We’ve heard of couple of instances where the Galaxy S III has gone up in flames but a new incident in Switzerland seems to be the most dangerous. The Galaxy S III of an 18-year old Fanny Schlatter exploded in her pocket, giving her a third-degree burn. Samsung Switzerland is apparently looking into the incident […]
Archives for 2013
Android 4.2.2 ROM leaked for Galaxy Grand Duos
UPDATE: The Android 4.2.2 is now available in Russia. India and other regions where I9082 is sold should get the update soon. A new firmware for the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) has been leaked today by SamMobile. Although a test firmware and still few builds away from being the final one, the XXUBMF2 update will […]
Samsung is the top brand in Asia as per Asia’s Top 1000 Brands
A survey carried out by Campaign Asia-Pacific for its Asia’s Top 1000 Brands report puts Samsung in the number one spot for 2013. The report surveyed about 6,000 consumers across 12 Asian countries – Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam – where Samsung came on top […]
Intel iterates its commitment to Tizen [Updated]
UPDATE: Samsung responds. They’re “actively working on Tizen eco-system together with Tizen Association members and partners”. Via There have been quite a few rumours related to the Tizen OS in the past few days. The first piece of info claimed Tizen to be delayed by few months while a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of […]
Samsung releases Earnings Guidance for Q2 2013
Samsung today announced the Earnings Guidance for the second quarter of 2013. Earnings in the guidance are based on K-IFRS standard and gives investors, analysts and media a estimate figure of what to expect from the Korean giant when they will announce the results in the coming weeks. Accordingly, Samsung’s consolidated sales for Q2 2013 […]