 S Korea activist held over tweetAmnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message. [BBC]  S Korea activist held over tweet Amnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message. [BBC News] Samsung in year end sales boost South Korea's Samsung Electronics announces a 17% rise in profits in the last three months of 2011, as smartphone sales boosted earnings. [BBC] Samsung in year end sales boost South Korea's Samsung Electronics announces a 17% rise in profits in the last three months of 2011, as smartphone sales boosted earnings. [BBC News] Wikipedia blackout a 'gimmick', MPAA boss claims Leading web entrepreneurs have claimed anti-piracy legislation will stifle innovation and threaten North Korea-style censorship
Former senator Chris Dodd, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has slammed plans by prominent websites such as Wikipedia and (...) [The Guardian] CES 2012: Samsung unveils smart TVs South Korean manufacturer announces massive range of new products including a 55in Super OLED TV
Samsung took the chance at CES to announce a number of new products and introduce some already familiar outside the US.
Briefly, they were:
• Smart TV, with a promise that models bought now will in (...) [The Guardian] Samsung Releases Galaxy 3GS, Or Something Hold on to your panties, because this should come as a surprise: I'm actually agreeing that Samsung is copying Apple. The Korean company just released a new entry-level Android smartphone, and it's called the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus. While Apple's previous complaints regarding Samsung's (...) [OSNews] Samsung gets China plant approval Samsung Electronics gets approval from the Korean government for its plans to set up a memory-chip factory in China. [BBC] Samsung gets China plant approval Samsung Electronics gets approval from the Korean government for its plans to set up a memory-chip factory in China. [BBC News] Will Samsung follow Sony's slips? Why the Korean tech giant could risk decline [BBC] Will Samsung follow Sony's slips? Why the Korean tech giant could risk decline [BBC News] Sony sells its half stake in TV joint venture to Samsung • Samsung pays $940m for control of LCD venture
• Analysts predict fade out in $100bn flat screen market
Sony has sold its nearly 50% stake in joint venture with Samsung Electronics to the South Korean company for $940m (£602m), as the Japanese company struggles to cut its losses at its TV (...) [The Guardian]
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