Danny Dorresteijn

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Samsung Gear 360 hands-on

Together with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Samsung announced the Gear 360. This is a camera that can shoot pictures or videos in 360 degrees. Equipped with two 15-megapixel f/2.0 fisheye lens cameras, IP53 certification for dust and water resistance, and a light and compact design, the Gear 360 is made to be carried […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Last year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Both devices were the start of a new standard for premium, purposeful design. The S6 and S6 edge were finally delivering the (long-awaited) high-end look and feel of a flagship device. This year, Samsung is trying make things even better with the Galaxy S7 […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

[Poll] Does Samsung’s update policy affect your decision to buy a new Galaxy smartphone?

Samsung announced earlier this week that Android 6.0 will be rolling out to the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and other Galaxy devices in the coming weeks. It was a welcome announcement, but it also got us thinking: Why did the release of the newest version of Android for existing devices come just a week […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Samsung starts Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow updates in Korea for Galaxy S6 and S6 edge!

Samsung has made us all wait quite a bit for the Marshmallow update and now it has finally released Android 6.0.1 for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge in South Korea. The release follows a brief beta test program in which users were allowed to sign up to test beta Marshmallow firmware. We've […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

A transparent display would fix a smartwatch’s fundamental problem

For Christmas this year, to my surprise I was given an actual watch by my girlfriend. Her reason? That I cannot wear a smartwatch for occasions such as a business meeting or when you go out for dinner. This led me to think over the state of smartwatches these days. At the time of writing […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

SamMobile team wishes you a Merry Christmas

It's Christmas, but not for everyone. Well we wish those who celebrate Christmas a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy your holiday, gifts (Gear S2, Tab S2, or maybe a brand new Galaxy Note5) with friends and of course family. PS. Don't eat too much, oh and don't forget to tell everyone about the greatest Samung fan […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

New Samsung Smart View TV app in beta, full release in early 2016

Samsung announced its new Smart View TV app today, planning a full release in early 2016 for all its TVs but only available today on a select few models. Samsung’s new Smart View app differs from the old in that Samsung has added Android, iOS, and even Windows device compatibility to the app so that […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Latest Gear S2 update brings new features and performance improvements

Samsung has released a new software update today for the Gear S2 smartwatch, it adds several new features to the wearable device and also brings performance improvements as well as the usual slew of bug fixes. Today's update adds World Clock, News Briefing and ESPN apps, Mendini watch faces, a new search feature in the Contacts […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Samsung reportedly seeking internal heat pipe suppliers for the Galaxy S7

A couple of months back when Qualcomm was yet to fully unveil the Snapdragon 820 it was rumored that the new chipset was also facing overheating issues like its predecessor the Snapdragon 810, Qualcomm was quick to shoot down those rumors and said that the Snapdragon 820 performed well within the parameters. Nevertheless it remains a […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Samsung expects 2016 to be tough for its handset business

Samsung Group announced a couple of days ago that J.K. Shin, who has looked after the day-to-day running of the company's handset division for many years, will be taking a step back and while he will continue to lead the overall division management will be handed over to Dongjin Koh. The new head previously led the […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Samsung’s camera and camcorder business shut down in the UK

Samsung is known for having its fingers in many pies but over recent months we have seen the company bow out of several markets where its products just didn't have enough demand. Laptops and Chromebooks were the first to get the axe in Europe and the same fate as reserved for its camera business in several […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

The Galaxy A7 (2016) won’t be available in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg

The Galaxy A3 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2016), and Galaxy A7 (2016) were made official today as the latest mid-range smartphones in Samsung ever-expanding Galaxy lineup. The company didn't tell us when the phones will be made available outside China; Samsung Benelux was kind enough to let us know the pricing of two of the three handsets, and […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

[Update: OTA now rolling out] Samsung Z3 gets a new software update in India

The first firmware for Samsung's new Tizen-powered device arrived about three weeks back; Samsung has been quick with rolling out these incremental updates to Tizen, so it's not surprising that another update for the Z3 has arrived today. The download size for the update is 599 MB if you use Samsung Smart Switch, OTA 16.4 MB. The […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

Gear S2 Review: Samsung finally understands a smartwatch should be round

After almost a year of development, Samsung announced the Gear S2, a smartwatch the company says it has tried to make as perfect as possible. The Gear S2 is the first round smartwatch from Samsung, replacing all those square watches that we’ve seen until now. But can this round smartwatch differentiate itself from other smartwatches? […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

[Updated] We are currently experiencing speed issues on our download server

Hold on! We're having some issues with the download server so we have disabled the firmware page until we get it up and running again. Please bear with us while we try to get this issue fixed as soon as possible. Update: We won't be bringing our firmware page back online until the disk problem […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
9 years ago

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