Articles about Samsung – Page 2 of 8

Microsoft acquires virtual reality startup, announces new Samsung mixed reality headset

Microsoft has acquired a San Francisco Bay Area virtual reality startup ahead of a major milestone for its “mixed reality”… Read More

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Geared Up Podcast: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, first impressions and favorite features

Samsung’s last Galaxy Note didn’t go so well — you might remember that it had a habit of burning up. But… Read More

Samsung looks to put Galaxy Note 7 disaster in the rear view with new Note 8, debuting Sept. 15

Samsung today today introduced the new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone and sought to turn the page from the Note 7… Read More

Three cloud tech experts break down the emerging world of microservices and serverless computing

The enormous impact that containers have had on modern software development is starting to produce new ways of thinking about… Read More

Samsung is reportedly developing a voice-controlled speaker to compete with Amazon Echo

Another day, another tech titan developing a smart speaker. A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Samsung is… Read More

Glympse location sharing comes to Samsung TVs, lets users track friends, family, pizza from couch

In the past, people used to have ask their friends or family what they were up to, but now they… Read More

Samsung Galaxy S8 released, comes with Amazon camera search technology built in

The Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone hits stores today, and Amazon fans will notice a familiar experience. The smartphone comes with Amazon’s… Read More

Samsung Galaxy S8 will have business search capability within dialer app via Hiya partnership

When you look up a phone number for a business or restaurant on your smartphone, doing a quick web search or scrolling through… Read More

Microsoft will sell its own custom version of Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 smartphone

Microsoft will sell its own version of Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone inside its brick-and-mortar retail stores. The Redmond-based tech giant said… Read More

Samsung unveils Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones with redesigned screen, launch date April 21

Samsung debuted its newest flagship smartphone on Wednesday, revealing the highly-anticipated Galaxy S8 device as the tech giant tries to rebound… Read More

Samsung’s new digital assistant Bixby will debut on Galaxy S8, later expand to TVs and appliances

Samsung says it will release its own voice assistant, rivaling the Alexas and Siris of the world, with the Galaxy… Read More

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Geared Up! The new Xbox Game Pass, and the future of smartphone design

It’s going to be a formative year for smartphones: the highly anticipated Samsung S8 and the upcoming LG G6 are just two… Read More

Photos of Samsung Galaxy S8 leak, revealing design of highly-anticipated smartphone

This might be the best look yet at Samsung’s highly-anticipated new flagship smartphone. Evan Blass, well-known for his smartphone leaks,… Read More

Samsung Gear VR gets a controller as company flexes virtual muscle at Mobile World Congress

Samsung’s Gear VR will join some of its virtual reality contemporaries with the announcement that it will soon get a… Read More

Samsung reveals launch date for Galaxy S8 smartphone at Mobile World Congress

Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S8 on March 29, the company announced at Sunday’s press conference in Barcelona. The company… Read More

Samsung unveils two new tablets, targeting Apple’s iPad and Microsoft’s Surface

Samsung has doubled down on tablets, unveiling not one, but two, at the company’s first major product announcement since the Galaxy… Read More

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GearedUp! What really happened to the Note 7, a way to locate lost AirPods, and the tangled world of music streaming

Eight months after reports began circulating of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 catching fire, the company has released a detailed report… Read More

Samsung doubles operating profit, announces buyback program after Galaxy Note 7 investigation

Samsung announced Monday that it will buy back or cancel approximately 9.3 trillion won ($8 billion) worth of shares after… Read More

Poll: Will you buy a Samsung phone again? Company releases results of Note 7 investigation

Now we know what caused Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 to keep blowing up last year. Samsung on Sunday released the… Read More

Samsung, not IBM, tops US patent wins in 2016, says Seattle public records startup Sqoop

Samsung and its subsidiaries won the most patents of any company in 2016, according to a new report from Sqoop,… Read More

Samsung partner Voicebox makes major job cuts in wake of Note 7 discontinuation

Voicebox Technologies, which provides natural-language understanding technology for Samsung devices including the discontinued Galaxy Note 7, is cutting a significant portion… Read More

Samsung doubles down on smart refrigerators with second generation of tablet-as-a-door technology

Last year Samsung raised eyebrows when it slapped a giant 21.5-inch LCD touch screen on the front of a refrigerator. This… Read More

CES: Samsung faces up to Note 7 recall, promises root-cause report ‘very soon’

LAS VEGAS — Opening its news conference here at CES this afternoon, Samsung didn’t shy away from the company’s biggest… Read More

Samsung and Google unveil Chromebooks with built-in stylus, challenging Microsoft Surface and Apple iPad Pro

LAS VEGAS — Samsung today is unveiling a pair of new Google notebooks, the Intel-powered Chromebook Pro and ARM-powered Chromebook… Read More

Sticky-note printer could change the way you jot down reminders

LAS VEGAS — Want to create your own sticky note? Mangoslab, which spun out of Samsung Electronics last year, showed… Read More

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Top Tech of 2016: The best phones of the year, and more of our favorite technologies

A year-end tradition on our GeekWire radio show and podcast is to bring in tech reviewer Andru Edwards of Gear Live… Read More

T-Mobile rolls out update to shut down remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

T-Mobile is the first of the major wireless carriers to roll out an update for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones… Read More

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Super Mario Run: Tips, tricks and takeaways for Nintendo’s first Mario game for iOS

Nintendo released its first Mario game for smartphones and tablets today, Super Mario Run, available for $9.99 for iPhone, iPad… Read More

Samsung to shut down the few remaining Galaxy Note 7s that haven’t blown up or been exchanged

That’s one way to phase out a phone. Samsung says it will release an update for the Galaxy Note 7 later… Read More

Samsung’s cloud consultancy is growing in Seattle, reinforcing region’s infrastructure cred

A cloud technology unit within Samsung has been quietly growing its presence in Seattle, in another sign of the region’s status as a… Read More