Samsung making a budget 5-inch phone, the Galaxy Grand The Samsung Galaxy Brand will house a quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412 mobile processor and will run Android 4.1.1. ...  
05:56 AM, Nov 25, 2012

Samsung resumes rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Galaxy S III Samsung had recently halted the roll out of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III in India after starting it earlier this month. But now the company has resumed rolling out the update, which is available using the Samsung Kies software. ...  
01:32 PM, Nov 24, 2012

Samsung projected to sell over 60 mn smartphones in Q4 2012 New Delhi: Samsung currently sits at pole position as the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II are two of the brand's hottest selling devices this year, and this has made Samsung smartphone sales look good. A recent report by Yonhap, a financial analysis company, estimates that Samsung will have a good fourth quarter, and will sell over 60 million smartphones. Samsung's...  
03:49 PM, Nov 23, 2012

Samsung launches Android-powered Galaxy Camera at Rs 29,900 New Delhi: Samsung has launched the Android-powered Galaxy Camera in India at a price of Rs 29,900. The Galaxy Camera has a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD screen. Its voice control option allows users to control a number of functions such as 'Zoom in' and 'Shoot' through voice. The camera runs Google's Android 4.1 operating system (Jelly Bean). Weighing 300g, the camera comes packed with a 1,650mAh battery. It can...  
01:28 PM, Nov 23, 2012

Samsung accuses iPad Mini, new iPad of patent infringement New Delhi: Over the last few months, Apple and Samsung have been seen including new products in their legal battles. Samsung, which of late succeeded in including the iPhone 5 to its patent battle, has now accused Apple's iPad Mini, the 4th generation iPad and the latest iPod Touch of infringing its patents. "In a court filing today, the company (Samsung) asked to include Apple's 7.9-inch tablet along with the...  
11:58 AM, Nov 22, 2012

US judge orders Apple to tell Samsung details of HTC deal San Francisco: A US judge has ordered Apple Inc to disclose to rival Samsung Electronics details of a legal settlement the iPhone maker reached with Taiwan's HTC Corp, including terms of a 10-year patents licensing agreement. The Korean electronics giant had earlier filed a motion to compel its US rival - with whom it is waging a bitter legal battle over mobile patents across several countries - to reveal details...  
10:49 AM, Nov 22, 2012

Samsung may unveil the Galaxy S IV at CES 2013 in January New Delhi: After the successful launch of the Galaxy S III, Samsung is now rumoured to be preparing for the launch of its successor, unofficially dubbed - the Galaxy S IV smartphone. The rumour mill started churning out rumours at a rapid pace about the Galaxy S IV after Asia Economics reported on Friday that Samsung is working on a new smartphone with a large 1920 x 1080 resolution display....  
12:22 PM, Nov 20, 2012

Samsung goes after HTC deal to undercut Apple San Francisco: When Apple and HTC last week ended their worldwide legal battles with a 10-year patent licensing agreement, they declined to answer a critical question: whether all of Apple's patents were covered by the deal. It's an enormously important issue for the broader smartphone patent wars. If all the Apple patents are included - including the "user experience" patents that the company has previously insisted it would not license...  
01:20 PM, Nov 17, 2012

Apple and Samsung rule smartphone market: Report San Fransisco: Industry trackers crowned Apple and Samsung global smartphone market kings, saying they accounted for nearly half of handsets sold in the third quarter of the year. Smartphone sales climbed 46.9 per cent to 169.2 million units from the same quarter last year as buyers increasingly opted for Internet-linked devices instead of "feature phones." The smartphone market was "dominated" by Samsung and Apple, "leaving a handful of vendors fighting...  
02:37 PM, Nov 15, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Camera up for pre-order in India New Delhi: The voice-controlled Android camera from Samsung named "Galaxy Camera" is now up for pre-order on the Samsung India e-store. Users can pre-book the Galaxy Camera by paying an advance of Rs 3000 only. According to the company, those who pre-book will also get free 16 GB Micro SD Card along with the camera. "At the time of launch, an email will be exclusively sent to customers who have...  
01:06 PM, Nov 15, 2012

Samsung family feud engulfs memorial service for founder Seoul: A feud at South Korea's giant Samsung Group over the family fortune has spilled from the courts into an ancestral rite to commemorate the group's deceased founder, a traditional Korean ceremony where family attendance is mandatory. Descendants of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, are holding separate memorial services for the first time in 25 years, South Korea's CJ Group said on Wednesday. The two...  
05:25 PM, Nov 14, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III available online for Rs 29,999 New Delhi: The coveted Samsung Galaxy S III, which became the world's best-selling smartphone model last quarter, pushing aside Apple's iPhone, is now available on Kaunsa.com for Rs 29,999. It seems to be a good deal as the same model is available for purchase on the Samsung India e-store for Rs 35,499. According to the e-commerce site, the smartphone will be delivered in 7 to 12 days. The phone features...  
11:19 AM, Nov 12, 2012

Samsung Galaxy SIII gets Jelly Bean update in India New Delhi: Samsung has started sending out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to Galaxy SIII users in India. The update was made available towards the end of October in European markets. The update is available for download over-the-air (OTA) and through Samsung's Kies software. To check for the update, users can go to settings and the go to 'About Phone' to check for the update. The size of the update...  
01:42 PM, Nov 09, 2012

Samsung Galaxy III beats Apple iPhone, takes top smartphone position New York: Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III became the world's best-selling smartphone model last quarter, pushing aside Apple Inc's iPhone, which has dominated the chart for more than two years, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. Strategy Analytics estimated Samsung sold 18 million S III models in the third quarter, compared with iPhone 4S sales of 16.2 million. Strong sales of the flagship Galaxy S III - which comes...  
05:24 PM, Nov 08, 2012

Apple's tablet market share falls to 50 per cent New York: Apple's share of the market for tablet computers fell to 50 per cent in the third quarter as the iPad faced more competition from Android devices such as Samsung's Galaxy tablets and Google's Nexus 7. Apple still had a solid lead and shipped more iPads worldwide than a year earlier, according to Monday's study by IDC. Apple had no new tablets out in the third quarter. It also...  
06:55 PM, Nov 06, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone sales cross 30 million mark Seoul: Samsung said Monday it has sold more than 30 million flagship Galaxy S III smartphones in about five months, making it one of the fastest selling smartphones in the world. Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, launched the smartphone at the end of May, months before competitors began shipping the latest versions of their top phones. When Apple Inc. unveiled the iPhone 5 in September, Samsung...  
11:36 AM, Nov 05, 2012

Samsung's Galaxy Note II hits 3 million sales Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. said it has sold more than 3 million Galaxy Note II smartphones in a little over a month after its launch, as the company vies to keep its lead over rivals during the crucial holiday quarter. The South Korean firm, which was the world's largest maker of smartphones in the July-September quarter, said it took 37 days for the oversize smartphone to reach the sales figure....  
11:37 AM, Nov 04, 2012

Samsung unveils Galaxy Premier with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean New Delhi: Samsung has unveiled its new smartphone - Galaxy Premier - which has a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED (720x1280) display. The phone runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS. The phone has an 8-megapixel, autofocus camera with LED flash. It sports a 1.9-megapixel HD camera. The Samsung Galaxy Premier is armed with 1.5GHz processor with 1GB of RAM. The phone supports 1080p videos. Its connectivity options include WiFi, GPS, NFC,...  
02:16 PM, Oct 31, 2012