Samsung is now extending the change from Samsung Apps to Galaxy Apps to the pre-installed app as well. Samsung has rolled out a new software update for Samsung Apps that changes the app to Galaxy Apps. Apart from the change in name, Galaxy Apps now sports a cleaner and more streamlined interface and seems faster […]
Samsung Gear Live gets the teardown treatment
Samsung’s Gear Live smartwatch is the latest gadget to go under iFixit’s knife. The site tore down the smartwatch giving us a closer look at the components that powers one of the first Android Wear smartwatches. While the Gear Live passes the repairability score with flying colours, the teardown reveals an interesting tidbit – a […]
Samsung and others form Open Interconnect Consortium for Internet of Things
It is estimated 212 billion connected devices aka Internet of Things will be installed globally by end of 2020 and to improve interoperability between them, Samsung and other companies have formed Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) that focuses on “defining a common communications framework.” The consortium consists of companies like Samsung, Atmel, Broadcom, Dell, Intel and […]
Q2 2014 Earnings Guidance hints at dismal financial quarter
Samsung today published their earnings guidance for Q2 2014 and going by the estimated figures, the result looks bleak for the Korean company. According to figures based on K-IFRS, Samsung expects consolidated sales to up to 52 trillion won and operating profit at 7.2 trillion won, which is less when you compare it with the […]
Robbers loot $36m worth of Samsung products from factory in Brazil
Earlier this week, Samsung’s factory near Sao Paulo, Brazil was robbed at gunpoint by about 20 bandits. The heist was carried out on late Sunday night where armed robbers hijacked a Samsung shuttle used by factory employees and stole Samsung smartphones, tablets and laptops worth $36 million. According to Reuters, robbers “made off with seven […]