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  Tizen, a Linux-based operating system developed by Samsung Electronics Co . and Intel Corp., is the world's largest TV streaming platform, a report showed Thursday, thanks to Samsung's robust smart TV sales in the third quarter of the year. According to industry tracker Strategy Analytics, Tizen accounted for 12.5 per cent of connected TV devices in use, beating other platforms like LG's WebOS, Sony PlayStation, Roku TV OS, Amazon's Fire TV OS and Google's Android TV to top the global TV streaming platform market, reports Yonhap news agency. Samsung sold 11.8 million smart TVs worldwide in the third quarter of 2020, the best ever quarter by Samsung or any other vendor," Strategy Analytics said. "Samsung's third-quarter performance means that there are now more than 155 million Tizen OS smart TVs in use around the world, an increase of 23 per cent in the past year." Read More

Samsung Electronics Co . is preparing to unveil its second foldable device early next year, a luxury phone that folds down into a compact-sized square. The South Korean smartphone giant is working on a device with a 6.7-inch inner display that shrinks to a pocketable square when it’s folded inward like a clamshell, according to people familiar with the product’s development. Samsung is seeking to make its second bendable smartphone more affordable and thinner than this year’s Galaxy Fold, they said. The launch of the successor device may, however, hinge on how well the Fold performs after its imminent launch, one of the people said. Samsung is collaborating with American designer Thom Browne on its upcoming foldable phone, endeavoring to appeal to a broader range of consumers that includes those more interested in fashion, status and luxury than a device’s tech specs. For the techies, the company will have the appeal of cutting-edge display technology and the nostalgic appeal...