Samsung Q2 2018 earnings guidance hints at poor Galaxy S9 sales

It was reported multiple times over the past couple of weeks that Samsung might see a dip in its revenues for the second quarter of this year. That does seem to be the case after looking at the Q2 2018 earnings guidance that the company has released today. Samsung expects to bring in 58 trillion won or $51.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ending June 30 with an operating profit of 14.8 trillion won or $13.2 billion. The earnings guidance represents...

Bixby users in the US can now access sports news and scores

Bixby Home is one of the core components of Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby. It proactively offers information about news, weather, fitness, upcoming appointments, etc. to the users. Sports content from the popular sports website theScore.com is joining the list now. TheScore has announced the launch of sports news and scores on Bixby Home for users in the United States. The service will cover updates...

Galaxy Jean is a rebadged Galaxy A6+ for South Korea

Samsung announced last week that it had released the Galaxy A6 in South Korea. The company didn’t say anything about the Galaxy A6+ at that time so it wasn’t unclear if that model was going to be released in the country as well. The company has now launched the Galaxy Jean in its home country. It’s not a different device rather it’s a rebadged Galaxy A6+. The device has been listed on Samsung’s official...

Samsung may unveil the Galaxy X before the Galaxy S10 next year

Samsung’s rumored foldable smartphone, commonly referred to as the Galaxy X, has been the subject of many ‘leaks’ and reports in the recent months. From its display size to battery capacity to alleged pricing, a lot has been ‘leaked’ and speculated about the coveted Galaxy X. So far, most of the available information about its launch and availability has been mostly vague with references to sometime early next year. A new piece of info from China...

Samsung Android Go smartphone certified with Android 8.1 before launch

Samsung has developed its first Android Go smartphone which the company is likely going to launch soon. We exclusively reported a couple of weeks ago that Samsung is testing this device bearing model number SM-J260G in dozens of markets across the globe including the United Kingdom, France, Russia and India. The Samsung Android Go smartphone has now been listed at the Wi-Fi Alliance where it has been...

Samsung’s next flagship flip phone may get a dual camera

You won’t find a lot of takers for a flagship flip phone in major markets across the globe but Samsung has found a niche market for such a product in China. It has been launching its W-series of flagship flip phones in China for a few years now with the latest model, the W2018, being launched in December last year. Samsung is reportedly working on the successor to this handset which may presumably be called the W2019 under codename Project Lykan....

Samsung’s technology makes 3GHz+ a reality for ARM’s Cortex-A76 CPU

Samsung today announced that it’s expanding the strategic foundry collaboration with UK-based semiconductor design company ARM to its 7/5-nanometer FinFET process technology to maintain its dominance in the era of high-performance computing. The Arm Artisan physical IP platform will be based on Samsung Foundry’s 7LPP (7nm Low Power Plus) and 5LPE (5nm Low Power Early) process technologies which will make 3GHz+ performance a reality of ARM Cortex-A76...

Samsung’s Over The Horizon ringtone reworked by elementary school kids

Samsung’s Over The Horizon ringtone is perhaps the most well-known in the world today, due in part to the sheer number of smartphones the company has sold in recent years. Over The Horizon really came into its own with the strings-heavy version that debuted on the Galaxy S5, and Samsung has offered fresh takes on the tune each year by inviting popular musicians and composers. This time around, Samsung turned to elementary school students in the Netherlands...

Galaxy Note 9 support pages are now being listed on Samsung’s websites

We’re a little over a month away from the official unveiling of the Galaxy Note 9 so it’s not surprising to see that Samsung is laying the groundwork on its websites across the globe to host information about its new flagship. The official Galaxy Note 9 support pages are now being listed on Samsung’s websites across the globe. This isn’t the first time that this is happening. Samsung normally lists the support pages for upcoming handsets a couple...