Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had acquired U.S. It is the South Korean firms second such acquisition within a week after it said on Friday it had purchased SmartThings, a U.S.-based platform developer which builds apps that allow users to monitor, control and automate devices at home. So-called smart homes enable users to control multiple household appliances from a mobile device and are an area of increasing focus for technology companies like Samsung Electronics, the worlds biggest maker of smartphones. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said the South Korean company acquired 100 percent of Quietside, but declined to elaborate on the price or other details.
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