SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. showcased its new Galaxy S8 series Thursday with a new, sleek design and cutting-edge features not seen in its predecessors such as the Bixby voice assistant. The company’s new flagship, powered by Google Android 7.0 Nougat, will be released in two versions that make use of [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Heated discussions are taking place online over a nickname for Samsung’s much anticipated new Galaxy S8 prior to its release, after LG’s new G6 smartphone had the misfortune of being dubbed the “impeachment phone” due to its release coinciding with the day former president Park Geun-hye was removed from office. [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is believed to have conducted the final stage of wireless communication tests for its upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship phone in South Korea, an industry source said Monday. A model number of “SM-G950F,” believed to be one of the S8 variants under test in the Korean market, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., is seeking to adopt a voice-based digital assistant for its next flagship device, the Galaxy S8, an executive said, as the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones is struggling to recover and woo back customers following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. “The Galaxy S8 will be our [...]