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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Galaxy TabQ lands in China with 7-inch HD display, quad-core processor
Samsung’s relentless tablet launches continue and the latest one to join in line is the TabQ. Although it’s limited to China for now, we assume it will soon be announced for many global markets. The tablet compatible with China Mobile (SM-T2558) and China Unicom (SM-T2556) supports voice calling, 4G LTE support and a faux leather […]
Rumour: Galaxy Alpha with metal body launching next month
Samsung is planning to launch a new, improved smartphone next month that will one up Galaxy S5. According to a report by ETNews, the tentatively named Galaxy Alpha will be unveiled next month featuring a metal body and will be a new category from the current Galaxy S series. The report does not mention the […]
Robbers loot $36m worth of Samsung products from factory in Brazil
Earlier this week, Samsung’s factory near Sao Paulo, Brazil was robbed at gunpoint by about 20 bandits. The heist was carried out on late Sunday night where armed robbers hijacked a Samsung shuttle used by factory employees and stole Samsung smartphones, tablets and laptops worth $36 million. According to Reuters, robbers “made off with seven […]
Samsung finds worker safety inadequacies among Chinese suppliers
In a sustainability report published by Samsung, the company found 59 suppliers to flout safety regulations for workers. According to the report, Samsung suppliers failed to comply with China’s permitted overtime hours but were in line with the child labour laws. The report can be found here and Samsung has confirmed to provide additional training […]