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Samsung to buy 3% stake in Sharp for $112 million

Samsung to buy 3% stake in Sharp for $112 million
  • Posted March 6, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • Sharp has confirmed it will be receiving a 10.4 billion yen (around $112 million) investment from Samsung for a 3% stake in the company. The two have done business in the past but this deal will further strengthen that relationship, …

Galaxy Note III: The next, next big thing from Samsung in 2013

Galaxy Note III: The next, next big thing from Samsung in 2013
  • Posted March 6, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The Galaxy S4 hasn’t even seen the light of day yet we are already hearing rumblings about the next, next big thing from Samsung. That device is said to be the successor to the Galaxy Note II which is tipped…

Samsung's Galaxy S4 will continue to use a plastic body

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  • Posted March 6, 2013, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Details about Samsung’s next generation Galaxy smartphone continue to trickle in as we’re just over a week away from the big reveal. The latest news on the Galaxy S4 comes courtesy of Samsung executive vice president of mobile Y.H. Lee…

Samsung's Galaxy Note II the latest to fall victim to lock screen flaw

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  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing With Video
  • It seems Apple isn’t the only smartphone provider that’s having trouble as of late with lock screen flaws as we are now hearing word that Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is suffering from similar issues. Mobile enthusiast Terence Eden said he…

Samsung teases Galaxy S4, launch set for next week

Samsung teases Galaxy S4, launch set for next week
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 11:03 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • While the contents of Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase remain a mystery to this day, there’s little doubt as to what lurks inside a box that’s the center of Samsung’s new Unpacked teaser video. We’ll find out for sure on March 14…

Samsung intends to double their tablet sales this year

Samsung intends to double their tablet sales this year
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Almost exactly one year to the day, Samsung product strategy executive Hankil Yoon told reporters during a media roundtable meeting at Mobile World Congress that his company wasn’t doing very well in the tablet market.

Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet

Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Samsung showed off a new Wallet application during a developer conference at Mobile World Congress that will allow users to store things such as event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards, and coupons in one central location. Currently available as a…

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung introduced a new Android-powered set-top box during Mobile World Congress this week. It’s an unlikely event to showcase a television box but that didn’t stop the Korean electronics giant from unveiling the HomeSync box.

Rumor: Barnes & Noble to pull out of building Nook e-readers

Rumor: Barnes & Noble to pull out of building Nook e-readers
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Barnes & Noble is reportedly weighing its options with regards to their Nook e-book reader. A person familiar with the company’s strategy said executives have realized they must move away from building their own hardware and instead focus more on…

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Chalk one up for the rumor mill as Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will make its debut at a Mobile Unpacked event on March 14 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The electronics giant made…

Thursday tech deals: 40" Samsung HDTV $398, 60" Sharp $798

Thursday tech deals: 40" Samsung HDTV $398, 60" Sharp $798
  • Posted February 21, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • TigerDirect offers the Samsung 40" 1080p LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. UN40EH5000, for $497.99. Coupon code "JON84244" cuts it to $397.99. With about $13 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $69, although it was $21 less in November...

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14
  • Posted February 18, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Last month we heard rumors that the Galaxy S IV would be launching on April 15 and that we could expect to see an announcement sometime in March during one of the company’s Mobile Unpacked events. That intelligence still looks…

Samsung preparing Galaxy Altius smartwatch to compete with iWatch

Samsung preparing Galaxy Altius smartwatch to compete with iWatch
  • Posted February 18, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Apple may not be the only large electronics maker preparing a smartwatch as screenshots have surfaced from what very well could be Samsung’s take on the same product. The images, originally posted on a Korean forum, were all captured at…

Apple and Samsung sold half of all smartphones in 2012, Huawei third

Apple and Samsung sold half of all smartphones in 2012, Huawei third
  • Posted February 14, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The latest mobile phone report from Gartner shows that for the first time since 2009, overall handset sales dropped due to weak demand for low-cost feature phones. But where feature phones faltered in 2012, smartphones had a very strong year…

Apple becomes top U.S. mobile phone vendor in Q4

Apple becomes top U.S. mobile phone vendor in Q4
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple’s record holiday quarter helped push the company ahead of Samsung as the top mobile phone maker in the U.S. for the first time ever, according to Strategy Analytics. That’s for all mobile phones, not just smartphones, with the Cupertino-based…

HP Pavilion Chromebook detailed in leaked specifications sheet

HP Pavilion Chromebook detailed in leaked specifications sheet
  • Posted January 28, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • HP’s first Chromebook has been ousted ahead of a public announcement thanks to a PDF that was recently discovered on the company’s website. The HP Pavilion Chromebook looks to be in line with similar offerings from the competition albeit with…

Samsung reports $52.45 billion in revenue, good for $8.27 billion profit

Samsung reports $52.45 billion in revenue, good for $8.27 billion profit
  • Posted January 25, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung recently reported fourth quarter 2012 earnings which narrowly outpaced estimates released earlier this month. The South Korean multinational conglomerate earned revenues of roughly $52.45 billion with a profit of $8.27 billion. Samsung said the profit was up 10 percent…

Samsung overtakes Apple as top semiconductor buyer in 2012

Samsung overtakes Apple as top semiconductor buyer in 2012
  • Posted January 23, 2013, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Samsung has vaulted past Apple to become the world’s biggest buyer of semiconductors, according to new data from Gartner. The two were virtually tied for semiconductor purchases in 2011, but last year the scale tipped slightly to the South Korean…

RIM to consider sale of hardware division after BlackBerry 10 launches

RIM to consider sale of hardware division after BlackBerry 10 launches
  • Posted January 21, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins recently told German publication Die Welt that he is considering selling the company’s hardware production division after the launch of BlackBerry 10. Heins said there was no need to make a snap decision but…

Rumor: Galaxy Note 8.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress

Rumor: Galaxy Note 8.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress
  • Posted January 18, 2013, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung’s line of Galaxy Note products will soon be welcoming a new member to the family if the latest rumor to come down the pipe is to be believed. We are hearing that Samsung is preparing to introduce a new…

Sprint and T-Mobile issue OTA updates to address Exynos vulnerability

Sprint and T-Mobile issue OTA updates to address Exynos vulnerability
  • Posted January 17, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing
  • Two major wireless carriers in the US are now rolling out a patch to fix a security hole in select smartphones and tablets powered by Samsung’s Exynos mobile processor. The exploit is said to create opportunities for attackers to introduce…

Lenovo may be preparing several Chromebooks for May release

Lenovo may be preparing several Chromebooks for May release
  • Posted January 15, 2013, 11:07 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Rumor has it that one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world is preparing to release a Chromebook in just a few short months. It’s widely known that Acer and Samsung have similar machines based on Google’s popular OS…

Rumor: Exynos 5 Octa to ship with current-gen PowerVR GPU

Rumor: Exynos 5 Octa to ship with current-gen PowerVR GPU
  • Posted January 14, 2013, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung showcased their upcoming eight-core Exynos 5 Octa processor last week during the Consumer Electronics Show. The Korean electronics giant didn’t delve deeply into specifications like the GPU, leaving many enthusiasts to make educated guesses as to exactly what the…

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract

Thursday tech deals: Refurbished Galaxy S III $30 w/ contract
  • Posted January 10, 2013, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • With activation of a new two-year contract, AT&T offers the refurbished Samsung Galaxy S III 4G in Marble White or Pebble Blue for $29.99 with free shipping. That's $20 under a new one two weeks ago and $100 below the lowest total price we could find for a new unit today...

Samsung's record quarter: $8.3 billion profit, 63 million phones sold

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  • Posted January 10, 2013, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Samsung has announced its fifth consecutive record-breaking quarter driven by strong sales of Galaxy devices, improving chip prices and increased demand for smartphone displays. The South Korean company's operating profit rose a whopping 89 percent to 8.8 trillion won ($8.3…

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