Samsung registers names for new Windows tablets and phones

posted by Alan F. / Aug 27, 2012, 11:05 PM

Samsung registers names for new Windows tablets and phones

Samsung has trademarked a couple of new names

Samsung recently teased us with what apparently is a Windows 8 tablet with a keyboard dock. And it looks as though we're only a few days from finding out all about them. Things are moving rapidly on this front with a tweet from SamMobile telling us about the new names that Samsung has trademarked for the Windows 8 line. One name trademarked is the Samsung Ativ Tab. Obviously a tablet line and with the absence of the Galaxy name, we can feel confident that this is not related to anything Android.

The other trademarked moniker, the Samsung Ativ S will probably be used for a range of high-end Windows Phone 8 smartphones. It's simple really, Samsung Galaxy S represents the Korean manufacturer's high-end Android phones while the Samsung Ativ S does the same for its Windows Phone 8 handsets. Make any sense?

The good thing is that we are just days away from the start of IFA which means we should know the answers to all of your questions really, really soon.

source: SamMobile, Trademarkia via Engadget

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25 Comments

2. pikapowerize

Posts: 1869; Member since: May 03, 2012

wow... so the ommina and focus line will be discontinued... ok sammy just bring us something more monstrous than S3 to your WP8 line!!! even i dont like sammy though! :P

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:23 PM 2

6. pikapowerize

but i dont really get it.. what the heck is ATIV? if they just name something more extraterrestrial like the galaxy... "asteroid tab" and "asteroid S" perhaps.. i dont know... galaxy is catchy and ativ.... the heck is that?!!!

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:36 PM 4

12. Commentator

Posts: 3722; Member since: Aug 16, 2011

It's "Vita" backwards, being Latin for "life." "Efil" would sound even worse.

posted on Aug 28, 2012, 12:01 AM 2

18. neutralguy

Posts: 1152; Member since: Apr 30, 2012

Andromeda would be a cool trademark. or better yet, "samsung nova s" hahaha

posted on Aug 28, 2012, 6:22 AM 0

24. pikapowerize

yeah... nova is a good name... vita wont be a good trademark since sthats sony's name for its new psp... now i have a new question...how about the tizen line? i kinda like the wave line of bada...

posted on Aug 28, 2012, 6:59 PM 0

25. Henrik

Posts: 141; Member since: Feb 18, 2012

Samsung is abandoning Bada and putting the Tizen platform on hold for now. They will instead be focusing all their efforts on Android and Windows Phone, only. http://wmpoweruser.com/samsung-abandons-bada-delays-tizen-will-focus-on-windows-phone-8-and-android-in-h2-2012/

posted on Aug 29, 2012, 5:05 AM 0

22. -box-

Posts: 3991; Member since: Jan 04, 2012

Sounds like it'd be a cousin of the Atrix. What was wrong with Focus? Why not Galaxy Windows, or Viewport (space + window) or something that isn't gibberish?

posted on Aug 28, 2012, 9:42 AM 0

3. pikapowerize

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/at-key-rim-conference-developing-a-sense-of-hope/article4496233/?cmpid=rss1

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:26 PM 0

5. pikapowerize

some apple devs says that BB10 is really something... very promising...

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:28 PM 0

10. snowgator

Posts: 3614; Member since: Jan 19, 2011

This isn't an Apple or BB10 story.....

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:53 PM 3

8. tigermcm

Posts: 861; Member since: Sep 02, 2009

the name just doesnt flow well for me. i think they can do a better job.

posted on Aug 27, 2012, 11:43 PM 1

11. snowgator

Totally agree. "Hey, Fred, everyone is busy with this lawsuit thing at home office and they want use to name the new Windows line." "How about Atrix, Barney?" "Ummmm,.....let's see...... Nope- that one is taken. They asked us not to do anything that might get us sued. Our lawyers are really busy." "Well just change a couple letters. It will be fine. Let's do some burgers."