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Samsung could buy Novaled for more than $200 million

Samsung could buy Novaled for more than $200 million

As per Bloomberg's sources, Samsung is in talks to acquire German-based OLED display company, Novaled. Samsung Group could buy the company for more than $200 million with the announcement from the Korean company to be official later this week. Gerd Guenther, chief marketing officer for Novaled said they're in talks with Samsung while Cheil Industries' […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S4 explodes and sets apartment on fire

Samsung Galaxy S4 explodes and sets apartment on fire

Apparently, a Hong Kong resident, known as Mr. Du, was playing a game of Love Machine on his Galaxy S4 when the device exploded. As soon as the device exploded Mr. Du threw the device at his couch which caused the sofa to set on fire, which then burnt down his apartment. The blazing flames spread to his […]

  • By Faryaab S.
  • 11 years ago
US patent office rejects Apple’s ‘pinch to zoom’ patent claims

US patent office rejects Apple’s ‘pinch to zoom’ patent claims

Of all the patents that Apple has sued Samsung over in the past couple of years, the pinch to zoom patent was perhaps the one that always came to the fore in every discussion related to the legal tussles, and in a move that will not make Apple happy, the US patent office (USPTO) has […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Samsung Mobile USA Galaxy S4 – Ready for Take-off

Samsung Mobile USA Galaxy S4 – Ready for Take-off

A new promoted video by Samsung America has been posted. According to Samsung there's never been a better time to make the switch. Easy Mode, Smart Pause, and Smart Switch are just some of the innovative features that make up the Galaxy S4. Our question for you. Do you use all these kind of smartfunctions […]

  • By Danny Dorresteijn
  • 11 years ago

Samsung’s next processor to have customized ARM-based architecture

According to the Korean publication ET News, Samsung is in the process of designing their own processor, which will use a customized version of the standard ARM architecture, similar to Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. You're probably thinking, “but Samsung already makes its own processors,” and you're not wrong. Here's the thing. All the ARM-based processors use the ARM […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Deal: Buy one Sprint Galaxy S4 on two-year contract, get another S4 absolutely free

Deal: Buy one Sprint Galaxy S4 on two-year contract, get another S4 absolutely free

In what is perhaps one of the best deals you're ever going to find on a flagship device, those who purchase a Galaxy S4 from Sprint on a two-year contract for $199.99 will get another Galaxy S4 absolutely free (after a $50 mail-in rebate). The offer is part of Sprint's Back to School promotion, and […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Snapdragon 600-powered Galaxy Note II officially announced by China Mobile

Snapdragon 600-powered Galaxy Note II officially announced by China Mobile

Well, that didn't take long. After peeking out in a benchmark listing less than a week ago, the Galaxy Note II powered by a Snapdragon 600 processor has been made official in China, with the model number GT-N7108. The new variant will be exclusive to China Mobile, the country's and the world's largest carrier, and […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Smartphone growth to slow down in Q3 due to intensified competition, says Samsung

Smartphone growth to slow down in Q3 due to intensified competition, says Samsung

Despite seeing sales of smartphones at an all time high of 72 million units, Samsung believes that the company's smartphone growth will slow down in the third quarter, owing to increased competition and the addition of more low to mid-range models to the portfolio. The latter will also be responsible for a lower average selling […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Review: 11+ Switch Cover for Samsung Galaxy S4

Review: 11+ Switch Cover for Samsung Galaxy S4

Switch Cover by 11+ is one of our favourite cases for the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the world's most popular smartphone with a tremendous amount of case selection, so it can be a little difficult to find the perfect one for your device. However, If you want a case which features […]

  • By Faryaab S.
  • 11 years ago
Galaxy Note III being tested with three different screen sizes

Galaxy Note III being tested with three different screen sizes

Initially, rumors put the screen size of the upcoming Galaxy Note III at 5.9-inches, but that size came down to a more sensible 5.7-inches in later rumors. Then there was talk of Samsung testing a 6-inch Note III as well, and if listings on Indian logistics site Zaumba are to be believed, then the company […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Samsung SM-P900 and P600 tablets to have 12.2″ and 10″ 2560 x 1600 displays

Samsung SM-P900 and P600 tablets to have 12.2″ and 10″ 2560 x 1600 displays

Samsung was previously confirmed to be working on a high-end tablet, model number SM-P900, that would have a 2560 x 1600 resolution display like the Nexus 10, and today renowned leaker evleaks is backing that info, while also mentioning a couple of more details about the device. According to evleaks, the 12.2-inch tablet will be […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
BREAKING: Samsung’s first smartwatch SM-V700 confirmed (Update)

BREAKING: Samsung’s first smartwatch SM-V700 confirmed (Update)

On July 23 we posted about Samsung's rumoured smartwatch. Well, a day later a listing showed up on Zaumba, which seemingly confirms this watch. The SM-V700 is, according to Zaumba, a watch, a Samsung Mobile Accessory if you will, though not many details are available other than that. Smartwatches are going to be the next big […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Samsung begins production of “world’s fastest” eMMC 5.0 flash storage chips

Samsung begins production of “world’s fastest” eMMC 5.0 flash storage chips

Samsung isn't resting in its endeavour to ramp up what mobile memory chips are capable of, as less than a week after starting production of high-capacity 3GB RAM modules for mobile, the company has now started mass producing the “world's fastest” embedded memory, aka the flash storage chips that provide the built-in storage on your […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Galaxy Note III Photo and Specs leak again

Galaxy Note III Photo and Specs leak again

Well, the Galaxy Note III is posing for the camera once again, at least if we're to believe the source that has released the picture you see below. A spec sheet has also been leaked, but again, there's no telling if it's the real deal of just something someone made up from all the rumored […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
‘Arctic Blue’ Galaxy S4 now available in the United Kingdom

‘Arctic Blue’ Galaxy S4 now available in the United Kingdom

From today you can order the Galaxy S4 Artic Blue from Phones4u. Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Arctic Blue together with other colour variants like Brown, Red and Purple. The Galaxy S4 Arctic Blue was already on sale in Asia and with UK getting it, we can expect this colour to be widely available in other countries […]

  • By Danny Dorresteijn
  • 11 years ago
Galaxy S4 in Purple Mirage colour leaked

Galaxy S4 in Purple Mirage colour leaked

Galaxy S4 comes in basic colour options of Black Mist and White Frost but to appeal to a larger customer base Samsung announced a number of colour options of its flagship phone. Now some pictures of Purple Mirage Galaxy S4 has made its way on the on Taiwanese site. Although the colour was announced by […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Samsung ships 72.4 million smartphones in Q2 2013

Samsung ships 72.4 million smartphones in Q2 2013

IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker released new smartphone shipment figures today as Samsung leads the smartphone market for the quarter ended on June 30, 2013. According to the report, Samsung shipped over 72 million smartphones, more than double than what Apple shipped (31.2 million units). Samsung's market share for the Q2 2013 stood at […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
An upcoming Galaxy S4 variant (GT-I9507) makes an appearance on GLBenchmark

An upcoming Galaxy S4 variant (GT-I9507) makes an appearance on GLBenchmark

Few days ago, an image taken by the Samsung “GT-I9507” showed up on Picasa servers, but as EXIF data can easily be manipulated we weren't sure if the GT-I9507 was real or not. However, while searching through GLBenchmark's database we came across a benchmark which apparently is of the GT-I9507. We have confirmed with our […]

  • By Faryaab S.
  • 11 years ago
Verizon Galaxy S4 now available in Autumn Brown color

Verizon Galaxy S4 now available in Autumn Brown color

No sooner than a photo of the Amber Brown variant of the Verizon Galaxy S4 was leaked, the carrier has made the device available for purchase, at the same old $199.99 two-year contract-price for the 16GB model. The Autumn Brown S4 can be ordered online from both Verizon and Best Buy, and you can also […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago
Apple asked Samsung to pay $30-$40 per device, sign “anti-cloning” agreement to settle patent dispute

Apple asked Samsung to pay $30-$40 per device, sign “anti-cloning” agreement to settle patent dispute

Samsung and Apple have been embroiled in legal disputes for quite some time now, and while there have been attempts to settle the matter peacefully, Korea Times is reporting that negotiations have skidded to a halt lately because of Apple's draconian demands from the Korean manufacturer. According to “sources familiar with the matter,” Samsung was looking to […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 11 years ago