Even though Apple added a toggle to iOS which disables the controversial CPU throttling and offered consumers discounted battery replacements, the Italian watchdog has fined the Cupertino technology giant ten million euros, which works out to about $11.4 million bucks, over using software updates to slow down iPhones and push people into buying new models.
DJ Koh, the chief executive officer of Samsung's mobile division, has confirmed to CNBC that the company's foldable phone is getting ever-closer to becoming a reality. In fact, the device could get revealed soon after Apple's 2018 iPhones hit store shelves around the world.
An extensive barrage of tests conducted by experts over at DisplayMate has shown that Samsung's recently unveiled Note 9 flagship smartphone rocks the best mobile display.
Samsung yesterday unveiled Note 9 and what better way to push the new device into public consciousness than a pair of anti-iPhone videos as part of its recent “Ingenious” campaign?
There's a new smart speaker set to arrive this year, and like the Apple HomePod, it's going to be sold at the top end of the emerging smart home market. The Galaxy Home speaker is the first to include Samsung's Bixby voice assistant; it was announced earlier today alongside the Note 9 smartphone and Galaxy Watch.
On Thursday, Samsung introduced its new Note 9 smartphone. At the same time, it announced the upcoming launch of the Galaxy Watch. The new wearable device, which is available beginning on Aug. 24 alongside the Note 9, replaces the Gear S3 watch which was introduced by the company two years ago.
Samsung Electronics today at the Unpacked 2018 press event announced a next-generation Galaxy Note 9 phablet alongside new smartwatch models. The new Note has a 6.4-inch 2960x1400 Super AMOLED-based Infinity Display, an all-day 4,000mAh battery, faster internals, more storage and an upgraded S Pen stylus with Bluetooth LE support for things like triggering photos, controlling slideshows and media playback and so forth.
We know Samsung will be unpacking the next Note at a media event on August 9, and now what appears to be a legitimate promotional video for the upcoming device has apparently leaked out. If it's an indication, the phablet-class device will look similar to last year’s model.
During the second quarter of 2018, China's Huawei overtook Apple to become the No. 2 smartphone provider in the world. During the quarter, Huawei delivered shipments of 54.2 million units compared to 41.3 million units for Apple. The change represents the first time since the second quarter of 2010 when Apple wasn't No. 1 or No. 2 in the world, according to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker survey.
The renewed bashing continues as Samsung of South Korea on Thursday released three new anti-iPhone ads, part of its current “Ingenius” ad campaign, which poke fun of that infamous iPhone X notch while ridiculing the handset's lack of an SD card slot and split-screen multitasking.
Ahead of the scheduled Unpacked 2018 announcement on August 9, Samsung today released a trio of Note 9 teaser videos via its official YouTube channel, hyping improved features such as a bigger, longer-lasting battery, a faster processor and lots of flash storage.
Qualcomm on Monday is celebrating recently announced Ookla download speed tests that pit its Snapdragon 845 against the Intel XMM 7480. The former is found on high-end Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S9, while the latter is on the Apple iPhone X, among others devices.