Nokia-owned HERE service were teasing a collaboration with Samsung and they’ve finally announced to bring their turn-by-turn offline navigation service for Samsung devices. While Samsung did confirm during the Gear S announcement that the smartwatch will take advantage of HERE’s navigation data, the app “HERE for Gear” will work with any Tizen-powered smartphones and wearables […]
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Court rules no ban on Samsung products in US
US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose has denied Apple’s request to ban sales of Samsung products in the United States. The Judge ruled that since Apple could not prove the link between Apple’s “irreparable harm” claim and the infringed Samsung products, there’s no basis to grant a sales ban on Samsung products. Needless […]
Samsung extends Olympic Games partnership through 2020
Samsung has announced an extension of its partnership with the Olympic Games till 2020. Samsung will continue to be a Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category and the new agreement will extend through to the 2020 Olympic Games. Samsung’s Jay Y Lee attended the signing ceremony that took place in Nanjing, China. […]
Samsung, Microsoft looking to settle ongoing lawsuit
Samsung and Microsoft are looking to settle their latest patent-related dispute, according to a report by Korea Times. An unnamed “industry official” claims Samsung and Microsoft have resumed “working-level discussions” to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Microsoft in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Samsung and Microsoft have declined to comment on […]
Samsung to buy SmartThings as part of its Internet of Things (IoT) initiative
Given the recent announcements, it’s somewhat obvious IoT will be the next big thing for Samsung. Today the company announced to acquire SmartThings, a US-based “leading open platform for the smart home and the consumer Internet of Things.” Samsung hasn’t disclosed the monetary value involved but according to TechCrunch, it could be in the ballpark […]