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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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Brandon Hill - Sat, Feb 07, 2015
For the past few years, Samsung has been riding high atop the smartphone leaderboard when it comes to units shipped. However, during 2014, we started to see a bit of weakness in Samsung’s smartphone portfolio. Its flagship Galaxy S5...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Feb 07, 2015
Quite literally, virtual reality is set to make a major play in mainstream courtesy of Samsung and Best Buy. Beginning tomorrow, February 8, 100 select Best Buy locations scattered throughout the United States will begin demoing Samsung's Gear VR headset, allowing curious customers to try it...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Feb 06, 2015
This has been a crazy week for Samsung Galaxy S6 news. On Tuesday, Samsung actually posted a teaser image of the Galaxy S6 that appeared to show a device with a curved screen similar to that found on the Galaxy Note 4. Then on Wednesday, leaked photos showed what appears to be the final...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 05, 2015
Apple absolutely made the right decision to upsize the display on its iPhone with the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The evidence is everywhere, from the generally favorable reviews to staggering sales figures and record...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 05, 2015
Apple and Samsung will probably never be friends, and truth be told, the former doesn't even want to be business partners with the latter. Nevertheless, Apple isn't going to let its contempt for Samsung get in the way of a good business...
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Joshua Gulick - Wed, Feb 04, 2015
Samsung is facing heavy competition on multiple fronts these days. Mobile sales have dipped and a smartphone marketing executive recently stepped aside. In India, smartphone company Micromax has been a thorn in Samsung’s side for years, pushing low-end phones that have appealed to customers...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 04, 2015
Samsung isn't afraid to take risks on occasion, like when it began selling smartphones with screens so big that people began referring to them as phablets. The South Korean handset maker proved there was a market for these devices, but is...
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Joshua Gulick - Tue, Feb 03, 2015
With the expected unveiling of its Galaxy S6 less than a month away, Samsung is experiencing an unexpected shakeup up its smartphone marketing department. Kim Seok-pil, who headed up strategic marketing, stepped down from the position...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 03, 2015
Samsung has confirmed that its Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event will take place on March 1 in Barcelona. It's there that the company will reveal its next Galaxy device, presumably the Galaxy S6, with Samsung teasing an image of the handset on...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Feb 02, 2015
With all the news and rumors surrounding the upcoming launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S6, it’s easy to forget about the company’s current flagship smartphone: the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 may not have lived up to Samsung’s sales expectations...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Feb 02, 2015
Before the iPad came around, tablets were just another has-been sector that didn’t show much promise (does anyone remember Windows XP Tablet PC Edition?). However, following the introduction of the iPad in 2010, the sector exploded in...
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