Apple is not letting it go. The iPhone and iPad maker is re-targeting Samsung for patent infringement. Apple has filed a motion with the US court to block the U.S. sale of some older Samsung products. The move comes from the company after a jury verdict earlier this month that Samsung violated three of its patents. Apple was granted mere $119.6 million in damages against $2 billion demanded in this latest verdict.
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Samsung made its mark in the wearable devices market with Galaxy Gear line of smartwatches last year. Soon, the Korean tech giant forayed into fitness trackers with Galaxy Gear Fit. Last week we reported that Samsung’s next smartwatch can make phone calls independently.
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Samsung has launched Galaxy S4 Value Edition variant in the Europe. The device that bears a model number i9515 is priced at €398 which is higher than the original Galaxy S4.
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According to SamMobile, Samsung is planning to cram even more software features into its upcoming flagship phablet – Galaxy Note 4. Samsung was the first company to foray into the 5inch+ display size category successfully and it happened because of the Galaxy Note. Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been one of the main reasons for its dominance over the Android market. Samsung Galaxy Note series devices come with latest specifications, but that doesn’t make it special.
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Samsung is making plans to introduce a new Smartwatch that can work standalone, untethered from the phone, says a report from WSJ. After having released 4 different models of wearable devices already, Samsung is planning to take it to a direction where some smaller companies have already started heading towards, which is the idea of a “Smart watch-phone”. We already heard some rumours of a Gear 2 solo, the independent smartwatch that was reportedly in the works, and the WSJ report could just be a confirmation of the smartwatch of another kind. Yes, it will be different. This kind of a smartwatch is literally a miniature phone on your wrist, which can be used to perform most of the general duties of a modern smartphone, including taking calls, checking mails, the ability to have internet connected apps and so forth. Samsung pursuing this direction could be the desire to be a pioneer in a new category of devices, for a market that’s already been used to this idea in science fiction plots one too many.
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Samsung is reportedly working on a Virtual Reality(VR) headset that will be compatible to its Galaxy line of devices. The South Korean tech giant plans to release the headset later this year.
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Samsung has shipped more than 5,00,000 smartwatches in first quarter of 2014, according to latest report from Strategy Analytics. The South Korean giant has emerged as a leader with by grabbing 71 percent of the global smartwatch market, up from 52.4% in 2013.
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Biometric sensors are gradually becoming a trend feature in smartphones recently. The feature was first used by Apple in its iPhone 5c last year. Soon other companies like Samsung and HTC started to add this feature in their flagship phones. Samsung, first incorporated fingerprint scanning in Galaxy S5 and now it the company is planning to expand its offering to other devices mostly low-end.
Samsung will will soon chuck out Android and bring Tizen OS to its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The news about the shift in the OS was looming around the net for quite some time now.
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For the past 4 years, there is an event that most phone geeks look forward to; the announcement of the latest Samsung Galaxy S flagship. Ever since the launch of the original Galaxy S smartphone which was a big success for a flagship device at the time, we have all waited to see what Samsung brings in new every year with the successor to the previous model. Samsung have a history of providing a do it all device with every feature you could imagine packed into a single device. Naturally this year also everyone expected the same.
Each year Samsung manages to sell more and more of it’s flagship device and this year it’s expecting to do the same. However it does have some fierce competition from the likes of HTC and Sony. Only time will tell how it stands against them but let’s take a look at the S5 and how it performs.
While Android tablets have proven to sell a fair few numbers in the entry level segment, the upper end has so far been dominated by the iPad. Samsung has made a few attempts at making a dent in this segment but has failed. As part of it’s attempt to throw mud at the wall and see what sticks, the Korean giant has created a ginormous tablet that doesn’t really solve any specific problems. Could the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 still be worth the small fortune it commands? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Review”
Chang Dong-hoon, head of the mobile design team at Samsung Electronics offered to resign last week and has since been replaced according to a report published by Reuters. Lee Min-hyouk, the VP for Mobile Design at Samsung will be replacing Chang. Lee is well known for being the youngest senior executive at Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung design chief replaced amidst lukewarm Galaxy S5 response”
Samsung is probably planning to launch a new series of premium tablets with the branding Galaxy Tab S. Samsung seems to be obsessed with the tablet market as it is not giving up anything on the market and with the new Galaxy Tab S series, it hopes to increase its number of tablet offerings.
It has long been rumored that Samsung will launch a higher end variant of the Galaxy S5 later this year. Fresh rumors suggest that this device could be making its way to users as soon as June. The report published in Korean Media says that this ultra premium device will cater to the European and American markets. Continue reading “Report: Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime to launch in June”
Ahead of the launch of the HTC M8, there have been whispers that Samsung has slashed the price of its flagship device ie the Samsung Galaxy S5. The phone was launched at a price point of Rs. 51,500 and has since been available at a price point well below that at a popular online retailer. Continue reading “Samsung denies slashing Galaxy S5 price in India”
