Samsung is slowly and steadily expanding its Samsung Pay service in the world’s biggest smartphone market. Today they have announced a partnership with Ant Financial Services Group, parent company of Alipay that will allow existing or new Alipay users to pay from their account through Samsung Pay in China. With Samsung Pay, users can swipe […]
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First installation of Samsung’s Mirror Display is in a hair salon
Samsung, for years, has been showcasing its mirror displays at various expos but this is the first time you can see it in action outside the expos. Leekaja Hairbis in Seoul, South Korea is the first outlet to use Samsung’s 55-inch mirror displays in a commercial environment. The hair salon will personalise the experience by […]
Samsung and Nvidia settle patent dispute
The legal battle between Samsung and Nvidia seems to come to an end. Nvidia and Samsung have reached an agreement to settle their patent dispute involving graphics. In a joint statement issued by the companies, both have agreed to license “small number of patents by each company to the other”. This, however, does not include […]
Galaxy S7 series sales help Samsung’s Q1 2016 earnings
Samsung today reported its financial result for the first quarter that ended on March 31, 2016. Samsung recorded a revenue of 49.78 trillion won, which is an increase of 5.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) whereas operating profit stood at 6.68 trillion won, an increase of 12 percent YoY. Samsung says the increase in earnings is a […]
Gear 360 goes on pre-order in South Korea
Samsung’s Gear 360 device that was announced at MWC earlier this year has got a release date and price. In South Korea, at least. The device will be up for pre-sale for 399,300 Korean won and will ship to customers before its actual release date of April 29. Customers purchasing during this period will also […]