- Samsung Dominates Day One CES Buzz
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Consumer electronics giant Samsung won the social media buzz during the first 24 hours of CES, according to an analysis released today by analytics firm Talkwalker. With 7,400 mentions, Samsu ...
- Samsung Unpacks 2 Pricey Smartphones, Other Devices In Virtual Event
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Company is "positioning what we use these devices for a bit differently," says one review. "You can take photos. In your backyard. Alone. With the pandemic puppy you just g ...
- Samsung Ending S Voice Assistant
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 13, 2020
The Samsung S. Voice assistant, the attempted Siri competitor that never caught on, is being discontinued. ...
- Samsung's Resilience Amid Pandemic: Q1 Revs Forecast To Hit $45 Billion
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Analysts are attributing Samsung's resilience to its booming semiconductor business, which was already a cash cow for the company. ...
- Netflix Cozies Up To Samsung With Bonus Content For Galaxy Users
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, February 14, 2020
Though not really "exclusive," Netflix's agreement to provide bonus content from its shows to Galaxy smartphones is unusual, and reflects its need to bond with Samsung to achieve the ty ...
- Samsung Launches Customized Platform Bixby; Syncs With Virtual Assistant
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, July 1, 2019
Rather than "apps," the South Korean tech titan uses the term "capsules" to describe mobile applications that work with Bixby. ...
- Samsung Ads Strikes Measurement Deal With Oracle's Moat
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 13, 2019
Samsung's Smart TV homes will add a new data set to measure viewability for OTT ad inventory. ...
- No Release Date For Samsung's Galaxy Fold
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, May 7, 2019
The Galaxy Fold was originally set for an official release date of April 26, until Samsung admitted it needed "further improvements." ...
- Marketers Have New Options As Consumers Watch Linear TV, Stream Shows
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 3, 2019
"Total TV Watcher" households are 65% more likely to have a young adult living in them and 56% more likely to have a yearly household income above $175,000. ...
- Samsung Delays Foldable Smartphone Launch
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, April 22, 2019
Among other design issues, the "foldable" screen on some of the phones has been breaking. ...
- Samsung Forecasts Lower Quarterly Profits, Blames 'Seasonality'
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, April 5, 2019
From the first quarter of 2019, the South Korean tech titan is expecting operating profit of $5.5 billion, which would represent a whopping 60% decline, year-over-year. ...
- Samsung, WarnerMedia, Microsoft Join AT&T 5G Program
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, February 25, 2019
AT&T has launched a 5G innovation program to jumpstart work with developers, content creators and device makers to push 5G forward. Participating companies include Microsoft, Magic Leap, Intel, Cisco, Ericsso ...
- Samsung Lowers Earnings Outlook, But Expects Solid 2019
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, January 8, 2019
The company expects earnings to be weak for the first quarter of 2019, due to seasonality, but then strengthen as business conditions -- particularly in the memory market -- impr ...
- Samsung's 'Foldable' Phone Could Cost Nearly $1,800
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, November 12, 2018
Samsung’s forthcoming “flexible” phone will debut in March, and cost upwards of $1,800, Engadget writes, citing a report by the Yonhap News Agency. “Last week, its mobile division's CEO, ...
- Samsung Shows Off First Foldable Smartphone
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, November 8, 2018
Samsung showed the world its first foldable smartphone, this week. “Samsung calls its foldable phone technology the Infinity Flex Display, and the phone itself has a tablet-sized screen that c ...
- Global Smartphone Shipments Slowing
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The bad news for the global smartphone market keeps coming in. Worldwide smartphone shipments fell by 7% last quarter, the fourth consecutive quarter of decline and the worst third quart ...
- Samsung Forecasts Modest Q4 Performance, Expects 2019 To Be Solid
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, October 31, 2018
In Q4, Samsung expects its smartphone shipments to rise during the year-end peak season -- especially for its "mass product" lineup, including the new Galaxy A7 and A9. ...
- OTT Viewing Growing Overall TV Viewership
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Samsung Ads based its research on first-party data from some 32 million Samsung smart TVs in U.S. households. These smart TVs not only allow for inputs from connected TV device ...
- Samsung Intros Device To Track Things
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, September 10, 2018
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new GPS tracking device that can be attached to things such as a set of keys, a backpack or pet collar. The SmartThings Tracker us ...
- Samsung Intros IoT 'Air Dresser' For Clothes
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Samsung has introduced an internet-connected premium clothing management system called Air Dresser. The air dresser has a clean function that removes dust and odor from clothes by wind and ste ...
- Samsung Intros SmartThings Home Wi-Fi Mesh System
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, August 13, 2018
In a move to improve home networks, Samsung is introducing a new SmartThings Wi-Fi mesh network system. The system is equipped with artificial intelligence from Plume's AI network to optimi ...
- Samsung Unveils Galaxy Note 9 As Smartphones Push Past $1,000
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, August 9, 2018
With smartphones becoming essentially full-fledged personal and portable computers, pricing is rising accordingly. ...
- Market Saturation, Climbing Prices Weaken Global Smartphone Picture
Mobile Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Despite Apple's strong earnings performance, new data released this week suggests that the global smartphone market continues to sag. Worldwide, smartphone makers shipped a total of 342 million units ...
- Samsung Readies Bixby Smart Speaker: Report
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, July 20, 2018
At its upcoming launch event, Samsung is reported to be readying a smart speaker with its Bixby voice agent. ...
- Samsung Planning 'Foldable' Smartphone
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 18, 2018
By early next year, Samsung is finally planning to debut a “foldable-screen” smartphone, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. While the practical need for such a device is n ...
- Google, Amazon, Samsung, Apple Tied In Smart Home Race
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, July 18, 2018
The smart home race is getting into high gear and no single leader has yet emerged. At the moment, it looks like there are four major leaders in the sma ...
- TheScore Launches On Samsung's Bixby Home
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
TheScore has launched on Samsung's Bixby Home, which will enable personalized live scores and breaking news on the Bixby Home service on Samsung Galaxy devices, such as the Galaxy ...
- Samsung Messages Mistakenly Sending User Photos
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Samsung’s default texting app, Messages, appears to have sent out users’ pictures without their permission. “The problem stems from Samsung Messages, the default texting app on Galaxy devices, which (f ...
- 50 Billion Internet Of Things Connections Projected By 2022
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, June 12, 2018
The number of connected Internet of Things sensors and devices will exceed 50 billion by 2022, according to a new market forecast by Juniper Research. That will be a grow ...
- 'Dodo' Hosts First Event, Samsung Sponsors
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Over 1,400 people attended the event, called "Best Dog Day Ever," in New York City's Brookfield Place. Galaxy S9 phones were used by Dodo staff to capture dogs participating ...