Samsung will not supply the batteries for the Tesla Model 3

Yesterday, a report was published online by Electrek claiming that Tesla Motors recently took delivery of a large quantity of battery cells produced by Samsung SDI. This resulted in a fluctuation of the stock market as Samsung’s shares firmly rose, while Panasonic’s faced a decline. Now, however, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, has taken to his Twitter page to reveal that the firm hasn’t signed for 120 tons of Samsung SDI 18650...

Rikers Island prison inmates in the US get the Galaxy Tab S2 for education and rehabilitation

Tablets are mostly used for content consumption and entertainment purposes by consumers, but prison inmates from Rikers Island in the US are being offered Galaxy Tab S2 tablets for their education and rehabilitation. The inmates can use educational and vocational apps, read e-books, prepare for upcoming court cases, and in some cases communicate with family members using the provided Galaxy Tab S2....

Samsung rolls out Android Wear 1.5 update for the Gear Live

Samsung is in the midst of rolling out a minor software update to all Gear Live units located in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The upgrade, which is referred to in the industry as Android Wear 1.5, doesn’t bring any notable new features to the unit. Instead, it’s targeted at patching any issues that occurred when users installed the Android Wear 1.4 OTA that the firm started distributing...

Samsung to launch its mobile payment platform in Australia on June 15

Samsung has today started sending out invitations to an event it’s holding in Australia on Wednesday, June 15. It’s believed that the company will use the conference as an opportunity to launch its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay, in the region, and will provide attendees with a hands-on demonstration of the technology at work, which is something it failed to do when it rolled out compatibility in Spain last week. As you’d expect, the Galaxy...

Samsung launches TV Plus service in Thailand and Vietnam

Samsung has launched its virtual TV channel service, TV Plus, in Thailand and Vietnam. TV Plus was first launched in the company’s homeland South Korea in October. It was met with success with an impressive user retention rate of 80 percent, after which Samsung had announced that it will launch TV Plus in more Asian markets in South East Asia. TV Plus, which is available on Samsung’s Tizen-based smart TVs, basically emulates the...

Samsung Galaxy Tab E LTE with 8-inch display now available in Canada

Samsung’s latest affordable 8-inch tablet with cellular connectivity, the Galaxy Tab E LTE, is now available in Canada through Bell, Rogers, and Telus. You can purchase the LTE-compatible unlocked tablet through any of the aforementioned carrier stores in the country for $289.99. The Galaxy Tab E LTE (SM-T377W) features an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800 pixels) LCD display, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor,...

US customers, you can now pre-order the Gear Fit 2 from your favorite online retailer

The Gear Fit 2 brings some advantages to the table as opposed to its direct predecessor, namely 1) in-built GPS and 2) its Android 4.4 KitKat/ smartphone compatibility, but the device is only available for pre-order now. The pre-order timeframe is an excellent one for customers because, usually, you can find a more affordable price on a given item as well as secure the item before other world customers...

Samsung delivers a large quantity of batteries to Tesla Motors

Electrek is reporting that Tesla Motors recently took delivery of large quantities of battery cells from Samsung SDI, following which shares of the latter firm rose sharply while the price of Panasonic’s shares fell. Samsung SDI declined to confirm whether a deal with Tesla is underway. A bill of landing confirms that 120 tons of Samsung SDI 18650 battery cells were delivered to Tesla Motors recently. The electric car company currently...

Galaxy Note 6 may not come with Android N pre-installed

There have been a lot of rumors and reports concerning Samsung’s next flagship handset. It’s believed that the Galaxy Note 6 is going to be among the first devices to come with Android N pre-installed, however, a leaked user agent profile of the handset makes it seem that it may not be running Android N straight out of the box. Google may have officially announced its next major Android release but...

Leak suggests Samsung’s next flagship will indeed be called the Galaxy Note 7

We’re a couple of months away from the launch of Samsung’s next flagship handset and there are conflicting reports about the name of this device. Many predictably believe that since the Galaxy Note 5 was released last year it’s only natural that this year’s phablet will be called the Galaxy Note 6. However, several reports have contradicted this, saying that Samsung will call it the Galaxy Note 7...

Video Experts from ARRI preferred Samsung’s Quantum Dot SUHD TVs

Samsung recently displayed its latest Quantum Dot SUHD TVs at the Korean International Broadcast, Audio, and Lighting Equipment Show (KOBA) 2016 that was held in Seoul from May 24-27. ARRI, a German firm that’s famous for making great cameras and lighting equipment, preferred Samsung’s SUHD TVs to display clarity of its newest cameras. ARRI chose SUHD TVs to showcase performance of its high-end cinema-grade cameras as they are HDR compatible....

SamMobile Premium May giveaway winners

May is over, and we have selected the winners of the month’s SamMobile Premium giveaway! Samsung’s wearable devices were part of our prizes for last month, including the Gear S2 Classic, the Gear VR, and the Gear 360. Who got lucky? Well, here are the winners for May 2016! Gear S2 classic Username: kumargCountry: Kuwait Gear VRUsername: vadeshCountry: United States Gear 360Username: dempic Country: The Netherlands For June, the same prizes will...

Samsung plans to focus on a bunch of little things to push the ‘Next Big Thing’

Samsung’s marketing strategy revolved around the ‘Next Big Thing‘ for a few years now, but the company plans to change that to maintain its leading position in the slowing smartphone market. Marc Mathieu, chief marketing officer for Samsung’s North American operations, says that the company plans to focus on a bunch of little things. The company’s new marketing campaign focuses on four “collections:” Go, Explore, Create and Move, that people do every...

June security patch for Samsung devices detailed

Google now releases monthly security patches for Android to ensure that its users remain safe. Many of its OEM partners have gone down a similar road and they also release monthly security patches, Samsung happens to be one of them. The company today posted the details of its upcoming patch, it includes all patches up to the latest Google Security Bulletin – June 2016 package, aside from some fixes that Samsung itself has made. Samsung sends out...

Samsung may release QLED TVs in two years

Business Korea is reporting that Samsung may release its QLED TVs in two years and that it will be the company’s choice for its next-generation high-end televisions. Samsung Display, the company’s display technology development arm, has stopped research and development of LCD displays. The company has also stressed that it won’t release OLED TVs anytime soon as it favors QLED technology. Samsung’s current-generation Quantum Dot SUHD TVs require...

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition price in Russia revealed

Samsung launched the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition late last month. This limited edition handset is going to be available in a handful of countries which include China, Korea, Russia, Singapore, and countries in Latin America. A report out of Russia claims to reveal the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition price in Russia. Samsung has partnered with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to create this limited edition smartphone. It’s inspired...

Bloomberg: Samsung may release two new smartphones with bendable screens in 2017

We were the first ones to report that Samsung is working on a new smartphone codenamed Project Valley with a bendable display. Now, Bloomberg is reporting that the South Korean smartphone giant may release two new smartphones with bendable screens in 2017. According to the report, Samsung’s flagship smartphones will use bendable OLED displays next year. One of these smartphones can be folded into half like a cosmetic compact, while the other will...

The Tizen Alliance weakens as the number of member companies decreases from 10 to 4

The Tizen Alliance was established by Intel and Samsung to create a viable third option to Android and iOS. Other than Intel and Samsung, there were eight other firms including KT, Fujitsu, NTT Docomo, Orange Telecom, Huawei, SK Telecom, NEC, and LG U+. However, the Tizen Alliance is weakening with each passing year as iOS and Android are the only major smartphone operating systems left in the market. According to a new report from Business Korea,...