Tag: SAMSUNG
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What does this mean? Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to come with Infinity Display
The reborn Samsung Galaxy Note 7R is coming this month, but the Galaxy Note 8 is what phablet fans are looking forward to. New rumours say the phone will pack an Infinity Display similar to the Galaxy S8 duo and the OS out of the box would be Android 7.1.1 Nougat, a version we are…
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Samsung is the number one most admired brand in Africa, report says
Samsung has emerged as the number one most admired brand in Africa, according to Brand Africa’s 2016/17 list of Most Admired Brands in Africa. The company grew its brand value by 13 percent; a progress that can be credited to Samsung’s expedient recall and customer service solutions, according to CNN. “Slow growth and challenging economic…
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Samsung gets approval to test self-driving car
The driverless car race is getting even more crowded as Samsung has received the green light to start testing a self-driving vehicle in South Korea. According to CNNtech, the tech company will be testing a car fitted with sensors and cameras, referring to South Korea government statement on Monday. The Samsung self-driving car, as reported,…
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Samsung, Apple maintain top spots in smartphone market
Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017 while Chinese-based Huawei’s strong growth cemented its number three position, a market tracker said Thursday. Research firm IDC said overall smartphone shipments grew 4.3 percent in the first quarter, slightly better than its prior forecast, to 347 million units. “The first quarter…
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Samsung announces refurbished Galaxy Note 7 launch date
Samsung has announced it is set to launch refurbished versions of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 without the faulty batteries. The Galaxy Note 7 was a major black mark in Samsung’s otherwise shiny record and after the global recall of the Note 7 smartphones, there was much speculation that the company would sell refurbished versions of…
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Nokia makes smartphone comeback starting in China with Nokia 6
Nokia is making a cameo comeback with smartphones unveiling Nokia 6 running on Google’s Android OS at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 on Sunday. If you are a cell phone user of a certain age, you likely have a soft spot for the Nokia brand. In the late 1990s and most of the aughts,…
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LOOKING AHEAD: Smartphones to launch 2017
2017 is upon us, bringing with it a flurry of new top-end smartphones to get excited about. The tenth anniversary of the original iPhone means Apple may have something special in store for us this year, while Samsung will probably come out all guns blazing in order to soundly recover from the Galaxy Note 7…
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Samsung set to release Galaxy Note 7 probe results
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has revealed hint it will announce this month results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The South Korean firm said in October it was examining all aspects of the phone, suggesting…
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Samsung launches Focus all-in-one app
Samsung has launched Focus, a utility app that offers a unified experience for mails, contacts and calendars. Focus is already available for download on Google Play and it provides a unified view for users’ mails, calendar, and contacts for a more organized user experience. Samsung Focus, which comes with multi-account support, enables “Exchange ActiveSync (EAS),…
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Nokia files patent infringement charges against Apple
Nokia Corp said on Wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker’s legal action targeting the one-time cellphone industry leader a day earlier. Nokia’s lawsuits, filed in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany, and the U.S. District Court for the…