Octav G.

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Samsung could release its own Turtle Glass displays soon

Samsung's display division has recently issued a registration for a brand new display entitled ‘Turtle Glass', which could be an alternative to Gorilla Glass. Following a long collaboration with Corning it seems the two companies will part ways for now, and Turtle Glass could have many applications in Samsung's TVs, watches and other products as […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Pay hits 500,000 registrants as US debut nears

It was only a week ago that we were reporting 25,000 sign-ups for Samsung Pay and now a new report from Business Korea tells us that Samsung Pay has passed 500,000 registrations in the United States. If the mobile payment service keeps this up it's expected to surpass one million subscribers in a month or […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung won’t be manufacturing Nvidia’s Pascal GPU

Nvidia will launch the Pascal GPU next year as a successor of the Maxwell GPU with much better performance. Pascal features the latest HBM2 and 16-nm FinFET based designs so it's really quite a piece of work, but unfortunately Samsung isn't going to manufacture the Pascal GPU according to Business Korea. Instead, Nvidia has offered a […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung showcased enterprise mobility solutions at IFA 2015

Samsung has showcased KNOX, which is an enterprise level EMM solution that provides unparalleled security and control, at the company's booth during IFA 2015 in Berlin. The South Korean technology giant demoed KNOX as well as Samsung Pay over at its booth, and the company has published their demo in a promo video that is embedded below. If you can […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy J2 (SM-J200) has passed the FCC certification

It looks like the Galaxy J2's announcement is imminent as the device has just passed through the FCC, and it has also made an appearance on Samsung's support page as the SM-J200H. The device was brought to India for research and development a month ago and it looks like things went smooth and we might […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 will reportedly come in two different screen sizes

As we are heading into the final quarter of 2015, more rumors of Samsung's upcoming flagship are starting to emerge. Having previously speculated that Samsung could use two different processors in the Galaxy S7, an Exynos and a Snapdragon one, we now have a rumor regarding its screen size. According to a new report by […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung reportedly the first OEM to test Snapdragon 820

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Samsung is conducting intensive testing on the Snapdragon 820 but the latest from Weibo suggests that Samsung is not only doing that, but it is apparently the first in doing so. While the tech company used Exynos 7420 for its last generation of flagship devices it is rumored that the next […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung and Apple now account for 64% of the U.S. smartphone market

Kantar Worldpanel, an analytics firm, has just published the latest data regarding the technology market share, and it appears that Samsung and Apple are dominating the U.S. smartphone market with a notable majority. The two tech companies, Samsung and Apple, make up for 64 percent of the smartphone market share in the U.S., and it […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung is reportedly working with Xiaomi, others on a $470 laptop

It looks like Samsung might be collaborating with Xiaomi and other brands on a laptop that is supposed to be released next year. This is pretty surprising considering the fact that Samsung is competing with Xiaomi for the top spot in the Asian smartphone market. Xiaomi has some big plans for this laptop, and according to […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung’s SLEEPsense is an IoT-enabled sleep tracker

Ever since Samsung started working on the Internet of Things they've been coming up with some really good ideas for your home, all of which are interconnected. Now they've come up with a fitness tracker of sorts called SLEEPsense, which is a 1cm thick device that goes right under your mattress, allowing it to monitor […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

FCC listing reveals alleged Samsung Z3 smartphone

A new device with a model number of SM-Z300H has just passed through FCC, and we suspect that it could be the Samsung Z3 due to the fact that the Z1's model name was SM-Z130H. It seems a bit out of place since there was never a Samsung Z2 despite all those rumors. The SM-Z300H is passing the FCC certification indicates […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Milk Music will soon be able to stream live college sports

Samsung is rolling out an update to its music streaming service Milk Music, which will give users an ability to stream live broadcasts from various college football and basketball teams. The update will start rolling out on the 3rd of September when the new section goes live in the genre dial. Users of the service will be able […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung could already be testing Galaxy S7 with a newer version of Snapdragon 820

Last week, we reported that Samsung might be testing the Galaxy S7 with Snapdragon 820 chipset. A new report has surfaced on the Internet that proves that Samsung is indeed trying out a Qualcomm chipset after removing it from the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge that were announced earlier this year. According to information […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung’s market capitalization falls to thirteenth place in the global IT market

After some exciting announcements over the course of past few weeks including the Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S6 edge+, and the Gear S2, there's some bad news for Samsung. According to a new report from Korea Herald, the tech giant fell out of the top ten list of global IT brands when it comes to […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Grand On and Galaxy Mega On spotted entering India for testing

Two new smartphones from Samsung have been spotted entering India; the SM-G550FY and the SM-G600, which are the Galaxy Grand On and the Galaxy Mega On. These two devices are currently going through a testing phase in India, which means they are due for a release soon. According to the listing, the Galaxy Mega On will […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

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