Samsung just introduced a pair of new smartphones called “Mega.” The largest one measures 6.3 inches (diagonally) which is only 0.7 inches smaller than Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy tablet. The new phones, called the Galaxy Mega, will run Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
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Samsung’s latest tablet computer, the 8 inch screened Galaxy Note, is ready to go on sale across the US. A number of reviewers have got their hands on the mid-way house between the seven inch and ten inch tablet markets. Has Samsung found a niche, or is this simply sitting undecided in no mans land, satisfying nobody? Let’s find out. …read more
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Samsung announced preliminary results for the March quarter that were stronger than expected. Revenue of 52 trillion Won ($46 billion) is approximately 15% higher from a year ago. Operating profit of 8.5 to 8.9 trillion Won ($7.5 to $7.9 billion) looks to have increased 53% at the mid-point of last years 5.7 trillion Won ($5.0 billion) and was nicely ahead of analysts 8.38 trillion Won ($7.4 billion). …read more
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Samsung’s new venture with Best Buy will not hurt Apple. Samsung is teaming up with Best Buy to open Samsung ‘Experience’ boutiques within the big box electronics retailer’s stores. …read more
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By Haydn Shaughnessy, Contributor
Samsung dominates certain markets – like AMOLED displays, TV and some areas of smartphones. How come? …read more
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By Anthony Wing Kosner, Contributor
Samsung indeed has the next big thing on its hands with the Galaxy S4. I’m not sure that it quite has the messaging right for the U.S. market with its website and product videos, but after I wrote a story questioning that fact, I began to question myself. Samsung’s TV ads for the Galaxy S III and at the Superbowl have been very effective at undermining Apple’s “cool factor,” and most consumers won’t look at the website anyway. …read more
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By The Street, Contributor Samsung unveiled its eagerly anticipated Galaxy S4 smartphone at a glitzy event in New York on Thursday night, launching another rival to Apple’s (AAPL) iconic iPhone. …read more
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Samsung will be unveiling the newest product in their Galaxy line, the Galaxy S IV in New York today. I will be liveblogging the event so stay tuned. …read more
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By Haydn Shaughnessy, Contributor
Samsung have just released an irritating reminder to everyone looking at the next round in the Apple vs Samsung battle that Sammy will be unveiling the Galaxy S4 on the 14th March in New York – see the video below. It is controversially grating and already has people talking. …read more
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By Haydn Shaughnessy, Contributor
Samsung continued a great year last night by picking up the smartphone of year award at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona beating off the challenge of Apple and its iPhone, HTC Droid DNA, Nokia Lumia 920, and Samsung Galaxy Note II. It was one of four major awards for Samsung, compared with none for Apple. …read more
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By Robert Passikoff, Contributor Samsung – who unseated Apple in the smartphone category in our 2013 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index – is now taking Apple on in the tablet category. …read more
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By Haydn Shaughnessy, Contributor
Samsung has announced it will unveil the Galaxy S4, its new flagship smartphone, at an event in New York City on March 14th. However, the rumor mill is saying the Galaxy S4 smartphone will not live up to expectations. …read more
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Samsung’s latest handset could be one of the most disruptive moves yet by the South Korean company. The four java based handsets will be sold under the ‘Rex’ brand name, with screens between 2.8 and 3.5 inches, and cameras up to 3.2 megapixels. Who has the most to lose from this news? There’s no doubt in my mind that it is Nokia. …read more
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Samsung devices are the top six and eight of the top ten Android devices in use worldwide according to Localytics. While Localytics software is weighted to app-centric countries (the biggest underweighting would be China) I believe it gives a fairly accurate reading on the relative positions of each device. …read more
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By Jason Evangelho, Contributor Samsung’s 2 minute, $15 million Super Bowl advertisement will air today during the 4th quarter of the big game. Not only is it dense with Tarantino-esque banter between Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, it establishes Samsung and its Galaxy brand as the smartphone with the undeniable cool factor.
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By Nigam Arora, Contributor Samsung’s advances in this technology have the potential to seriously hurt Apple as Samsung is believed to control up to 90% of the supply of OLED displays.
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By Louis Bedigian, Contributor Samsung is poised to extend its lead over Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2013. Neil Mawston, the executive director at Strategy Analytics, told Reuters that his firm expects Samsung to “slightly extend its lead over Apple this year because of its larger multitier product portfolio.” (What must-have amenity will soon be available via Apple?) “Samsung plays […]
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