• NEWS
    Samsung Will Actually Pay You to Buy This Device

    Samsung is literally paying for customers to buy its smartphones. The company is lagging behind Apple in smartphone sales lately and hopes paying the first three months of a new customer’s phone installment payment will sway some people to try one of its devices. The company’s offer lasts until Oct. 16. Customers who agree to […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Samsung Unveils 18.4-inch Galaxy View Tablet for Video Streaming

    Samsung has stolen Apple’s thunder — again. The company finally put rumors to rest and unveiled its much anticipated 18.4-inch tablet called Galaxy View. The massive device, which is a cross between a tablet and a TV, is designed for video streaming. It boasts a huge screen with a full HD 1,920 x 1,080 resolution […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Samsung Could Face Second Recall as US Probes Burnt Galaxy Note 7

    HIGHLIGHTS Second recall likely if replacement Galaxy Note 7 fire report confirmed Company’s earnings rose at the slowest pace in five quarters Owner of the phone involved in the incident said device was a replacement Samsung could face an unusual second recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones if one that caught fire aboard an […]

  • COUPONS
    Samsung announces Wallet to rival Apple’s Passbook

    Samsung announces Wallet to rival Apple’s Passbook Taking a page from Apple’s Passbook app, Samsung has announced a ticket and coupon management app called Samsung Wallet. The solution will allow users to store and manage event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards and coupons in one place. The South Korean mobile giant made the app public […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Samsung Workers Sickened by Chemicals in Factories Speak Up

    Samsung Electronics, the leader in the global computer chip and smartphone industries, is South Korea’s biggest company, with about 100,000 workers. An Associated Press investigation found South Korean authorities let Samsungwithhold from sick workers and their families crucial information about the chemicals they are exposed to at its computer chip and display factories. A worker-safety […]

  • NEWS
    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fires Risk Hurting Demand for Other Products

    Kong Tse has seen first-hand how the global uproar over flammable Samsung Galaxy Note 7smartphones is playing out with consumers. The 26-year-old, who hawks devices in the warrens of Hong Kong’s Wanchai Computer Center, says sales of the company’s handsets have tumbled 30 percent since the controversy began, including the high-end S7 Edge. “Once betrayed, […]

  • NEWS
    Halt and Catch Fire: Battery Woes Go Well Beyond Samsung

    Halt and Catch Fire: Battery Woes Go Well Beyond Samsung Samsung’s Note 7 isn’t the only gadget to catch fire thanks to lithium-battery problems, which have afflicted everything from iPhones to Tesla cars to Boeing jetliners. Blame chemistry and the fact that the batteries we rely on for everyday life are prone to leaking and […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Samsung Electronics Vice-Chairman Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi

      Reiterating company’s commitment to India as a strategic partner, Jay Y. Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of company’s business operations and citizenship initiatives in the country. Lee told Prime Minister Modi that Korean technology major Samsung is working in synchrony with “Make in […]