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Rob Williams - Sun, Mar 01, 2015
This is one of those times when it feels great to finally see a product get announced, as it feels like we've been waiting forever for this one. Today, at Mobile World Congress, Samsung took the veil off of its much-anticipated Galaxy S6...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 27, 2015
It's been a rough year for Samsung. Despite being the world's top seller of smartphones, its profits took a precipitous dip after being unexpectedly left with unsold Galaxy S5 handsets and facing increased competition, particularly in the...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Feb 27, 2015
We’re just days away from its official reveal, but the Galaxy S6 Edge leaks just continue to drip from Samsung’s leaky faucet. Yesterday, we posted some real life images of the Galaxy S6 Edge and its Galaxy S6 sibling.
Today, CNET Korea...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 26, 2015
Digital photos and videos aren't consuming any less space these days, and as 4K recording grows in popularity, so too will our storage needs. Luckily Samsung is on top of things on the mobile front -- the company today announced that it's...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 26, 2015
There have been more Samsung Galaxy S6 leaks than a submarine with a screen door. We're not sure if these are all controlled leaks, something Apple is known when leading up to the launch of a major new product, but they're coming just as...
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Brandon Hill - Sat, Feb 21, 2015
To say that the Galaxy S5 has been a sales disappointment for Samsung is a bit of an understatement. Customers weren’t exactly won over by what amounted to a warmed over Galaxy S4 in terms of design and specs. And whereas competitors like...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 20, 2015
Look for the Galaxy S6 to have a premium look and feel to it. That's what Samsung hinted in a new teaser video posted to Twitter. In the video, there's a line that reads, "I am crafted from the beautiful things I see around me," and what...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 19, 2015
We reported last year that Samsung was in talks to team up with LoopPay, a Burlington, MA-based startup firm that specialized in wireless payment technologies. Unlike Apple Pay or Google Wallet, which require an NFC-equipped cash register...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 19, 2015
Samsung has confirmed that some of its slightly older Smart TV models are currently uploading recorded voice communication without any form of encryption to protect the user's privacy. This goes against what Samsung stated in a recent blog...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 18, 2015
When they first came out, solid state drives were cost prohibitive for many people and they remained that way until NAND flash memory prices came crashing down like the careers of every actor on "The Celebrity Apprentice." Now not only are...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 18, 2015
Samsung can't seem to catch a break these days. The latest blow to the company's bottom line is a $15.7 million verdict in favor of Rembrandt Wireless Technologies LP, which managed to convince a Texas federal jury that the South Korean...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 18, 2015
There's good news today for those of you rocking a Samsung Galaxy S5 on T-Mobile's network. The spunky wireless carrier has begun pushing out an over-the-air (OTA) update to Android 5.0 Lollipop , which is also available through Samsung...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 17, 2015
Samsung's attempt to turn things around and boost its smartphone sales isn't getting much help from the Chinese market. Instead, Samsung has slipped to fifth place among China's top smartphone players, taking up the last spot before the...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 17, 2015
In what can be considered the biggest sign yet that Qualcomm's hardware will not power Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones, Samsung today said it has begun mass producing Exynos 7 Octa chips. The parts are being...
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Rob Williams - Mon, Feb 16, 2015
The world of business can often be boring for us on the outside, so it's stories like this that help add a bit of excitement back in.
Over the weekend, LG acknowledged that its home appliances chief Jo Seong-jin and two other employees...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 13, 2015
Based on all the rumors and speculation, the Galaxy S6 is shaping up to be one of the more exciting Galaxy launches in Samsung's history. For about the past eight months, leaked information has been coming in fast and steady, covering both...
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Joshua Gulick - Thu, Feb 12, 2015
VESA is probably best known for its TV wall mount specifications, but the non-profit standards organization also provides specs for electronics. One of those standards, DisplayPort (DP), is a display interface that competes with the likes...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Feb 11, 2015
We’re inching closer to the March debut of Samsung’s next generation flagship smartphone, and the rumors and reports on specs are coming in at a furious pace. The latest report from Bloomberg confirms what we’ve been hearing for quite some...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 11, 2015
Samsung can't seem to separate itself from drama surrounding its smart TV platform. It started with recent complaints that its TV voice recognition software was eavesdropping on living room conversations, and now users are complaining that...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Feb 10, 2015
It looks like Samsung is no longer content to rest on its laurels when it comes to product innovation. According to Korea Times, the company has just pulled a page out of Google's book by establishing a team that will have the sole focus...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 10, 2015
The road to recovery is never easy, and after recently restructuring its business operations due in large part to disappointing Galaxy S5 device sales, Samsung is thinking about withdrawing from the Japanese market if sales of its Galaxy...
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Joshua Gulick - Mon, Feb 09, 2015
As we bring Internet-connected devices into our homes, it’s becoming more important than ever to read the fine print that accompanies them. Armed with cameras and mics, many of our home entertainment devices are capable of sending bits of...
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