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Samsung’s Bixby disses Apple’s Siri in voice assistant rap battle

Samsung just couldn’t resist taking a swipe at Apple’s Siri using its own smart voice assistant, could it? Bixby, which launched this weekend in…

Samsung’s Wemogee app uses emoji to bridge language gap

Samsung’s latest app puts the world’s love affair with emoji to good use. And no, not just for the memes either. Dubbed Wemogee, the…

20 world airports that utterly hate Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7

Samsung’s having a right old crappy year. After the promise of its featured-packed Samsung Galaxy Note 7, its hopes to challenge Apple and others…

Samsung to buy artificial intelligence startup Viv

This is big. In light of Google Assistant’s move to its new home, Apple’s Siri finding refuge on the iPhone 7 and Microsoft’s Cortana…

New Amnesty International report links Apple, Microsoft, Samsung to child labour in mines in DRC, Africa

Ever wondered how your smartphone is assembled and where all the minerals that make up its tiny component pieces come from? Not many people…

Samsung’s big launch: does the Note even matter anymore?

When Samsung launched the original Galaxy Note back in 2011, it helped kickstart the phablet phenomenon. Earlier today, it announced the launch of the…

Samsung reclaims throne from Apple, ships 83.2m units in Q1 2015

Samsung might have posted less than impressive financial results for its first quarter but it would appear that it’s not all gloom for the…

Samsung CEO: we want Tizen on everything

This is interesting. Over the past few years, Samsung has come to dominate the global Android and, to a lesser extent, smartphone space. But…

Samsung set for record Q2 but likely to miss analyst predictions

It might have the lion’s share of the global smartphone market, and it may be about to announce record profits for Q2, but some…

Samsung sets up a US patent office to protect its intellectual property

When Apple takes you to the cleaners, you get prepared it seems. Korean tech giant Samsung has announced a US$25-million venture to set up…

Samsung’s rule continues as it expects to sell 10m Galaxy S4s in under a month

Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun has hailed the company’s new Galaxy S4 phone as its fastest ever selling gadget ever. The company’s new flagship smartphone…

Want proof that Google’s falling foul of its own success? Look at the Galaxy S4

Let’s make a mobile OS that will rival Apple’s iOS, and let’s give it away for free. Clever thinking by Google, at the time….

Broadway done badly: the Samsung Galaxy S 4 event and its cast of crazies

Okay, you have all seen the new Samsung Galaxy S 4. It’s pretty snazzy and big and all kinds of shiny and I bet…

Samsung to roll out mobile health centres across Africa

Samsung recently launched its solar powered health centre model in Cape Town, marking the start of what it says will be a large-scale medical…

The Kleek: Universal and Samsung’s new streaming music service for Africa

No, Africa, the music streaming services aren’t done with you yet. The latest offering to land on the continent has a squeeky name, but…

Samsung to give SA users free Wi-Fi for a year

If you had any doubts as to Samsung’s desire to stay top of the smartphone pile, check this out. The South Korean electronics giant…

6 factors complicating Samsung and Apple’s design war

The design wars between Apple and Samsung are the stuff of legend. The two tech giants have fought battles in courtrooms across the globe,…

Apple’s new friend in its battle against Samsung? That would be Nokia

Picture this: you’re a fruity tech company (no, not BlackBerry), which is suing its competitor, Samsung, for patent infringement in courts around the globe….

Visa partners with Samsung to push NFC mobile payments globally

Some say NFC is just a gimmick — that swishing your phone around to pay for even something as simple as a cup of…

Samsung nation? India’s top 10 Android phones are all Galaxy devices

We’ve all seen the big-screen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or SIII phones being clutched in one uncomfortably stretched palm, but India’s Android market reveals…

Samsung rounds off 2012 with $8-billion in operating profit in Q4

It’s no secret that Samsung had a pretty great 2012. The Korean manufacturer dominated the high-end smartphone market with its best selling Galaxy S…

Samsung shipped a record 63.7m smartphones in Q4

Samsung is in record-breaking form. According to tech research company IDC, the South Korean electronics giant consolidated its place at the top of the…

Samsung mocks boring businessy BlackBerrys in its new Galaxy ad

Well, the iPeople already had their turn: now I guess it’s time for Samsung to try to convince the BlackBerry fans to make the…

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