Samsung Electronics, fresh off its success with the Galaxy S8, is working on the Galaxy Note 9, which may come equipped with something the Apple iPhone X is missing: a fingerprint sensor. That’s according to a news report in TheStreet.com, citing KGI Securities Analyst Ming-Chi...
Samsung announced that pre-orders for its Galaxy Note 8 premium smartphone have hit a record high for the Note series, beating its predecessor over the course of five days by about 2.5 times. According to news from Reuters, Note 8 pre-orders from around 40 countries...
At the Mobile World Congress Americas trade show on Monday, September 11, Samsung Electronics America announced news of several new partner solutions for businesses, which integrate with Samsung’s devices and technologies. In a press release, the company said the new solutions address specific employee and...
Thanks to new user demand and a stagnant replacement cycle, International Data Corp., the market research firm, expected smartphone shipments around the world to continue to grow through 2021. In a press release IDC said it expected shipments to hit 1.7 billion in 2021, up...
Fiserv Inc. has announced the launch of its Instant Issue Advantage wireless tablet solution, which instantly issues and activates cards for verified financial institution cardholders. Research shows that 44 percent of consumers prefer the physical branch as their preferred method for standard daily transactions, but they’re...
Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics company, could get a bit more redemption and closure this coming week when the company rolls out the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and a South Korean court rules on the bribery claims against Lee Jae-yong, the heir to the...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced news it is testing out a new notification program. Red Line customers commuting from downtown stations can sign up to receive text alerts about Chicago Cubs night games and the potential for more crowded trains during the evening rush. In...
Apple was the world’s largest smartphone maker in the second quarter, shipping 16.9 million iPhones in the three-month period ended in June. That’s according to market research firm Strategy Analytics, which is out with its shipment forecast for the second quarter. During the quarter, global...
Essential Products, the smartphone company that was started by Andy Rubin — the creator of the Android mobile operating system — has raised $300 million in venture funding from big name investors like Tencent and Amazon. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the...
