Samsung chases curved smartphone wave to beat flat-screen crowd
It has to make them cost- effectively, get developers to tailor apps for the new format to make money
Seoul
SAMSUNG Electronics Co Ltd aims to restore its crumbling lead in the global smartphone industry in part by ramping up high-end devices with curved screens full of advanced technology that's tough for rivals to replicate.
Yet, as the South Korean giant seeks to make devices such as the rigid-curve Galaxy Note Edge stand out from a crowd of flat, big-screen handsets, making money will depend on producing them cost-effectively and coaxing developers to tailor applications for the new format.
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