South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics¡¯ mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun reiterated that Samsung does not seek a settlement with Apple over their patent dispute at all.

¡°Regardless of HTC¡¯s settlement with Apple, we have no intention [to settle],¡± President Shin resolutely told reporters at the company¡¯s headquarters in Seocho, Seoul Wednesday. The remark by the head of Samsung¡¯s mobile department could be interpreted as a determination to go through with the patent suit till the end.



HTC, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, has recently settled a licensing agreement with Apple covering current and future patents that could result in a maximum payment of $280 million (305.5 billion won).



Meanwhile, as for Samsung¡¯s fourth-quarter smartphone sales, President Shin said ¡°Samsung is projected to post a high sales volume in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this year comparable to that of the previous quarter.¡± Regarding the tablet PC market, ¡°ecosystems are improving, as witnessed in the increasing number of applications,¡± he noted while adding ¡°the market will continue to develop.¡± To a speculation that Galaxy S4, Samsung¡¯s future model, will be equipped with flexible display, he said ¡°that outside speculation is not true. It will take much more time before we develop the technology to a final phase.¡±



[Written by Dong-ihn Lee - Sun-ah Kim / edited by Soyoung Chung]


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