Samsung remained the leader in global smartphone shipments for Q4 and 2015

The latest preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reveals that smartphone vendors shipped 399.5 million units combined in the fourth quarter of 2015 which is a 5.7% increase when compared to the same period last year. For the full year global smartphone shipments crossed 1.4 billion units for the first time, 1432.9 million units to be...

Samsung announces fourth quarter financial results

Samsung today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. The company raked in KRW 53.32 trillion ($44 billion) in consolidated revenue and posted KRW 6.14 trillion ($5.04 billion) in operating profit for the quarter. The company notes that its fourth quarter earnings have dipped quarter-over-quarter and it blames economic headwinds including the sharp fall in oil prices over the past year whereas its components...

Pay for one Samsung flagship and get the other half-off at T-Mobile

The third largest mobile carrier in the United States has launched a new promotion today which is going to appeal to those who would like to purchase a Samsung flagship. Under this promotion customers only have to pay full price for one handset as the carrier will give them half-off on the other. Eligible smartphones include the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. This promotion is open to all new and existing...

Unofficial Telegram client for the Samsung Z3 makes its way onto the Tizen Store

When compared to Android, iOS and Windows Phone, Tizen is a relatively new operating system that, up until last year, hadn’t made its way into the mass smartphone market. However, Samsung’s release of the Z1 in India on February 6, 2015, changed all that. As expected, there were no complaints about the fluidity of the software, nor its design. The only qualms that came from customers were over the severe lack of applications available for the platform....

Despite dismal performance Samsung’s mobile division employees will receive hefty bonuses

It’s not a secret that Samsung’s mobile division is struggling and the company doesn’t expect things to significantly turnaround this year however that won’t stop Samsung Electronics from retaining the 50% ceiling for employee bonuses at its mobile division. A “high-ranking Samsung executive” has confirmed to The Korea Times that employees at the company’s mobile division will receive 50% of their annual salaries “as compensation for their sincere...

1-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy E7, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

Samsung spent $30 billion on semiconductors last year

Samsung didn’t only lead the pack in research and development expenditure last year it also retained its top spot as the world’s largest buyer of semiconductors. The latest numbers from Gartner reveal that Samsung spent $29.867 billion on semiconductors in 2015. Even though that’s massive it’s still slightly lower than the $30.989 billion Samsung spent on semiconductors in 2014. Despite the slight...

Samsung may not unveil the Galaxy S7 edge+ next month

Three weeks ago we exclusively revealed the screen sizes of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch respectively, aside from some of the specifications of the upcoming flagships. Recently a model of the Galaxy S7 with a 5.7-inch display was spotted online. For all we know it could be a prototype of the Galaxy S7 edge+ since most of the rumors that are floating around these days...

SmartThings helps parents cool down their teenager’s hormones in latest video

Teenagers and their hormones is an eternal discussion that has been going on since before the time when someone named the famous parent/child discussion “the birds and the bees.” The latest Samsung SmartThings video shows parents how to cool down their teenagers’ hormones without being aware of “the rising flame.” A father, away from his home, can turn down the temperature of the room, among other things. Samsung’s SmartThings Hub is the company’s...

How to boot your Samsung Galaxy device into Safe Mode

Unfortunately, it happens. You install a whole bunch of brand new apps on your smartphone and things suddenly start conflicting. Or you update your Galaxy, and now existing applications have become buggy. Or the battery drains faster than it did before. Or the camera app crashes. Or. Or. Or. Galaxy devices, like all other smartphones, are complex, and bugs can arise. In order to determine whether...