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Samsung launched its stunningly thin, compact aluminum premium Series 7 CHRONOS notebooks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Series 7 CHRONOS has been designed with an attention-grabbing style to complement its stunning performance. Crafted using modern, brushed-aluminum, the durable casing gives the Series 7 an exclusive, refined look. Thin and compact, the 14″ Series 7 weighs just 2.17kg while the 15″ product weighs 2.31kg; both products are just 23.9mm thick. The high-spec Series 7 CHRONOS with Intel’s Core i7 Quad Core embraces the ExpressCache technology, providing an extra 8GB of flash memory on the motherboard. Read More…

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ShasTech announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Samsung and it has been appointed as the authorized reseller for Samsung products in Saudi Arabia. Eng. Mohamed Ali, CEO, ShasTech, said, “This important step is an extension of ShasTech’s accomplishments as an authorized reseller for many major international brands. The credit should be given to our outstandingly talented sales team backed by our distribution fleet, and our expansion programs that would insure comprehensive distribution for Samsung products throughout the kingdom.” Read More…

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Samsung announced the availability of its flagship Wave 3 smartphone in the UAE market. The new Samsung Wave 3 features the latest bada 2.0 operating system, 4-inch Super AMOLED display and a 1.4 GHz processor packaged in a sleek 9.9mm bushed metal case. Additionally, the advanced smartphone enables access to tens of thousands of localized applications through Samsung Apps, Samsung’s dedicated application store.Read More…

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Samsung Electronics West Africa recently partnered with the Nigeria based leading IT distribution company Technology Distributions to target the West African ICT market more effectively and penetrate further into Nigeria. Technology Distributions Limited is one of the largest IT distributors in West Africa with a network of over 350 Resellers and 150 employees with a presence in several countries in Africa like, Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia.Read More…

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Samsung launched its ultraportable, trendy, sleek and light weight notebook, Samsung 350U in the Middle East region.
Samsung 350U is a sleek 21mm and 1.35kg light weight notebook that offers a compact design, ease of use and mobility while ensuring a solid performance. The 350U notebook features a choice of the latest Intel Core i3 Processor, genuine Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and anti-reflective 12.5” HD LED display.
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Samsung today launched the QWERTY keyboard remote control is the UAE. This new addition to Samsung’s Smart TV line-up is set to provide an even more wholesome home entertainment experience. The Samsung QWERTY keyboard remote control, weighing only 181 grams, provides added functionality and ease, enhancing users’ Smart TV experience. The QWERTY keyboard layout allows viewers to easily sign-in and surf any site; chat with friends; and navigate through apps at a touch of a button. Organizing folders and apps are also made easier with QWERTY’s direction key and optical sensor, enabling users to select points on the screen through the use of an arrow keypad. Read More…

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Samsung announced the new High-performance 512GB SSDs with Ultra-fast SATA Revision 3.0 Interface with data transmissions at six gigabits per second (6Gb/s) which are expected to replace SATA 3Gb/s-based SSDs by year-end.
The SATA 6Gb/s SSD shortens system boot-up time to about 10 seconds, while its high-performance allows users to download up to five DVD video files in less than a minute.Read More…

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Samsung unveiled 4.19-inch screen GALAXY R which runs on world’s first mobile processor with a dual-core CPU, NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile super chip and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system to lend a never-before-seen experiences to its user. GALAXY R also features a GeForce GPU for fast Web browsing with hardware-accelerated Adobe Flash Player support, full HD video and console-quality gaming that allows multitask efficiently, surf the Web quickly with fast-loading pages and Flash-based content and enjoy HD movies. It also gives access to Tegra-optimized games through the Tegra Zone app on Android Market. Read More…

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Looking at the potential of SME’s in UAE, Samsung expanded its business to business (B2B) printing range by adding ML-4510/501X printer series to its portfolio. The new printer is designed specifically for small-to-medium and it provides higher productivity, high quality and trouble free mono laser printing solution that is also environmentally and budget friendly. “In 2011, we have continued to enhance our B2B printer lineup, establishing our position as enterprise printing market leaders. Read More…

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As the market for mobile computing devices exploded in past few years and saw the landscape of IT changing faster than expected, Samsung, stood tall as it increased its sales by more than 183 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The market share of Samsung’s notebooks grew more than 18 % in the UAE in 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 where the overall market share is currently registered at 12 per cent. The Middle East is a strategic region for Samsung and notebook sales are expected to increase due to an increasing trend in desktop replacement.Read More…

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Samsung Electronics, a global provider of digital media and digital convergence technologies has unveiled the RF712 3D notebook. The notebook features a large 17.3″ screen and Full HD SuperBright Plus Display, which delivers 400nit brightness and is up to 80% brighter than a normal notebook. So it overcomes the darkness and narrow feeling of normal 3D notebooks. The high performance graphics processing of a 2GB AMD Radeon HD6650M card and the powerful sound of its Enhanced Acoustic Chamber System with SRS 3D Sound also mean that even the most demanding multimedia applications will run flawlessly on the RF712.
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Seagate today announced that it has agreed to buy Samsung’s computer hard-disk drive business for $1.38 billion in cash and stock options. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will provide NAND flash memory to Seagate for use in solid-state drives (SSDs) and hybrid drives while Seagate will provide disk drives to Samsung for use in personal computers, notebooks and consumer electronics. Both the two companies have agreed to extend and enhance an existing patent cross-license agreement.
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