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Samsung stories - Page 18

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Samsung fitness focused smartwatches take on Fitbit
Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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Samsung's latest Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro smartwatches debut, posing a sleek challenge to Fitbit's Ionic in the race for your wrist.
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20th Century Fox and Samsung team-up to change how we experience TV
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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20th Century Fox, Panasonic, and Samsung partner to create an open and royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for HDR.
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Australian mobile phone market exceeding expectations with 18% growth
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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Australia’s mobile phone market romped in ahead of expectations in Q2 2017, growing 18.4% thanks to the launch of new Android devices.
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Samsung expands voice recognition features of its Family Hub fridge
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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Samsung to expand voice recognition function of Family Hub refrigerator and introduce Samsung Connect smart home feature at IFA 2017.
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Samsung reveals the Galaxy Note 8, hopefully this one won't randomly catch fire
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 8, aiming to reassure users with robust safety checks and exciting features after the Note 7 combustion scandal.
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APAC drives global rise in smartphone sales – but challenges are on horizon
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Despite the encouraging growth there is concern about rising component costs due to reduced availability of critical components.
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The all-knowing Samsung TV can now tell you what song is playing on screen
Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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Samsung releases update for 2017 Smart TV platform to support Shazam, allowing users to identify songs playing on TV shows or films.
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The Samsung Gear S3 promises to be more than just a novelty smartwatch
Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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Samsung launches connected variant of Gear S3 smartwatch in New Zealand, offering standalone 3G connectivity and a built-in speaker.
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Brightstar inks Samsung Knox platform deal for Australia
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Brightstar has signed a deal with Samsung which will see it providing a wider suite of mobile device management solutions using the Knox platform.
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Transfer data at light-speed: Samsung’s portable SSD T5 is here!
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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data transfer
The Samsung Portable SSD T5 is meant to elevate data transference while still remaining relatively cost-effective...
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Huawei phones more popular than Apple, who would have guessed?
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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Huawei outshines Apple in Central and Eastern Europe with a savvy focus on affordable, yet capable smartphones.
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All Samsung phones will now have fingerprint scanners, yes, even the low-range ones
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Enhanced by latest AI technology, BioSign 2.0 supports small fingerprint sensors and offers a robust authentication experience...
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Samsung opts with Suprema BioSign solution for its latest smartphones
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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​Suprema's BioSign mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm has been picked up by Samsung for its Galaxy J5 2017 and Galaxy A7 smartphones.
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Watch Coldplay live with VR! Samsung and Live Nation team-up to stream the show
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Coldplay fans can stream their 'A Head Full of Dreams' concert in virtual reality through Samsung Gear VR on August 17.
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Smartphone and OS market – good for some, not so good for others
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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The data revealed Apple and Samsung continue to spearhead smartphone sales, each holding five models on the top 10 best-selling list.
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Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
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Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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​New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.
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Is that a painting or a television? Samsung launches The Frame TV in New Zealand
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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Samsung's The Frame TV lands in NZ, blurring the line between art and technology with its innovative display and design-focused features.
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Galaxy Note 7 issues fail to dampen bumper Samsung Electronics NZ profit
Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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Samsung Electronics New Zealand has reported a bumper profit increase on the back of solid revenue growth – despite the Note 7 issues.
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Siri versus Bixby: Can Samsung’s artificial intelligence compete?
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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Samsung rolls out Bixby, a bold rival to Siri, poised to redefine smartphone AI prowess on Galaxy devices. Will it charm users?.