UPDATE: The initial reported figure was wrong. The confirmed transaction value is €260 million that comes to around $347 million, which we’ve corrected below. Samsung Group through its subsidiary and affiliate has acquired German-based Novaled AG. Samsung Electronics, part of Samsung Group and its affiliate Cheil Industries Inc. will acquire a stake of 40 percent […]
Samsung Wallet now available in Play Store
Samsung introduced the Wallet app in February this year and released the app in the Samsung Apps store in May. Now Samsung has expanded the availability of the app by making it available in the Google Play Store. The app seems to be limited to US for now and offers the same feature set that […]
Galaxy Grand Duos gets Android 4.2.2 update in Russia
Samsung has apparently released the Android 4.2.2 update for Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) in the Russian market. The I9082XXUBMGA update is available via OTA or can be downloaded via Samsung’s desktop Kies software. We’re not sure of the exact changes but the new update should be in line with the leaked one we saw last […]
Samsung announces two new colours for Galaxy Grand Duos in India
Samsung has added two new colour options for its Galaxy Grand Duos device in the Indian market. In addition to the Metallic Blue and Elegant White, the device is now available in Luxury Brown and Wine Red colours. Both the colours are listed on Samsung India’s official online store and is available for purchase for […]
Samsung and AT&T will exchange water-damaged Galaxy S4 Active units
If Samsung garnered some praise for making a rugged and waterproof device like Galaxy S4 Active, the company was also loathed about the fact that the phone that was essentially marketed as a water resistant phone did not have any warranty if it was damaged from water. Now Samsung and AT&T are trying to do […]