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Samsung partners with Fiit

Samsung Electronics has partnered with Fiit – the UK’s hybrid fitness platform– on a partnership which offers consumers a free Fiit 4-month subscription, when they purchase a selected Smart TV or Smart Monitor. Until March 31st 2023, customers looking to upgrade their fitness or TV viewing routines are in luck. The partnership between Samsung and […]

January 26, 2023

Nokia, Samsung sign 5G patent licence agreement

Nokia has signed a new cross-licence patent agreement with Samsung following the expiry of the previous agreement at the end of 2022. Under the agreement, which covers Nokia’s fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies, Samsung will make payments to Nokia for a multi-year period which started on January 1st 2023. The terms of the […]

January 23, 2023

Report: Smartphone market shrinks 17% in Q4

Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 17 per cent year on year in Q4 2022 reports Canalys Research. Full-year 2022 shipments declined by 11 per cent to fewer than 1.2 billion, reflecting a challenging year for all vendors. Apple reclaimed the top spot in Q4 and achieved its highest quarterly market share ever at 25 per cent, […]

January 18, 2023

Samsung takes Q4 financial hit

South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it expects a 69 per cent fall in profits from Q4 2022. The crash in revenues is largely down to falling demand for Samsung’s key products of memory chip-sets, smartphones and TVs. The fall also represents its lowest quarterly profits since 2014, and significantly lower than market expectations. Samsung […]

January 6, 2023By Chris Forrester

Adeia renews licence agreement with Samsung

Adeia has announced that Samsung Electronics has entered into a long-term agreement at the end of last year, renewing its licence to Adeia’s media intellectual property (IP) portfolio for Samsung’s Smart TVs and related offerings. “This long-term renewal is a perfect illustration of how innovations emerging from Adeia support global industry players in the rapidly […]

January 5, 2023

ROXi on Samsung TVs; signs up Cowell

ROXi, the music streaming platform, has announced three new partnerships as it prepares for a rollout of its free music TV App in North America, following success in its home market, the UK and Ireland. Since the launch of its freemium Smart TV App in the UK and Ireland 12 months ago, growth in user […]

December 19, 2022

NEXTGEN TV ecosystem hits milestones

Pearl TV, the coalition of US broadcast companies transitioning to digital television standard NEXTGEN TV, is claiming major milestones in the rollout of NEXTGEN TV to US households and the broader ecosystem of partners that enable the deployment of devices and the broadcaster application platform, RUN3TV. These latest developments focus on consumer and innovation options […]

December 16, 2022By Colin Mann

UK boost for 5G/6G tech research

Research and development on next-generation 5G and 6G wireless technology and telecoms security is to be ramped up as part of a £110 million (€128m) UK government investment. In the package, three leading UK universities, University of York, University of Bristol and University of Surrey, will receive a share of £28 million to team up […]

December 13, 2022By Colin Mann

EE teams with Samsung, Easology on Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet

EE, is helping to keep older adults connected by teaming up with Samsung and Easology on the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet. Available exclusively with EE – the bundle makes technology easier to navigate with larger icons, clear text, simplified layouts and user-friendly settings. Thanks to the Easology software, day-to-day functions such as phone calls, […]

December 13, 2022

Samsung, talkSPORT collaboration

Samsung has launched an exclusive Neo QLED viewing pod at its Samsung KX experience space in King’s Cross, London. Running until December 18th, the unique pod will offer football fans the opportunity to watch the beautiful game in stunning picture quality on Samsung’s QN800B TV. Developed in collaboration with leading sports radio station talkSPORT, visitors […]

December 1, 2022