According to Korean news agency Yonhap, Samsung will take part in the capital through the purchase of Wacom 5 percent stake in the Japanese company, specializing in the production of graphics tablets. Wacom technology used in devices Galaxy Note the first and second generations.

How the deal could affect the further development of Samsung? According to the Koreans, the stylus selects products among others. For example, the digital pen makes handwriting Chinese characters. And China, as it is known, is the largest market for smartphones in the world. Part of this can be explained by the desire to market Samsung tool for writing and drawing on the touch screen.

Does this mean that in the future the number of mobile devices with a stylus to double? There are rumors that the smartphone Galaxy S fourth generation, which supposedly will be available in April, will receive a digital pen. But I want to believe that these privileges will use only the devices in the title with the word «Note».

According to an official document, Samsung will buy Wacom 20,996 shares for a total of about 58.2 million dollars. The deal is 19 February 2013.