Samsung to introduce flexible smartphones, tablets by 2012

Flexible screens have been knocking around trade shows and gadget events for ages now. It took Samsung, one of the world’s most successful electronic developers to make it a palatable reality.

Last week, Samsung said that it is aiming to have tablets and mobile phones with flexible displays by 2012. Following on the monumental success of the Galaxy S II, which has sold well over ten million phones in half a year, Samsung is now well on its way to manufacturing a flexible screen for the masses and is spurred on by its own success.

Despite its operational profit soaring almost double during its July to September period, its overall profit fell US$3.1-billion, a 23% drop in profit. Samsung stated that it lost money on display and chip operations.

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