Products
Samsung Debuts VR Content Series
Grant program provides indie filmmakers with pro 360 cam, distribution on Oculus store
Samsung
news
Samsung Throws Out The First Pitch In 5G Field Trial
Tests 5G tablets streaming 4K content at Japanese baseball stadium
Products
Samsung Posts Pricing For 2018 QLED TVs
Samsung has finalized suggested retails for the full five-series assortment.
Retail
Costco’s Squeeze On Suppliers Signifies Pain For Samsung
Wants vendors to shoulder more of its promotion costs
CES
Watch: Just What Is MicroLED TV?
Consumer Reports senior editor (and TV expert) Jim Willcox explains how MicroLED stacks up against other display technologies.
Products
Samsung Pitches Imaging Crowd With New Galaxy S9 & S9+
Introduces own version of AR-powered emojis
Keeping Current
Samsung To Sell OLED TVs Again, Claims Report
After years of distancing itself from chief rival LG's TV technology of choice
Computers
Samsung Shipping 3 New Notebooks
Distribution will be limited to Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung.com.
Keeping Current
Samsung In OLED Overload After Apple Cuts iPhone X Orders
Need an OLED display for your smartphone? Samsung's got plenty, now that Apple is cutting iPhone X production.
Industry
Samsung Plays Host At Pyeongchang Olympics
Samsung is putting its stamp on the local Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Products
Apple Bests Samsung In Worldwide Phone Sales Amid Disappointing Q4
But Samsung remained the overall leader in the worldwide smartphone market for 2017.
Industry
Samsung Surge Ripples Wall Street
Record profits and a stock split show chip market’s strength
Products
Samsung Takes Gold In Winter Olympics Promo Race
With less than a month to go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Samsung Electronics unveiled a limited edition commemorative version of the...
Car Electronics
Samsung Intends To Connect Smart Homes With Cars
Will incorporate in-vehicle tech designed by Harman
CES
Samsung Brings 8K, MicroLED Tech & Bixby To TVs
Will enable consumers to create TVs without size limits
Appliances
Whirlpool Wins Latest Round In Korean Washer Imports Case
Korean appliance makers Samsung and LG were dealt a major setback by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) yesterday, when the regulatory body unanimously...
Appliances
Samsung Teams With ADT For DIY Home Security Starter Kit
Samsung is partnering with ADT for a line of a DIY home-security solutions employing Samsung’s SmartThings platform. Two products will become available on Oct....
Keeping Current
Samsung’s Secret Revenue Weapon: iPhone X
According to most reports, Apple is looking to diversify its reliance on Samsung for components. The question remains why a company that is sitting...
Financial
Samsung Looking At Record Profits In Q4
On the news that analysts expect Samsung Electronics to reach a record $13.6 billion in operating profits in the fourth quarter, the company’s strategy...
news
Samsung Supports Installers With ‘5-Star Solutions’ Program
Samsung Electronics America has introduced a new basket of services to assist custom installers. The new 5-Star Solutions program includes expanded control partnerships, IP...
Keeping Current
Samsung Earmarks $300M For Autonomous Driving
The world’s largest smartphone maker is breaking into the automotive technology world. “Samsung’s recent purchase of Harman opened up the auto space for the...
Audio
Amazon’s Alexa Brings Multiroom Audio To Echo — And Soon To Sonos & Bose
Alexa can now deliver multiroom audio. Amazon announced on Tuesday that its Echo devices can now act as multiroom speakers using Alexa. Consumers can...
news
Panasonic, Samsung & 20th Century Fox Plan HDR10+ Certification Program
Panasonic and Samsung are teaming up with 20th Century Fox to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for high dynamic range (HDR) through...
news
Samsung Rides Chip Sales, Galaxy S8 To Record Profit
Samsung has recovered nicely from last year’s phone debacle. The company reported a record profit of about $12.6 billion in the second quarter, with...
Appliances
LG Tops In Customer Satisfaction In Kitchen & Laundry: J.D. Power
LG ranks highest in customer satisfaction in seven of 11 kitchen and laundry appliance segments measured by J.D. Power. The “J.D. Power 2017 Kitchen...
Audio
Samsung Sounds Off With MS750 Sound+ Soundbar
Samsung Electronics America (SAE) has begun shipping its MS750 Sound+ soundbar, which was designed to vertically expand the sound stage. Introduced last January at...
Industry
Samsung’s Tim Baxter Promoted To North America Chief
After 2.5 years as president/COO of Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Tim Baxter’s rank is rapidly rising. Following a promotion to president/CEO in May, Baxter...
news
Samsung Frame TV Given Its Close-Up At Video & Audio Center
Samsung formally showcased its Frame 4K HDR TV at Southern California A/V specialist Video & Audio Center (VAC), teaming with 20th Century Fox Entertainment...
Home Automation
Samsung Still Striving For Its Own Smart Speaker
Samsung Electronics is intent on bringing its own voice-controlled smart speaker to market, integrating its Bixby digital assistant, according to multiple reports, but delays...
news
Samsung Offers Preview Of Bixby Voice-Command Assistant To Galaxy S8 Owners
Samsung announced it will offer select Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners in the U.S. early access to its Bixby artificial-intelligence-based voice-command technology. Galaxy S8...
Home Automation
Samsung’s Connect Home Mesh Router For Smart Homes Will Be Available July 2 At Best Buy
Samsung’s Connect Home Wi-Fi mesh router for smart homes will become available at Best Buy beginning July 2, with pre-orders beginning this Sunday, June...
news
Samsung Announces New VR Partnerships With UFC, X-Games, Live Nation
Samsung has inked deals with UFC, X Games and Live Nation to stream select live events in virtual reality. Samsung’s VR Live Pass on...
news
Samsung, Amazon Video Team To Deliver Updated Open Standard HDR10+
Samsung and Amazon are teaming to deliver a higher standard of high-dynamic-range (HDR) performance to the video market. The Samsung-backed HDR10+ technology (based on...
Audio
Luxury Audio Is Another World And Different Rules Apply
Editor’s note: On the heels of TWICE Magazine’s Luxury Issue, we asked our friends at Futuresource Consulting to identify what sector of the tech...
news
Redemption Song: Why Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Is Way More Than Just A Phone
There’s an awful lot riding on the Galaxy S8. For Samsung, the stakes couldn’t be higher, as underscored by a lavish launch event yesterday...
news
Samsung Launches Galaxy S8 & S8+; Intros New 360 4K Camera
Samsung turned the page on its Galaxy 7 debacle today, introducing its newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Featuring an end-to-end...
news
Samsung Offers 4G LTE Gear S3 Smart Watch
Samsung has added 4G LTE availability to its Gear S3 smart watch to further untether the device from users’ phones. The LTE version of...
news
Sony, LG & Samsung Win Netflix’s 2017 Recommended TV Designation
Netflix announced its Recommended TVs for 2017, a program that highlights TV manufacturers who have taken pains to ensure seamless integration with the video-streaming...