Kunal G.

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Samsung expects record profits for Q3 2013

After every quarter, Samsung releases their earnings guidance that gives analysts, investors and the press an idea as to how the company did during that particular quarter. Samsung today released their earnings guidance and it looks like we're again looking a record profit quarter. According to the preview, Samsung's operating income touched to 10.1 trillion […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung adds PayPal payments to Samsung Apps and Hub

Samsung has added PayPal as a new payment option to its Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub services. In addition to credit cards and gift cards/vouchers, users will be able to use their PayPal account to buy apps, games, e-books, movies etc. Furthermore, developers can even use PayPal as a payout option which is faster than […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung introduces PEN.UP social networking app

Samsung’s S Pen is a useful tool for designers and artists to illustrate or create sketches. Now Samsung is giving a chance to all Galaxy Note users to showcase their interesting creations via PEN.UP, a social networking app built around S Pen generated images. The social networking app will enable all users to post their […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung will announce its smartphone with curved display next week

Samsung had confirmed last month and this time we’ve got a timeframe as to when can we expect a curved display smartphone from Samsung. According to JK Shin, co-CEO of Samsung Electronics, they’ll announce curved display smartphone next week. The phone is speculated to be a variant of the Galaxy Note 3 will see limited […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung hints at Galaxy Gear support for Smart TVs

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear is officially compatible with the Galaxy Note 3. Though Samsung is working diligently to expand support to other mobile devices, Samsung is also looking to expand the support to non-mobile devices like TV. Ryan Bidan, director of product marketing at Samsung confirmed that they’re looking how the smartwatch can be used with […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung invests $4 million in PowerbyProxi for wireless charging

Trying to find a foot in the world of wireless charging, Samsung's venture capital arm, Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation has announced an investment of $4 million. Michael Pachos from Samsung will join the PowerbyProxi's board, making the investment first ever for SVIC's in the wireless power industry. PowerbyProxi focuses on consumer electronics and industrial applications […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Galaxy Star Pro S7262 Smartphone seen on Indian store

Samsung is yet to announce the Galaxy Star Pro (S7262) but the phone has been listed by an Indian online retailer. The phone seems to be an improved version of Samsung's first Galaxy Star device and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The dual-SIM phone supports only EDGE networks and features 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung sends commitments in antitrust case to EU Commission

When EU Commission opened an antitrust case against Samsung last year, Samsung was confident of proving they didn't violate any rules. Fast forward to today, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says “Samsung has submitted their commitments to address the concerns.” While the recommendations are under wraps for the moment, the Commission confirmed to “soon launch […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung and others aim to simplify mobile benchmarks with MobileBench

Samsung along with other companies like Broadcom, Huawei, OPPO and Spreadtrum have come together to form an industry consortium known as MobileBench. The consortium aims to simplify mobile benchmarks by giving developers better way to diagnose for a speedier solution and giving consumers a tool to evaluate their device with better and accurate results. The […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear now available

Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy Note 3 and its companion accessory Galaxy Gear have been officially released. The devices were announced earlier this month and could be termed as the most ambitious launch for Samsung by making it available in many countries on day one. Samsung is selling both Exynos 5 Octa and Snapdragon 800 variants […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung smartphone with curved display coming soon

There’s no information if we’ll ever see a limited edition Galaxy Note 3 with a flexible display but Samsung has confirmed that a curved display smartphone is indeed coming soon. If we were to take Reuters word, we’ll see it in October in South Korea while Yonhap News pins it sometime in Q4. According to […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung, LG Display agree to end lawsuits

Samsung Display's legal war with LG Display will finally come to an end as both companies have decided to settle it amicably. Both companies were entangled in a series of lawsuits where they alleged infringement of respective display technologies, even prompting the government to step in to resolve the matter. The settlement details are under […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung ISOCELL will improve pictures in low-light situations

Mobile phone companies have been working diligently to improve picture quality on their mobile devices and Samsung has come up with their solution that will effectively improve low-light pictures. The technology is called ISOCELL that increases light sensitivity and improves colour reproduction and overall picture quality in poor lighting conditions. Samsung is planning to integrate […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung sold more Galaxy S IIIs than Galaxy S4s in the Middle East

Market research company IDC last week released some figures that puts Samsung's smartphones ahead of the competition in the Middle East region. According to the report, Samsung smartphones contributed to almost 50 percent of the smartphone sales in the Middle East in the second quarter. The most startling fact of the report is that the […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung releases My Galaxy app in the UK

Samsung UK today published a new app for Galaxy owners in the Play Store. The app known as My Galaxy brings lots of new and exciting offers, information to the user’s device that they can take advantage of. Samsung says the app will notify users of any exclusive offers related to movies, music or even […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

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