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"Samsung has confirmed that its much-hyped new 55-inch &amp;#039;Super&amp;#039; OLED TV will be released in the UK later this year, showcasing the future of flat-screen technology.  The ultra-thin TV set, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month, is just 8mm thick, although that is twice the girth of LG&amp;#039;s rival OLED set.  Samsung&amp;#039;s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) set is understood to be constructed from a single pane of glass, and the display has been geared to enable various viewing angles of the vibrant and high contrast picture. Crave reports that the 55-inch next-generation set will be released in Britain in the second half of this year, although there has been no indication on price. The website says that the product will most likely come with Samsung&amp;#039;s active 3D technology and feature an internet connection to access the Samsung Smart TV app store. Also at CES last month, Samsung unveiled what it described as a &amp;quot;future proof&amp;quot; TV set, which could be upgraded each year with new features and functionality. It is currently unclear when this product will go on sale. Meanwhile, Samsung said today that it is considering various options to improve competitiveness in its LCD flat-screen television business, as reports emerge that a sale or spinoff of the loss-making unit is on the cards. The Korean firm recently ended its liquid crystal display (LCD) joint venture with Sony Corporation as global demand for flat-screens slumped due to the tough economy and emerging competition from China. Most manufacturers, including Samsung, are shifting their flat-screen businesses gradually to the OLED technology, which is currently being used in high-end smartphones and is expected to become standard in flat-screen TVs in the future. According to the Chosun Ilbo, Samsung will look to spin off or sell its LCD business, which suffered more than 1tn won (\u00A3564m) in operating losses in 2011. &amp;gt; Samsung to launch budget TV range this spring "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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