Samsung preparing Artik – New processors for the Internet of Things

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Samsung will be hosting an event on the 12th of May in San Francisco to announce new processors codenamed Artik for the internet of things. Artik is being developed by Samsung’s Menlo Park, their Strategy and Innovation Center that is based in California.

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Android 5.1.1 update for Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge to bring RAW image support and more: Report

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will reportedly get camera improvements like RAW image support, shutter speed controls, and more with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. Continue reading “Android 5.1.1 update for Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge to bring RAW image support and more: Report”

Samsung and Samsonite team up to bring us “smarter” luggage

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Samsung and Samsonite, two of the biggest manufacturers in their respective industries are teaming up to bring us smart luggage. While smart luggage itself isn’t anything new, Samonite and Samsung want to bring us smart luggage that actually does a lot more and is more than just a marketing gimmick.

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Samsung set to release Iron Man Edition Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

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Last month we saw an artists rendering of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in various Avenger character themed colours. At the time we weren’t sure whether Samsung had plans to release them as they didn’t comment on the same. Now sources say that they will be releasing an “Iron Man” edition of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edger next month.

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Samsung Pay with smartwatch compatibility is likely to debut in H2, 2015: Report

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According to a Korean publication report on Thursday, Samsung’s mobile payment system Samsung Pay is likely to go live in South Korea and the US in second half of 2015, says Park Jin-young, company’s Managing Director. Continue reading “Samsung Pay with smartwatch compatibility is likely to debut in H2, 2015: Report”

Samsung Tizen App Store goes global

Samsung is bringing its Tizen App store to more countries across the globe, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. Currently, Tizen OS based smartphones are only available in India and Banglasdesh but the app store is now expanding to 182 including the US, the UK and China.

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Indian smartphone market records 21% YoY increase, Samsung leads with 27.8% share: Report

The Indian smartphone market has registered an year over year increase of 21% however, quarter over quarter decline of 8%, as per latest report from Counterpoint Research.

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Samsung roping in artists and fashion brands for its round Smartwatch

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Samsung is known to be working on a smartwatch that has a circular display much like the Moto 360 and LG Urbane/GWAR smartwatches. Sources say that Samsung is collaborating with various fashion brans and artists to make custom bands for the smartwatch codenamed Orbis.

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Xiaomi retains top market share in China

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Xiaomi has just announced the results of Q1 2015 and that it has retained its number one spot in the Chinese market. The company holds a market share of 14% and are well ahead of some of the big international players.

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Samsung’s Q1 2015 profit slumps 39 percent, expects higher profit in Q2

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Samsung’s first quarter net profit slumped 39 percent, due to company’s shrinking mobile sales. Continue reading “Samsung’s Q1 2015 profit slumps 39 percent, expects higher profit in Q2”

Samsung rolls out Level On Wireless headphones and Level Link audio adapter

Samsung has expanded its Level series of audio products with two new accessories. The first one is Level On Wireless headphones and the second is Level Link audio adapter.

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Samsung S6 Edge is the new high scorer on DxOMark

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Looks like Samsung have another reason to be happy about the Galaxy S6 Edge. Apart from the sales, the smartphone is also getting good response from users about its camera and now DxOMark has confirmed the same by ranking it the best among smartphone cameras.

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Samsung reportedly considering a Dual Camera device for 2016

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A new report suggests that Samsung is working on a device with Dual cameras that is set for a release next year. While the concept of dual cameras isn’t anything new especially in terms of smartphones, it will depend on what the cameras are intended to do.

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Samsung opens new factory to meet Galaxy S6 Edge demand

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While the Samsung Galaxy S5 was disappointing both for customers and Samsung alike, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are doing quite the opposite. Samsung expected it to sell quite well and customers are clearly loving it too as now they’re opening a new factory in order to meet the demand for the S6 Edge.

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