It is thought that the success Samsung has been having recently with their Galaxy S II has been largely down to Khan, who spearheaded the company’s bid to be effective in the Android market and was also instrumental in the original Samsung Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab. The news comes as a blow to the company, which will be greatly impacted by the loss.

The remaining Samsung Mobile team will be hoping to carry on where Khan left though they will be facing some tough times ahead including growing competition in the Android mobile market from the likes of HTC. The company is also in the midst of a legal battle with the mighty Apple, as they have been accused of violating a tech design patent by copying Apple’s iPad and iPhone.

These accusations, which also include the imitation of the overall looks of the devices and the iOS layout, have led to Samsung being forced to allow Apple to inspect their devices. Pre-release hardware for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 was amongst the work to be investigated for any clues of an infringement.

Omar Khan’s announcement to leave Samsung came through an email which was sent to The Droid Guy. In the email he told the site that he would be leaving Samsung and had enjoyed representing the company as spokesperson over the last few years. Also in the announcement Khan said how he intends to lead CitiGroup’s bid to build ‘the world’s premier digital bank.’

While it is apparent that Samsung’s relationship with carriers in the US is not as strong as it was last year, there is no evidence that suggests this is the reason for Khan’s decision. The company has found that carriers have been reluctant to sign up for the Galaxy S II, where as last year there were no problems getting carriers for the Galaxy S. this is thought to be due to more variety on the Android mobile market this year compared to last year where worthy iPhone alternatives were in high demand and hard to come by.

How great an impact do you think this loss will have on Samsung Mobile?

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Sony is probably the most well-known victim of hacking at the moment as they have recently been in the headlines for the PlayStation Network breach, which left many users’ data being stolen. We also brought you news of Adobe Flash Player being taken advantage of and hacked.

Now we have news of the Citi credit card company, as they have confessed that their security has been compromised and network hacked. The company has admitted that about 200,000 bank card holders’ details have been stolen.

The news comes from an article at WSJ, which reports that Citi have said details like CVV codes, expiration dates for the cards, social security numbers and birth dates were not hacked but details like contact details, email address, account numbers and names have been stolen.

Check out the link above for the full article where you will find more details about the breach. Do you have an account with Citi?

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