Samsung has already hinted, by way of an earnings guidance, not to expect a strong financial quarter and since the mobile handset division fills up majority of the coffer for Samsung Electronics, some 200 managers working in the mobile division have “voluntarily returned a quarter of their first-half bonuses”. The return of part bonuses will […]
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Samsung, Nest Labs form Thread Group for Internet of Things (IoT)
Going by the recent trend, Internet of Things (IoT) or in simpler words, Internet connected devices will gain a lot of traction and unsurprisingly, Samsung wants to be at the forefront of the ‘next big thing’. After announcing to form Open Interconnect Consortium, Samsung has teamed up with companies like Nest Labs, Yale Security, Silicon […]
Samsung bans Chinese supplier following child labour allegations
Last week, one of Samsung’s suppliers was accused of employing underage workers in China and following an initial investigation by Samsung, the supplier – Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Co. Ltd. has been temporarily suspended. Samsung says the latest investigation found some evidence of child labour at the factory and if further investigations prove the supplier to […]
Rovi and Samsung renew patent license agreement
Samsung and Rovi have confirmed to extend and renew their patent license agreement. The monetary compensation is under wraps but the multi-year license agreement will enable Samsung to use Rovi’s video discovery patents and technologies across Samsung’s TV and related products. The agreement will also add metadata in new regions where Samsung sells TVs. Samsung […]
Samsung Apps gets an update, changes itself to Galaxy Apps
Samsung is now extending the change from Samsung Apps to Galaxy Apps to the pre-installed app as well. Samsung has rolled out a new software update for Samsung Apps that changes the app to Galaxy Apps. Apart from the change in name, Galaxy Apps now sports a cleaner and more streamlined interface and seems faster […]