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Why is Samsung spending $10 billion to buyback its own shares?
Samsung announced a share buyback program worth $9.9 billion last year. It said that the program will be implemented in stages and would be completed in one year, it will be cancelling all shares purchased in the buyback. It has completed three phases and repurchased 5.63 million common and 2.09 million preferred shares all of which […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Press renders of the Galaxy Note 7 and the new Gear VR leaked
There's no stopping Galaxy Note 7 leaks. Even though we're only a couple of days away from the official announcement the leaks just keep coming in. The official press renders of the Galaxy Note 7 and the new Gear VR headset have now been leaked online. We saw a blurry photo of the new Gear […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 release date in Amsterdam said to be August 16
Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy Note 7 on August 2. Previous reports have suggested that the company might release the handset on the very same day. A new report has surfaced which claims that the Galaxy Note 7 release date in Amsterdam is August 16 which means that the handset will be launched […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Leaked video offers a glimpse of the new Samsung Z2 Tizen smartphone
We have known for a few months now that Samsung is working on a new Tizen-powered handset called the Samsung Z2. Just yesterday the user manual of this handset leaked online and gave us some clues about its design. It was also reported yesterday that the Samsung Z2 will be launched in markets across Africa […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung files for ‘Gear S3 Frontier’ trademark in Korea
We exclusively reported yesterday that Samsung's next-generation smartwatch is going to be round and that it's going to be unveiled in September. The Gear S3 is going to have a rotary bezel just like the Gear S2 and Samsung will announce it at IFA in Berlin this September. The company has now filed a trademark for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung appears to be testing a new Exynos processor
Import logs often reveal the components that Samsung runs tests on so they are a great source of getting an idea of what we can expect from the company down the line. Latest data from Indian import tracker Zauba shows that Samsung has imported a pair of boards in the country and the Exynos 8895 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 reportedly ships with ‘Samsung Cloud’ storage service
We spotted a new trademark filing made by Samsung in the European Union about two weeks ago which suggested that the company could soon be launching a new cloud storage service for its smartphones and tablets. The service was named “Samsung Cloud Together” in the trademark filing and electronic storage of data, images, photos, videos, audios […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Is this the new Samsung Gear VR headset?
We told you about a month ago that Samsung possibly had a new Gear VR headset bearing model number SM-R323 in the pipeline. Given that the Galaxy Note 7 is said to feature a USB Type-C port, Samsung would need to refresh the headset to ensure that it's compatible with the new flagship handset. We've haven't […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Leaked GIF shows everything there is to see about the Galaxy Note 7
Renders and photos of the Galaxy Note 7 have leaked so many times now that there's nothing going to be surprising about this handset's design when it's unveiled on August 2. Nevertheless, until the official announcement takes place, we are bound to see more of these leaks and we do have another one from you today. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Did you know? You have Samsung to thank for your HTC 10 selfies
I have always had a genuine respect for HTC's selfie cameras. No, I don't take selfies all that often, but I know a good selfie camera when I use it. In the limited experience I had with the One M7 and One M8 over the last few years, I gained respect for the saturated, up-close […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Samsung and Nestlé team up on Internet of things to develop new digital health platform
Samsung's Strategy and Innovation Center has announced a new collaboration with Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences to capitalize on the power of Internet of Things technology and nutrition science to provide deeper insights into healthy living. Their work will combine IoT, particularly scientifically validated bio-sensors and advanced multi-modal technology with comprehensive nutritional approach to provide people […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Republic Wireless launches several Samsung handsets including the Galaxy S7 edge
Republic Wireless is best known for offering cheap phone plans and Wi-Fi calling with a limited device lineup but it's switching gears today with the launch of an all new smartphone lineup that includes nine Android smartphones. Four Samsung handsets are included in this new lineup, they include the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy J3, the Galaxy S7 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung relying on ‘experiential’ marketing to hype its products
Advertising is no longer what it used to be. The emergence of new mediums has challenged creatives to come up with campaigns better suited to these mediums. Online marketing done right can be very lucrative as it offers a greater potential of reaching people far and wide but it's becoming harder to capitalize on this […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 ad drops definitive clues straight from the horse’s mouth
The specs of Samsung's upcoming Note phablet have been published all across the internet, but some folks just want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth, no more rumors, no more discussion, no more “maybe, maybe not” scenarios. Well, you won't get to hear the Galaxy Note 7 specs or features straight from the […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Gear S3 has a rotary bezel, will be unveiled at IFA in September
We were the first to exclusively confirm that the Gear S2 smartwatch would have a rotary bezel back in January 2015 and we were proven right when the smartwatch was unveiled later that year in August. There has been a lot of speculation about the Gear S2's successor but there's still not a lot to go […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Themes Thursday: Here are the three best Galaxy Themes released this week
Welcome back to Themes Thursday! Samsung has released a whopping 132 themes this week in its Theme Store, but it's a shame that we've been able to like only three of them. The [Kendi] Mountex and the [Kendi] Vox UI themes are designed pretty well, and they showcase Google's Material UI design ideology. The Rose […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung is planning to launch Tizen smartphones in South Africa
After Samsung's mild success with the Samsung Z1 in India and Bangladesh, it is planning to launch Tizen smartphones in another developing nation, South Africa. First of these Tizen smartphones in the Samsung Z2, which will be the first Tizen device with support for 4G LTE. According to a report from ETNews, the Samsung Z2 will […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Folder 2 receives Bluetooth certification
We've known for a while now that Samsung is working on a new Android-powered clamshell smartphone called the Galaxy Folder 2. We first caught wind of the device when components to build the unit were spotted in an import listing two months ago, then four weeks later a batch of prototypes were sent to India for testing and […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Unannounced Samsung tablet spotted in new FCC filing
Earlier today, an unannounced Samsung-branded tablet passed through the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, the documentation provided in the listing doesn't reveal much about the slate, other than that it carries the model number SM-P585, and will ship with a plethora of different connectivity options, including WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
This is how Samsung will rule the smartphone market in the second half of 2016
As expected, Samsung has exhibited robust performance in the second quarter of this year with the handset business being the clear winner. The earnings release sent out today shows that the mobile division's operating profit surged by 57 percent in the second quarter mostly because the Galaxy S7 series has proven to be a massive […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
