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78-inch curved UHD TV with gold covered back will be auctioned for charity

78-inch curved UHD TV with gold covered back will be auctioned for charity

Samsung's 78-inch curved UHD TV is pretty expensive as it is but if you've got more money than you know what to do with then this is going to interest you. The company has teamed up with Christie's to develop one single unit of the aforementioned TV with the back having a gold lacquer-painted finish. […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 years ago
Samsung Flow provides seamless content handoff between devices

Samsung Flow provides seamless content handoff between devices

Yesterday at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco the company made a few announcements ranging from virtual reality to connected objects for the home to health. During the keynote Samsung Flow was also unveiled for the first time. Flow will enable seamless content handoff between different Samsung devices, be it smartphones, smartwatches, tablets and […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 years ago
Samsung Electronics banks on curved screens to overcome its challenges

Samsung Electronics banks on curved screens to overcome its challenges

Even though Samsung is the biggest mobile vendor on the planet saturation in the top end and tough competition in the mid-range and low end segments of the market have proven to be major challenges for its mobile business. Samsung wants to cement its lead further and now its looking towards high-end devices with curved displays, […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 years ago
Project Beyond 3D camera captures 360-degree footage for Gear VR

Project Beyond 3D camera captures 360-degree footage for Gear VR

The Samsung Developer Conference is taking place today in San Francisco where quite obviously the announcements being made are geared towards developers. During the keynote address the company unveiled Project Beyond. Its a new and rather unique 3D camera which is capable of recording 360-degree video which can then be used for creating experiences for […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 years ago
Samsung announces Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’, coming to the US in early December

Samsung announces Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’, coming to the US in early December

During the ongoing Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, Samsung has announced the Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition', which will be available in the US starting early December. Samsung hasn't announced the pricing yet, but from the looks of it, it appears to be a developer edition of some sorts. Currently, the Gear VR Innovator Edition is […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
Samsung opens up Simband health platform to developers

Samsung opens up Simband health platform to developers

Back at its digital health event in May, Samsung introduced a new health platform for cloud-sourced health tracking. It showed off Simband, a reference wearable device which manufacturers could use to build their own products on top of without having to start from scratch. So today at the Samsung Developer Conference the company announced that […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 years ago
First digital guitar interface for Android comes to Samsung devices

First digital guitar interface for Android comes to Samsung devices

Android might be swiftly closing the gap with iOS when it comes to the apps that are available on either platform, but if there's one category where iOS is still the preferred mobile operating system, it's that of audio processing and reproduction. Android's high latency, and its fragmented nature, has seen developers of such apps ignore […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Samsung expected to use its next-generation flagship smartphones with super-fast UFS flash memory

Samsung expected to use its next-generation flagship smartphones with super-fast UFS flash memory

Korean website ETNews is reporting that Samsung is gearing up to produce super-fast UFS 2.0 NAND Flash memory in order to equip its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, with faster data storage solution. As opposed to the current eMMC NAND Flash technology, which can reach an average file transfer speed of up to 400MB/s, the newer […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
11-12-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Mega 6.3, and more

11-12-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Mega 6.3, 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 […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Samsung collaborates with SAP to bring enterprise apps to its smartphones and wearables

Samsung collaborates with SAP to bring enterprise apps to its smartphones and wearables

Samsung has announced that it is collaborating with SAP to bring enterprise apps on its smartphones and wearable devices. The partnership will combine Samsung's hardware, SAP's mobile applications, HANA cloud platform, and the Android platform to create tools which can help organisations to create custom business applications for businesses in retail, healthcare, financial, and oil […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
[Updated] Galaxy Note Edge Premium Edition announced for Germany, priced at EUR 899

[Updated] Galaxy Note Edge Premium Edition announced for Germany, priced at EUR 899

Well, German consumers have voted that they want the Galaxy Note Edge to come to their country, and Samsung has announced that it is doing more than just bringing the device to Germany. The company has announced a Premium Edition of the device specially for the German market. The Galaxy Note Edge Premium Edition will come […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Samsung launches the Gear S smartwatch in India, available through Amazon and Samsung eStore

Samsung launches the Gear S smartwatch in India, available through Amazon and Samsung eStore

After launching the Gear S in the US, the UK, and South Korea, Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Gear S in India last week through its official e-retail store. Starting today, the SIM card slot-equipped smartwatch can be purchased in India for INR 27,900 (~$454) through Samsung's official eStore and Amazon. The Tizen-based smartwatch, which is […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
Samsung sues Nvidia for faking benchmarks comparing the Tegra K1 to the Exynos 5433

Samsung sues Nvidia for faking benchmarks comparing the Tegra K1 to the Exynos 5433

When the first benchmarks for the Exynos 5433, the chip powering some variants of the Galaxy Note 4, hit the web, it was noticed that the 5433 was ahead of every other mobile chip when it came to performance in benchmarks, except the Nvidia Tegra K1. The Tegra K1 has been touted by Nvidia to be […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
11-11-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, Galaxy S4 LTE, and more

11-11-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, Galaxy S4 LTE, 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 […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 reportedly facing signal strength issues

Samsung Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 reportedly facing signal strength issues

It looks like Samsung is having a hard time with their first metal-clad mid-range smartphones. Last week, we reported that Samsung delayed the launch of the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 due to low production yields while manufacturing metal casings for them. Now, Hi-Tech.Mail.ru has learnt from their review, that these metal devices are facing cellular signal strength issues. When compared […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
SM-Z130H Tizen phone specs emerge on Samsung’s website

SM-Z130H Tizen phone specs emerge on Samsung’s website

The upcoming low-end Tizen phone from Samsung, which is currently known only by its model number SM-Z130H, has been under development for a few months now, and is expected to launch in the Indian market by the end of this month/in December. We've already offered exclusive information on the hardware the Z130H will carry, and now, Samsung's […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Eco-friendly carbon certifications awarded to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge

Eco-friendly carbon certifications awarded to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge

The Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge have been awarded with eco-friendly carbon labelling certifications in US, UK, Japan, Korea, and Russia. It means that Samsung's latest smartphones don't use any environment hazardous chemical substances such as Halogen, Beryllium, and PVC. They also come with packaging and support documentation made from 100 percent recycled paper. The […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago
Samsung releases first TV commercial for the Gear S

Samsung releases first TV commercial for the Gear S

The Gear S, Samsung's six wearable device for the wrist, has been going up for sale in various markets in recent weeks, and Samsung is naturally looking at ways to make people actually buy its feature-packed smartwatch. To this end, the Korean manufacturer has released the first commercial for the Gear. Unlike the creepy ads Samsung […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Samsung Gear S sells 10,000 units in South Korea on first day of launch

Samsung Gear S sells 10,000 units in South Korea on first day of launch

Being a smartwatch that doesn't need a companion smartphone to be able to make calls or let you navigate to your destination, the Samsung Gear S is no doubt the most capable smartwatch out there. Over in South Korea, Samsung's home country, it looks like consumers have taken a liking to the feature-packed Gear S, […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 10 years ago
Windows Phone 8.1 rolling out for Samsung ATIV S Neo on AT&T

Windows Phone 8.1 rolling out for Samsung ATIV S Neo on AT&T

AT&T has announced on its official blog, that it has started rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 update for the ATIV S Neo (SGH-i187). The update will bring much needed performance improvements and native features from Windows Phone 8.1 including Action Centre, Cortana, Internet Explorer 11, Word Flow keyboard, Start Screen personalisation options, extra column of Live Tiles, a […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 years ago