Samsung has noted today that it expects to sell over 25 million “smart” TVs this year.
Overall, the company expects to sell 50 million TVs this year. Samsung’s “smart TVs” are Internet-enabled, interactive, stocked with apps, and most have cameras for video chatting.
At CES, the company made waves by introducing a new smart TV that recognizes voices and accepts controls to turn on and off, change channels and adjust volume. Using the camera, the TV can also recognize hand motions and gestures.
To be released in March, the ES8000 will have access to 1500 apps.
Additionally, Samsung is looking to create a Google TV display by the end of the year.
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Microsoft continues to force Android makers to pay up, and the company is now bragging that it owns 70 percent of the Android market.
Thanks to a rock solid patent portfolio, Microsoft has spent the last two years negotiating licensing deals with Android and Chrome OS makers, forcing them to pay Microsoft a piece every time a device sells. Like with other deals, the terms were not disclosed.
Says Microsoft: “We are pleased to have built upon our longstanding relationship with LG to reach a mutually beneficial agreement. Together with our ten previous agreements with Android and Chrome OS device manufacturers, including HTC, Samsung and Acer, this agreement with LG means that more than seventy percent of all Android smartphones sold in the U.S. are now receiving coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio. We are proud of the continued success of our program in resolving the IP issues surrounding Android and Chrome OS.”
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Samsung has confirmed the existence of the Nexus Prime smartphone.
The company has uploaded the User Agent Profile file for a device dubbed “Nexus Prime,” long rumored to be the first Android phone with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.
For those keeping count, the device now officially known as Nexus Prime is the “GT-I9250.”
The GT-I9250 is currently in the process of getting both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certifications, and launch date is expected in late November.
Samsung’s UAP shows a 480 x 800 WVGA resolution screen and an ARM11 processor but those are likely not accurate.
