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Samsung trails Apple in global smartwatch sales
This week both Apple and Samsung announced their earnings for the third quarter, they broke down the numbers and highlighted spectacular performance of their smartphones, but we didn't hear too much about smartwatches. Apple didn't reveal how many Apple Watch units it sold in the previous quarter and Samsung didn't expand on the performance of its wearable […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
$9.9 billion share buyback announced as Samsung reports first profit growth in two years
Samsung today announced its third quarter results, the company is back to operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline, it also announced a share buyback program today worth $9.9 billion or 11.3 trillion Korean won. This announcement, coupled with Samsung's first operating profit growth in two years, has had an immediate effect with […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung confirms first operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline
Samsung's operating profit has declined for seven straight quarters but that changes with Samsung announcing its earnings for the third quarter today, as expected the company has achieved operating profit growth, its first since the Galaxy S4. Samsung's consolidated revenue for the third quarter came in at 51.68 trillion won ($45.6 billion), that's net profit and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Electronics to report first profit growth in two years
Samsung Electronics has been reporting low profits for quite a while now but a new report from The Wall Street Journal suggests that Samsung is about to report the first profit growth in two years, which was to be expected. The report forecasts an earning report of $5.3 billion, the equivalent of 6 trillion won […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung finally unveils the Galaxy View
We exclusively reported earlier this year that Samsung is working on an 18.4-inch Android-powered tablet, a few months back the company teased this tablet that it has named the Galaxy View, and over the past couple of weeks there has been a steady stream of information about this new tablet. Today Samsung has finally unveiled the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung partners with designers and brands for Gear S2 watchbands
During the launch of its first smartwatch with a circular display, Samsung emphasized on the personalization of the Gear S2. The company showcased multitude of watch faces, watch bands, and exclusive apps for the Gear S2. Now, Samsung has announced that it has partnered with various brands and designers to prepare a variety of watchbands […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Tizen gets native Facebook app, available on the Samsung Z3
Samsung's Tizen phones come with a Facebook app out of the box, but this app simply loads the web version of the social network. The web version of Facebook is rather limited, so it hasn't been a good experience for Tizen smartphone users. Well, until now that is, as an update to the Facebook app for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung to mass produce Exynos 8890 for Galaxy S7 from December
There has been a lot of buzz around Samsung's upcoming mobile processor, the Exynos 8890. Starting Q1 2016, it will go head-to-head with the best SoCs in the industry including Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 and Apple's A9X. In the previous weeks, we reported that Samsung is in the process of optimising its chipset for better performance as […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 9 years ago
Samsung will bring paid themes to nine countries tomorrow
Samsung released support for third-party themes on some of its new smartphones that were launched this year, but the availability of paid themes was limited to only a few markets around the world. Paid themes were available in the Theme Store in markets like India and South Korea, but were not available to users in the European countries. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Galaxy View user manual appears on Samsung’s website
The Galaxy View has been fully detailed ahead of its launch thanks to a plethora of leaks, and the 18.4-inch tablet's user manual has now popped up online on Samsung's website, suggesting an official announcement could take place soon. The user manual details various features of the Galaxy View, including the detachable arching handle at its […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
What’s on my Samsung smartphone: October, 2015
The sort of questions I continually get asked are: “What’s your favourite application at the moment? What launcher are you currently using? What wallpaper has caught your attention this week?” I’d be lying if I said that it hasn’t got a little laborious answering the same questions over and over again, so I’ve put together […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay will support more banks and work with gift cards in the United States
Samsung today confirmed that its payment service will soon work with even more banks in the United States, and that by the end of this year users will be able to pay at participating merchants using gift cards stored within the Samsung Pay app. The mobile payment service was launched in the country last month, […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 9 years ago
“Restless Innovation”: Why Samsung experiments on its high-end “Galaxies”
Samsung is the top Android OEM worldwide, and, like all important companies, receives its share of ridicule from critics. In years past, critics have labeled the Korean manufacturer one who “throws something against the wall to see what sticks,” referring to Samsung’s constant experimentation with its products. Take the Note Edge, for example: some critics […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Apple Watch, paving the way for AMOLED on future iPhones
A report out of Korea today claims that Apple is diversifying the supply chain for its first smartwatch by sourcing OLED displays for the Apple Watch from Samsung. LG Display was previously said to be the only supplier for the Apple Watch's display and it was said that Apple would stick with the company till […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung’s Project Valley ‘foldable device’ (SM-G929F) will launch in these countries
Samsung's first phone with a foldable display, dubbed Project Valley at the moment, is rumored to be launching in January next year, and we were the first to exclusively reveal the device's existence. We have now been able to get more information on the device from our insiders, including its model number and a list of the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung is trying to fix Snapdragon 820 chipset
As we reported earlier, Samsung might release three processor variants of the Galaxy S7. After exclusively using the homegrown Exynos 7420 chipset in its high-end smartphones that were released in 2015, the South Korean smartphone giant might have made up its mind to bring back Snapdragon chipsets in its upcoming flagship smartphone for 2016. According to a […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 9 years ago
Specifications of Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A7 successors leak
We broke the exclusive news about Samsung working on successors to the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 a month ago, and also revealed a list of accessories that will be launched alongside the devices. Our insiders weren't able to give us any information on the hardware of these upcoming devices, but the GFXBench […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 9 years ago
Samsung Developer Conference 2016 will take place on April 27-28
Samsung has posted the landing page for the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 that will take place on the 27th to 28th of April the in Moscone West, San Francisco. You can currently register for conference updates using your e-mail which will ensure that you stay up to date with the latest posts. Next year's Samsung Developer Conference […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
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[Updated] Galaxy S6 edge+ gets first software update, battery improvements in tow
The unlocked Galaxy Note 5 got its first software update last week, and Samsung is now rolling out the exact same update to the Galaxy S6 edge+. The Galaxy S6 edge+ shares all of its hardware with the Galaxy Note 5; it's interesting to see Samsung finally maintaining consistency in software updates despite the two devices […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
10-26-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy A5, 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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
