Samsung has denied stepping away from desktop computers, despite reports claiming executives from the company had confirmed it would instead focus on tablets, all-in-ones, and notebooks. “Samsung will continue to offer diverse PC products according to consumer and market needs” a spokesperson told The Next Web Asia, describing the claims as “groundless”. Claims that the
BOSTON — Two goals. Seventeen seconds apart. A second Stanley Cup victory in four seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Seventy-six seconds away from defeat and a trip home for a decisive seventh game, Bryan Bickell tied it. Then, while the Bruins were settling in for another overtime in a series that has already had its share, Dave Bolland scored to give Chicago a 3-2 victory in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.
Yesterday, The Korea Times reported that Samsung was to close its “unprofitable” desktop PC business as “demand for conventional desktop PCs is going down,” according to an unnamed spokesperson. The weirdly written article also quoted another Samsung official saying “tablets, all-in-one and hybrid PCs are Samsung’s current focus,” thus suggesting the company seemed to be singling out desktop PC towers or boxes.
Even though it’s been a while since some of us last saw a Samsung desktop PC tower (the latest models we covered date back to 2006, though there have been more recent efforts), something didn’t smell right here so we reached out to Samsung directly. The response we got was that this rumor is all “groundless,” and the company also specifically said it’ll keep an open mind about its PC tower business. Here’s the full statement:
“The rumor that Samsung is withdrawing from the PC desktop business is groundless. Samsung will continue to offer diverse products according to market needs, including our recently announced ATIV One 5 Style, a stylish all-in-one PC. We will continue to open all possibilities in PC business including our PC Tower business, to satisfy consumer’s diverse lifestyle and needs.”
So in a nutshell: nothing to see here, move along. And technically speaking, the Chromebox kinda counts too, right?
Update: Samsung just informed us that it actually launched a couple of desktop PC towers, the 700T3A and 300T3A, in January this year, but only for the Korean B2C market. We got them pictured after the break.
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QUITO, Ecuador — Edward Snowden’s stop-and-start flight across the globe appeared to stall in Moscow as the United States ratcheted up pressure to hand over the National Security Agency leaker who had seemed on his way to Ecuador to seek asylum.
In Ecuador’s most extensive statement about the case, the foreign minister hailed Snowden on Monday as “a man attempting to bring light and transparency to facts that affect everyone’s fundamental liberties.”
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Apple is apparently gathering up new MacBook Airs which appear to be displaying Wi-Fi issues
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Ever get the impression that organizing an event is like herding feral kittens? If so, then you might want to check out Google Groups. If you’re unfamiliar with the service, Groups are basically bulletin boards that you can participate in via email, with the ability to set boards either public or private. Up until this point, some of Groups’ best features have been limited to to users of Google Apps for Business, but that all changes today. Now everyone can create a group inbox and email address to collaborate on items — which really beats wading through a gaggle of forwarded emails. You can also assign tasks to other members of the group, manage email and mark items as resolved. No time for dealing with the same questions over and over? Hit ’em back with a canned response — don’t worry, your secret’s safe with us.
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BOSTON (AP) — It took Chicago just 17 seconds to secure its second Stanley Cup championship in four years. That’s how long it took to score two goals in the last minute or so of Game 6 to power the Blackhawks to a 3-2 Game 6 win over Boston. The sold-out TD Garden was almost empty — except for a few hundred fans in red Blackhawks jerseys who filtered down to the front rows — when the Chicago players passed the 35-pound Cup around the ice.
Here’s a gallery of images from all six games of the NHL championship:
Guten tag, readers. It’s week five and you know what that means? ABC foots the bill for the entire show to fly somewhere overseas because “Fill In The Blank Country” is totally the best place to go when you’re on a journey to find true love.
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Once the hard fought 2013 Stanley Cup Final was over, the Chicago Blackhawks got downright adorable.
Following his team’s thrilling Game 6 victory over the Boston Bruins, Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith shared the incredible moment with his baby son, Colton Duncan Keith.
In an heartwarming scene, Duncan put young Colton, who was born in May, in the Stanley Cup, feet first. Although he was sporting a pair of noise-canceling head phones, the party seemed a bit much for the toddler. Needless to say, there will definitely come a time when he understands how many hockey fans would have loved to take a seat in the Stanley Cup.
DOHA, Qatar — Qatar’s ruler said Tuesday he has transferred power to the 33-year-old crown prince in an anticipated move that puts a new generation in charge of the Gulf nation’s vast energy wealth and rising political influence.
The 61-year-old emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, said in a televised address that the decision has been made to step down following weeks of speculation. Now, the British-educated crown prince, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will begin the process of putting together a new government that may be in direct contrast to the old guard leaders across the Western-backed Gulf Arab states.
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