Samsung shifts 500 engineers from mobile to other areas

Samsung may be focused on smartphones, but it apparently doesn't want to become a one-trick pony. The Korean tech giant has just moved 500 engineersfrom its mobile division to a host of other groups, including its home electronics, networking and software sections. The company says it's shuffling people around to both boost its "competitive edge" in the internet of thingsand "increase synergies" for the Tizen platform it primarily uses on its wearable devices.
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We've reached out for more details, but it's safe to say that Samsung's software priorities are changing -- it's less concerned about its problematic Tizen phone effortsand more about adding smarts to a wide range of gadgets, whether they're TVsor printers.