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Samsung’s fortunes in Q2 will be aided by semiconductors and the Galaxy S7
Samsung's earnings in the second quarter of this year are expected to be helped by strong sales of the Galaxy S7 flagship as well as increased demand for the company's semiconductors. Market analysts are of the view that Samsung is going to report second quarter profits above expectations due to lower smartphone inventory, improvements to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung updates Game Tools and Game Launcher
Samsung has released an update to Game Tools and Game Launcher for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The new update (version 0.0.26) brings Help section in both the tools and the latest version of Game Tools allows recording of gameplay videos up to 4GB in file size. The floating key of Game Tools can […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung wins “best TV brand of the year” award in the UK
UK consumer choice magazine Which? has labelled Samsung's television lineup as the “best TV brand of the year”. The publication managed to obtain all of the firm's thirty-eight products and pit them against the competition in a series of rigorous in-house tests. The results were so impressive that the company was put at the top […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
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[Poll Results!] Is Samsung slow with rolling out Samsung Pay to other countries?
Earlier this year Samsung confirmed that it's going to expand Samsung Pay to seven new countries in 2016. The list of countries includes Australia, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom, Samsung Pay has already gone live in China. The company has been gradually rolling out this service and some believe it's not doing that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung teams up with Citibank for Samsung Pay in Singapore
It was only two weeks ago that Samsung launched a pre-registration page for customers in Singapore, enabling them to sign up for an opportunity to test Samsung Pay before it goes live in the country. The company today announced its partnership with Citibank Singapore Limited for Samsung Pay. This partnership will enable Citibank credit cardholders to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Buy one Samsung smartphone from T-Mobile and get the other for free
T-Mobile is running a new promotion on Samsung smartphones in its lineup. Customers can purchase any Samsung Galaxy handset it offers and get the other one for free. Customers will need to purchase the first Galaxy smartphone on the carrier's equipment installment plan and they will get the second for free. T-Mobile will refund customers the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Global model of the Galaxy A9 Pro receives Wi-Fi certification
We recently spoke about the international variant of the Galaxy A9 Pro (A910F) hitting the markets soon. Back then, we encountered an import listing on Indian site Zauba, which has usually been accurate about device launches. A new revelation has now almost confirmed the arrival of this global Galaxy A9 Pro model with the device […]
- By Valerie R.
- 8 years ago
A Samsung 2016 Android Wear smartwatch could come – but don’t get your hopes up
Samsung is a formidable giant within Android, so it makes sense that Samsung would be at the heart of any discussion regarding Google's world-dominating mobile OS. Once again, all eyes are on Samsung due to what has been perceived as the company's interesting relationship with Android Wear. This week's issue concerns the Korean giant's long-term, short-term, or no-term […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge gets June security update in Spain
Samsung is rolling out an update to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with fixes for security vulnerabilities from the month of May. This is the second time the company is pushing out the Android security patch before the month is over, with the first time being the May update for the Galaxy Note 4, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
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[Poll Results!] Dear America, do you use Samsung Pay?
This poll is particularly for our readers in the United States of America, one of the few markets catered to by a wide variety of mobile payment solutions. What we want to know from our readers is that do they use Samsung Pay regularly? After all, it's the only mobile payment service that's most widely […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung registered 5,000 patents in the US last year
Samsung has been involved in a series of patent lawsuits over the past few years. After its patent wars with Apple and Nvidia, the South Korean electronics giant has been accused by Huawei for patent infringement. Samsung has been registering a number of patents over the past few years to prepare for such patent lawsuits. Samsung said […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
New Good Lock update showcases Samsung’s ability to learn and customize
Good Lock is Samsung's latest experiment in mobile, and it has come a long way since its initial release. When we first reviewed the app, we thought it had some major problems such as a constant location settings popup, major battery drain, and bland pastel colors. Samsung then took to fixing the auto update bug, […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Pay Mini to launch for Android and iOS next month
According to a new report published by ET News, Samsung will launch a new version of its mobile payment platform in South Korea next month that will be available for use on all Android-powered smartphones operating on Marshmallow and iPhones running iOS 8+. The service has been dubbed Samsung Pay Mini and will not take advantage […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung and LG fighting it out regarding 4K standards
Global TV giants Samsung and LG are locking their horns once again, this time regarding 4K standards. These South Korean electronic giants are busy in disregarding each others display technologies as the International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM) has changed its policy to require labeling a separate contrast modulation in TV definitions. ICDM, a committee […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung shares all the juicy secrets surrounding the development of its Charm fitness tracker
Three months ago, Samsung took the wraps off its Charm wearable fitness tracker, which it claimed had been designed from the ground up to look like a fashionable bracelet as opposed to a smartwatch. To achieve this appearance, the firm opted for small LED panel to alert users of notifications instead of a fully-fledged LCD […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
5-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S4, Galaxy J5, Galaxy Note 3, and more
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Virgin Mobile adds the Galaxy Tab E 9.6 to its installment plan in Canada
Virgin Mobile has today launched the budget-friendly Galaxy Tab E 9.6 on its installment plan in Canada. The slate is available to purchase from the carrier's online portal or from any of its nationwide bricks-and-mortar stores for $329 outright or $13.75 per month for 24-months. Customers will also have to sign up for a data […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
How to use condensed mode to fit more on your Galaxy S7’s screen
Last month, Samsung rolled out a firmware update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge bringing support for display scaling. The functionality, for those unaware, allows you to not only adjust the size of fonts, but the way the entire user interface is scaled to fit your device — so it essentially fits more […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung connects fans to Rio 2016 Olympic Games with “Vanuatu Dreams” beach volleyball VR experience
Samsung has long been associated with the Olympics, it has been one of the biggest sponsors of the game for the past few years, and earlier this year it announced that it's going to be the first company to deliver Olympic content in virtual reality. In the spirit of highlighting this partnership Samsung has released a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
4K-compatible Gear VR might be a reality in the future
Samsung has been showcasing its next-generation display technology at the Display Week conference in San Francisco. This is where we saw the company's foldable display in action and it's also where Samsung has showcased a 4K display for VR, hinting at the possibility that a 4K-compatible Gear VR headset could be a possibility at some […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
