We know that Samsung wants to increase its presence in the automotive market, and there’s no way Tesla can meet the insane demand for its vehicles without help, which is why it was easy to believe the report from Reuters on Tuesday that the two companies were partnering up. The report claimed that Samsung will be… Continue reading Elon Musk denies report that Samsung and Tesla are partnering up
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Samsung is actually taking a page out of BlackBerry’s book
BlackBerry is a company that should be taking some pages out of Samsung’s book, but it looks like the reverse will be happening with the Galaxy Note 6, which is expected to launch sometime in August. SamMobile reported on Tuesday that Samsung is planning to adopt a BlackBerry-like software hub for the upcoming phablet in… Continue reading Samsung is actually taking a page out of BlackBerry’s book
Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail
From time to time, Samsung will release a new product in an area that it’s not familiar with which will inevitably fail, and the tech community will laugh and wonder what the hell the company was thinking. The latest such product is Waffle, the company’s new content-sharing social media app that offers something most of its competitors… Continue reading Samsung’s attempt at a social media app is destined to fail
Samsung has finally made an Android skin that doesn’t suck
Samsung has proven time and time again that it knows how to make excellent hardware that sells hundreds of millions of units every year, but the company’s track record with software, on the other hand, is abysmal. It’s almost impressive how Samsung is able to take even the lightest, smoothest versions of Android and turn… Continue reading Samsung has finally made an Android skin that doesn’t suck
Samsung and Six Flags are bringing roller coasters to virtual reality
I’m not excited about virtual reality because of the gaming or potential scientific uses, although those are great too, I’m excited for it because it’ll allow me to experience the outside world from the comfort of my own home. The experience will be lamer and less immersive than the real world equivalent, but seeing as I’ll… Continue reading Samsung and Six Flags are bringing roller coasters to virtual reality
Smartphones will soon have 256GB of storage thanks to Samsung
Nextbit wants to solve the problem of storage anxiety on smartphones by using the cloud to ensure that you never run out of storage space, but Samsung has a more traditional solution: just give smartphones more internal storage. That’s easier said than done, however, because it’s not enough to develop a storage chip with a larger… Continue reading Smartphones will soon have 256GB of storage thanks to Samsung
More evidence suggests the Galaxy S7 will be water-resistant
Samsung may have nailed the design aspect of the Galaxy S6, but design alone isn’t enough to sell a smartphone, and the lack of exciting features on the S6 was a significant factor in the device’s lackluster sales. This time around, however, the company will be putting most of its focus on improving the hardware and… Continue reading More evidence suggests the Galaxy S7 will be water-resistant
Samsung wants its smartwatches to identify you using your veins
Soon you won’t even need to do anything to have your smartwatch identify you if a recently published Samsung patent ever makes it into one of the company’s products. The patent is for a sensor on the bottom of a smartwatch that takes pictures of its user’s vein structure and unique characteristics, and then compares… Continue reading Samsung wants its smartwatches to identify you using your veins
Samsung has started installing ad-blockers on its devices
Samsung’s software has always been, for lack of a better description, absolute crap, so much so that it’s actually hurting the company’s mobile business. This isn’t something that Samsung can allow to continue, which is why it’s finally making an effort to improve its software in a number of ways, the first of which is the introduction of ad-blockers. Even… Continue reading Samsung has started installing ad-blockers on its devices
Samsung is gonna have to start coughing up money to Nokia
Nokia may have (temporarily) pulled out of the handset market, but the company has spent more than $50 billion on research and development over the last two decades to build a massive patent portfolio, and it’s time to start collecting those licensing fees. On Monday morning, the company announced that it will generate at least $1.4 billion in revenue… Continue reading Samsung is gonna have to start coughing up money to Nokia