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Samsung’s smartphone market share takes a hit in Q2 2014
Samsung has already warned analysts about an impending decline in profits in the second quarter this year, and now market research firm IDC has revealed that Samsung's smartphone shipments took a considerable hit during the same period. According to IDC's data, Samsung's Q2 market share saw a year-on-year decrease from 32.3 in Q2 last year […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung patents three new smartwatch designs with rounded displays
Samsung is already offering the widest range of smartwatches but it looks like they are hungry for more. Folks at MobileGeeks have been able to trace three new smartwatch design patents by Samsung which were registered yesterday, including those with rounded displays. There seems to be some change to the charging port, which is now situated near […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 10 years ago
You can now buy devices directly from Samsung.com in most European countries
It isn't difficult to get access to Samsung's smartphones and tablets, considering they are stocked by almost every retailer and carrier across the world. However, those wanting to buy it directly from Samsung's official website in most European markets have been unable to do so till now, but that is changing today. Samsung has given […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini to start shipping in the UK on August 7
Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 mini at the beginning of this month, and the phone went up for pre-order in the UK soon after. Samsung failed to mention when the phone will actually start making its way to consumers, but that's not the case anymore – according to the Samsung UK site, the Galaxy S5 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung files for trademark on Gear S in the US
Samsung's wearables family currently has three smartwatches running on Tizen and one running on Google's Android Wear platform, and now the company seems to be working on yet another wearable, as it has filed for a trademark on Gear S in the US. The description for the Gear S is rather broad in that it […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
07-29-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note 3, Gear 2, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Apple drops cross-appeal in first California case against Samsung
The patent spat between Apple and Samsung might have earned the top spot in the history of lawsuits as far as the drama is concerned, but it looks like the two giants are finally losing the will to keep going at each others' throats. Last month, the two companies decided to drop their appeals against […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
No Samsung, delaying Tizen because of apps is not a good idea
Ever since Tizen was announced as being under development by Samsung (along with Intel and a slew of other partners), we have been waiting for that moment when the Korean manufacturer would launch the first Tizen-powered handset in the market and begin offering an alternative to its Android-based smartphones and tablets. However, numerous delays have […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung launches Galaxy Star 2 Plus and Galaxy Ace NXT in India
Samsung has bolstered its budget smartphone lineup in India with two new handsets, the Galaxy Star 2 Plus (SM-G350E) and the Galaxy Ace NXT (SM-G313H), both of which are now listed on the company's official website in the country. We had previously about the Galaxy Ace NXT's imminent launch in India – the handset features a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
07-28-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S5 mini, Galaxy K zoom 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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung developer console confirms 720p screen resolution on Galaxy Alpha
We exclusively published quite a few details of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Alpha, recently, along with live photos of the device. Part of the information we revealed back then was that the Galaxy Alpha would sport a 720p display similar to the Galaxy S III, and we've now received further confirmation of the screen resolution of […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
07-25-2014 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S4 LTE-A, Galaxy S5 Mini, and more
Samsung has a boatload 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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung’s 5.9-inch Galaxy Mega 2 makes its way to the FCC
We've known that second-generation Galaxy Mega devices have been in the works for quite some time, and the smaller version of the upcoming Mega lineup has leaked quite a few times but has continued to remain somewhat elusive and still hasn't been made official by Samsung. However, that could soon change, as the 5.9-inch variant […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 Exynos model now getting recent performance enhancing update
Samsung started rolling out an update in Europe earlier this week to improve the performance on the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S5, and now the same update is going out to the Exynos-powered variant. The update has gone live in countries like India, and like the Europe update, solely features performance enhancements while being […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung’s 7-inch phablet launched as Galaxy Tab Q (SM-T2558) in China
That 7-inch Samsung phablet that we saw in a few leaks earlier this year has been made official by the Korean manufacturer as the Galaxy Tab Q (SM-T2558) for the Chinese market. Samsung is marketing it as a tablet even though it doesn't look like a traditional slate, and it will launch on Chinese carriers […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
New ad highlights Samsung Experience Shops
In this age of online shopping, fewer and fewer people actually leave their house in order to buy things. Unsurprisingly, there is a large contingent of U.S. shoppers that are unaware that Samsung actually has a physical store presence, called Experience Shops. These shops – more than 1,400 of them – come as a result […]
- By Daniel G.
- 10 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Gear VR setup walkthrough, First look at Gear VR Manager
A few weeks ago, we exclusively confirmed the existence of Samsung’s upcoming virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, and revealed some new information about it and posted a render of the actual device. Today, we are going one step further. Thanks to our elite friends, we have got our hands on an early version of […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 10 years ago
Samsung finally updating the Galaxy S4 LTE-A (GT-I9506) to Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Owners of the Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9506), the day you have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Samsung has started pushing out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to the international LTE-A-enabled and Snapdragon 800-powered variant of its 2013 flagship. The update (build number XXUCNG3) is currently going out in the Nordic region (Sweden, Finland, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Verizon launches the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 for $360 on contract
Verizon has officially launched the largest member of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 4 lineup, aka the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1. The tablet is available from the carrier's website and should soon go up for sale in retail stores as well, along with a hefty $359.99 price tag for the LTE variant for those signing a two-year […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Galaxy Alpha photos, Galaxy S5 update, Galaxy S5 and S5 LTE-A comparison
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. The Galaxy […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
