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Samsung Galaxy S7 to feature pressure-sensing screen and retina scanner: WSJ
Starting with the Galaxy S6, Samsung rethought its smartphones and brought forward beautiful devices with a hugely improved software. The South Korean smartphone giant is expected to announce the Galaxy S7 during the last week of February 2016, and there have been a lot of reports regarding the features of the device. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung’s CEO meet may focus on auto business prospects
According to KoreaHerald, Samsung's top executives are set to attend a meeting this week where they will discuss the company's global strategy. Among the most important attendees are the three chief executives: Kwon Oh-hyun, Boo-keun, Shin Jong-kyun, and last but not least, the company's vice chairman, Lee Jae-yong. The global strategy conference is usually held twice […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Dear Google, your OEMs can’t keep up!
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich turned into Android 4.0.1 (October 21, 2011), 4.0.2 (November 28, 2011), 4.0.3 (December 16, 2011), and 4.0.4 (March 25, 2012), which then turned into Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (July 9, 2012). Then, there was Android 4.1.1 (July 2012) and Android 4.1.2 (October 2012), followed by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (Nov. […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Samsung will reportedly ramp up production at Vietnam facilities
A new report out of Korea claims that Samsung Electronics is going to increase the proportion of production of smartphones in Vietnam from 30% to 40% in 2016, and that this is the first time that the proportion of production in Vietnam will surpass that of its facilities in China. It's also said that Samsung is […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung celebrates 50 years of football by giving customers a $200 discount
There are some pretty cool promotions to choose from these days if you're in the market for a new Samsung smartphone. Buy one Samsung smartphone at AT&T and get the other one for free, or go with T-Mobile if you want flat $75 off the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6. Samsung also has […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
World’s first upright piano made entirely of Samsung tablets spreads cheer in London
Classically-trained pianist Myleene Klass spread Christmas cheer at London's Spitalfields Market using the world's first upright piano that's made entirely out of Samsung tablets. This piano is made with over 100 of the company's latest tablet, the Galaxy Tab S2, and in proved to perform quite well under the able hands of Myleene Klass. “The […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung rumored to release four models of the Galaxy S7
In just a couple of months from now Samsung is due to unveil the Galaxy S7 most likely that the Mobile World Congress 2016 in February, the company has unveiled previous S series handsets in line with MWC as well, so there's no reason to believe that it's going to stray from tradition this time […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
T-Mobile offering $75 discount on the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5
The holiday season is a great time to get great discounts on some of the best products and both the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 fit that description. T-Mobile is offering a good discount on the handsets, $75 to be precise, the promo code can be used on any internal storage variant of […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay will take you to see Usher this New Year’s Eve
Samsung has been using a variety of methods to promote Samsung Pay adoption, we've even seen it offer cold hard cash if you activated Samsung Pay in the United States, and now it's running yet another promotion for precisely that purpose. Samsung Pay users in the United State get a chance to be treated to […]
- By Johan Nenzén
- 9 years ago
Buy One, Get One Samsung smartphone free at AT&T
If you're in the market for a new Samsung smartphone perhaps you might want to consider the promotion that AT&T has just launched. The carrier's Buy One, Get One free promotion is now live and it covers the “most popular smartphones” on its network. Supported handsets include the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung rumored to be developing new virtual assistant for mobile devices
Virtual assistants on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have proven to be quite useful, look no further than Apple's Siri, which compelled companies like Microsoft to come up with alternatives like Cortana. Samsung has its own assistant in the form of S Voice though it's not nearly as powerful as those options, but the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung leads AMOLED panel market share as demand grows
Remember the claim made by an analyst that Samsung will exit the smartphone market in 5 years? Here’s a new piece of evidence that shows the 5-year claim to be far from the truth. Over double the number of mobile display panels shipped in Q3 2015 as opposed to a year earlier, with 79 million […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Samsung design patents hint at possible future camera phones
It has been a while since Samsung released its last true camera phone, if you can call the Galaxy K Zoom that. Perhaps because of the Galaxy S6‘ outstanding camera, Samsung felt no need for such device in 2015. Nevertheless, a slew of freshly published design patents offer a glimpse of camera phone devices to come in the future. […]
- By Michel G.
- 9 years ago
Official KLM app now available for Gear S2
If you are the proud owner of Samsung's Gear S2 or Gear S2 Classic smartwatch, and plan to fly with Royal Dutch airline KLM, their new app could come in handy. With the just-released KLM app for the Gear S2, you get easy access to all kinds of practical information such as flight status, gate, and flight time, as well as your online boarding pass. Also, you […]
- By Michel G.
- 9 years ago
This is the future of your Gear watch (according to new Samsung patents)
While smartwatches have been around for some time, they mainly function as a convenient notifications platform the use of which is not directly evident to a large group of consumers. Naturally, therefore, manufacturers are looking to extend the functionality of their watches, be they Tizen, Android, Apple or otherwise. A couple of recently published patent filings reveal some […]
- By Michel G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay users can now pay with gift cards
We reported recently that Samsung Pay will soon allow users to pay with gift cards and that's precisely what the company has announced today. Gift cards from more than 50 popular merchants are now supported by Samsung Pay, these gift cards can now be stored in the app and used as and when required to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Flickr releases virtual reality app for the Gear VR
Much more content is gradually becoming available for the Gear VR, a device from Samsung that's leading the consumer VR charge right now, those who have picked up the consumer version of this headset will no doubt be glad that more and more services are turning their attention towards this platform. Flickr is a popular online […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay Transportation Card Service handles payments for public transport
Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Pay Transportation Card Service today, it enables people who use its mobile payments service to effortlessly pay for their journey on public transport. It basically combines the T-Money and Cashbee service in one simple solution that handles all modes of public transport. Once transportation cards are registered […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
New Samsung Smart View TV app in beta, full release in early 2016
Samsung announced its new Smart View TV app today, planning a full release in early 2016 for all its TVs but only available today on a select few models. Samsung’s new Smart View app differs from the old in that Samsung has added Android, iOS, and even Windows device compatibility to the app so that […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 9 years ago
Annual reorganization for 2016 announced by Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics today announced its annual structural reorganization to “pre-emptively respond to business uncertainties,” while keeping its three core divisions that include IT & Mobile Communications, Consumer Electronics and Device Solutions intact. The company has appointed Byungsam Suh as the new Head of the Digital Appliances Business as well as Injong Rhee and Tae Moon Roh […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
