Samsung South Africa has teamed up with vehicle tracking company, Tracker and SHOUT SA to release a crime fighting app called SHOUT. The app will enable South African citizens to report crimes and emergencies or even donate to SHOUT SA, an initiative led by musicians Danny K and Kabelo that was setup after the […]
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Galaxy smartphones to get 90-day Norton Mobile Security subscription
Norton’s anti-virus and anti-theft solution, Norton Mobile Security (NMS) will be offered on select Samsung Android devices. Available through Samsung Apps, Symantec will offer the NMS app with a free 90-day subscription enabling users to protect their devices from malware and even remotely locate, lock or wipe the device. After the end of the […]
Samsung updates Game Hub with new games
Samsung issued an update to its Game Hub app yesterday. Available for download from the Samsung Apps store, Game Hub now offers new “social games” that allows users to play with their friends, chat with other players, get ranked and more. Some of the new or updated games you would find are BlackJack, Mancala, […]
Samsung to boost software engineer recruitment by 20 percent
Samsung has initiated its first step to enhance its software competitiveness. The chaebol has confirmed to hire more software engineers to keep up with the fierce competition in the mobile industry. Samsung expects to increase the proportion of software engineers to 70 percent from the current 50 percent. Currently, Samsung has around 25,000 employees […]
Samsung Unpacked app now available on Android Market
Teaser videos are not the only things Samsung is using to hype their Unpacked event. They’ve now released an Unpacked application on the Android Market that gives event info like schedule, location, time as well as a direct YouTube link to watch the teaser. The app will also enable live streaming of the event […]