Octav G.

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Tizen developer revenue promotion extended till December 2016

Upon the initial launch of the Tizen Store, developers could partake in a promotion that allowed them to receive 100% of the revenue from their apps, and now that promotion has been extended up until the 31st of December 2016. This will make Tizen a very attractive platform for developers to jump onto, because it's in […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Z3 to be unveiled in Russia soon

Samsung is planning to take a big step forward for the Tizen OS in Russia by unveiling its second Tizen phone, the Z3, in the country on October 15. According to Business Korea, Samsung will unveil the Z3 at the Samsung Electronics Enterprise Mobility Forum in Moscow along with the Tizen OS. Many more countries are […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung receives Best in Product Carbon Footprint award for Galaxy S devices

Samsung has brought home another award today, and this time, it's from Carbon Trust. Carbon Trust has been working since 2001 to certify carbon footprints of products, and it has done so with all the Galaxy smartphones released since 2012. The agency's Best in Product Carbon Footprint award is one of the most prestigious environmental sustainability awards […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

ITC rules that Samsung didn’t break any of Nvidia’s patents

Samsung achieved another victory in the court last Friday as the US International Trade Commission ruled that the tech company didn't infringe any of Nvidia's graphics patents. The investigation started a year ago when Nvidia claimed that Samsung and Qualcomm infringed upon its GPU-related patents, and had they won, they would have the power to […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung patents new screen designs with curved edges at the top and bottom

Samsung introduced the curved-edge display with the Galaxy Note Edge, and then improved it with the Galaxy S6 edge. Now, Samsung wants to take the curved edge display scheme to a new level with a couple of brand new patents that are showing some interesting concepts. If you can recall, there have been some interesting designs from […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy View passes certification, could be available soon

Samsung teased us with a quite unique device a couple of weeks ago called the Galaxy View, a tablet with a very large screen meant for schools and businesses. This is the tablet that we exclusively revealed some time ago and it has a 18.4-inch touchscreen display, and the ‘Galaxy' word in its name means that […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

CNN brings virtual seat to Democratic presidential debate for Samsung Gear VR owners

Here's a first for virtual reality: if you own a Gear VR, then you will be able to attend the democratic presidential debate on the 13th of October. Basically, the media giant will broadcast a virtual reality stream of the debate, and you'll feel like you're actually there in the audience. There's apparently no limit […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge getting Wi-Fi calling on Vodafone UK

Vodafone UK is looking towards the future of voice calls by rolling out Wi-Fi Calling on the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge this autumn. After updating these devices, you'll find an ability to call someone over a Wi-Fi network, and according to Vodafone UK, this feature works on many remote locations such as the […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

T-Mobile begins rolling out Samsung Pay update to Galaxy Note 5

Owners of the Galaxy Note 5 on T-Mobile are now receiving a new update to Samsung Pay, but it doesn't look like anything major yet as the update size is only about 30MB. The exciting thing about this OTA is the fact that it could be a sign of Samsung pay making its way into the US. So […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung expands chipset business to support progress over competition

Samsung is trying to expand its influence in the chipset industry by expanding to California and targeting an expansion in logic chips to complement memory chips. According to Kim Ki Nam, head of Samsung's logic chip business, the tech giant will try to sell more chipsets to other companies rather than prioritize its own, which […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung introduces S Health v4.5 worldwide with new features

Samsung's S Health app has been updated to version 4.5 in over 150 countries with support for over 80 local languages. Since the app was launched for non-Samsung devices as well, you can update it right away to improve your health with the numerous tracking capabilities built right into the app by default. You can now install S Health […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Tizen 2.4 beta testing program for Samsung Z1 rolling out in India

By the end of August, Samsung announced its Z1 beta testing program that would allow some specific users to test out new firmware on their devices before anyone else. The purpose of the program is to provide feedback for the tech company's new operating system, and there's even a prize pool of INR 1,000 involved. Now, the beta […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Galaxy Note 5’s ‘Screen-off memo’ feature ported to Galaxy Note 3, Note 4 and Note Edge

Samsung fans have fell in love with the Galaxy Note 5‘s screen-off memo feature which makes the S-pen far more useful. You can take out your S-Pen and start typing directly on your screen without any steps in-between as the phone launches an app with a full black background. This is very energy efficient because Super […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Report: One in five smartphones shipped during Q2 2015 was from Samsung

Counterpoint Technology Market Research, an independent market research and consulting firm, has just released its quarterly smartphone sales report, which shows that Samsung is still ahead of its competitors in the smartphone market. According to their latest report, one in five mobile phones shipped worldwide during Q2 2015 was a Samsung device. This is not a big surprise considering […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Samsung’s S Health app now compatible with non-Samsung smartphones and tablets

Samsung has officially ported its health tracking app to every other smartphone device and not just their own with an update. S Health helps you keep track of daily activities, including things like heart rate, stress levels and calorie intake, and it will now work with non-Galaxy smartphones on Android 4.4 and above. This move is […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

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