you have already...
08:38 AM, May 16, 2013
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc said it had acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics Co to help the world's largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices. Amazon also launched its own digital currency, Amazon Coins, on Monday, allowing people to buy apps and games in its app store and on its Kindle Fire tablet computers. The purchase price for Liquavista was not disclosed. Bloomberg News reported earlier this year...
09:37 AM, May 14, 2013
Tokyo: Sharp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics while still shipping screens to rival Apple, in a bid to raise factory output levels and remain viable, three sources said. In a midterm business plan it aims to release on Tuesday when it announces its latest earnings results, Sharp will set a goal of raising annual operating profit to...
11:36 AM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: The bigger players, such as Samsung and Apple may bask in the limelight, but in one aspect HTC takes the pie - design. And HTC once again delivered on its strength with the HTC One. At IBNLive, we unveil our review units before an audience of colleagues, so that we can get some immediate reactions that help us in understanding how the users are likely to react to...
12:14 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung has unveiled a new samrtphone - Galaxy Core - which has a 4.3 inch WVGA (480x800) TFT LCD. The phone is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The phone sports a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front VGA camera. It has an 8GB of internal memory, which can further expanded up to 64GB. It has 1GB...
03:38 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: While Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is available online and at Samsung stores for Rs 41,500, a retailer in Delhi's Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh is offering the device for Rs 38,800 (inclusive of taxes). Saitel (Nanak Electronic Pvt Ltd, Shop No. 130) in the Gaffar Market is selling the Galaxy S4 for Rs 38,800, while another retailer, Vaishno Electronics Pvt Ltd (Shop No. 131), is selling...
01:04 PM, May 06, 2013
Mumbai: Here's an interesting news for those who own the Samsung Galaxy Chat smartphone in India. News has it that the smartphone is the latest to receive a delicious Jelly Bean update. Mobigyaan has received information that the smartphone has got a Jelly Bean update with base firmware B5330XXUBMD2. Those in line for the update should note that it is roughly 322MB in size and requires a Wi-Fi connection. The...
11:27 AM, May 05, 2013
San Francisco: Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure. In San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently and quickly disable stolen smart phones,...
10:38 AM, May 05, 2013
Washington: The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defence Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security. Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets using its Enterprise Service 10 system, as well as Samsung's Android...
12:47 PM, May 03, 2013
Washington: The Pentagon is expected to clear Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks in the next few weeks, part of an effort to ensure the military has access to the latest communications technology, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The decision will set the stage for an intensified struggle for Pentagon customers among BlackBerry devices, Apple's iPhones or iPads and units using Google's Android platform...
10:33 AM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: Announced last month, the Samsung Galaxy Win is now available on the e-commerce site Snapdeal.com for Rs 17,900. The website lists that the phone will be delivered in three business days. The phone has a 4.7 inch WVGA TFT LCD display and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor, the Galaxy Win has 8GB of internal storage. Its memory can be expanded up...
04:48 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: We intend to use the top weapon in Samsung's mobile phone arsenal for a little longer before we post our full review of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Meanwhile, here are our first impressions about the much-discussed device that is the first phone with an 8-core processor. The Galaxy S4 undoubtedly comes with impressive hardware specifications, but Samsung has bloated the device with gimmicky features. 1. At the first...
03:10 PM, May 01, 2013
As we unboxed our review unit of the just-launched Samsung Galaxy S4, the top smartphone offering that Samsung has in its lineup, we couldn't help but ask Samsung's pre-installed personal assistant S Voice the done-to-death question - "Which is the smartphone?" The question that had once led Apple's Siri to say that the Nokia Lumia 900 was the best phone around also had the S Voice app on the Samsung...
06:39 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Bollywood ator Ranveer Singh performed the Gangnam Style at Samsung Galaxy S4's launch party at the Shangrila Hotel in Mumbai. The song has lyrics which highlights the Galaxy S4's features. ...
11:13 AM, Apr 29, 2013
