A report by Amnesty International and Afrewatch published earlier today accuses companies like Samsung, Apple, Sony and others of procuring cobalt from smelters who use child labourers to mine the mineral. In addition to employing children as young as seven, the smelter – Congo Dongfang Mining, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mineral giant […]
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Samsung to announce a new soundbar with Dolby Atmos
Samsung is going all guns blazing this CES. In addition to teasing TV and VR, Samsung has confirmed a new product in its audio range. They will showcase HW-K950 soundbar, making it the first soundbar from Samsung to feature Dolby’s Atmos technology. While Dolby Atmos as a feature is not new in home audio systems, […]
Samsung sets up a team to focus on driverless car components
Samsung today announced that they have setup a team to focus on parts catering to self-driving cars. There’s no other information as to what specific part the team will focus on or how big the team is but given Samsung’s history, it’s safe to say, Samsung will dabble with lots of things before finding its […]
S Console Gamepad transforms smartphone into a gamepad for Galaxy View
Don’t own Samsung’s official Gamepad accessory? Not to worry because Samsung has come up with a new app that will transform your existing smartphone to a gamepad allowing you to enjoy games on the Galaxy View. Dubbed S Console Gamepad, it’s basically a controller with virtual keys that brings different styles of controllers like Casual, […]
Samsung will pay $548 million to Apple
You read it right, Samsung has agreed to pay Apple damages but with some conditions. According to Foss Patents, yesterday Samsung and Apple filed a joint case management statement with the US District Court for the Northern District of California saying Samsung has “made arrangements” to complete the payment to Apple. Samsung will pay Apple […]