Attendees at Tizen Developer Conference will get a special treat for their participation. Tizen has confirmed that all paid attendees will receive Samsung’s Gear 2 smartwatch and an Intel NUC device. The giveaway is sponsored by the Tizen Technical Steering Group and is to “celebrate the rapidly growing support of the Tizen developer and partner […]
Misc.
Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport will be known as Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5
As a part of a marketing initiative, Samsung has teamed up with JCDecaux Airport to rename Heathrow’s Terminal 5 as Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5. Although the new terminal name will be for two weeks, this is the first time Heathrow authorities have allowed such a marketing activity. In addition to the terminal name Samsung will […]
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee suffers a heart attack, now stable
Earlier today, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee was hospitalised after a heart attack, reports Yonhap News. Son of Samsung Group founder, Lee, 72, had issue breathing properly on Saturday night and was given CPR at a nearby hospital and was later transferred to Samsung Medical Center where he’s reported to be in a “very stable […]
Samsung India’s IT & Mobile Division Head reportedly resigns
Samsung India’s Country Head IT & Mobile Division, Vineet Taneja has offered his resignation, according to a report by Times of India. The development does not seem to be official yet as the report cites “three industry executives” and Samsung India’s official stance is to not comment on the report (official statement below). The report […]
Samsung updates WatchON app with improved UI, performance
Samsung devices currently support two WatchON apps – one that is compatible with the Galaxy S5 and another that works with rest of the devices supporting WatchON service. The WatchON app that is compatible with the majority of the devices has now got an update that bumps the software version to v6.4.4. The new update […]