Arrowhead Research Corporation announced that Unidym, Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to extend their successful collaboration into a third year. The companies have been working jointly to integrate carbon nanotube materials as the transparent conductive layer in display devices. In the past 12 months of the collaboration, Samsung Electronics has used Unidym's film product to demonstrate the world's first 14.3-inch color electro phoretic display. EPDs have inherent advantages over traditional flat panel displays due to their low power consumption and bright light readability. EPDs are currently being used in products such as Amazon's Kindle, an electronic book device.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada in December. This new addition to Samsung's mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones, and consumers to enjoy a fun and diverse mobile experience. Samsung bada also represents the fresh challenges and opportunities available to developers, as well as the entertainment which consumers will enjoy once the new platform is open. Samsung bada is also simple for developers to use, meaning it's one of the most developer-friendly environments available, particularly in the area of applications using Web services. Samsung will be able to expand the range of choices for mobile phone users to enjoy the smartphone experiences. By adopting Samsung bada, users will be able to easily enjoy various applications on their mobile. Samsung bada also offers an easy-to-integrate platform for mobile operators so that mobile operators can provide unique and differentiated services to their customers.

Jupiter Systems announced an exclusive partnership with Winhi Technology, the sole distributor of Samsung Electronics Corporation surveillance products in China. Under the partnership agreement Jupiter's high performance controllers will be bundled with Samsung's narrow-bezel LCDs (liquid crystal display) for sale in everything from small 2 x 2 display walls used by local enterprise to very large installations (as large as 100 cubes or LCD displays), such as those found in airports, traffic control, power plants or security operations.