Samsung Accidentally Reveals Android N’s Version Number in Its SDK

Google last month to everyone’s surprise rolled out an early beta of Android N to testers. Although the search giant is still keeping the OS version number and the name a secret, Samsung might have spilled the beans about the former – tipping Android 7.0. Samsung recently released its new SDK or Software Development Kit for its multi-window feature that also comes with “Android N (7.0) compatibility.” Though Google is yet to reveal the version number of its upcoming Android N, Samsung is one of the biggest Android OEMs, and…

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Samsung Takes India’s Premium Smartphone Crown in 2015: CMR

2015 was another remarkable year for smartphones. We saw different companies getting increasingly competitive and launch affordable products, and we also witnessed several new players arrive in the market. According to CyberMedia Research, 96.4 million smartphones were shipped in India last year. Of this voluminous number, 3.4 percent handsets accounted for premium segment smartphones (priced at Rs. 30,000 or above). Samsung assumed the top-smartphone manufacturer spot in the category. According to the marketing and research firm CyberMedia Research, Samsung assumed 46 percentcapture of the premium smartphone market in India. The…

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Samsung May Unveil Foldable Smartphone-cum-Tablet Next Year: Report

South Korean smartphone maker Samsung may unveil a game-changer device next year which can be a 5-inch smartphone when folded and turn into a 7-inch tablet when opened, a media report said. A prototype of foldable display is finished with development and the company is hoping to mass-produce the device starting from second half of this year, Korean news site ETNews reported. Samsung reportedly invested into several technologies that are needed to build foldable smartphone. The device can bend a screen in half by using Oled Display. One can carry…

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (6) With ‘S Bike Mode’ Launched in India

Samsung Galaxy J3 aka Galaxy J3 (6) aka Galaxy J3 (2016) smartphone has been launched in India. First unveiled last year in China, the smartphone has been priced in India at Rs. 8,990, and will be available exclusively via Snapdeal from Thursday. The Samsung Galaxy J3 (6) variant launched in India features dual-SIM support. It sports a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) Super Amoled display. The handset is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM. It packs 8GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded via microSD…

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro With 4GB of RAM, 5000mAh Battery Launched

Samsung last year in December launched its metal-clad Galaxy A9 aka Galaxy A9 (2016), soon after which rumours and leaks for the more powerful Galaxy A9 Pro started brewing up. The handset passed certification websites and went through benchmarking websites as well. However, the South Korean tech giant has reportedly finally made the device official by launching it in China. The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro aka Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) is available to purchase from an e-commerce website in China at CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 35,700). Samsung is yet to…

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Samsung the Third Most Reputed Firm in the US: Report

South Korea’s No.1 tech firm Samsung Electronics Co. was named the third-most reputable company in the US, an industry tracker said on Wednesday. Samsung’s rival, the top tech giant Apple Inc., remained out of the top 100, Yonhap news agency reported. According to research conducted by US-based Reputation Institute, the South Korean tech giant came in behind Amazon.com Inc. and Hallmark Cards Inc. in terms of reputation in the country. Foodstuffs maker Kellogg Company, Japanese tech giant Sony Corp. and Johnson & Johnson followed Samsung on the list. Switzerland-based watch…

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