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Samsung launches Exynos 5422 and Exynos 5260

There still isn’t a mention of the rumored 64-bit Exynos Infinity, but Samsung announced the revision to the Exynos 5420 at the Mobile World Congress. The Exynos 5422 comes with the same architecture as the Exynos 5420, but features higher clocks. There is still the 4+4 combination of Cortex A15 and Cortex A7 cores, with […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung Knox 2.0 leverages Galaxy S5 features for better security

At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled the next version of its enterprise security client, Samsung Knox 2.0. The utility will be available to all Samsung devices that run Android 4.4 KitKat, but comes with a set of features that are available only on the Galaxy S5. The utility takes advantage of the finger scanner […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung considering an octa-core version of the Galaxy S5

Prior to the Galaxy S5 announcement, a number of leaks indicated that Samsung would launch a version with its in-house Exynos processer and one that featured Qualcomm’s hardware. However, Samsung failed to mention the existence of an octa-core version of the Galaxy S5 at its announcement, and instead revealed just the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 variant […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

The Galaxy S5 ROM uses almost 8 GB of storage

While the Galaxy S5 made away with most of the bloat that was seen in the Galaxy S4, it looks like the official ROM still takes up a lot of space. The 16 GB variant of the Galaxy S5 will only have 7.8 GB available to the user, according to the storage page of a […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung posts an official hands-on video of the Galaxy S5

After a more subdued launch for the Galaxy S5 that did not feature any theatrics that Samsung used for the Galaxy S4 unveil, the manufacturer has posted an official hands-on video of the device on its YouTube page. The video highlights key features of the Galaxy S5, like the perforated back, the new 5.1-inch screen […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

The Gear Fit is Samsung’s first fitness tracker

The Gear Fit is the latest addition to the Gear series, and joins the Tizen-based Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches. While the two smartwatches are similar in design and offer identical functionality, the Gear Fit is a fitness tracker that looks like a downsized version of the Gear 2. The fitness tracker comes […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung sold more than 200 million Galaxy S handsets

At its MWC event in Barcelona, Samsung announced that it has sold over 200 million handsets since the first Galaxy S device went on sale in 2010. Samsung announced at the same time last year that it has crossed 100 million sales, so over the course of a year, it has managed to sell another […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 releasing on April 11 in 150 countries

Now that the official Galaxy S5 announcement is out of the way, Samsung is talking numbers. The Galaxy S5 will be available starting April 11 in 150 countries, with the device set to work on “every major carrier” around the globe. In the U.S., Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile will carry the device, with no word […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung aiming to become the largest tablet vendor by 2015

Samsung is the largest handset manufacturer in the world, but it is behind Apple in the tablet segment. Apple controls over 30 percent of the market share, while Samsung accounts for just over 20 percent of the global tablet market share. JK Shin, co-CEO and head of Samsung’s mobile division, announced at a conference at […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

PayPal app on the Gear 2 features check-in to pay functionality

PayPal uploaded a video to their YouTube page that showcases functionality offered by the PayPal app on the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Samsung announced at the launch of the smartwatches that focus will be on providing additional functionality, and it looks like they delivered. Users worried about the availability of content on the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Tizen OS images reveal a user interface that is similar to Android

Samsung is demoing a few Tizen-based handsets at the Mobile World Congress, where one of the handsets running the OS was a Galaxy S4. From the hands-on images, it looks like Tizen’s user interface is very similar to what Samsung offers on its Android devices with TouchWiz. The similarities in the interface will be to […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung officially announces Tizen-based Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo

Samsung unveiled its next-generation smartwatches, the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, at the Mobile World Congress. The absence of the Galaxy branding is no coincidence, as these device run on Samsung’s Tizen platform. Samsung claims that switching to Tizen allows for battery life of two to three days, which is twice as long as […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Image of the Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo leaked ahead of official unveil (Update 2)

Serial leakster @evleaks has done it again. This time around, he ousted images of the Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo, two devices that Samsung was rumored to launch at the Mobile World Congress next week. Latest rumors regarding the Galaxy Gear 2 indicated that Samsung was considering a design overhaul for the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy Note 3 Neo priced higher than the Galaxy Note 3 in Germany

In what can only be regarded as a strange move, Samsung will sell the Galaxy Note 3 Neo in Germany for more than the Note 3. The Galaxy Note 3 Neo will be available from later this month for 579 Euros ($796). The original Note 3, meanwhile, is available for anywhere between 500 to 520 […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung to conduct research on health monitoring sensors at UCSF

Samsung has established a research lab at the University of California San Francisco to work on new consumer oriented health monitoring devices. Researchers at the UCSF-Samsung Digital Health Innovation Lab will develop new mobile health technologies. The lab will act as a test bed for testing new preventive healthcare technologies in addition to creating and […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

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