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Fiskl, Samsung Appstack Team On Finance Management For SMBs

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Mobile-first fiscal management solution Fiskl has joined up with Samsung Appstack to help keep small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) competitive through collaborations and project management, according to a press release. Joining up with bigger-name apps can be a boon for startups.

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Samsung: Wearables Sales Soared 30 Pct In 2020

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Wearable device sales have shot up at least 30 percent this year as consumers looked to technology to help them monitor their health during the ongoing global pandemic, according to a top Samsung executive. Samsung will continue to invest in these advanced technologies.”. Samsung will face strong competition from Apple.

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Samsung, Apple Dominate $2B Wearables Market

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New data revealed that the North American wearables market hit $2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, with a 38 percent increase year-over-year. Numbers from Canalys showed that the quarter’s growth was led by Apple and Samsung , which had 32 percent and 121 percent growth, respectively, at 2.9 million and 800,000 units.

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Samsung Expands Beyond Pop-Ups With Full-Scale Stores

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In a potential challenge to Apple at brick-and-mortar retail, Samsung Electronics is looking to move beyond pop-up shops with its own full-scale U.S. 20, which is the day that the brand is expected to announce a foldable phone and the Galaxy S10, Apple Insider reported. The company will reportedly open three stores on Feb.

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Samsung Showing Smartphone Market How To Do It

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While the smartphone market is going down, Samsung appears to be one of the few companies still going up, and it appears to be largely thanks to the debut of its new Galaxy S7. Like Samsung. The Galaxy S7 is water resistant, sleeker than the iPhone and comes with an expandable memory.

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PFS Cardholders Can Now Make Purchases With Samsung Pay

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Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. In a press release , Samsung said cardholders on specific programs issued and managed by PFS in the U.K. can now enable Samsung Pay.

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Apple iPhone Outsells Samsung, Huawei On Alibaba’s Singles Day

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And, while Alibaba didn’t state which iPhones were in demand, it was still good news for Apple, which has been struggling to boost its market share in the country. Earlier this year, Huawei was able to surpass Apple in China to become the second-place handset maker globally behind Samsung Electronics. Samsung fell to eighth place.

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