New Delhi: Samsung India today said it will soon start manufacturing its flagship high-end smartphone Galaxy S4 in India. "We are planning to start manufacturing of S4 soon at our Noida facility," Samsung Mobile and Digital Imaging Country Head Vineet Taneja told PTI. He, however, refused to share any time frame by when the production will start. The Noida facility is manufacturing about 35-40 million phones annually, including 12 smartphones...
10:40 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Mumbai: The smart watch revolution is only just about beginning but is expected to pick up great speed later this year when Apple unveils iWatch. Even Microsoft is said to be preparing a smart watch, while LG and Samsung have also announced that they are working on their versions of a connected wrist watch. With devices like Pebble already out in the market, research on how to best use the...
09:21 AM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: India's No. 1 Smartphone provider, Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the much-anticipated Samsung GALAXY S4, the next generation handset that's designed to bring people together and enrich everyday life , into the Indian market. "The GALAXY S4 brings people together, makes everyday living better and sets the standard in mobile innovation" said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung. Announcing...
12:31 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Friday that its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone. Sales of consumer electronics usually slow in the first three months of the year after the holiday shopping season, an effect that analysts thought would be compounded by this month's release of the Galaxy S4 smartphone...
03:33 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Tehran: Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company's online store as of May 22. The move is seen as part of international sanctions on the country over its disputed nuclear program. The West has imposed banking and insurance sanctions on Iran since it suspects Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies....
02:41 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Bangalore: Samsung Electronics grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market. Sales of the iPhone 5 helped Apple's volumes grow 6.6 per cent to 37.4 million phones in the quarter from a year earlier, but that was not enough to stop its share of the market dropping to 17.3 per cent...
02:00 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New phones are continually coming out. Which should you buy? Here's a summary of Associated Press reviews on recent phones, including the latest from Samsung and Research In Motion. Android devices: Samsung Galaxy S4 The S4 is an excellent device from a hardware standpoint. Its 5-inch screen is larger than its predecessor, yet it's a tad lighter and smaller. The display is sharp, at 441 pixels per inch. Samsung packed...
01:12 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung has announced the launch of its latest flagship Galaxy S4 in India at an event in New Delhi on Friday. Samsung has priced the Galaxy S4, which takes on the likes of the Apple iPhone and HTC One, at Rs 41,500 in India. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available in stores from 12 noon on Saturday, April 27. The Galaxy S4 has a 5-inch Full HD...
12:45 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung is all set to launch the much-awaited Galaxy S4 in India today. The phone is likely to be priced somewhere around Rs 42,000; the exact price will be revealed during the launch event that is happening today. Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, which has a 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 441 ppi, will compete with...
08:42 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung Electronics is beefing up its tablet range with a competitor to Apple's iPad Mini that sports a pen for writing on the screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 510 tablet is now up for pre-order on the Samsung India e-store. The tablet is priced at Rs 30,900. Originally, the device was unveiled at the MWC 2013 as the Galaxy Note 8.0. Samsung is not calling the tablet "Galaxy...
02:48 PM, Apr 25, 2013
San Francisco: Supply issues have snarled the US rollout of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's latest flagship smartphone, which will go on sale at carriers Sprint and T-Mobile later than expected, the wireless service providers said on Wednesday. Samsung attributed the disruption to unexpectedly strong demand for the Galaxy S4, the South Korean company's direct challenge to Apple Inc's iPhone. "Due to overwhelming global demand of Galaxy S4, the initial supply...
02:06 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Bangalore: Samsung's newest Galaxy S4 smartphone is just a revamped version of its top-selling S3 phone with a bigger screen and a few software gimmicks, reviewers said. "The Galaxy is still a beautiful, high-horsepower Android phone," New York Times' columnist David Pogue wrote. "But basically, it's an updated Galaxy S3. If this were Apple, who adds the letter S to denote a slightly upgraded model ("iPhone 4S," for example), Samsung...
10:42 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New York: I've seen Android phones get better and more powerful over the years, as Google and phone manufacturers pack devices with more and more features. There comes a time, though, when less is more. I'm afraid we've reached that time. Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone is an excellent device from a hardware standpoint. Measuring 5 inches diagonally, the screen is slightly larger than that on its predecessor, the Galaxy...
02:36 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Update: Samsung has started sending out invitations for the Galaxy S4 launch event to be held on April 26. The media invite confirms our report. New Delhi: The India launch of Samsung's flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4, which according to our source, was scheduled for April 25, will now happen on April 26, confirmed the same source with knowledge of the Galaxy S4 launch plans in India. He also said that...
12:53 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Tokyo: Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller let slip during last August's courtroom battle with Samsung that when setting forecasts for new iPhones, the inside joke was that people should assume sales would equal all previous versions combined. That quip, uttered in front of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's trial lawyers and the media, no longer rings true as Apple appears to be losing a once vice-like grip on its supply...
10:12 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Bangalore: Sharp Corp will supply energy-saving, high-performance LCD panels for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's notebook computers as early as summer, the Nikkei reported. Sharp will manufacture the 11.6 inch indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO) panels for Samsung at its plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. The deal is expected to lift the plant's operating rate from the current 60 per cent, the Nikkei said. Sharp said on March 6 it would supply large...
10:52 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: If a new report from The Verge is to be believed, Microsoft is working on a touch-enabled smartwatch and has asked Asian suppliers to ship components for the device. However, Microsoft has refused to comment on the rumours. "Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton spoke at length on the 37-year history of smartwatches last month, possibly foreshadowing a return to the market," said The Verge. It seems that all the...
11:14 AM, Apr 15, 2013
