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Samsung replaces its mobile design chief (updated)
It might have been defiantly plastic, but the Galaxy S5's lukewarm critical reception has apparently stimulated change at the higher levels of Samsung. Chang Dong-hoon, formerly Head of Mobile Design, tendered his resignation last week , has been shifted to Head Of Design Strategy at the company's corporate design center. He will be replaced by his VP, Lee Min-hyouk. According to Reuters, Lee was heavily involved in designing the Galaxy smartphone series, picking up the nickname 'Midas' in the process. It's mere speculation as to how this will affect Samsung's future smart devices: judging on past form, we are likely to see the Note 3's successor this summer. And what about those rumors of a premium-made Galaxy S5? And we don't simply mean a coating of Swarovski. Updated: Samsung has told us that it's not a resignation, but a "realignment" for Chang's role at Samsung. In his new role, he'll still involve himself with Samsung's phone design. We've added the full statement after the break and have updated this story to reflect that.
Samsung's Dennis Miloseski backstage at Expand (video)
We had a chance to grill the head of Samsung's North American design studio, Dennis Miloseski, during our panel discussion about the growing sophistication of mobile devices here at Expand. As it turns out, he had even more to talk about, so we wired him up and threw him in the hot seat backstage. He gave us a look into the story behind the Galaxy S 4, the changing face of TouchWiz UI and building Samsung's design studio stateside. For the full interview, check out the video after the break. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
