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    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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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
    Samsung releases two new humorous video commercials for the Galaxy Note 4

    Samsung releases two new humorous video commercials for the Galaxy Note 4

    Samsung continues to release video commercials for the Galaxy Note 4 in a hope to make it the best-seller this holiday shopping season. In the previous videos, it focussed on the S Pen features, its 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED screen, and its 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilisation. The two latest video commercials under the […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 10 years ago
    Official extra battery kit for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now available for $37.95

    Official extra battery kit for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now available for $37.95

    The Galaxy Note 4 has a 3,220 mAh removable battery and the best part about having a device with removable battery is that you can swap a died battery with a fully charged one within no time. Even though the inbuilt battery is quite capable of surviving the Note 4 for at least a day, you might […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 10 years ago
    Here’s a list of all the countries where the Galaxy Note Edge will be released

    Here’s a list of all the countries where the Galaxy Note Edge will be released

    After the launch of the Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung had made it very clear that it would be a ‘limited edition concept device‘. Earlier, it was being speculated that the Note Edge won't make it to Europe at all, but now it looks like Samsung will be rolling out the device in Europe, though in limited […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 10 years ago
    Exclusive: Galaxy S4 Android 5.0 Lollipop vs. Android 4.4.2 comparison [Video]

    Exclusive: Galaxy S4 Android 5.0 Lollipop vs. Android 4.4.2 comparison [Video]

    Both the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5 will be getting updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop in the coming months. For Galaxy S4 owners, the update will be considerably bigger than for those rocking a Galaxy S5, because other than all the features of Lollipop, the TouchWiz UX on the S4 will be replaced by the newer […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 10 years ago
    Samsung close to building their second smartphone plant in Vietnam

    Samsung close to building their second smartphone plant in Vietnam

    Samsung already has a smartphone plant in Vietnam and according to a new report from Reuters, the South Korean giant has applied a license to build their second smartphone plant in the country. Samsung Electronics Vietnam, a subsidiary of Samsung, intends to build a $3 billion worth smartphone plant in the Thai Nguyen province, if […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 10 years ago