In announcing that profits are again on the upswing, Samsung executives yesterday said that their No. 1 goal is to increase the value of their hardware devices by making software, services and content
available for them, Evan Ramstad reports.
Most of Samsung's TVs will be able to connect to the Internet and display widget-like programs that are now common on personal computers and
cell phones, particularly Apple's iPhone.
Samsung's Media Solutions Center, which was created in July 2008 to coordinate software and content for cell phones, was given a bigger
mandate after a company-wide reorganization in December. Its most visible work so far has been for its cell phones sold in Europe, and last month it launched an online application store for users in
the U.K, France and Italy. It will provide similar online stores to customers in 30 countries next year.
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