Samsung
Samsung is a large Korean multinational company which spans industries such as television sets, shipbuilding, semiconductors (like memory and processors), in addition to phones and tablets. Samsung is the largest Android device manufacturer worldwide, though they’re also the primary support of another mobile operating system, Tizen, and previously invested in an OS called Bada.
Samsung is the largest Android device developer worldwide
Samsung was founded in 1938 as a trading company, and didn't get into electronics until the late 60s. Oh-Hyun Kwon is the CEO of Samsung Electronics. Samsung's first Android smartphone was the Galaxy, released in 2009, and their first Android tablet was the Galaxy Tab was announced in 2010.
Traditionally, Samsung's Android user interface has been something called TouchWiz, which included a wide array of Samsung-made apps and customizations. For example, there are fitness tools, note-taking apps, news readers, multi-window viewing, and lots more.
Samsung has had to go through a number of patent litigations with Apple, and was found by California court to be infringing on some Apple patents in 2012. These include technologies for voice search, slide-to-unlock, data synchronization, and others.
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Is Samsung sorry for failing to innovate, or just sorry sales are down?
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Talk is cheap Samsung's vice chairman of Samsung Electronics' DS Division issued a rare apology to customers, investors, and employees.
Samsung's October security patch hits the Galaxy S24 Ultra in the US and EU
By Nickolas Diaz published
Patching... Users reported receiving the October 2024 security patch on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
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By Patrick Farmer published
A ton of trade-in credit is also up for grabs.
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Still on the list A Samsung moderator reportedly confirmed that the company still plans to deliver a One UI 7 public beta program.
Samsung brings the fight to Prime Day with $700 OFF The Frame TV — plus get a FREE soundbar, because why not?
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Amazon can't touch this If you're interested in The Frame series of smart TVs, Samsung is matching Amazon's Prime Day discount AND throwing in a free soundbar for good measure.
Hurry up! The Galaxy S23 FE has returned to its record low price during October Prime Day
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Fan favorite This Prime Day deal essentially gets you 256GB phone for the price of the 128GB model.
One UI's next release is delayed, and Samsung wants it on your TVs and appliances
By Brady Snyder published
Slow and steady Samsung's plan to make One UI integrated throughout its product portfolio comes as it's struggling to release One UI 7.
Samsung's Galaxy A16 5G gets promised six years of updates for cheap
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Samsung to empower SmartThings with 'Home Insight' and Edge AI tech
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A smarter home Samsung detailed several key updates on the way to SmartThings during SDC 2024.
No One UI 7 yet, but Samsung demoed it at SDC 2024
By Nickolas Diaz published
A taste of One UI 7 Samsung had a Galaxy S24 Ultra at SDC 2024 with One UI 7 and its demo offered glimpses at its major changes.
One UI 7's stable version is coming with the Galaxy S25 next year
By Jay Bonggolto published
taking a backseat Samsung has confirmed that One UI 7 beta won’t roll out until end of this year.
Galaxy S10 phones bricked by recent update, Samsung quickly offers a fix
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Probable fix Galaxy S10 owners reported a problem following a recent SmartThings update.
Epic sues Google and Samsung in a new fight about third-party apps
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Epic is reportedly suing Google and Samsung due to an "anti-competitive" feature on Galaxy devices.
I went hands-on with the latest Samsung and Lenovo Chromebooks, and I'm excited
By Andrew Myrick published
Exciting times Alongside the announcement of new features coming to ChromeOS, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus and Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 were also introduced.
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