In a bid to increase use of Samsung Pay in the United States, Samsung will roll out the Samsung Rewards program this week that will reward points to users transacting through Smasung Pay. Registered users will earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards, prepaid Visa gift cards, Samsung products and more. Samsung will […]
Samsung to acquire Harman for $8 billion
In a somewhat interesting move, Samsung today announced that they’ve entered into a definitive agreement with Harman to acquire them for $112 per share in cash, totalling to $8 billion. The move will give Samsung access to a rapidly growing connected market for automobiles that is expected to grow more than $100 billion by 2025. […]
Samsung wins 35 CES 2017 Innovation Awards
Samsung has confirmed that they’ve won 35 CES Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards are given every year by Consumer Technology Association, the producers of CES and are judged by “preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding engineering and design in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 28 […]
Samsung confirms Galaxy S8 will come with an AI assistant service
If Samsung’s acquisition of Viv wasn’t a clear cut confirmation, Samsung has confirmed to Reuters that their upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone will feature an AI digital assistant service. The service will understandably make use of Viv’s solution which, in the future, will be expanded to other Samsung devices like home appliances and wearables. Samsung is […]
Samsung recalls 2.8m washing machines in United States
In late September, Samsung confirmed that they were in talks with the CPSC about washing machines in the United States and today the government body and Samsung have come forward recalling around 2.8 million top-loading washing machines. The voluntary recall involves 34 models manufactured from March 2011 where the high-speed spin cycle causes the top […]