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Harman International became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung less than a year ago. The company didn't just own a variety of premium audio brands. It has made significant technological advancements in connected technologies for the automotive industry. Samsung and Harman now have a joint mission to become the leader in the in-car connectivity market. To […]
Samsung has today taken the wraps off SmartThings Cloud, a platform that will unite all of its IoT systems. When it launches (unfortunately, there's no word on when that'll be), SmartThings Cloud will work with not only Samsung devices, but a wide range of other connected devices, ranging from refrigerators to TVs and from light […]
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Samsung has announced the date for its next developer conference. The company's annual developer conference, SDC (Samsung Developer Conference), will happen on October 12, 2022. The event will be held offline and online, and the company is inviting developers to Moscone North in San Francisco in the US, where the event is happening. The South […]
Introduction In keeping with tradition, Samsung has released a new version of One UI alongside the latest major Android OS upgrade for mobile devices. Predictably, it's called One UI 5.0 and accompanies Android 13. Throughout 2022, Samsung updated countless Galaxy phones to One UI 4.1, after which the company debuted One UI 4.1.1 alongside its […]
We would love to hear how or if our readers use SmartThings in conjunction with their smart home devices.
Samsung showcased the Galaxy Home Mini in the flesh for the first time outside South Korea at the Samsung Developer Conference 2019 in October. That's also where we got to see it in action for the first time. Unfortunately, Samsung didn't confirm at that time when the Galaxy Home Mini release would take place. The […]
We first revealed back in December last year that Samsung was working on a second Galaxy Home smart speaker. It later came to be known as the Galaxy Home Mini. Samsung is yet to officially launch the smart speaker. It hasn't even detailed all of its features yet. An interesting new piece of information about […]
It's been over a year since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Home. The company's Bixby-powered smart speaker has still not been released. While we've all been waiting for it, Samsung went ahead and made another smart speaker, which we had exclusively revealed to be the Galaxy Home Mini. Samsung hasn't even released the Galaxy Home Mini […]
It’s been more than a year since Samsung originally unveiled the Galaxy Home smart speaker alongside the Galaxy Note 9, and roughly eight months have passed since we’ve exclusively reported on the existence of a second model dubbed the Galaxy Home Mini. Now, it appears that the wait is nearly over, at least for the […]
Samsung is expanding its SmartThings portfolio in the US by introducing a camera, WiFi smart plug and a smart bulb. The new products are available to buy nationwide starting today. They work within the SmartThings ecosystem, and can be purchased though Samsung e-Store, Best Buy, and a few other retailers. All three devices work with Alexa, Google Assistant, […]
Samsung is aiming to be a dominant player in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, and the company is positioned well to reach that goal. It acquired the IoT start-up SmartThings in 2014 for a reported $200 million to strengthen its portfolio in the smart home category. Eventually, SmartThings turned into Samsung’s umbrella-brand for all […]
Samsung has ambitious plans for IoT and has outlined the same on many occasions. The Korean tech giant intends to make all of its products IoT-ready by 2020. In fact, at the CES 2018, the company announced that 90% of its products already have IoT capabilities. As we inch closer to the IoT era, it […]
Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has announced that it's teaming up with SmartThings to further advance the Internet of Things. This is a collaboration between companies owned by Samsung as many of you might be aware that IoT darling SmartThings was acquired by Samsung back in 2014. This engineering partnership is between […]
SmartThings users in North America began experiencing issues with the smart home hub yesterday. The SmartThings hub had gone down for no apparent reason thus making it difficult for users to control devices that require the hub to function. Compatible devices include smart lights, door locks, garage doors and more. The company didn't really explain […]