Samsung 2014 smart TVs to support single-finger gestures

Samsung is moving away from the gimmicks of gesture control and seems to want make it more useful for users. The Korean tech giant aims to integrate single-finger gesture support for next year’s line of smart TVs. For example, you can return to a previous screen or stop a video by motioning your finger counterclockwise. Next year’s Samsung TVs will also feature improved voice control capabilities, like just mentioning the channel number to switch channels.

Source: Samsung Tomorrow

Samsung to debut 105-inch Curved UHD TV

Samsung has announced that it will be introducing what they touted as the largest curved UHD TV at CES 2014. The Samsung 105-inch Curved UHD TV is designed to produce almost two times as vivid image quality from any angle. It is said to have a “Quadmatic Picture Engine” to guarantee UHD-level picture quality from any source and an 11-million pixel 5120 x 2160 screen resolution alongside a 21:9 aspect ratio. 

Microsoft reportedly negotiating $1 billion deal with Samsung to continue manufacturing Windows Phone devices

Ubergizmo reports that Microsoft is reportedly offering $1 billion to Samsung for it to resume developing Windows Phone devices. While the device manufacturer has created a lot of Android devices, there are but a handful of Windows Phone gadgets from Samsung. This rumoured deal might change that, if it pushes through.

Samsung introduces 1TB mSATA SSD

Ultrabooks and even thinner and smaller devices are about to get a major storage boost. Samsung has unveiled what is touted as the industry’s first 1TB mini-Serial ATA SSD. Gizmodo reports the Samsung 840 EVO SSD is an mSATA drive that has 540 MB/s read speed and 520 MB/s write speed. It will also have 500, 250, and 120GB options. Pricing for the 1TB SSD has not been announced but while that's expected to be pricey, the good news is still that we've hit this capacity and the rest of the indusry is likely to respond.