Apple scores another victory in patent infringement fight against Samsung

Apple and Samsung have been fighting a patent infringement battle in court for a few years now and the matter is far from done, if recent moves are any indication both companies are willing to see the matter through to the end and don’t appear to be under pressure to settle this as soon as possible. There have been victories and losses on both sides and this week it’s Apple that scores a victory, today an appeals court in the United States ruled...

SK Telecom selects Samsung to provide specialized LTE network

Leading South Korean operator SK Telecom has selected Samsung to provide the country’s first dedicated and independent LTE network designed to meet the unique needs of railway safety and operation personnel. With this LTE network workforces in the field as well as operators in the control center will be able to communicate using multimedia services. Police forces and fire departments will be immediately informed when there’s an accident within the...

Samsung Pay could arrive on cheaper Galaxy handsets

Samsung’s payment service is already live in South Korea where it’s reported to be doing well, the company is already seeing a lot of interest among US consumers as it gears up to launch the service later this month. For now Samsung Pay only works with the company’s expensive Galaxy handsets including but not limited to the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6. Could Samsung ever bring it to cheaper handsets? It just might, head of Samsung’s...

The Galaxy Note 5 is still for power users

The Galaxy Note 5 is the best productivity device Samsung’s ever made, but the new phablet hasn’t arrived to market without its share of criticism. Of the criticisms out there that I can think of (the so-called stylus flaw, glass construction, lack of removable battery, no microSD card slot, removal of the IR blaster, etc.) that have been shouted loudly on the Web, there is one in particular that...

Gear S2 3G model bypassing the UK and Europe, for now

Europeans who’ve been dying to get their hands on a Galaxy Note5 (which has yet to launch on the continent; only the Galaxy S6 edge+ is available) now have more bad news: the Gear S2 3G will not arrive in the UK or Europe next month. Bluetooth models could be available in Europe on October 25th. According to what we know about the Gear S2, Canada and the United States are poised to see Samsung’s latest smartwatch arrive on October 2nd. Best...

Samsung could release its own Turtle Glass displays soon

Samsung’s display division has recently issued a registration for a brand new display entitled ‘Turtle Glass’, which could be an alternative to Gorilla Glass. Following a long collaboration with Corning it seems the two companies will part ways for now, and Turtle Glass could have many applications in Samsung’s TVs, watches and other products as well. It could be that Samsung plans on using Turtle...

[Poll] Would the Gear S2 Classic be better this way?

So once in awhile a gadget grabs your attention and you immediately know it will be a hit, the Gear S2 classic is one of those gadgets. Ever since we came to know about “Project Orbis” Samsung was sticking with a digital crown for the smartwatch. However when we saw the first real life pictures of the Gear S2 Classic the digital crown was nowhere to be found. Samsung opted for 2 push buttons...

Angry Birds will be landing on Tizen soon

Tizen is a fairly nascent platform when compared against established rivals like Android and iOS, it goes without saying that apps are absolutely essential for any mobile platform to succeed in this highly competitive market. Samsung has been working hard with developers to get them to build more apps for Tizen, it’s going to be a long road ahead but the company is making some progress. Rovio, maker...

Samsung Pay hits 500,000 registrants as US debut nears

It was only a week ago that we were reporting 25,000 sign-ups for Samsung Pay and now a new report from Business Korea tells us that Samsung Pay has passed 500,000 registrations in the United States. If the mobile payment service keeps this up it’s expected to surpass one million subscribers in a month or two. So far Samsung Pay has been launched in South Korea with a huge success and the tech company wants to roll out its mobile payment service...

Latest update for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge adds Microsoft apps

Samsung is rolling out a new update for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge which certainly won’t be appreciated by folks who don’t like to have a lot of bloatware on their devices because that’s precisely what this update does. It brings several Microsoft apps for the handset that users may not have asked for but will now have to live with anyway. Carrying build number LMY47X.G925FXXU2COH2 the update weighs in around 220MB and installs Microsoft...