Gear VR sees US launch, $199 price

Even though the date was far from confirmed in the time leading up to its launch, the Gear VR Innovator Edition has gone on sale today in the US. With a general release window revealed during the Samsung Developer Conference a few weeks ago, Samsung made good on a December release; at least in the US. There is still no word on a sale date for other markets, but early 2015 should be a generous suggestion....

Samsung becomes second largest LTE smartphones vendor in Q3 2014

LTE connectivity is an important feature on smartphones in this day and age, and every smartphone manufacturer has numerous devices in their lineup offering support for LTE networks. According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, Samsung was the second largest vendor of LTE-enabled smartphones, beaten only by its arch-rival Apple. LG took the third spot, while Chinese brands Oppo and Vivo rounded off the top 5 vendor list. The market for LTE-enabled...

Samsung Electronics promotes Pranav Mistry to global vice president

When you’re an enormous company like Samsung and your profits are seeing a steep decline, changes in upper management become a necessary evil, especially if you wish to see yourself remain at the top. Samsung recently said that it was restructuring some of its management, and as part of that reshuffle, the Korean manufacturer has named Pranav Mistry as global vice president of Samsung Electronics. For those that aren’t aware, Mistry – an Indian by...