Samsung launches a dedicated Newsroom for fans in Germany

Samsung has today announced that it’s launched a brand new Newsroom for its loyal fans in Germany. The firm will use the online portal to spread word about business insights, citizenship activities, company news and products announcements in German. To be completely honest, we’re surprised that a German Newsroom wasn’t introduced earlier. Samsung has been operating in the Rhine-Main area for more than 30 years, and during this time the...

Samsung may take the wraps off the Galaxy C5 Pro and Galaxy C7 Pro in December

If a new rumor posted on Weibo is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung is preparing to take the wraps off the long-rumored Galaxy C5 Pro and Galaxy C7 Pro in December. We first found out about the handsets a couple of months ago when we exclusively reported that they were in the pipeline with the model numbers SM-C5010 and SM-C7010, respectively. Unfortunately, we had little to go on with...

Bell rolls out another update for the Galaxy Note 7 to remind owners that it’s been recalled

It would appear that Canadians aren’t too keen on the idea of chopping in their now-recalled Galaxy Note 7 for a refund or replacement as Bell has started rolling out a second maintenance update for units in the region. Unlike the previous upgrade, which limited the handset’s battery to 60 percent, this latest build introduces “indicators that encourage customers to contact Samsung regarding the replacement/return of affected...

T-Mobile announces its own version of Black Friday with great deals on Samsung devices

T-Mobile has today announced its own take on America’s Black Friday shopping holiday. It’s called Magenta Friday and is scheduled take place over the course of this weekend and next. As you can imagine, the operator will be hosting some fantastic deals as part of the promotion. Here are a few of the best ones: November 18 through November 20 — A family of four can receive two lines for free. Both smartphones and tablets are eligible for...

Vodafone rolls out September security patch for the Galaxy S4 Mini in Europe

Vodafone has started rolling out the September security patch for the Galaxy S4 Mini in Europe, which leads us to believe that Samsung will follow suit in the near future with a similar update for the factory unlocked variant of the handset. As outlined in the changelog posted on the firm’s Security Blog almost two months ago, the upgrade transports a total of 66 patches for the Android OS. In typical fashion, the Vodafone is distributing...

Samsung teams up with Microsoft to enable C# developers to build apps for Tizen

Samsung today announced a partnership with Microsoft on open source projects like .NET Core and Xamarin.Forms to provide .NET support for Tizen. What this means is that C# developers can now build apps for Samsung’s Tizen devices. Tizen is a nascent operating system based on Linux. It currently powers more than 50 million Samsung devices. Samsung has released the first preview of Visual Studio Tools...

Daily Deal: You can currently pick up a 16GB EVO microSD card for just $8.99

If you’re running low on storage on your device and want to transfer some photographs to an external storage device, you may want to listen up. While stock lasts, you can bag yourself a shiny new 16GB EVO microSD card for just $8.99. That’s a total saving of $6.  For those unaware, the EVO range of microSD cards offers one of the fastest transfer speeds on the market, which makes them perfect for recording full HD video and snapping high...

T-Mobile offering great Black Friday deals on Samsung products

T-Mobile today revealed the Black Friday deals that it’s going to offer all new and existing customers. It has confirmed them ahead of time so that they have ample time to get ready to spend some money when the deals go live. Customers are only interested in deals and T-Mobile is promising a lot of them, particularly on Samsung products. These deals will be available starting November 24 through November 27. Magenta is offering a free Galaxy S7 after...

Sites don’t write themselves: writers deserve respect, too

We here at SamMobile are committed to chasing Samsung and its mobile endeavors as we dive deeper into the future, and it is tech that motivates us to do our jobs every day. But we, like you, are human; we too, have feelings, emotions, hopes, dreams, and yes, disappointments. And it is from that place of humanness, a place where all stand, that I write these words. We appreciate our readership and want our readership to feel comfortable with commenting...

Samsung Group companies have cut 8,000 jobs over the past year

It was first reported late last year that Samsung was thinking about downsizing its workforce to cut down on costs. It was offering “average workers with mediocre performance” to take a sizable compensation in return for leaving the company. Data compiled by the Financial Supervisory Service reveals that four Samsung Group companies have cut over 8,000 jobs combined over the past year as the conglomerate deals with economic uncertainties. Samsung...

Samsung president reiterates that the company is not interested in building cars

There has been a lot of speculation over the past few years about Apple building an actual car. Similar things have also been said about Samsung but as far as tech companies go, it’s only Google that has built a proper prototype of its self-driving car and even that’s not going to be sold directly to the public. Samsung’s recent $8 billion acquisition of Harman International has got people talking about the company’s automotive plans again but a...