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Samsung expects 2016 to be tough for its handset business

Samsung Group announced a couple of days ago that J.K. Shin, who has looked after the day-to-day running of the company's handset division for many years, will be taking a step back and while he will continue to lead the overall division management will be handed over to Dongjin Koh. The new head previously led the […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Samsung begins disclosing some details of its monthly security updates

Samsung has had a habit of releasing monthly security updates without disclosing what's actually in those updates, what issues that it has addressed and fixed, users don't really know what the update fixes and can only figure it out if an apparent issue doesn't exist after the update is installed. There appears to be a […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Tensions between Samsung’s US and Korean offices blamed for the company’s struggles in mobile

Samsung's struggles in the mobile market, particularly in 2014, have been well documented. The company is feeling the pinch from Apple in the high-end segment while local rivals in emerging markets like China and India are also causing headaches for Samsung. Xiaomi is already believed to have overtaken Samsung as the largest smartphone vendor in […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Review: Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850K)

While other companies have adopted metal frames or even metal unibodies for their smartphones, Samsung has stuck with its not-so-popular polycarbonate bodies. Some say the company has done that for far too long; we’ve always though plastic has its advantages, but the community kept screaming for more premium builds on Samsung’s flagships. Then the rumors […]

By Martin R.
10 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature 16MP Camera Sensor, Side Touch, New Camera Modes and Effects

On Monday, we confirmed that the Galaxy S5 will feature a fingerprint sensor and also explained how it's being implemented by Samsung. Last week we received a plethora of trusted information regarding Samsung's upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S5. We will be revealing details about the next big thing almost daily, until the actual launch […]

By Faryaab S.
11 years ago

BREAKING: Samsung to hold Unpacked event on Feb 24

Are we ready for the next flagship phone from Samsung? The Korean phone maker thinks so as they've announced a new Unpacked event that will happen on Monday, February 24 in Spain. Admittedly, the invite does not say anything about Galaxy S5 but the number 5 placed besides the Unpacked is good hint, isn't it? […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Sony

Sony is a company of extremes – a pioneer in bringing exceptional products across categories, yet faltering sometimes on the very basics of a good product. It is a company of remarkable engineering achievements, many class defining products, intriguing innovations, yet not very profitable of late in many key product categories. Anyone who follows this […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Apple

The two smartphone manufacturers that benefited the most from the ecosystem driven smartphone revolution in the recent past are Samsung and Apple. Together these two companies account for 90% of the smartphone industry’s profits. No wonder, this brutal control and dominance by these two companies made every other manufacturer struggle for survival, forget about growth. […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Nokia

Just a few years back, Nokia was a word synonymous with mobile phones. Prior to 2012, for more than a decade, Nokia was the undisputed leader in the mobile market by a huge margin. During this period, Nokia’s dominance of the world mobile market was so commanding that it was beyond anyone’s realm of logical […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Motorola

Motorola has a very long history in making phones, right from developing the first mobile phone to the latest proposed modular phones. This rich history has earned Motorola a lot of brand value over the years and catapulted it to iconic status. However, the glory didn’t last long, as just like many other manufacturers dealt […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. LG

It’s the story of twins where one went on to become extremely successful, while the other one struggling hard to make a name for itself. It may not have the twists and turns of the average Bollywood movie, but it does have moments which make you wonder, laugh and cry. Well, if you want to […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Samsung might launch its Anti-Theft feature for smartphones in July

Samsung might be launching an Anti-Theft feature for its smartphones in the upcoming weeks. Samsung, along with other tech industry giants, joined New York Attorney General Erich Schneiderman to discuss the implementation of an Anti-Theft feature in smartphones and it looks like Samsung has finally agreed to implement a Kill-Switch feature in its smartphones. Smartphone industry's rapid […]

By Faryaab S.
12 years ago

J.K. Shin: First Tizen products are expected

Samsung Mobile president Mr J.K.Shin had an interview with the The Wall Street Journal. In this interview Mr J.K. Shin confirmed the focus of U.S., Android and upcoming Tizen products. He even said something about Samsung's windows devices. Read the quotes from Mr. J.K. Shin below. On U.S. market share: “I don't dwell on market […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
12 years ago

Screenshots of an unannounced Samsung smartwatch’s test OS?

We were just tipped off a few screenshots which are allegedly from an unannounced Samsung Smartwatch's test Operating System. You will have to take this news with a pinch of salt as we are not sure if the screenshots are real or not. The weird thing is that the smartwatch uses “Altius” as it's codename, in […]

By Faryaab S.
12 years ago

Samsung expect to sell 100 Million Galaxy S IV devices!

Samsung has very high expectations for the upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S4. How high? “The enormous 100 million S4 build plan (we estimate the S3 sold 60M) is leading some suppliers to say that they will reallocate resources away from Apple,” Misek wrote in his research note. We can't wait for the Galaxy S […]

By Daniel van Dorp
12 years ago

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