If one country Samsung is banking on to bring the company back to its record profitability, it’s Vietnam. According to a Reuters report, Samsung is looking to invest $3 billion to build a smartphone factory in the country. The plant will be located in the Thai Nguyen region, just like its previous smartphone factory and […]
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Report: Samsung is the second largest B2C Company in India
Samsung doesn’t report financials of individual markets but according to a filing with the Registrar of Companies unearthed by the Economic Times, Samsung reported a revenue of Rs. 40,392 crore in 2013-14. The report says the revenue is up by 45 percent from the previous year but the most important takeaway from the report is […]
Samsung will bundle Assassin’s Creed Unity game with UD590 Monitor or 850 PRO Series SSD
Samsung US has announced a new promotion wherein eligible buyers of the UD590 monitor or the 850 PRO Series SSD will get a free game from Ubisoft. Buyers will get a downloadable copy of Assassin’s Creed Unity with either of the purchases as Samsung is trying to attract gamers with monitor’s UHD resolution, 1ms response […]
Samsung reports lower earnings in Q3 2014
Samsung today published their financial result for the third quarter of this year that ended on September 30, 2014. The company registered a revenue of 47.45 trillion won, down 9 percent Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and an operating profit of 4.06 trillion won. This, in comparison with Q3 2013, the earnings are substantially down that stood at […]
Vulnerability found in Find My Mobile service makes it prone to remote locking
UPDATE: The vulnerability has been fixed, claims Samsung employee. [See below] Find My Mobile by Samsung allows users to track their phone and in case of a theft, remotely lock or wipe the phone and even ring the phone. Although a nifty service, a serious vulnerability has been found that could enable hackers to use […]