Samsung S5 to Feature Biometric Security Scanners
The next version of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones will be spotting biometric security scanners, the company has announced. The biometric scanners will be similar to that of rival smartphone, Apple iPhone 5, in that the main button in front of the phone will double as the fingerprint scanner for unlocking it. But there’s more. Samsung also […]
Easy Taxi Partners Samsung to Give Users Free Ride for Valentine
Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s taxi application, has entered into partnership with Samsung Nigeria to give customers free taxi rides on February 14 and 15, 2014. Easy Taxi is a taxi hailing service that operates with the use of a mobile app to connect independent drivers registered to the Easy Taxi network with passengers in a smooth, […]
Samsung to Unveil Galaxy S5 This February
Samsung appears ready to uncover the Galaxy S5, the newest version of its flagship smartphone, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 24. The new smartphone is to feature a bigger screen, incorporated biometric scanners and additional peripherals, including a smartwatch. With the competition provided by its Apple counterparts with their recent release […]
Samsung Brings Smart Africa Tour to Lagos
Samsung will be holding its Smart Africa exhibition in Lagos, November 2, to showcase its innovative products and technologies. According to Samsung, the exhibition will assist with rewarding and inspiring consumers in communities they operate around Africa. At a press conference to announce the exhibition, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics West Africa, Mr. Brovo Kim, said […]
How to Download and Install BBM for Android on Samsung
Samsung has brought BBM to its Smartphone users in Sub-Saharan Africa. To get the app with a Samsung phone, visit BBM.com. You will be connected to the BBM page in the Samsung App Store in order to download the BBM app. Once the app has been installed, open it and enter an active email address. […]
Samsung Hits Market With World’s First Curved Smartphone – Galaxy Round
Samsung has unveiled the first curved smartphone in the world – Galaxy Round. The new high end smartphone will run on 2.3GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.3. It will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD. The phone, which is rounded on both sides will have Full […]
5 Reasons Why Smartwatches Will Be Forgotten
Earlier this month, Connect Nigeria reported that Samsung and Nissan launched smartwatches, which were just a few days apart. While Nissan is mostly known for its expertise in automobile design and manufacture, Samsung isn’t exactly a new player with mobile communication technology. The South Korean company has been producing mobile phones for some time now and is reputed […]
Samsung Introduces New Smart Watch, the Galaxy Gear
Samsung has introduced a new smart watch, the Galaxy Gear. The device comes in the popular Android operating system, and can sync with Android devices. It can be used to make telephone calls, for instant messaging, taking of photographs and stay as a companion while a user’s smart phone is in a purse, in one’s […]
Samsung Partners with Union Bank, Launches ‘Bank of the Future Solution’
Samsung has launched its ‘Bank of the Future Solution’ in Nigeria with Union Bank. The Bank of the Future (BOF) Solution is an interactive self-service that focuses on gaining in-depth knowledge of the individual customers of the bank to meet their unique needs. The technology will guarantee hitch free business processes by leveraging on contemporary […]
Top Ten Mobile Phone Brands in Nigeria
Mobile phones are essentially communication devices. The proliferation of smartphones in Nigeria is also considered a symbol of social class and mobile business ports. “The smartphone culture is growing amongst Nigerians and other African nation,” said Chika Maduegbuna, founder of Afrinolly. For a country where the number of smartphone users is projected to increase from […]
Samsung now mass producing Industry’s fastest Embedded Memory
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced memory technology, has announced that it is mass producing the world’s fastest embedded memory – the industry’s first eMMC 5.0 devices – in 16 gigabyte (GB), 32GB and 64GB densities for next-generation smartphones and tablets. Featuring an interface speed of 400 megabytes per second (MB/s), the lightning-fast […]
Samsung Developers Conference, October 27th — 29th
Samsung Electronics has announced its maiden global developers conference. It will take place at Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, U.S. from October 27th to 29th, 2013. Information and details can be sought on the website.
New Moto X Smartphone To Be Unveiled August 1, in New York
Motorola has sent media invitations for an August 1 event, to unveil the Moto X Smartphone. The phone is going to be the first product from Motorola after Google acquired it. The phone is rumoured to have “display that’s roughly 4.5-inches in size and is powered by a dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon MSM8960T processor, 2GB of […]
Samsung Unveils New Solid State Drives at its Annual SSD Global Summit
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today held the 2013 Samsung SSD Global Summit at the Westin Chosun Seoul in celebration of the launch of its new solid state drive (SSD), the Samsung SSD 840 EVO. Along with the announcement of its latest SSD under the theme of “SSDs for […]
Samsung Expands Its Ultra High-Definition TV Lineup With New F9000 Series
Samsung’s best-in-class Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV family is expanding in the United States. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. yesterday announced its next wave of UHD TV models with the introduction of the F9000 line. They will be available for pre-order starting July 21. Offered in 55- and 65-inch models, the F9000 UHD TVs take home entertainment […]
Taking on PlayStation and XBox, Google is Working on Android Game Console, Report Says
Google is working on an Android Game Console, the Wall Street Journal has reported. It says, “Google Inc. is developing a videogame console and wristwatch powered by its Android operating system, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Internet company seeks to spread the software beyond smartphones and tablets. “Games that run on […]