In this brave new world filled with patent disputes and court cases, it's hard to care about news that Samsung has a few new ideas that they want to retain credit for and control over --but with wearable technology being the latest exciting thing, new applications give us hints as to what we might expect to see in the next generation of products. If this is true, Samsung may … [Read more...] about Samsung Files Suite of Patents for Next Generation of Android Wear
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Interest in Tablets Waning in the US, New Research Reveals
New research by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has revealed Apple, Amazon, and Samsung are the key players in the US tablet market, controlling 43, 24,and 11 percent of the user base respectively. However, the market itself seems to be losing steam, with the slowdown being attributed to market saturation. The findings reveal tablet growth reached 37 percent, a 54 percent growth … [Read more...] about Interest in Tablets Waning in the US, New Research Reveals
Android Beats Apple iOS to Emerge as Single Largest Tablet Platform in 2013
Android tablets are out on top, beating Apple for the first time ever and by a comprehensive margin. Figures revealed by analysts Gartner show that Apple has had a 36 percent share of the tablet market in 2013, almost half that of the 62 percent share that Android has had for the same period. Android accounted for 121 million tablet sales in 2013, compared to 70 million iPads … [Read more...] about Android Beats Apple iOS to Emerge as Single Largest Tablet Platform in 2013
Samsung Launches Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo Smartwatch
Samsung has launched two new smartwatch devices – Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo that succeed the original Galaxy Gear, which was launched just five months ago. Also, as can be expected, both the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo feature several enhancements over their predecessor though the biggest surprise here is the switchover from Android to Tizen to power the two devices. That … [Read more...] about Samsung Launches Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo Smartwatch
Samsung Reveals KitKat Upgrade Plans, Roll Out Starts Todat
Samsung has announced several of its smartphone and tablet devices will be joining the KitKat party beginning today. Unfortunately, there is still some question about when the update will happen for which particular devices, and it's expected to be a few months before the update goes into effect for all devices. The tablet devices that will be getting the latest Android version … [Read more...] about Samsung Reveals KitKat Upgrade Plans, Roll Out Starts Todat
Amazon on a Hiring Spree for Liquavista Engineers
Amazon purchased Liquavista from Samsung in 2013 and the intention behind the deal was to offer a new breed of color e-readers.There is active development at Amazon right now that will give us a six inch screen, with the same resolution as the existing Kindles, but with a full color screen. One of the big benefits of this screen technology is that it doesn't draw much power. We … [Read more...] about Amazon on a Hiring Spree for Liquavista Engineers
iPad Dominates Business Tablet Usage
Contrary to the oft held belief that the iPad suits more for entertainment than anything else, the Apple tablet has topped the charts among tablets used in the enterprise scene. To put that in figures, the iPad has made up for 91.4 percent of all enterprise tablet activations in Q4, 2013, reveals enterprise software vendor Good Technology. Delving further into the pattern of … [Read more...] about iPad Dominates Business Tablet Usage
Samsung Galaxy Tab Round Design Concept Revealed
Whether there have been enough takers for the Samsung Galaxy Round smartphone can be a topic of debate though it seems there is quite some clamor for the tablet version of the same. Now designer Jermaine Smit has come up with some interesting design concepts to whet out appetite that much more. To begin with, the tablets showcased differ from its smartphone brethren in it … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab Round Design Concept Revealed
Galaxy Note Pro Appears on Office Depot – Available Feb 13
Rumors of Samsung launching its Pro line of tablets during the Valentine’s weekend seem to be true after all. At least, an Office Depot listing where the tablet had made a brief appearance points to such a possibility. However, if that is a smile inducing piece of news for you, there is a nasty surprise in the waiting. For the tablet has been priced a cool $849.99 for the 64 GB … [Read more...] about Galaxy Note Pro Appears on Office Depot – Available Feb 13
Samsung Rumored to Launch AMOLED Tablet at MWC 2014
Samsung is reported to have initiated mass production of 8 and 10.5 inch AMOLED displays which have led analysts to believe the South Korean company might be prepping AMOLED display based tablet devices for a launch sometime in the near future. Further, with an event as big as the MWC, it would perhaps be safe to conclude we might be treated with working samples of the same … [Read more...] about Samsung Rumored to Launch AMOLED Tablet at MWC 2014