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Whitepages partners with Samsung to pre-install caller ID software on Galaxy S7 smartphones
Samsung is partnering with Whitepages to offer customers a spam-blocking caller ID feature for its new Galaxy S7 smartphone.
Seattle-based Whitepages announced today that its caller ID and spam detection technology will come pre-installed on Galaxy S7 devices in 16 countries.
Whitepages has information about more...
Former Xome CEO and Groupon exec Kal Raman takes new gig at Samsung as chief digital officer
Kal Raman is taking on another high-level position at a large tech company. The former Groupon COO and Drugstore.com CEO is now the chief digital officer at Samsung, according to a recent change on Raman’s LinkedIn profile. Raman was most recently the CEO of Xome, a...
Huge demand for $50 Fire tablet vaults Amazon to 3rd, behind Apple and Samsung — but it won’t last
Amazon’s tablet business grew at a faster rate than any other vendor in the critical holiday quarter, shipping 5.2 million units and posting year-over-year growth of more than 175 percent, according to...
Graphics cards with 1024GB/s bandwidth? Samsung begins HBM2 production
Samsung has begun mass production of 20nm second-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2), which features up to 256 gigabytes-per-second (GB/sec) of available bandwidth per memory stack—double that of the first generation HBM used in AMD's Fury graphics cards.
HBM2 will also allow for HBM-equipped graphics cards to be packed with more memory—as much as 16GB—surpassing the 4GB limit that AMD...
Will the Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator transform your kitchen into a tech hub?
LAS VEGAS — Innovation in home appliances is always a big theme at CES, and this year’s show was no different. Samsung had one of the most notable products, introducing the Family Hub Refigerator with a...
Samsung announces iOS compatibility for Gear S2 smartwatches
LAS VEGAS — Samsung’s Gear S2 watches are Samsung’s attempt to compete with the Apple Watch, but up until now they required a Samsung smartphone. Today at CES, Samsung announced that iOS compatibility is coming to Gear S2 smartwatches later this...
Samsung gets into the Surface clone business with the Galaxy TabPro S
Reuters: Apple will source OLED iPhone displays from Samsung and LG
Enlarge / Future iPhones could switch from LED LCDs to OLEDs. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
According to a report from Reuters, Apple will be buying OLED display panels for future iPhones from both Samsung and LG. The companies are apparently "close to a final agreement," though the screens might not actually make it into a shipping...
New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015
Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents so far this year than any other company — including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple — and the company is keeping the pipeline full by applying for more patents than any of its rivals, as well. The consumer electronics giant, which has...