Tag: Samsung

New Delhi: Samsung’s flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 8 on Friday won the ‘Gadget of the Year’ award at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2017 here. Galaxy Note8, which features ‘Bixby’ digital assistant and enhanced ‘S Pen’, was launched in India on September 12 at Rs 67,900. “With the launch of Galaxy Note8, we have further strengthened […]

Seoul: Samsung’s operating profit is forecast to reach a record 15.5 trillion won ($13.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2017, a market researcher said on Sunday. The report by FnGuide Inc, which was based on the assessment made by 23 local brokerages, showed the average market consensus surging past the original estimate of 13.7 […]

New Delhi: Samsung on Friday announced that digital assistant Bixby will now be available with voice capabilities in India that will help consumers interact better with their smartphones. Bixby has been optimized to understand Indian accents. The newly-launched Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users can now enable Bixby’s voice capabilities (US […]

New Delhi: South Korean giant Samsung has cut prices for its flagship devices Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones by up to Rs 4,000 ahead of Navratras in India. According to industry sources, HDFC Bank customers would get an additional cash back of Rs 4,000 on purchasing the device. The price of Galaxy S8+ (128GB variant) […]

New Delhi: Tech aficionados in India were in for a treat on Tuesday when Samsung launched its latest flagship Galaxy Note 8 device. The premium smartphone, at Rs 67,900, looks set to satisfy technology junkies who are on-the-go. Industry analysts quickly gave the device a thumbs-up. “Note 8 looks a great device with Samsung getting the […]

New Delhi: Although Samsungs flagship device Galaxy Note 7 witnessed a sad demise last year owing to exploding batteries, users in India still trust the brand and almost two-third of Note users say they would consider buying the new Note device. According to a survey conducted by market research firm IPSOS, nine out of 10 Samsung […]

New Delhi: Samsung on Wednesday officially launched the Galaxy “Note 8”, in a return for the South Korean smartphone major that recalled its Note 7 worldwide last year. This is Samsung’s first smartphone to feature dual camera set-up at the rear with portrait mode and dual optical image stabilisation (OIS). It also comes with “Bixby” […]

San Francisco: In a breather to its rival Samsung, Apple has decided to give its Touch ID security solution for its forthcoming “iPhone 8” handset a pass and will instead rely on face unlock feature for all works, an analyst has said. The move has left the door open for Samsung to bring the similar […]

Seoul: South Korean giant Samsung might launch with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 device a pair of wireless earplugs — similar to Apple’s wireless AirPods — that will be powered by its artificial intelligence assistant ‘Bixby’. According to a report in Korean outlet ETNews, the earphones will feature noise cancelling technology and it’s expected that […]

Seoul: Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday that on July 7 it will release in South Korea a refurbished version of its controversial smartphone Galaxy Note 7, which was recalled last year after several cases of these handsets catching fire. A total of 400,000 units of the refurbished smartphone, named the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition, […]

Seoul: Samsung is planning to construct the world’s biggest OLED plants in South Korea to beef up production of flexible OLED screens for the upcoming Apple iPhone 8 and other devices. Samsung Display controls 98 per cent of global markets for small and medium flexible OLED screens. According to Korean website ETNews, the plants, said […]

Noida: The government is aiming at a $1 trillion digital economy by 2020 and Samsung India will spearhead this movement, Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday as the South Korean giant announced Rs 4,915 crore investment in expanding its Noida manufacturing plant. The expansion of the plant on a 35-acre land adjacent […]

New Delhi: Samsung India on Friday signed an MoU with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to open two more technical training schools and to renew the partnership for 10 existing schools being run across the country. As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the technology giant will open two new MSME-Samsung Technical […]

Seoul: Amid reports of rival Samsung tying up with three South Korean banks for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based services, LG Electronics Inc on Friday launched its own mobile payment tool in the country to compete with “Samsung Pay”. LG Electronics said “LG Pay”, which is based on the Wireless Magnetic Communication technology, allows users to make payments […]

Seoul: US tech giant Intel Corp. continued to stand as the largest producer of corporate solid state drives (SSDs) in the first quarter, data showed on Friday, with its rival Samsung Electronics coming in second. Data compiled by industry tracker DRAMeXchange shows Intel accounted for 40 per cent of the market, while Samsung’s share stood […]