A report by Reuters yesterday claimed that Samsung was in talks with BlackBerry to acquire the Canadian company by paying up to $15.49 per share or a total value equaling around $7.5 billion. The news is interesting because it came from a credible source and even claimed that executives from both the companies “met last […]
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Samsung releases earnings guidance for Q4 2014
Samsung today released the earnings guidance for the recently concluded Q4 2014 quarter. According to the figures based on K-IFRS, Samsung is expecting consolidated sales and operating profit to reach around 52 trillion won and 5.2 trillion won respectively. Do note that this figure is a median of the earnings estimate and is released for […]
Samsung US to offer Netflix subscription to Mobile Device, TV buyers
Samsung USA will soon start a promotion that will enable buyers to grab a year’s worth of Netflix subscription for free. According to the flyer posted by Android Central and the link below, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Tab S users as well as 4K UHD TV buyers will be eligible for a Netflix […]
USITC will investigate Samsung’s complaint against Nvidia
Samsung’s legal battle with Nvidia took a new turn as United States International Trade Commission (USITC) confirmed to investigate Samsung’s complaint against Nvidia. Samsung alleged Nvidia of infringing graphic chip patents back in November after both companies sued each other in federal courts. As PC World points out, in addition to federal court, ITC has […]
Samsung to discontinue its instant messaging service – ChatON, except in the USA
Samsung today announced that its instant messaging service, ChatON will be discontinued from 1 February 2015 from all the countries except the USA. The company has urged to download ChatON users their content as it would be unavailable once the service is discontinued. Below is the notice that Samsung has put up on its Content […]