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According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, profits of Samsung Electronics in the third quarter is less than half from a year ago quarter as a result of weak smartphones sales. The decline in sales is largely attributed to strong competition from Chinese vendors, who continues to pressure its mobile division profit. From the report: SourceRead More

Samsung Introduces GALAXY Gear, A Wearable Mobile Communications Device Samsung took the wrap off their latest creation – the Galaxy Gear, at the annual Berlin’s IFA trade show today. The Galaxy Gear is a wearable communication device which  combines smart device connectivity, tailored technological features, and stylish design as a single premium accessory, according to the company’s website. “Samsung’s ongoing smart device innovation leadership reflects our commitment to listen to our consumers, who want their daily lives to be easier and more enjoyable. Samsung GALAXY Gear benefits consumers by integrating smart device technologyRead More

Samsung Unveils Galaxy Note 3 Samsung has unveiled their new Galaxy Note 3 device at the annual Berlin’s IFA trade show today. GALAXY Note 3 The new Samsung GALAXY Note 3 adds delight to daily tasks and infuses innovative features that help consumers tell the story of their lives. Samsung GALAXY Note 3 delivers a larger and better screen for the best viewing experience and more powerful multitasking, and introduces significant S Pen improvements that make everyday life easier and faster. “We introduced the original GALAXY Note in 2011 and launchedRead More

According to a new report from Asia, the model number of Samsung rumored smartwatch device has been confirmed in an Indian import and export shipment documents. The report: The device is listed in the category of Samsung Mobile Accessory.The device is expected to be released at IFA2013 held in Berlin. The specifications of device it yet unknown but it will act as an accessory to Galaxy Series Smartphone. Here is an alleged shots of smartwatch (codenamed Galaxy Altius): This device could be Samsung’s answer to Apple long rumored iWatch project. However, it appearsRead More

Yonhap – a South Korean news agency is reporting that Samsung has sold in excess of 20 million Samsung Galaxy S4 in two months – worldwide. The Galaxy S4 which was released on April 26, sold more that 10 million worldwide at the end of May. At this current rate, sales should be in the region of 20 million at the end of June, the report speculates. This will be great news for Samsung fans and investors. The Galaxy S3 took 100 days to cross the 20 million line. “GalaxyRead More

Taking a leave from Engadget’s playbook, this is our first Keepin’ it Real Fake article featuring the Comebuy Tengda N9500 posing as the poor man’s Samsung Galaxy S4. In a press release advertising the new smartphone, Comebuy stated that the Tengda N9500 proves that the Chinese manufacturers’ have not lost their ability to mimic once again. According to the report: GALAXY S4 has an eight-core processor, while Tengda N9500 uses the famous four-core processor MTK6589. Comebuy Tengda N9500 ​​supports dual-card-two-standby, a victory over Samsung GALAXY S4 in this regard, but comparing ROM and memory card,Read More

Today the ITC issued a final ruling, which found that the iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G models have infringed Samsung’s U.S. Patent No. 7,706,348 – “Apparatus and method for encoding/decoding transport format combination indicator in CDMA mobile communication system. This is in spite of this specific patent being declared standard essential UMTS wireless technology. According to Mueller from FossPatent: This decision is a major surprise. Observers expected an infringement finding with respect to the ‘348 patent after the ITC asked the parties and third-party stakeholders questions relating to this scenario (severalRead More

According to a report from Foss Patent , Apple has recently informed a US court that the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Google Now App have infringed at least five of their patents. “Last week Apple informed the court that it intended to amend its infringement contentions in the second California patent litigation with Samsung to target the Galaxy S4,” Mueller writes for Fosspatent. “Apple has now filed the motion it announced, and it specifies five patents allegedly infringed by the S4 as well as two patents allegedly infringed by the Google NowRead More

Samsung Display is about to unveil their latest display technology at the Society for Information Display’s Display Week 2013, May 21-23, 2013, in the Vancouver. According to a press release, these new products include: a Full HD (1920×1080) mobile AMOLED display with the world’s broadest color gamut, and an 85-inch Ultra HD (3840×2160) LCD TV panel with extremely vivid color and low power consumption. The Korean Electronic giant is also set to showcase their unique new Diamond Pixel display technology at the show. The feature enables enables local-dimming control in directRead More

According to a new report from Yonhap – a Seoul-based news agency – Consumer Reports have recommended the Samsung Galaxy S4 as the best smartphone on three major mobile carriers in the United States. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Inc. received the highest score among smartphones available at On AT&T Inc., T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel Corp. Unfortunately, we are not able to link to the Consumer Report article at this time, so we have to take this Yonhap report for what it is. The Samsung Galaxy S4 reportedly received the top scores in the categories of voiceRead More

SlashGear (via  Korean news site The Chosunilbo) is reporting that Samsung has shipped four million Galaxy S 4 handsets in the space of five days, according to information from an unnamed company executive. The Samsung executive is quoted as saying: As of the end of April, we supplied four million Galaxy S 4 handsets to telecommunication operators around the world. As of Friday, we have sold more than 6 million units and we predict that we could break the 10-million mark by as early as the end of this month. Of course, these numbers referRead More