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Apple, Samsung In Global Smartphone Tie In Q4
Boston – Apple tied with Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, thanks to surging sales of its iPhone 6...
Samsung
Financial
Samsung Q4 Revenues, Net Down
Seoul, South Korea – Flat CE sales and falling mobile sales drove down Samsung’s consolidated global revenues by 11 percent in the fourth quarter...
CES-2016
Survey: iPhones Grab 50% Share Of Q4 U.S. Phone Sales
Chicago – The strength of Apple’s iPhone launches last September boosted its share of cellphones sold in the U.S. to 50 percent in the...
Blogs
This CES Was Different, In The Best Way Possible
Having had a few days to recover from the bustle of 170,000 other technology gawkers at International CES, my mind keeps going back to...
CES
Samsung’s Yoon Gives Depth, Meaning To IoT In CES Keynote
Las Vegas — If the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes the most memorable topic discussed at this week’s 2015 International CES, it will be...
news
Samsung Adds Tizen Platform To 2015 Smart TVs
Las Vegas – Samsung said Friday that all of its Smart TVs for 2015 will include a new platform built around the Tizen operating...
Computers
Samsung To Show Ativ Book 9, One 7 Curve PCs
Las Vegas — Samsung will unveil at International CES next week its Ativ Book 9 thin-form factor laptop and the Ativ One 7 Curve...
news
Samsung 4K Video Ready For Launch
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung said the 4K Ultra HD video it commissioned actor/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt to direct and produce last fall using its...
news
Samsung Prices VR Headset At $199
DALLAS – Samsung Telecommunications America (STA) revealed the pricing and sales outlets for its Oculus-powered Gear VR Innovator Edition virtual-reality headset, which is available...
news
Amazon Begins Black Friday Sales Tomorrow
Seattle – The Friday before Black Friday has become the new Black Friday. Two days after Walmart announced plans to begin its holiday sales...
Home Satellite
DirecTV To Launch 4K Service Friday
UPDATED! El Segundo, Calif. — DirecTV will launch 4K Ultra HD video on demand for the first time Friday, making it the first multichannel...
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Samsung Reveals Gear VR Availability
Dallas – Samsung Telecommunications America said at the Samsung Developers Conference here Wednesday that its Oculus powered Gear VR Innovator Edition virtual reality system...
news
M-GO, Samsung Partner On 4K VOD
Los Angeles – Premium video-on-demand streaming service M-GO said Wednesday that it has partnered with Samsung to bring a library of 4K Ultra HD...
Blogs
Quantum-Dot Showdown Coming To International CES?
Momentum seems to be building among flat-panel TV manufacturers to offer improved picture quality from LCD panels to provide a less expensive and more...
news
Galaxy Note Edge Makes The Cut
Dallas — Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge smartphone, whose screen wraps around the device’s right edge to display quick-access app icons, will be available starting...
CES-2016
LG Gains Q3 Smartphone Share
Chicago – LG’s share of third-quarter U.S. smartphone activations jumped to 18 percent from the second-quarter’s 8 percent and the year-ago 9 percent, Consumer...
Blogs
Phone Vendors Follow Carriers Into Tumultuous Times
Intensified competition among wireless carriers is going hand-in-hand with more intensive competition among smartphone suppliers. Smartphone, tablet and PC maker Lenovo completed its acquisition...
news
Carriers Price Samsung Gear S Watch, Service Plans
New York – Carriers and retailers next week will roll out Samsung’s Gear S smart watch, which will be sold with wireless service plans...
Digital Cameras
Gordon-Levitt To Shoot 4K Film For Samsung NX1
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Samsung said today that filmmaker and TV/movie star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has agreed to produce a short film titled, “In a...
news
Samsung, B&N Team On Second Nook Tablet
New York — Samsung teamed up with Barnes & Noble to launch their second co-branded Android tablet, which is optimized for e-reading, runs a...
Computers
Samsung Adds Chromebook 2
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Among the leaders in the Chromebook space, Samsung recently unveiled its spin on the Chromebook 2, ringing in at...
Digital Cameras
Samsung Brings DSLR Ditch Day To L.A.
Hollywood – Following up on the success of its recent “Ditch The DSLR” event in Times Square, Samsung is taking the show to...
Computers
Samsung Smart Printers Hit Office Stores
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Samsung said it is now selling its value-focused wireless Smart laser printer line through Office Depot, OfficeMax and Staples stores....
Accessories
Samsung Unveils 27” Curved Monitor
Ridgefield Park, N.J. –– Samsung is taking its curved-screen LCD concept to the desktop, with the introduction Monday of the SD590C 27-inch curved-screen LED...
news
T-Mobile, AT&T Plan Samsung Gear S
New York – T-Mobile and AT&T said they will carry Samsung’s recently announced Gear S smart watch in the fall. Neither offered a price...
news
AT&T Gets Exclusive On Galaxy Alpha
Dallas — Samsung’s first metal-frame smartphone will be available exclusively on the AT&T network on Sept. 26, when AT&T-owned stores will offer the device...
CES
Samsung’s Yoon To Give CES Keynote
Arlington, Va. — Samsung Electronics president Boo-Keun Yoon will return to the International CES spotlight as a keynote speaker for the 2015 consumer...
news
Samsung’s Note 4 Price, Availability Released
Dallas – Samsung plans retail availability of its 5.7-inch Note 4 phablet on Oct. 17 through major retailers and carriers. T-Mobile will make the...
CES-2016
IFA: New UHD TVs Abound (Curved, Flat & Bendable)
Berlin — TV makers are hoping and praying for the sake of their bottom lines that Ultra HD really takes off. Here at IFA,...
news
Fox, Samsung Partner On Innovation Lab
Berlin — Samsung and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment used the IFA Show here Thursday to give further details on their joint plans for...
news
Samsung Unveils 360-Degree VR System
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Samsung used its multi-city “Samsung’s Unpacked” event centered at the IFA show in Berlin Wednesday, to reveal its Oculus-based VR...
news
Samsung Unpacks New Notes, VR Headset
Berlin — Samsung went to the IFA show to unveil its latest generation of Galaxy Note phablets and a wireless virtual-reality headset optimized for...
Audio
Samsung Throws A Soundbar Curve
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung took the wraps off the industry’s first curved soundbar in addition to the company’s selection of Shape wireless multiroom...
news
Samsung, B&N Roll Out Co-Branded Reading Tablet
New York — Samsung and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media subsidiary unveiled a co-branded tablet that they called the first full-featured Android tablet optimized...
Home Automation
Samsung To Buy SmartThings, Raising Home-Automation Profile
Washington — Samsung Electronics entered into an agreement to purchase mass-market home-automation supplier SmartThings, whose founder and CEO maintained the company will continue to...
news
Samsung Smart TVs Add Giraffic AVA
Tel Aviv, Israel — Samsung has selected technology from Giraffic, based here, to enhance HD streaming on 2014 Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players...
news
Sprint Adds First Spark-Equipped Tablet
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint plans Aug. 15 availability of its first tablet equipped with Sprint Spark triband(800/1900/2,500 MHz) LTE technology, which is available...
news
Samsung Brings PGA Golf Championship To Smart TVs
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung Electronics America introduced Monday the PGA Championship TV app, an event-based golf app designed for the company’s smart-TV platform....
news
T-Mobile Expands Low-Price LTE Smartphone Selection
Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile is building up its selection of low-price LTE smartphones with today’s availability of the Samsung Galaxy Avant at an unsubsidized...
news
Samsung 105” Curved UHD TV Hits Market
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung Electronics America said it is now taking orders on its 105-inch curved Ultra HD LED LCD TV. Samsung model...
Appliances
Samsung Tops In Majap Satisfaction: Survey
Westlake Village, Calif. – Samsung Electronics ranked highest in the most product categories in a J.D. Power appliance survey of customer satisfaction. Respondents gave...
news
Office Depot Expands Samsung Assortment
Boca Raton, Fla. — Office Depot, parent of the Office Depot and OfficeMax office-supply chains, has expanded its assortment of Samsung printers and tablets....